Your Epic Whale Fail

Peche Mortal is a fabulous beer imo. Hard to beat flavor/quality wise, but for the price not your daily drinker that's for sure.

 

I traded for mine. In retrospect, I probably could've got other things & enjoyed them more, but oh well! Live & learn. My impression was that it tasted like an average barleywine that happened to be aged in an amazing barrel, if that makes sense.

 

I have to add another Dark Lord to the growing list. It's a practical joke of a beer.

And by the way, none of these beers, which are listed in this thread, are whales (I probably missed a few):
Anything from Rogue
Rochefort 10
Two Hearted
Lagunitas Sucks
Fat Tire
Summerfest
Prima Pils
Arrogant Bastard
Dirtwolf
Speedway Stout
Black Butte
Jai Alai

 

This is my own personal fail. At Beachwood BBQ the first year Pliney the Younger was released. We stopped in to check the place out thinking we'd hit it the next night as we were there for work. The place was packed. Stopped back the next night to get some beer. Place was not nearly as packed. Asked why and the bartender explained they had released PTY the night before. I wasn't into IPAs, IIPAs at the time and didn't really realized I had missed a whale...now I do.

BTW, in respond to others in the thread. Everytime I've had PTE on tap or in a bottle it's been amazing. I'm lucky enough to get to San Fran once a year so I have it pretty fresh. It's still the place where IIPA started and the benchmark for me. And my favorite is Surly Abrasive and I'd take PTE over it any day. I've had one can of Heady and found it to be a world beater, but I'd need more to verify, just my two cents!

 

I drank may too much of this in the Keys earlier this year. (Bahia Honda State park, greatest place in the US) Not a whale, but a great, unique IPA in MHO. Almost fruity pebbles-ish, but different than the IPAs I can get in MN and WI, and there are a lot of great ones here. If Jai Alai were avail here I would add it to the regular rotation.

 

It's a great beer, and not a whale...you can pick it up anywhere that Stone is avail.

 

said no one ever...

 

Darklord was an absolute bust for me. Buddy and I tried to split one...over half sitting on the counter in the morning.
Heady Topper and ZD also come to mind though I did like them both...but they weren't the oh shit this is awesome kind of beers they are hyped to be.

 

Corona Extra. I was expecting a full-flavored, Cancún beach party with lime. Total whale.

 

My cousin and I split a Chocolate Rain that he had traded for. We got about half a glass each in before we decided it was too thin, too sweet and just all around bad. I guess the really thin pour should have tipped us off, but for a beer that was so hyped in our minds, it completely disappointed us. Drainpoured that sucker.

 

I haven't had a true whale. What's a step down, a tuna?

I don't think I'll bother getting KBS next year. It was great the first time I had it, maybe my palate's changed or summat.

 

Hopslam, for sure. Although, for as much as you hear about it, it's actually only ranked #29 amongst DIPAs, which might be close to right. The midwest/great lakes regional IPAs/APAs all seem to have a honey sweetness in the background, which isn't necessarily a good or bad thing, just a regional thing, I guess.

 

Rats, you got me. Taking the 6.8 seconds it took to see what other DIPAs you've reviewed to see if it shed any light whatsoever on why you so massively disliked Pliny makes me a kooky stalker. Tell little Jimmy I said hi, and also you left your garage door open last night, so I went ahead and shut it for you. You're welcome.

 

Only beer from my area that has any of the qualities you are talking about is Commodore Perry from Great Lakes. Definitely nothing sweet in any Fat Head's IPA, to give one example.

 

Isabelle Proximus

 

Westy 12- I believe it's more of me not liking the style.
Dinner- A big let down. While it was good didn't think it was better than Lunch or Another One.

 

I've been pretty impressed with the "more hyped" beers like Pliny, Heady, Zombie Dust etc. I haven't dipped into the cellar to open any of the harder to get stuff yet like Cantillon, 3F, Dark Lord

 

Spuyten for me. Not bad by an means but definitely not worth the kings ransom that was given up to get it by a friend. That being said, I did not have it fresh and that could be a major factor given the fruit included in this particular beer.

 

You are correct Jim et al did another version just was not here. Also correct that Eszett went way up on the newer version and Deviation went way down. Soleil B1 was atop of Dave at number 1 and Selectie C was in the top 10 IIRC.

 

Awesome. Thanks. BTW, it only took me 3.2 seconds to see that you have your profile blocked so you can't be trolled like you troll other people.