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Post by SchwanzBrewer on Apr 8, 2020 10:26:31 GMT -6
I was telling poptop that I don't like a famous Tampa beer and I thought it would be good to get these things off our chests. Kind of therapeutic in a way. So here it goes...
Cigar City Hunahpu
Why? Too much going on. I do no like beers that lose their beeriness. I feel like this beer started the craze on the East coast for huge imperial stouts with god knows what thrown in for some sort of gimmick. Hunahpu itself is tame compared to a lot of beers out there now, and it is a well brewed beer that has some balance and thought put into it, but I still don't care for it. In fact I have several bottles of it and I don't really care if I ever drink them. As for the event? It's ridiculously expensive and I can't stand waiting in line for beers that I'm probably not going to like. So I doubt I'll ever go again. The last time I went I was trying to start a youtube channel and I was interviewing all the brewers at hunahpu day. So many pretentious s that were homebrewers 6 months ago. Many are out of business. ALL of them had a gimmicky imperial stout on tap. Maybe it's the time/place that has ruined it for me, but on top of that I don't care for the beer. I do like CCB Marshall Zhukov, it's the solid plain jane inperial stout that hunahpu is based off of.
So there's my confession. What's your dirty beer hating secret?
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Post by Ken on Apr 8, 2020 10:35:44 GMT -6
I remember you talking about that event and how crazy it was. I really hate hyped-up beer events. Especially long lines, limited releases that are crazy expensive, etc. I really dislike all of that. I don't know if I can point to a specific beer that I don't like but I did mention on the old board that I was getting tired of going into places and finding that the overwhelming majority of the beer was high-ABV, super-citrusy IPAs. It's a perfectly fine style. I will order some Citra-Amarillo ale and enjoy it. Hell I might even brew it. But does the latest thing have to saturate the entire marketplace? It's like the overly-complex stouts you're talking about. My aversion to IPAs and Belgians is well-documented so for all those people who melt at the idea of Duvel this or that, Tripel Karmelite, Westmalle or Chimay, etc... I salute you and I choose not to participate so that there may be more for you.
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Post by drez on Apr 8, 2020 10:59:36 GMT -6
For me it is anything from New Glarus. I think they are way overrated. I remember when everyone was trying to get Raspberry Tart. I got that and it was like bad cough medicine. I do not see the draw. As for new beer, I do not like Trillium products and while I do like some of the beers put out by Tree House a lot of the hoppy beers they put out these days I just cannot drink. I do not even bother to go there anymore. Oh and Fat Tire and most New Belgium beers just do not do it for me. Great brewery tour but I can pass on the beers.
I have not had Huhahpu in years and I did enjoy it when I had it but for me it had to be fresh. It turned to a mess once it aged IMO.
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Post by Ken on Apr 8, 2020 11:03:32 GMT -6
For me it is anything from New Glarus. I think they are way overrated. I remember when everyone was trying to get Raspberry Tart. I got that and it was like bad cough medicine. I do not see the draw. As for new beer, I do not like Trillium products and while I do like some of the beers put out by Tree House a lot of the hoppy beers they put out these days I just cannot drink. I do not even bother to go there anymore. Oh and Fat Tire and most New Belgium beers just do not do it for me. Great brewery tour but I can pass on the beers. I have not had Huhahpu in years and I did enjoy it when I had it but for me it had to be fresh. It turned to a mess once it aged IMO. Interesting. Which New Glarus beers did you try and were they in good shape? I would admit that none of their beers are HOLY SHIZZLE THAT IS AMAZING!! but I do like a lot of their styles and they just seem like predictable, well-brewed and reliable beers. Their Two Women Country Lager is nice and a number of their pale lagers have been solid as well. Their Staghorn Festbier is nice too.
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Post by neddles on Apr 8, 2020 11:21:13 GMT -6
Guiness
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Post by drez on Apr 8, 2020 11:24:33 GMT -6
Spotted Cow, Staghorn, Moon Man, Raspberry Tart, and some thumbprint series. They were fresh and maybe I expected more out of them. Just OK beers and nothing better than I can get at the local store.
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Post by drez on Apr 8, 2020 11:25:19 GMT -6
I had some recently that were left at my house. I thought they were watery and bland.
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Post by poptop on Apr 8, 2020 11:50:24 GMT -6
I remember you talking about that event and how crazy it was. I really hate hyped-up beer events. Especially long lines, limited releases that are crazy expensive, etc. I really dislike all of that. I don't know if I can point to a specific beer that I don't like but I did mention on the old board that I was getting tired of going into places and finding that the overwhelming majority of the beer was high-ABV, super-citrusy IPAs. It's a perfectly fine style. I will order some Citra-Amarillo ale and enjoy it. Hell I might even brew it. But does the latest thing have to saturate the entire marketplace? It's like the overly-complex stouts you're talking about. My aversion to IPAs and Belgians is well-documented so for all those people who melt at the idea of Duvel this or that, Tripel Karmelite, Westmalle or Chimay, etc... I salute you and I choose not to participate so that there may be more for you. The best part of the CCB event is that I met you and your club mates. As mentioned, we spent 90% of our time at the homebrew club tents and dug in Left before the riot, got a refund and the rest is history.
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Post by bklmt2000 on Apr 8, 2020 12:05:40 GMT -6
Yeungling.
Bland and boring; sometimes that's a good thing, like when you're doing yardwork, playing golf, at a football/baseball game, etc., then it's bearable, especially in the summer.
But at home, I'd be hard-pressed to pick that over my own stuff, or a decent craft offering.
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Post by neddles on Apr 8, 2020 12:16:26 GMT -6
I had some recently that were left at my house. I thought they were watery and bland. Yep. Single note beer. And not all that pleasant of a note to begin with.
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Post by matt6150 on Apr 8, 2020 12:17:26 GMT -6
Bud Light
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Post by poptop on Apr 8, 2020 12:29:11 GMT -6
Secret or not, please never ever offer me:
a Shandy. Jeebus, who came up with that? That said, a pint of Leini Red please. Agree on Guinness Wheat or Wit beers. Rauchbier Pretty much any beer that does not taste like beer first
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Post by Ken on Apr 8, 2020 12:38:37 GMT -6
Yeungling. Bland and boring; sometimes that's a good thing, like when you're doing yardwork, playing golf, at a football/baseball game, etc., then it's bearable, especially in the summer. But at home, I'd be hard-pressed to pick that over my own stuff, or a decent craft offering. I mentioned this once before but Yuengling is an exotic creature to those who can't get it. I have to also admit to liking amberish lagers so there is that. I was in the Keys visiting my inlaws a couple years ago and walked next door to a little place called Lazy Days and we sat outside looking out at the sea. My FIL and I both ordered draft Yuengling and it was fresh and very good. It was served in a clear plastic cup, had a nice head on it, etc. We agreed that it was a nice beer. A couple days later we went to Irish Kevins in Key West and ordered Yuengling again. This time in a pint glass. No head. No head at all. It seemed flat, old and mishandled. It was estery and nothing like the beer we had earlier in the week. Still, it's not available here so when I see it (say, in Indiana) I will pick some up. I bought three GIANT cans of it recently (24 ouncers maybe?) and put them in the bar fridge. My sons split one and said that they liked it. Also, with it being America's oldest brewery, it tugs at you a little bit.
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Post by Ken on Apr 8, 2020 12:42:53 GMT -6
Secret or not, please never ever offer me: a Shandy. Jeebus, who came up with that? That said, a pint of Leini Red please. Agree on Guinness Wheat or Wit beers. Rauchbier Pretty much any beer that does not taste like beer first The Bavarians came up with Shandy except they called it Radler. Do you know the story of it? In 1922, Bavarian Francis Xaver Kugler was running a tavern outside of Munich. A bunch of cyclists came into his place thirsty after a long ride and Kugler thought they were going to deplete his stock of beer. So he ran down to his basement where he had cases of lemon soda that no one was buying. He mixed the beer and soda to make his stock go longer and the cyclists loved it because it was refreshing in the heat and lower-ABV so they could continue their ride. I'm not a fan of it either but I admit that when I was in central Europe in 2013 it was hot as bawls and we walked everywhere. When we found a biergarten we sometimes got helles but other times we got radler and it seemed like every brewery made one and in a number of flavors... lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, etc.
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Post by poptop on Apr 8, 2020 13:07:19 GMT -6
I had a grapefruit stiegl radler once. Once hahaha
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