re complaints about Beeradvocate reviews upthread, found this one for Torpedo there:
This IPA has the flavor I have been searching for in a beverage for half a century. I can't explain how the entire experience of ordering a Torpedo and drinking it is so complete. Adjectives disappear. I become one with the total experience. If it's not the perfect beer for me, it's as near perfect as I have ever found. I have tried to describe the experience to friends and family, but lately, I don't even care if no one else likes it. I'm totally selfish about it. I'm hoping Torpedo is served in the afterlife. Otherwise I may never check out. Well done Sierra Nevada!! I have checked off the perfect beer from my bucket list.
overall: 4.75
― anonanon, Friday, 2 May 2014 20:54 (ten years ago) link
lol
― marcos, Friday, 2 May 2014 20:56 (ten years ago) link
lol i would like to see the rest of that bucket list
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Friday, 2 May 2014 21:05 (ten years ago) link
Still on the lookout for the perfect grilled cheese sandwich.
― Jeff, Friday, 2 May 2014 21:09 (ten years ago) link
idk anything about BA rating scales but I would figure "perfect" would equate to a round number
― dan m, Friday, 2 May 2014 22:27 (ten years ago) link
saving the 5.0 rating for when they actually drink sierra nevada torpedo in heaven
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Friday, 2 May 2014 23:18 (ten years ago) link
Awesome. I guess Torpedo is the real answer to my US beer questions.
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Saturday, 3 May 2014 00:44 (ten years ago) link
Decided to pick up a 4pk so I am ridin' the ~chillwave~... I didn't know it was a Great Lakes surfing reference. Tastes better than when I had it on draft.
― dan m, Sunday, 4 May 2014 19:18 (ten years ago) link
Found a couple of bottles of Pipeworks barrel aged Jones Dog milk stout. Stoked.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 4 May 2014 20:46 (ten years ago) link
I moved on to the Allagash FV13 that CAD sent a few weeks ago. Solid sour with a nice balance of flavors so nothing really dominates. Good amount of barrel to it, good carbonation. This was just over 2 years in the bottle and I guess 4 years in the barrel prior to that? I'm not sure we get any of their barrel-aged products in Chicago but I'd definitely try some more.
― dan m, Sunday, 4 May 2014 21:19 (ten years ago) link
We do, don't we? Bourbon barrel black Belgian, Curieux ...
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 4 May 2014 21:22 (ten years ago) link
We do, and I'm always too cheap to buy them.
― Jeff, Sunday, 4 May 2014 21:36 (ten years ago) link
Ah okay, can't recall ever seeing any.
― dan m, Sunday, 4 May 2014 21:45 (ten years ago) link
you guys prob get the large-format aged allagash things but not fv13 and the other stuff they've put out in 375s.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 4 May 2014 21:55 (ten years ago) link
Right
― Jeff, Sunday, 4 May 2014 21:59 (ten years ago) link
finally got a chance to open that heady topper last friday and DAMN. exactly what i want from a double ipa, so jealous of people who have easy access to that stuff, thanks so much CAD
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Monday, 5 May 2014 16:15 (ten years ago) link
picked up a can of BLAKKR the other day, not bad. every time i see it i think of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFY2kJ96jNY
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 5 May 2014 16:27 (ten years ago) link
xp no prob! it's certainly worth the semi-annual trip to me, but from the vermont locals i've talked to even they don't get tired of it.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 5 May 2014 17:42 (ten years ago) link
not sure i would either. i love that the beer is fairly "unbalanced" in terms it being a major hop overload (especially compared to pliny the younger or smthg), but within all that hop flavor there's a perfect balance between sweet and bitter
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Monday, 5 May 2014 18:00 (ten years ago) link
just last week i started to see a ton of trinity bottles popping up in shops across town, is this happening anywhere else?
the bottles are not cheap at $9 for 375 ml but i had to buy a bottle of red swingline, because if it's as delicious as i remember then it's worth the $$$. i know they are really going crazy with bottle production there (compared to last year at least) but i don't know where they're distributing to besides colorado and oregon right now
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Monday, 5 May 2014 23:24 (ten years ago) link
so the "aged" beer I had lying around was Eel Creek Triple Exultation Old Ale, it was freaking delicious but I'm glad we split it five ways.
― RSD-rolled (sleeve), Monday, 5 May 2014 23:42 (ten years ago) link
Sadly the peanut butter porter is slightly disappointing. It's good, but I was hoping for a bigger, sweeter, creamier peanut butter taste. It's there, but very subdued.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 02:01 (ten years ago) link
Drinkin' Orval.Pretty good! Very drinkable.
― ian, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 02:26 (ten years ago) link
new england/east coast folks - what are your thoughts on newburyport green head ipa? i'm really digging it. murky brown-colored ipa, malty and floral at the same time.
― marcos, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 13:59 (ten years ago) link
Years ago, in the dark days before microbreweries, I was in an import beer club at a local pub, and drank 108 beers from around the world. One of the imo undrinkable beers (at that time) was Orval. I believe it was the first Belgian I ever tasted. I would probably like it much better now. (xpost)
― A Perfect Ratio of Choogle to Jam (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 May 2014 14:23 (ten years ago) link
orval is nice. a little tart but not truly sour, a little bit of brett funkiness, but still manages to be crisp & refreshing, especially as it warms up a little bit. not my fave trappist beer, but one i like to sip on a nice afternoon -- helps that it's a manageable ABV.
― ian, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 19:15 (ten years ago) link
xxp i haven't had green head since probably late last summer but i remember liking it well enough, i think they made a conscious choice to brew a very "balanced" ipa and as a result it's more malty than i'm often in the mood for. i should try it again soon tho, basically any decent local ipa in cans is good in my book.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 19:15 (ten years ago) link
Anyone had Widmer's Upheaval? Really BAD name, but it's an unfiltered IPA containing wheat. I'm always up for reasonably priced, mass market IPAs to try, and I liked this one a lot.
― A Perfect Ratio of Choogle to Jam (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 7 May 2014 19:37 (ten years ago) link
I think it's pretty new - Widmer is almost at like a Henry Weinhard level of "meh" mass production (are they owned by a major?, but it's nice to hear a positive report. See also Pyramid's IPA.
― RSD-rolled (sleeve), Wednesday, 7 May 2014 19:48 (ten years ago) link
I'm heading to Los Angeles for the weekend. Is stuff like Pliny easy to find there, or just easier? Or am I out of luck on that front? Any other must-seeks?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 19:58 (ten years ago) link
was just there a week or two ago and picked up a bottle of Sucaba, in case that's hard to find where you are
― anonanon, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 20:02 (ten years ago) link
That wasn't that hard, actually. Weirdly, Sucaba lingers where I live. (Parabola, less so.)
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 21:38 (ten years ago) link
I saw Lagunitas Sucks in quart bottles just last week at the Santa Monica and La Brea Bevmo ($7). Was surprised to see them in that form, and around this late.
― nickn, Thursday, 8 May 2014 01:35 (ten years ago) link
got to try some cool stuff tonight--
funky buddha last snow - coffee/coconut/white chocolate porter. surprisingly dry, outstanding flavor integration, quite drinkable. someone i was with thought it added up to french toast, to me it was like an almond joy made with unsweetened chocolate.
revolution straightjacket - barrel-aged barelywine. absolutely huge flavors, vanilla, oak, booze. all you could want from the style.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 8 May 2014 01:50 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, Straightjacket! Sits on shelves here, as do a lot of the rev seasonalreleases.
― Jeff, Thursday, 8 May 2014 01:52 (ten years ago) link
that's insane, it's as good a barleywine as i've ever had
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 8 May 2014 01:55 (ten years ago) link
It's a little too pricy IMO. I bought it once and would again if it were 5 bucks or so cheaper.
― dan m, Thursday, 8 May 2014 02:21 (ten years ago) link
(It's $17ish for a bomber everywhere I've seen it.)
― dan m, Thursday, 8 May 2014 02:22 (ten years ago) link
that's sucaba pricing more or less and it's better than sucaba
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 8 May 2014 02:27 (ten years ago) link
You think so? I think they're close, maybe I was giving Sucaba the edge because of distance/relative scarcity here.
― dan m, Thursday, 8 May 2014 02:34 (ten years ago) link
yeah sucaba has a lot of cache and deservedly so but the beer i drank tonight had more going on
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 8 May 2014 02:41 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, Straightjacket is everywhere. They even have it at Trader Joe's, where it also sits around.
I've seen the big bottles of Sucks around lately, too. Must be a new thing.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 8 May 2014 03:37 (ten years ago) link
The big bottles of sucks are interesting. Not sure they fit my drinking habits though. I'd probably try and polish a whole one off.
― Jeff, Thursday, 8 May 2014 11:12 (ten years ago) link
Two Hearted is now available in 16oz cans. Ho boy.
― dan m, Friday, 9 May 2014 20:22 (ten years ago) link
(Oberon too)
― dan m, Friday, 9 May 2014 20:23 (ten years ago) link
woo! won the upland lottery. 2 peaches and a persimmon!
― Mordy, Friday, 9 May 2014 20:24 (ten years ago) link
OK, so what should I be drinking out here in Los Angeles?
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 11 May 2014 02:47 (ten years ago) link
ithaca brewing company's flower power is a good ipa but wtf is with the graphic design on the packaging? comic sans is even involved!
― soxahatchee (Treeship), Sunday, 11 May 2014 02:58 (ten years ago) link
russian river is one of the 10 best breweries in america and they use fucktons of comic sans
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 11 May 2014 03:05 (ten years ago) link
ithaca's graphic design is not great but i've come to love it.green trail looks like 1998 to me, but it's s delicious beer.
― ian, Sunday, 11 May 2014 03:05 (ten years ago) link