Tried the 2017 last year and agree 100%. "Thin" is the perfect description. My lovely wife brought home the 18 for me so i pretend to be excited. It's not terrible, but definitely disappointed.
Melovino ( nj forgot what town) has awesome meads. Garagiste, Schrams, Boneflower are also great meads.
They have big $ backing now, they make sooo much beer now.
Exactly. Shelf lives for IPAs at most are a month or two. You can't age IPAs without the hops breaking down, leaving you with a malty, undrinkable swill.
Nothing better than Untappd!! At 2500 different beers in 3 years!! But yes there are days I wish I never started, haha.
No flaw at all. IPAs were created to preserve the beer not the taste. They taste best fresh but will not spoil over time, just not taste as good. Big difference.
their beer has been trash, and the shakes go played out
They're the most overrated brewery in history. Levante in West Chester buries Tired Hands in terms of quality in and around Philly.
I am from NNJ, so I have never heard of Tired Hands. What is/are their flagship beer(s)?
Prairie Consider Yourself Hugged was fantastic as well. I'm really hoping to score Pirate Bomb this year. Any of the Noir variants like Apple Brandy Barrel Noir, Vanilla Noir, Pirate Noir are outstanding as well.
I might have to take you up on this. I am in the black lot and might be losing my entire group this year as real life is taking a toll on my buddies -- changing work schedules, having a baby, moving out of state, etc.
People say this all the time, but obviously the professional brewers understand that hop flavor fades over time. When making a barrel-aged IPA, they aren't aiming for the same flavor as a fresh IPA. It seems like most people don't like these beers because they are expecting more hop flavor than what is there just because it's called an IPA. Personally I really like Founders Doom and Kane Parhelion, but didn't like Founders Barrel Runner at all. Everyone has styles they like and styles they don't like though. For some, barrel-aged IPAs just don't do it for them, and that's fine, but that doesn't mean barrel-aging an IPA is a mistake on the brewers' part like many seem to believe.
Barrel Aged IPAs are hit and miss for me. We go in opposite directions on the Founders stuff. I enjoyed Barrel Runner, but didn't care for Doom. However, even though I liked Barrel Runner, once was enough. That's how I feel about most barrel aged IPAs. Don't think I ever had a repeat buyer.
It's on tap at Capital Craft as we speak, go!! Rte 22 Green Brook, few minutes from home, one of my go to spots.
That's a tit out of the way for me, but thanks. LMK how it is if you try it. I was probably going to stop at my go to liquor store tomorrow after work.
Will do, you can download beermenus app on phone and you put in the beer you are looking for and it will tell you closest places to you to find it
Both Delicious:
Vanilla Noir was awesome. Will Pirate anything even distro outside of OK? Last year, many or all barrel aged Prairie beers didn't.
Yes, through trades or friends. Troon is awesome. Very hard to get a release unless you live nearby and can drop everything to get there.
Icarus is my new local fave!!!!!!!! Just tried the newly released Milking It and it is very good just like most of their beers.
What bothers you about high ABV? If you're gonna drink, might as well. I find most dark beers (stouts, porters, Belgians, strong ales) below 9% don't taste as good.
I rarely drink a stout, Belgian, strong ale, or porter unless it is double digits in ABVs. Might explain why I am latching onto barrel strength whiskeys and bourbons as I am starting to explore that world.
