1990 Tasting

[VikeMan]

What about the Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter...

Since 1991.

 

[VikeMan]

Maybe Sam Adam's Boston Ale. Says it was introduced in 1988, but I may not have actually tried it until years later.

Apparently defunct.

 

[sibelman]

I'm not sure whether Rolling Rock (from the glass-line tanks of the Old Latrobe) qualifies as craft beer.

 

[dmtaylor]

Apparently defunct.

I haven't seen Boston Ale in over a decade. It's a shame because my memory of it was that it was a tasty brew and quite different from the Boston Lager. I've got a recipe for it someplace in my old notes.

 

[dmtaylor]

I'm not sure whether Rolling Rock (from the glass-line tanks of the Old Latrobe) qualifies as craft beer.

Sure it does. Just because it's straw yellow and full of DMS doesn't mean it can't qualify. It's a nice old regional brew.

I could have mentioned Leinie's, which used to be a regional craft brewery. But I just don't remember drinking it in the early 90s. Somebody must have, it's an old brewery.

 

[bellhp]

Not sure if you Yankees get 'em in your neck of the woods but Abita brewing in Louisiana started up in the late 80's . Pretty sure my first batch of homebrew in April of '91 went in empty Abita bottles (Abita amber/Abita Turbo dog) and old coke bottles.

 

[bike2brew]

Yes, Linnies in the 90's. Traveling to Wisconsin each year to visit family always brought back a case of their white label lager, cheese curds, and sausage. To my knowledge they didn't brew a 1000 flavors back then. Didn't go on a brewery tour until 2018, although they had been running those since 70's. Wish I still had a case or 2 of the long neck bottles.

 

[TheCache]

Redhook has been brewing since the 80’s. Redhook Esb, is still around, not sure about Winterhook or Redhook Ale

 

[tracer bullet]

Sure it does. Just because it's straw yellow and full of DMS doesn't mean it can't qualify. It's a nice old regional brew.

I could have mentioned Leinie's, which used to be a regional craft brewery. But I just don't remember drinking it in the early 90s. Somebody must have, it's an old brewery.

Oh yeah, Leinenkugel's, drank lots of that stuff too. We had "furniture" made form stacked boxes. Return a couple cases of empties and it was enough for a new case of "free beer". Prices in WI for beer were so cheap back then.

I hadn't thought of it as a regional craft brewery but it would indeed have fir that description.

 

[DBhomebrew]

Not sure if you Yankees get 'em in your neck of the woods but Abita brewing in Louisiana started up in the late 80's . Pretty sure my first batch of homebrew in April of '91 went in empty Abita bottles (Abita amber/Abita Turbo dog) and old coke bottles.

This Yank recalls enjoying a Turbo Dog at a cajun-style joint on Rt 17 near Livingston Manor, NY in 2007.

 

[Red over White]

Oh yeah, Leinenkugel's, drank lots of that stuff too. We had "furniture" made form stacked boxes. Return a couple cases of empties and it was enough for a new case of "free beer". Prices in WI for beer were so cheap back then.

I hadn't thought of it as a regional craft brewery but it would indeed have fir that description.

Leinies and Huber beer (was really good beer) had 16 oz long necks in returnable cases. We could return the case of bottles and get another case for $2.50 in the late 80s & early 90s. I sure miss those prices.

 

[JohnDBrewer]

Shiner Bock
Pete's Wicked Ale?

 

[VikeMan]

Shiner Bock

On the list.

Pete's Wicked Ale?

No longer brewed.

 

[tracer bullet]

I recall having Goose Island on a work trip to Chicago in the mid 90's. I looked them up and they say they started in 1988. So they may be a candidate here. I do not recall what beer I had from them. Maybe someone from that area would remember what they were brewing back then and if it's still available today.

Rogue also came about in 1988 but I didn't know of them until much later and can't say what their first brews were.

 

[thepapasmurf]

Point Beer from Point Wi. believe they only brewed an Ale. Not sure if they are still operating, as i Moved from the area awhile ago

 

[Ki-ri-n]

Point is still around. And I believe it's the oldest/longest continuing running brewery in the state. Or something along those lines-heard it on a you tube video somewhere.

Still, not really a fan of their beers.

 

[Airborneguy]

This Yank recalls enjoying a Turbo Dog at a cajun-style joint on Rt 17 near Livingston Manor, NY in 2007.

I got married in Livingston Manor.

Abita was definitely available here in the early 2000’s. I can’t confirm earlier though.

 

[mashpaddled]

Great Lakes and North Coast both opened in 1988 as well but I'm not sure what the lineup was at the time or if you could get any of those beers today.

 

[DBhomebrew]

Great Lakes and North Coast both opened in 1988 as well but I'm not sure what the lineup was at the time or if you could get any of those beers today.

North Coast's Ol' Raspy would be a great addition to the list. It's still around of course, but I can't find its start date.

 

[tracer bullet]

North Coast's Ol' Raspy would be a great addition to the list. It's still around of course, but I can't find its start date.

Their site says 1995 for that one. They don't seem to say what their first beer was.

 

[jcav]

Full Sail Amber
Bell's Best Brown
Brooklyn Lager

 

[DBhomebrew]

Their site says 1995 for that one. They don't seem to say what their first beer was.

I saw '95 as its first major award. You saw it as a start date?

 

[tracer bullet]

I saw '95 as its first major award. You saw it as a start date?

https://northcoastbrewing.com/north...-old-rasputin-russian-imperial-stout-in-cans/
"Old Rasputin has been brewed and distributed as one of North Coast Brewing’s core beer brands since it was launched in 1995"

They must have immediately won an award for it. Nice job on their part.

 

[jrock3535]

I believe Saranac Lager was introduced in 1985. It won a gold medal at the GABF in 1991.

 

[InspectorJon]

Abita Turbo dog

Saved me after Katrina. First good beer I found in LA when I went there to do disaster relief work.

 

[Brewsmith]

Sierra Nevada Stout was their first beer and still in production. Their porter is also still produced but I can’t find a production date. I would think it had to start in the 80’s

Edit- a little research and according to Beer and Brewing, the Pale Ale, Stout and Porter were the original three, so I think it’s safe to add the porter also

 

[Airborneguy]

Saved me after Katrina. First good beer I found in LA when I went there to do disaster relief work.

I was there as well but got stuck patrolling a small town in Jefferson Parish so I never got to see NO.

 

[thepapasmurf]

Does Red Hook still exist. The Red Hook brewery on the East coast is now Cisco brewing

 

[Broothru]

On the list.



No longer brewed.

Russian River Pliney the Elder?

 

[mashpaddled]

Russian River Pliney the Elder?

Pretty sure RRBC came around after 1990 but in the early to mid 90s.