2014 Doggie Claws (problems?)

[sherm10161]

Beer is more than bubbles.

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I don't know, it's mind boggling.

Can someone get Arne to draw a picture of Alan with some sort of ZFG expression that we can post every time we discuss the lack of bubbles in HotD beers?

 

[oregonskibum1]

I was being snarky. Don't you remember Mr. Sprints schooling people over at BA?

Ah, I missed the snark. I was hoping for a yellow fix retort though.

Yes, I do remember the thread on BA. And FB. Guess I should shut up now.

 

[SeattleBeerPenguin]

Speaking of draft, I had Blue Dot at the brewery in April and it and was murky oxidized homebrew gone real bad. WTF. When BD is good, it's amazing...

 

[dphi]

DGaF?

I do like that the bottles are available for onsite consumption a few days ahead of time. $30 lunch saved me from driving up to Portland on Saturday, standing in line, and possibly dropping up to $250 on more flat beer that will sit in my cellar.

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't thing standing in line has been necessary for any release since the last Matt release.

 

[litheum94]

Speaking of draft, I had Blue Dot at the brewery in April and it and was murky oxidized homebrew gone real bad. WTF. When BD is good, it's amazing...

The last bottle I had of Blue Dot was like that too. Terrible. I used to always get excited about that beer. Now I walk right by it.

 

[SeattleBeerPenguin]

The last bottle I had of Blue Dot was like that too. Terrible. I used to always get excited about that beer. Now I walk right by it.

The bottles have been problematic for a while now, but I was floored that the kegs at the brewery were just as bad.

In comparison, the Doggie Claws on tap was just as good as I remembered it being.

 

[MattyPrize]

Stopped by the brewery about a month ago. Taps tasted fine, Matt was awesome.

 

[sherm10161]

2014 Doggie Claws. The hop particulate was pretty well compacted at this point and stayed in the bottle. (And there was a lot of particulate.) Very light carbonation. Not what you'd hope for, but it wasn't dead flat. Not great, but enjoyable, and definitely better than it was a few months ago.