Let's Remember Some Beers (In Memoriam: Old IPAs)

[EvenMoreJesus]

How could I forget this?

 

[jmgrub]

I bought this, plus Alpine Nelson and Duet from Wally's Wine in 2010. One purchase. Nine years and several moves later I'm still getting their ******* mailer.

LOL used to be my local. They closed the main store last year (RIP) and now are focused on their restaurant/winebar/limited retail concept (though it seems like they are still doing a good deal of retail business online).

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Speaking of dirt cheap bombers from the Golden Age of craft beer...

 

[litheum94]

Going WAY old school with these:

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RIP

 

[litheum94]

Still around but I def remember getting some of these bad boys in trades and from Liquid Solutions

Another classic that I don't think's been covered yet:

HotD IPAs are such trash these days. It's a damn shame.

 

[jmgrub]

Are Boneyard and Barley Brown's still cranking out West Coast IPAs at the same quality as several years ago?

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

Speaking of IPA sub-genres that have been wiped off the ******* earth...

used to drink a lot of these guys, never had a le freak that didn't gush lol

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

Speaking of IPA sub-genres that have been wiped off the ******* earth...

also RIP to the black IPA

 

[libbey]

Are Boneyard and Barley Brown's still cranking out West Coast IPAs at the same quality as several years ago?

Still two of my go to breweries when I’m looking for an IPA

 

[jmgrub]

Still two of my go to breweries when I’m looking for an IPA

Good to hear. Those have historically been my favorite hop-centric breweries. One of the best things about visiting Oregon is Hop Venom on tap basically everywhere. Would drink that and Pallet Jack all the time if they were regularly available to me.

 

[FoudreGuy]

RPM and Pallet Jack are super solid and I never turn them down if on tap. We don't see PJ up here in the Seattle area much.

Still around but I def remember getting some of these bad boys in trades and from Liquid Solutions

Blue Dot was juice before there was juice. Too bad the quality has gone downhill over the last five or six years and now it's just a mess. I know they can it now, but I'm afraid to see how bad it is.

 

[stupac2]

Are Boneyard and Barley Brown's still cranking out West Coast IPAs at the same quality as several years ago?

RPM is my go-to keg for my kegerator.

 

[mjohnson171]

Hop Stoopid bombers used to be $4.50. Crazy cheap in the days when newer breweries were cranking out $15 hoppy bombers circa 2011-2014. Only issue was finding Hop Stoopid fresh.

 

[litheum94]

Are Boneyard and Barley Brown's still cranking out West Coast IPAs at the same quality as several years ago?

I still find RPM to be hit or miss sometimes....though I think that has improved recently. But yeah, they're still really good.

 

[litheum94]

RPM and Pallet Jack are super solid and I never turn them down if on tap. We don't see PJ up here in the Seattle area much.



Blue Dot was juice before there was juice. Too bad the quality has gone downhill over the last five or six years and now it's just a mess. I know they can it now, but I'm afraid to see how bad it is.

If it's anything like the draft version Belmont Station had on during the can release, it's trash.

 

[FoudreGuy]

I still find RPM to be hit or miss sometimes....though I think that has improved recently. But yeah, they're still really good.

Boneyard doesn't have a consistent recipe for RPM, so there has always been some variance.

 

[gregkoko]

also RIP to the black IPA

Wookey Jack was the only drinkable one of the bunch. **** I hated that trend

 

[FoudreGuy]

Deschutes' Hop in the Dark wasn't bad. Funny enough Hill Farmstead still makes one, had a can of it about a year ago and thought it was outstanding.

 

[davey101]

 

[steimie]

God, I used to go apeshit for Hoptimum and Celebration both. Would buy each by the case.

 

[Lutter]

I'm going to need to find some Palate Wrecker this week now that you guys keep bringing it up.

It's still a thing, I think? Texas was spared when they pulled out from like 80% of their distro.

 

[KevSal]

used to love me some hop rod rye and red rocket. when i first got into craft bear republic was the **** for IPAs in my area, they still have some beers on the beers of fame list

anyone know if these guys are still any good?


oh damn i remember trading for this guy years ago too

 

[Lutter]

I still love Resin but it's been IMPOSSIBLE to find fresh here since right when they started distro about 5 years ago. Constantly run into 9-12 month old cans. Gag.

 

[mikehblack]

Are Boneyard and Barley Brown's still cranking out West Coast IPAs at the same quality as several years ago?

My buddy brought me a growler of Hop Venom around 2012 or so and it blew my mind. Wish I'd see that around the Bay Area more often. I love how it's not uncommon to see $4-5 pints of it in Portland dive bars.

 

[litheum94]

God, I used to go apeshit for Hoptimum and Celebration both. Would buy each by the case.

I still buy a case of Celebration every year. One of my favorite beers.

 

[FoudreGuy]

My buddy brought me a growler of Hop Venom around 2012 or so and it blew my mind. Wish I'd see that around the Bay Area more often. I love how it's not uncommon to see $4-5 pints of it in Portland dive bars.

They serve RPM at strip clubs in Portland, so there's that.

 

[ripps1]

used to love me some hop rod rye and red rocket. when i first got into craft bear republic was the **** for IPAs in my area, they still have some beers on the beers of fame list

anyone know if these guys are still any good?


oh damn i remember trading for this guy years ago too

I still buy myrcenary love that beer

 

[sourmango]

Bought some Duet cans on a whim since it was only three weeks old or so but it is not the same. I thought the draft Nelson they did right after Green Flash purchased them was pretty good but once it hit six packs it was meh. I've had some good Windows Up on draft and one good sixer of Duet in bottles but I've been pretty consistently let down by "Alpine" beers. Growlers and bombers from the old brewery used to be so good.

I think that stuff which is still brewed in Alpine at the original brewery is still really good, and that's why at Toronado in San Francisco you will never see "Alpine" on draft, but you will occasionally see "Alpine from Alpine" on draft, and if I see that I pretty much order it and am never disappointed.

I like this thread as I was chasing many of these beers 5 to 10 years ago, but many of the beers still taste great (Alpine brewed by Green Flash not so much) they just don't have the rarity or the newness on their side.

 

[thebandit1]

This thread just reminds me how awful hazy beer actually is.

 

[oldp0rt]

two ipas I traded for back in the days.

Times have changed