Ditto. I am Short Throw fanboy. I consider those guys among the most underrated brewers in the U.S. Their IPAs and stouts are so good. And those Treachery gose variants are delicious without the insane sweetness of kettle sours.
I've heard of almost all of the hops at this point. I don't much like the triples, simply because it's just too much. Triple Sunshine is amazing. I tend to choose IPAs over Doubles for the same reason. Just too heavy, filling, too many calories. But yeah, I love New England Style IPAs that are juice, citrusy or maybe dank, with minimal bitterness and soft mouthfeel. Among craft beers, based on sales, those are still dominant for a reason.
Combover is a great NEIPA but bear in mind that that is NOT the flagship style of Schillings; they’re a Czech-European style brewery with just a smaller arm of American style beers. A very good beer in its own right, but doesn’t sniff any of the good stuff they do. Not sure if they export their traditional stuff, luckily I am close and can try all their new releases!
A decent NEIPA is still better than the best Pilsner ever made. Fight me.
Not gonna disagree with that but a good foeder-lagered dark lager puts them both to shame!A decent NEIPA is still better than the best Pilsner ever made. Fight me.
Doubtful, but I'd still like to try it! Which one is that @karstenkibbe ?
That deliciousness is Stands to Reason, a smoked lager from Suarez Family Brewery in Livingston, NY. It’s probably the best representation of the style available in the Northeast. It’s a completely different palate experience from drinking Very Green!
Very Green isn't really a favorite of mine (Juice Machine, King Julius, Julius...), but I get the point. I've never seen that here in Mass, but maybe I'll grab some Smoke & Dagger, always enjoy that.
Marzen is one of my favorite lager styles - a little sweeter and more malty, which I dig. Love seeing them on tap and in cans during the fall months. Major props for supporting your local brewery.
I think @HuskyHawk knows that a marzen is a Festbier. In this case, the actual name of the beer IS Marsen, which, guessing HH’s locale, is from 67 Degrees Brewing.
Indeed, most Festbiers are Marzens and that’s the one. No idea why it was named with an S except to stand out. It’s a small brewery run by several Haitian cousins/brothers. Opened in February 2020, so they had a rough start.
You're good. I don't think any of the regulars here would turn down a WCIPA.
I basically stopped drinking them, just can't handle the bitterness. I can't drink dark roast coffee either, or any coffee black. But everyone likes different beers, so @Viet Vet drink what you like! Still some west coast styles being made on the east coast. The super malty DIPAs made in the great lakes and midwest (to Colorado) are some of my least favorites. Too cloying and sweet. I don't find most NEIPAs to be overly malty or sweet, the lack of bitterness can be confused for sweetness.
The Midwest IPAs are my least favorite style of beer these days. I won’t even look at them. I have a pretty welcoming palate but I find these unbalanced malt bombs to be seriously off-putting. I’ve been revisiting WCIPAs in the last year, as many breweries across the country have redefined the style, dialed back the bitterness and produced delicious and crushable versions.
Pizza Port was always solid. I may give a few a try. That's a wild head on that one. They can be good warm weather beers. I liked them until the Hop IBU race went out of control and they all started to taste like paint thinner. Pure liquid astringency isn't very enjoyable.
