A couple beers come to mind from some recent(ish) experience: La Cumbre's excellent Elevated IPA was the highlight of summer, in beer form. Can't wait to pass through New Mexico again. Three Floyd's Zombie Dust lived up to and exceeded every expectation I had. Anchor Steam's Zymaster Series #3, their Flying Cloud Import Stout, seemed to me to raise the bar on the style. I seriously hope they make it a regular. Finally, although it's still too soon to tell, ever since I had Almanac's Biere de Chocolat I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. I've been a fan of Almanac's premise (and promise) since their inception but this is the first brew of theirs where it all came together, and then some.
zombie dust. i thought this is an american pale, its gotta just be hype. but that beer blew my taste buds away. if i could only ever drink one beer again that might be it.
DFH 90 Min, just because it was one of the first crazy IPAs I had. Heady Topper, because I was expecting to be totally let down...I was floored at how amazing it actually was. Founder's Breakfast Stout, St Bernardus Abt 12, Lagunitas Sucks, Nugget Nectar. I'll say Heady is the best beer I've ever had, with there being a bottleneck of Hill Farmstead beers behind that.
My first bottle of Fantome Saison was by far the most mind blowing beer I've ever had Kuhnhenn BB4D (I've never liked any other old ale before or after trying it) Lagunitas Sucks Blind Pig Scuplin (of about a year and a half ago, haven't seen anything around forever) Two Hearted Heady Topper Hel & Verdoemenis 666
A few, in no order, that made me nearly lose myself.... Founders Imperial Stout (blows my mind at $9/4-pack) CBS Nemesis 09 Black Damnation Double Black Smutty Robust Porter (caught me severely off guard) Westy Trio... a good friend aided in completely wrecking what I sought in beer for some good time.
Racer 5 was probably the first (certainly not the last) IPA that blew me away Torpedo blew me away Sucks Stone Imperial Russian Stout blew me away Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Cismontane Black Nocturne too many to name
Hair of the Dog Adam Epic Big Bad Baptist Bell's Black Note Harviestoun Ola Dubh 40 Uinta Cockeyed Cooper (Far exceeded my expectations)
heady topper was insane when I first tried it, bourbon county stout, the abyss, parabola, Black Note changed my life, I cried when I had CBS, zombie dust made my legs shake, king henry...oh king henry, you made me what i am today you bastard. I wept like a new mother when I had vanilla dark lord..so many so so many, but I remember every one
Duvel (hands down, this beer impressed me more than any other beer I've ever had) Surly's CynicAle Duchesse De Bourgogne Founder's Backwoods Bastard Any smoked beer that smells/tastes like bacon
This one goes to 11 Double Bastard Lagunitas Maximus All surprised me with their greatness. I didn't expect any of them to be as good as they were.
Stone IPA (before that I didnt have much interest in IPA's, but it all changed with that first sip) Third Coast Old Ale (blew me away, and sparked an interest in barleywines) Victory At Sea (dont even know what to say at the moment.....) Old Rasputin (first stout I fell in love with) Arrogant Bastard (the beginning of the end)
Really REALLY good quads always take me by surprise. Pannepot floored me, even though I knew it was going to be great.
Southern Tier 2x IPA Heady Topper Lagunitas Sucks Shipyard Pumpkinhead- I've since gotten away from my enjoyment of this one but it was a pretty awesome first drink.
Do you ship to Bolivia? Unfortunately I live in the "Boring beer capital of the world." Thanks anyway.
Stone Ruination Boulevard Tank 7 Founders RIS Goose Island BCBS North Coast Old Rasputin Stout Schlafly AIPA
Anchor Porter. It is one of the most unique beers I've ever had. I was expecting typical porter notes of chocolate and coffee. I got those, but there were also subtle notes of figs/bananas. It was like a porter mixed with a BSDA, and it was one of the best beers I've ever had.
DFH My Antonia Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Barleywine Forest & Main Bonne Reserv e Troegs Nugget Nectar Selins Grove Kriek Sixpoint 3 Beans Southern Tier 2Xmas NCBC Neshaminator Allagash Interlude Samuel Smith Organic Chocolate Stout Southampton Cuvee Des Fluers Carton Decoy Williamsburg Bitter Valentine
Nugget Nectar Gandhi Bot Fuzzy Baby Ducks heady cherry rye Bourbon county coffee stout Founders breakfast Flower power Duvel triple hop Cantillon Lambic stille nacht Jolly pumpkin, pumpkin
Excellent. I live in St. Louis (about 2 miles from the Bottleworks) and love it their beers. Very underrated IMO. Cheers.
Just at the top of my mind... Rodenbach Grand Cru Founders Breakfast Stout Hopslam Rochefort 10 Clown Shoes Brown Angel Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale Cantillon Classic Gueze Weyerbacher Insanity Founder's Red Rye Ithaca Flower Power Pumking Boulevard Saison Brett
