I had this at an informal tasting... a ton of horrible cheese in the nose and not much better taste. We didn't drainpour it, but we cut it with Miller High Life and chugged it down. That being said, I still buy every new Pipeworks release because just about everything has been great and the guys who make the beer are class acts.
recently bought 2 bottles of Dieu du Ciel Aphrodite. one was divine, the other infected. it only took one sip and buh bye.
Hard to imagine anyone not cleaning the drains with: - Wild Blue - Buffalo Bills Orange Blossom Cream Ale
To relate a friend's story 3F bully guppy was a drain pour for him and he said it was easily one of the worst beers hes ever had, undrinkable, waste of $20.
Two Brothers Take Two (we didn't pour it out...but we used it as a punishment for a freeloading friend who had to then drink it before he could take the next beer. Two Brothers Pahoehoe...had it at the brewery, no one bothered finishing it. Tasted like High Life brewed with Vita Coco instead of water.
Oh yeah and Stone Belgo Anise. I saw 2011 Stone RIS for $8 and thought "how could I lose?!?!" Though not as bad as the reviews I read later that night, I poured half out as it was unpleasant to drink. Only my 3rd drainer ever
For what it was I thought it was ok. I definitely won't buy it again but in small amounts it's not that bad.
It almost tasted like aspirin to me. I would be open to trying it again just to be 100% sure I didn't have a bad bottle (although I inspected it thoroughly, and don't believe that I did) but I do expect the same results. To me, it was like the worst parts of any Belgian beer and the worst parts of any IPA all crammed into one beer.
Oddly enough I really enjoy both of these. The Certified Evil is getting discounted out of my local store so $5 4 packs. I've picked up a few and will pick up a few more as some age didn't seem to hurt it at all.
I'd imagine age would help a beer like Certified Evil. My opinion was that it was overoaked and the plum flavor was a bit stronger than I prefer from the Belgian yeast. It stands to reason that age might help these flavors mingle and mellow.
I drainpoured Samuel Adams' Bonfire Rauchbier. That style just isn't for me. I really struggled with Dogfish's World Wide Stout. I had a fresh bottle and I probably would have been better off if I had let it age.
Ahh, I did drain pour this one. It was horrible. To me it tasted like milk that had gone sour. Blehh...
Not a big fan of certain fruit/vegetable beers, and I do not like sweet/sour beers. I'll admit that was more than two years ago and my palette has changed quite a bit. New Glarus still kicks ass though.
Nothing since I really got "into" craft beer. I'm a very cautious buyer. Way back when I was first trying to get into beer in any form, I bought a 6 of Sam Adams Light. I couldn't drink it at all and had to dump it. It was years before I tried getting into beer again, assuming that "I just must not like beer."
Samuel Adams Light? Such a monstrosity exists? (I'm freakin' serious, I've never ever seen this before in Texas... and we get basically all SA) It is however entirely possible that I haven't bought a "light" beer that my mind puts a blank black box in the area where that beer is on the shelf.
Hinterland Maple Bock - I got very little maple, reminded me of a bad version of Voodoo Doughnut. Hoppin' Frog Sweet Evil - Tastes/smells like a can of Spaghetti O's! Definitely was better when paired with smoked meats.
Got stoked last month when I picked up a bottle of Pipeworks Blue Lady, as I love the style and blueberries in anything remotely tart is a no-brainer for me. Opened it up, it smelled like the stinkiest of feet and cheese. Tasted like yogurt mixed with a Berliner Weisse and I just couldn't shake the aroma while I was drinking it. Had a few sips, pitched it, and drank a MoaS instead. Also dumped a Peat Black Hole, but it was known going into it how bad it would likely be.
Has anybody here drainpoured a Tactical Nuclear Penguin, or have all of you that had it struggled through a bottle (potentially with several other folks) in order to justify the price tag?
I don't know if you know this, but Pipeworks recalled that beer and are offering compensation (a souvenir glass IIRC).
Well for the same people dislike Dark Lord, I drain poured 2 cans of Ten Fiddy because of a salty soy sauce flavor.
Man, I did not know that at all. No way to prove my purchase, I was just in Chicago for a few days in September and had cracked the bottle at home in Atlanta.
It was about 3 weeks ago, I ended up drain pouring Samuel Adams Utopias Then mere seconds later, I woke up from my nightmare...
Very first was Rock Ice Limon, while in Costa Rica before I was really into craft, had to even spit out the sip I had taken DFH 75 minute (as we'd had too many good IPAs already during an IPA tasting), DFH Tweason, DFH Immort, SN Celebration. Duck Rabbit Rabbid Duck, Barleywine and Hoppy Bunny for infection. Laughing Dog Dogzilla (but I have had a good bottle of this).
I actually consider lighter saisons to be "entry level" Belgian beers. Maybe start with Hennepin by Ommegang?
I tried around 700 beers last year and did full write ups of around 400, that and Sam Adams 1995 Triple Bock were the two worst beers that I encountered: http://dontdrinkbeer.com/2011/11/09...-the-worst-beer-of-the-year-a-winrar-is-this/ http://dontdrinkbeer.com/2012/06/08...eer-that-is-older-than-your-girlfriend-sicko/ I would say that Mikkeller was worse simply because it did not have the excuse of time or improper cellaring, it's like when the Spin Doctors released Two Princes and were like "Yes, that is how that is supposed to sound, print it" abominations.
No tuna (thank God), but I got tons of pea soup. If I had an entire pour, it would have went into the toilet. I wouldn't even want my drain to have to dispose of that.
I just barely made it through Stone's Belgo Anise IRS. Other than that, the only beer I ever detested enough to actually dump it after several sips was Orkney Skullsplitter. Just absolutely putrid.
The only drain pours I can remember are the infected Rabbid Duck that my friend brought me.... I was looking forward to it (I live in NY and don't trade yet) all summer and kept it in the fridge and good lord was it funky. Heartbreaking pour. I also drained a Monk's Cafe red because I just couldn't take the vinegar but I've got to try a not-found-in-the-back-of-a-store bottle. Same defense for Sam Smiths Russian Imperial Stout. Villee.
