Great Lakes Alchemy Hour Double IPA

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by BB1313, Feb 6, 2013.

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  1. DaveLikesAle

    DaveLikesAle Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2006 Ohio

    Someone who has had both - please compare to Lake Erie Monster.
     
  2. jminch

    jminch Initiate (0) Jul 17, 2011 Ohio

    Anybody spot this in Columbus yet?
     
  3. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,278) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
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    I just had this today and holy shit!!! This stuff is soo legit. Great Lakes definitely hit a homerun with this one! It's definitely an elite DIPA..
     
  4. cg123

    cg123 Crusader (479) Feb 27, 2012 Ohio

    I picked up a 4pk yesterday at my local Giant Eagle. I had one and thought the Hopslam light comparison seemed pretty accurate. I enjoyed it but was in no way blown away by it. Another solid, if not safe, beer from GLBC.
     
  5. BeerBuckeye

    BeerBuckeye Savant (1,223) Oct 2, 2009 Ohio

    Weiland's just tweeted they had it
     
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  6. cg123

    cg123 Crusader (479) Feb 27, 2012 Ohio

    Any LEM is close to a year old so probably not going to be a great comparison.
     
  7. c64person

    c64person Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2010 Michigan

    Can't wait til this makes it to Michigan, would be great to try something close to Hopslam since my stock is all gone now.
     
  8. Indybier

    Indybier Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2011 Illinois

    14 + tax for a 4 banger here in Chi. Shits gettin' pricey, boyz!!
     
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  9. mcc1654

    mcc1654 Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2011 Illinois

    I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume he was asking for a comparison from memory.
     
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  10. cg123

    cg123 Crusader (479) Feb 27, 2012 Ohio

    Missed the 'had' part. Read it as 'has both'
     
  11. bperry65

    bperry65 Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2012 Ohio

    Just picked it up for $12.50 in Evanston.
     
  12. Bonis

    Bonis Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2010 Ohio

    Tried this last night and it was the first beer to blow me away in a while. Probably the most exciting try for me since Sculpin came to Ohio. It was a little sweeter than I would like, but it seemed like an intense hop sweetness filled with pineapple, mango, and all those exotic flavors making their way into IPAs nowadays. Mosaic is definitely a hop I am interested in exploring as a homebrewer, if I can get my hands on some.
     
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  13. semibaked

    semibaked Pooh-Bah (1,897) Mar 27, 2007 Minnesota
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    We just got it in on draft and bottles at work, had a draft today, good overall, great smelling, good flavor, but an odd bitterness at the end.
     
  14. Spider889

    Spider889 Pooh-Bah (1,921) Mar 24, 2010 Ohio
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    If you happen to see draft kegs around or are up in Cleveland in the near future, Fat Heads has a beer out right now called IBUsive which uses a nice kick of Mosaic as a late addition. It's a Pale or IPA so not quite comparable to a DIPA like Alchemy Hour, but it's another solid display of Mosaic.
     
  15. Bonis

    Bonis Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2010 Ohio

    I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for that if I am out and about.
     
  16. jampics2

    jampics2 Pooh-Bah (2,340) Dec 19, 2008 Ohio
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    IBUsive is a west coast style IPA. It crushes Alchemy Hour side-by-side, it's shocking how much more flavor range it has than Alchemy.
     
  17. miketd

    miketd Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2006 Ohio

    I agree it's better, but some Fat Heads' beer is so freaking dry it feels like they are scraping the skin off my tongue... IBUsive is one of them. Minor complaint.
     
  18. Coirm

    Coirm Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2012 Illinois

    FYI Binny's in Schaumburg just got the Great Lakes DIPA. From best by date I am thinking about 12/14 days old. 12.99 a four pack.
     
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  19. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    Anyone see this in Madison,WI yet?
     
  20. MarkIntihar

    MarkIntihar Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2010 Michigan

    I need to get out more, haven't seen either around... then again, I'm out in the sticks. :slight_frown:
     
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