Breckenridge Agave Wheat on cask with elderberries and orange tea. Definitely off the beaten path but quite delicious.
BA Abraxas, cedar aged jai alai with peaches (can't say enough about this beer), and decade+ old Iris all come to mind as things that don't taste/smell like anything else.
I am drinking a Southern Tier Creme Brulee stout as I type this. Definitely the most interesting beer I've had. A little sweet.
Easily the Bud select 55. It's amazing that anyone can make something with so little flavor, and yet still call it beer. It even looks a bit like beer. Amazing...
had a DFH immort ale the other night, definitely a lot going on with that flavor wise...very odd but in a good way. while it had the presence of a strong ale it reminded me of a barley wine which is awesome but the taste of maple and vanilla was definitely strange for this type of beer IMO http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/64/199
Westbrook Lichenhainer....I like sour beers and I like smoke beers but not rolled into one. As far as for the complexity it was top notch but personally it was a drain pour.
I can hook you up with a properly cellared 03 Pangaea for a decent sour first off or something else you might think is fair.
Cognac Barrel Aged Dark Lord De Muerte. the way the heat from ancho and guajillo chili coats your mouth. amazing!
Smoked beer... My friends and I tried it at a beer joint, dont remember the brand but it tasted like smoked meat and was quickly dubbed "meat beer". Not my cup of tea but interesting none the less.
A beer can be "interesting" for any number of reasons. It might be interesting because it is unique. In that sense, perhaps I might say "Quelque Chose" - probably comes to mind because I've been keeping an eye out for it lately and havent seen any.
With our a doubt, Dogfish Head Birra Estrusca Bronze Nothing else to add. You have to try one before reading anything
Kuhnhenns Ginger Cinnamon IPA. It should work but it shouldn't. I does work but you're almost surprised it does. The warmth and spiciness of the cinnamon and ginger really melded with a legit IPA.
Maybe not the most interesting ever but since I just drank it and it is different, a curry porter from earth eagle. It was tasty but One pint was enough. Still enjoyable.
Most interesting beer? hm good question. These come to mind: Evil Twin Nurse Pepper (Sour Chile Stout) Great Lakes Wit's End (Lemongrass and Ginger Wit) Bull City Burger & Brewery Bountiful Backyard (Wet hopped Serrano pepper) Indigo Imp Jester (only because its from Cleveland and open fermented beers are abnormal)
Haandbryggeriet Dark Force Mikkeller Mexas Ranger DFH Bitches Brew Terrapin Liquid Bliss Just that come immediately to mind.
Péché Mortel is a beer that evolves so amazingly in the mouth from start to finish... Definatly the most interesting beer I've had that hasn't included an ingredient that, on its own merit, is different.
Ballast Point did a Habanero Sculpin IPA this past fall. It was INSANELY weird! Had it on draft in Asheville NC. Everything you would expect from the nose of a Sculpin and first two seconds of the mouthfeel were normal and all of a sudden BOOM with spicy habanero. Burns all the way down the back of the throat.
I may be alone on this...but I love Ballast Point Indra Kunindra...A foreign export stout brewed with coconut, curry, cayenne pepper, cumin, and kaffir lime leaves. I bought a case. Once a month, I enjoy the shit out of a bottle...
Some memorable ones: Twisted Pine Ghost Face Killah Cascade Honey Ginger Lime Mama Mia Pizza Beer Abraxas
Scored a few tired hands beers this weekend - Guillemot Nebula is one of the most interesting beers I've ever tried. Overall, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
I thought (and I'm probably going to get some flak for this since a lot of people seem to loathe it on here) the Creme Brulee stout from Southern Tier was pretty damn interesting, and also quite tasty. Sure it was really sweet, but I drank the bomber I bought no problem. Really unique beer.
I came here to say this. Smells like a saison, tastes like a cucumber. I opened one on Darkness Day, and friends took pictures of the bottle so they could remember to look for it. Fantastic and unique beer.
I couldn't have this discussion without thinkin about The Duchesse. It really hooked me on craft beers specifically because of its interesting ever changing flavor.
Since I do not consider "interesting" to be a pejorative term, i would have to say the jasmine ipa from elysian. Considering the setting, situation and overall novelty of the beer in a time when few beers deviated from the normal for me, it was a refreshing suprise. I am since no longer shocked by any ingredient in beer, so I actually find few beers "interesting" anymore.
Fleur weird? I thought it was incredible, but not particularly weird. I have two left from 2011, waiting to see what age does. Found them in wisconsin last summer for $9 a 4pk having never tried fleur before. Only when I got home did I learn they had retired it. Honestly, probably the happiest beer purchase I've ever made. I see them sitting in my basement and smile every time. Such a shame I won't have the chance to buy them again. edit: disregard what I said, I was reading this thread thinking people were posting weird beers... don't mind me, ill see myself out.
I bought out a store of their stock of "oxidized and well past their prime" sweetened fruit lambics. 2005 De Boomgaarde Peche, 2005 St. Louis Peche, 2007 Liefmans Frambozenbier....stuff like that. Mostly drain pours but some are retired so they were shelf wales. Was cool to try all of those. '99 Le Coq stout and '94 SA triple bock were also rather interesting. Ta Henket was a terrible mind fuck.
Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale was pretty fantastic and interesting. A Belgian strong pale ale, but with definite undertones of it's Japanese origins and the rice grain base. I also thought Green Flash/St. Feuillian Friendship Brew was interesting, but maybe not quite right. I didn't dislike it, but it was a little strange, a bit medicinal.
