Everything Evil Twin. I just don't understand this brewery, yet I keep trying things that sound interesting... think I'm done with them. Anyone else completely underwhelmed by them?

Surly Doomtree. A normally solid brewer that is now available here in Iowa. This one though is just an herbed up mess of a beer with a terrible finish.

quote: Originally posted by Cottrell Everything Evil Twin. I just don't understand this brewery, yet I keep trying things that sound interesting... think I'm done with them. Anyone else completely underwhelmed by them?

I like Evil Twin, but at their price point, lots of one and dones.

Slaapmutske FLOSS (Flanders Old Style Sour). What a pathetic attempt at a sour. The only other beer from this brewer I've had (Christmas Nightcap) was also crap. Maybe Shelton Bros are having some quality control issues...

Two beers that got decent scores from me, but expected better... Stone 6th AV (not seeing how this is a 100th percentile beer) Deschutes Hop Slice - session IPA from possibly my favorite brewer got its arse kicked head to head by Wolf Pup from Golden Road.

Odell Tree Shaker Imperial Peach IPA. A meh beer from one of my favorite brewers.

2016 trader joe's house brew Joseph's Brau Maibock...last year and for several years this Mai Bock was a Bargain! Where it once was worth waiting for this batch is bland brown no character thin bodied shadow of the real Gordon Birch Maibock. The original is at least $8.00 a sixer and the tj version $6.00...forget it brau if ever was one. tj's lived up to its nasty reputation of doing knock offs of real items.

Dust Bowl Canal Surfer Citrus IPA - no citrus, boring, malty Under the Rose IPA - just plain sucks as an IPA Russian River - I'm not one of those that thinks they're overrated (it's become cool to be that guy). LOVE their beer...but they suck at the hospitality/customer service/business end of things. Can't even manage a line for to go stuff (only) on any given day. The service inside sucks anymore, if you were willing to wait in the long ass lines to get in in the first place. I'm done with visits til their larger facility opens, probably in 2018. There's just too much good beer around to deal with their shit.

DFH