I am with you on the pure beer, and I like the Lagunitas and Anderson Valley
products. I can get some of the Anderson here in Alicante, Lagunitas—no.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On 03 Nov 2014, at 22:16, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 11/3/2014 12:15 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> Yes, that sort of discredits the whole competition.
>
> Such competitions are inherently flawed (as are photography contests). No
> matter what the expertise of the judges, their taste will not reflect that of
> many/most people who buy beer.
>
> Looking at the US beers, the list would be of no help to me. We live in
> Anderson Valley Brewing Company territory. I've had their beers many times,
> including at the brewery. To my taste, their gold medal winning Amber Ale is
> just ordinary. Better is available in the area from other local breweries.
>
> Coffee flavored beer? Chocolate? Smoked? To give such specialty (and
> generally awful) beers medals apparently equal to those of regular beers is
> silly.
>
> Lagunitas Brewing is another local brewery. I buy and drink some of their
> beer regularly. But the silver winning Czech-Style PILS? Can't touch the
> original Urquell from Pilzn and I prefer Trummer Pils too (Brewed in Salzburg
> and Berkeley)
>
> Where are beers like Pliny the Elder, an amazing double IPA, which wins all
> sorts of awards and is held in almost religious awe by most serious US beer
> people? People make pilgrimages to get Pliny the Younger, "Pub draft only,
> VERY limited distribution locally and to distributors on draft only,
> seasonal- released at our pub the first Friday of February and is available
> for just 2 weeks, available at select accounts during February."
>
> It's all fun, lets industry people get together, is good for marketing, but
> may not mean much to the everyday beer drinker.
>
> How about a "Beer I'd most like to be stuck on a desert island with for
> years" contest? I know my answer. :-)
>
> Pure Beer Moose
>
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