Posted by: Tyler Rippeteau
July 29, 2011
About a month ago I announced that during my last month in Chicago I would be reviewing 20 Chicago Area beers and posting them here. Well, in retrospect, that was a bit crazy on my part. Trying to squeeze in extra shifts at work, seeing all the people I wanted to see before moving cross country and all of the business of packing things up left little time for writing.
I still, however, would like to pay homage to my hometown, so I will still be pursuing the Chicago Beer Project, but it will be over a much greater period of time. I'll sprinkle in Chicago Beer reviews when I can until we get to all 20. As of this writing, I have notes for 5 or 6 of them, but I'll have to convert those notes into full-fledged reviews. Expect to see those showing up early next month.
In the meantime, I am working on the details of one more trade to complete The List - I just need to get my hands on a bomber or two of AleSmith's YuleSmith (Summer). I also plan on recapping the whole experience as I learned a ton about Double IPAs during this project.
For those of you who have been checking back once in a while for updates, I appreciate the patience. I am currently wandering around Western Colorado (Montrose tonight, Durango tomorrow) before settling into my new home in Boulder in about two weeks. I will be updating more regularly then.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
20 Down, 0 To Go!
Posted by: Tyler Rippeteau
Aug. 15, 2011
I started this blog way back in January of this year. Now, about 7 months, 40 posts and 20 American Double IPAs later, I have reached my goal - to drink and review the Top 20 Most Reviewed Beers on Beer Advocate. For any of you who are active reviewers on BA and happen to be as much of a beer nerd as I am, you can understand why the little blue check marks in the picture to the right make me happy.
That, by the way, is what the list looked like right after I completed my last review - AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer). The list wasn't always in the same order, there were some changes in the rankings along the way, but all 20 beers on the original list remained there for the duration of my project and I am grateful for that.
The original list had the 20 beers ranked in this order:
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
2. Stone Ruination - Stone Brewing
3. Bell's Hopslam - Bell's Brewery
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
8. Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds
9. Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide
10. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
11. Burton Baton - Dogfish Head
12. Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing
13. Maximus - Lagunitas
14. Gordon Ale - Oskar Blues
15. Unearthly - Southern Tier
16. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders
17. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. Hopsickle Imperial IPA - Moylan's Brewery
20. Founder's Double Trouble - Founders
Below is what the list looks like today. You'll notice that the biggest mover was Founders Double Trouble going from 20th all the way up to 12th. It is a seasonal release from Founders that can be difficult to track down, but this past winter when it was released around the same time as Founders super-popular Kentucky Breakfast Stout the Double Trouble got a decent boost as the best Founders beer that you were allowed to buy more than two bottles of at the liquor store.
The only other real significant move was AleSmith YuleSmith. It dropped from 17th down to 20th. Sure, it is a seasonal beer that was out of season for most of the duration of this project, but I was surprised that once it was released in July it didn't jump back up. At this point, it seems to be a likely candidate for getting knocked out of the Top 20 since this year's batch is starting to dry up in the few states it is distributed in and it's only 15 reviews ahead of the number 21 spot - Smuttynose's Big A IPA - a year-round release.
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
2. Stone Ruination - Stone Brewing
3. Bell's Hopslam - Bell's Brewery
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River (Will need some help finding this one for sure)
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
8. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
9. Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds
10. Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide
11. Burton Baton - Dogfish Head
12. Founders Double Trouble - Founders
13. Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing
14. Maximus - Lagunitas
15. G'Knight Ale (Formerly Gordon Ale) - Oskar Blues
16. Unearthly - Southern Tier
17. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. Hopsickle Imperial IPA - Moylan's Brewery
20. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
I did not reach my goal of finishing this project before I moved to Boulder, but I did get pretty close - only reviewing one beer here in Colorado.
By the way, some of the other stats from this project:
10 beers were distributed year-round in Chicago and I had no problem getting my hands on them, they were:
Dogfish Head 90 Minute
Stone Ruination
Victory Hop Wallop
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
Lagunitas Maximus
Three Floyds Dreadnaught
Great Divide Hercules
Southern Tier Unearthly
Flying Dog Double Dog Double Pale Ale
Moylan's Hopsickle
7 Beers were seasonal or only made a few times a year and I had to wait for them:
Bell's Hopslam
Dogfish Head 120 Minute
Dogfish Head Burton Baton
Founders Double Trouble
Founders Devil Dancer
Avery Maharaja
AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer)
4 Beers were not distributed to Illinois at all:
Russian River Pliny the Elder
Oskar Blues G'Knight Ale
AleSmith YuleSmith
Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA
I travelled to get the G'Knight and the Russian River. Oddly, I now live a half an hour away from the Oskar Blues brewery, but I ended up trying it for the first time in Nashville, Tennessee over the winter. The Russian River I had for the first time when visiting Estes Park, Colorado before I moved to the state.
The Double Simcoe and the YuleSmith I got in trades. Thanks to nevins and ren over at Beer Advocate for being great traders and coming though for me.
In addition to having to travel and trade for some of these beers I almost missed out on two of them even though they were distributed in Illinois. The Dogfish 120 Minute IPA was an exceptionally rare beer this year. After not producing it for quite some time Sam and the guys over in Milton, DE finally put together a small batch of it, but demand was very high and supply extremely low. My former roommate worked at one of the biggest Whole Foods in Illinois and his store only got 8 beers. One of which he was able to snag for me for $12 only because a customer who was on the waiting list for it failed to show up. I later managed to get spoiled with two bottles at my local hang-out in Evanston - and that was 25% of their supply.
The other tough one was Founders Devil Dancer, which oddly was released on the same day. I miscalculated how much of it would be available and I focused all my efforts on finding the 120. As it turned out, however, while liquor stores were only allowing one bottle per customer of the 120 Minute, they were only allowing two Devil Dancers. After I finally got the Dogfish I turned my attention towards the Founders offering and realized quickly that I might have screwed up big time. None of my regular bars or liquor stores had it by the time I got around to searching for it. I then proceeded to do a ton of research and make about 25 phone calls before I was able to find a full 4-pack. At least it was full until Dan, my brother-in-law agreed to drive me 30 minutes to go pick it up. As a new DIPA enthusiast, his fee was one of the four bottles. Thanks Dan!
Speaking of thanks, I had to rely on a lot of help from several people and they all deserve a big round of applause: Emily, Dan, nevins, ren, Robb from Poppy's Pizza in Estes Park, Kyle and Phil from Prairie Moon in Evanston, Carlos at Fischman's, Beer Advocate, r/beer and all of you who have read the blog, especially those who commented on the site. It has been a blast. We're not quite done yet though, there will be a 20 Beers in 20 Nights Awards posting for the DIPA Project along with rankings. Not 100% sure when, but it's coming soon.
Aug. 15, 2011
That, by the way, is what the list looked like right after I completed my last review - AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer). The list wasn't always in the same order, there were some changes in the rankings along the way, but all 20 beers on the original list remained there for the duration of my project and I am grateful for that.
The original list had the 20 beers ranked in this order:
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
2. Stone Ruination - Stone Brewing
3. Bell's Hopslam - Bell's Brewery
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
8. Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds
9. Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide
10. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
11. Burton Baton - Dogfish Head
12. Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing
13. Maximus - Lagunitas
14. Gordon Ale - Oskar Blues
15. Unearthly - Southern Tier
16. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders
17. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. Hopsickle Imperial IPA - Moylan's Brewery
20. Founder's Double Trouble - Founders
Below is what the list looks like today. You'll notice that the biggest mover was Founders Double Trouble going from 20th all the way up to 12th. It is a seasonal release from Founders that can be difficult to track down, but this past winter when it was released around the same time as Founders super-popular Kentucky Breakfast Stout the Double Trouble got a decent boost as the best Founders beer that you were allowed to buy more than two bottles of at the liquor store.
The only other real significant move was AleSmith YuleSmith. It dropped from 17th down to 20th. Sure, it is a seasonal beer that was out of season for most of the duration of this project, but I was surprised that once it was released in July it didn't jump back up. At this point, it seems to be a likely candidate for getting knocked out of the Top 20 since this year's batch is starting to dry up in the few states it is distributed in and it's only 15 reviews ahead of the number 21 spot - Smuttynose's Big A IPA - a year-round release.
3. Bell's Hopslam - Bell's Brewery
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River (Will need some help finding this one for sure)
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
9. Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds
10. Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide
11. Burton Baton - Dogfish Head
13. Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing
14. Maximus - Lagunitas
15. G'Knight Ale (Formerly Gordon Ale) - Oskar Blues
I did not reach my goal of finishing this project before I moved to Boulder, but I did get pretty close - only reviewing one beer here in Colorado.
By the way, some of the other stats from this project:
10 beers were distributed year-round in Chicago and I had no problem getting my hands on them, they were:
Dogfish Head 90 Minute
Stone Ruination
Victory Hop Wallop
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
Lagunitas Maximus
Three Floyds Dreadnaught
Great Divide Hercules
Southern Tier Unearthly
Flying Dog Double Dog Double Pale Ale
Moylan's Hopsickle
7 Beers were seasonal or only made a few times a year and I had to wait for them:
Bell's Hopslam
Dogfish Head 120 Minute
Dogfish Head Burton Baton
Founders Double Trouble
Founders Devil Dancer
Avery Maharaja
AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer)
4 Beers were not distributed to Illinois at all:
Russian River Pliny the Elder
Oskar Blues G'Knight Ale
AleSmith YuleSmith
Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA
I travelled to get the G'Knight and the Russian River. Oddly, I now live a half an hour away from the Oskar Blues brewery, but I ended up trying it for the first time in Nashville, Tennessee over the winter. The Russian River I had for the first time when visiting Estes Park, Colorado before I moved to the state.
The Double Simcoe and the YuleSmith I got in trades. Thanks to nevins and ren over at Beer Advocate for being great traders and coming though for me.
In addition to having to travel and trade for some of these beers I almost missed out on two of them even though they were distributed in Illinois. The Dogfish 120 Minute IPA was an exceptionally rare beer this year. After not producing it for quite some time Sam and the guys over in Milton, DE finally put together a small batch of it, but demand was very high and supply extremely low. My former roommate worked at one of the biggest Whole Foods in Illinois and his store only got 8 beers. One of which he was able to snag for me for $12 only because a customer who was on the waiting list for it failed to show up. I later managed to get spoiled with two bottles at my local hang-out in Evanston - and that was 25% of their supply.
The other tough one was Founders Devil Dancer, which oddly was released on the same day. I miscalculated how much of it would be available and I focused all my efforts on finding the 120. As it turned out, however, while liquor stores were only allowing one bottle per customer of the 120 Minute, they were only allowing two Devil Dancers. After I finally got the Dogfish I turned my attention towards the Founders offering and realized quickly that I might have screwed up big time. None of my regular bars or liquor stores had it by the time I got around to searching for it. I then proceeded to do a ton of research and make about 25 phone calls before I was able to find a full 4-pack. At least it was full until Dan, my brother-in-law agreed to drive me 30 minutes to go pick it up. As a new DIPA enthusiast, his fee was one of the four bottles. Thanks Dan!
Speaking of thanks, I had to rely on a lot of help from several people and they all deserve a big round of applause: Emily, Dan, nevins, ren, Robb from Poppy's Pizza in Estes Park, Kyle and Phil from Prairie Moon in Evanston, Carlos at Fischman's, Beer Advocate, r/beer and all of you who have read the blog, especially those who commented on the site. It has been a blast. We're not quite done yet though, there will be a 20 Beers in 20 Nights Awards posting for the DIPA Project along with rankings. Not 100% sure when, but it's coming soon.
Friday, April 1, 2011
The Updated List (Again) - 10 Down, 10 To Go
Posted by: Tyler Rippeteau
Mar. 30, 2011
We've reached the half way point here at 20 Beers in 20 Nights and I thought it was a good time to post an updated version of The List.
The initial goal of the website was to review the Top 20 Most Reviewed American Double IPAs on Beer Advocate. As we reach the halfway point, however, I am having a lot of fun with this and the plan is to keep it going beyond the Top 20. I have a few ideas for another set of 20 beers, but if any of you out there have some thoughts I would love to hear them.
Back to the current list, however, here is what it looked like in the beginning of the project:
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
2. Stone Ruination - Stone Brewing
3. Bell's Hopslam - Bell's Brewery
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River (Will need some help finding this one for sure)
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
8. Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds
9. Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide
10. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
11. Burton Baton - Dogfish Head
12. Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing
13. Maximus - Lagunitas
14. Gordon Ale - Oskar Blues
15. Unearthly - Southern Tier
16. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders
17. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. Hopsickle Imperial IPA - Moylan's Brewery
20. Founder's Double Trouble - Founders
The updated list has a few changes, Hop Stoopid and Maharaja flip flopped spots, although, I believe they'll probably revert back to their original spots soon seeing as another batch of Maharaja was just released and the Hop Stoopid is available year-round. At this point the Maharaja is only 11 reviews behind. The other mover on the list was, once again, Founders Double Trouble. It has steadily moved up the list, starting at No. 20 and moving up to 14.
As I noted in the last update to The List, the original listed Oskar Blues's Gordon Ale, but the name has been changed since then to G'Knight Ale.
So, after all that, this is what the new list looks like:
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
2. Stone Ruination - Stone Brewing
3. Bell's Hopslam - Bell's Brewery
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River (Will need some help finding this one for sure)
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
8. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
9. Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds
10. Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide
11. Burton Baton - Dogfish Head
12. Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing
13. Maximus - Lagunitas
14. Founders Double Trouble - Founders
15. G'Knight Imperial Red Ale - Oskar Blues
16. Unearthly - Southern Tier
17. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders
18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
20. Hopsickle Imperial IPA - Moylan's Brewery
Of the 10 remaining beers on the list, I am only seeing one as giving me a hard time, the YuleSmith Summer by AleSmith. AleSmith doesn't distribute to Chicago as far as I know and I may have to wait a few more months anyway, to get my hands on a fresh batch. I imagine it will be the final beer on the list.
On the other hand, I have already reviewed the Maharaja, I just have to edit and post it sometime within the next few days. I also have a 4-pack of Double Trouble in the fridge, along with a bomber of Hop Stoopid.
90 Minute, Unearthly and Double Dog should be no problem whatsoever. The Founders Devil Dancer and the Hop Wallup shouldn't require too much hunting either. The only other minor issue could arise is the Dogfish Head 120. Rumor has it that Dogfish somehow screwed up the last batch, but at this point I have no word on when it is coming out.
Anyhow, point is, 10 down, 10 to go.
Mar. 30, 2011
The initial goal of the website was to review the Top 20 Most Reviewed American Double IPAs on Beer Advocate. As we reach the halfway point, however, I am having a lot of fun with this and the plan is to keep it going beyond the Top 20. I have a few ideas for another set of 20 beers, but if any of you out there have some thoughts I would love to hear them.
Back to the current list, however, here is what it looked like in the beginning of the project:
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
2. Stone Ruination - Stone Brewing
3. Bell's Hopslam - Bell's Brewery
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River (Will need some help finding this one for sure)
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
8. Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds
9. Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide
10. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
11. Burton Baton - Dogfish Head
12. Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing
13. Maximus - Lagunitas
14. Gordon Ale - Oskar Blues
15. Unearthly - Southern Tier
16. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders
17. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. Hopsickle Imperial IPA - Moylan's Brewery
20. Founder's Double Trouble - Founders
The updated list has a few changes, Hop Stoopid and Maharaja flip flopped spots, although, I believe they'll probably revert back to their original spots soon seeing as another batch of Maharaja was just released and the Hop Stoopid is available year-round. At this point the Maharaja is only 11 reviews behind. The other mover on the list was, once again, Founders Double Trouble. It has steadily moved up the list, starting at No. 20 and moving up to 14.
As I noted in the last update to The List, the original listed Oskar Blues's Gordon Ale, but the name has been changed since then to G'Knight Ale.
So, after all that, this is what the new list looks like:
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
8. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
14. Founders Double Trouble - Founders
16. Unearthly - Southern Tier
17. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders
18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
Of the 10 remaining beers on the list, I am only seeing one as giving me a hard time, the YuleSmith Summer by AleSmith. AleSmith doesn't distribute to Chicago as far as I know and I may have to wait a few more months anyway, to get my hands on a fresh batch. I imagine it will be the final beer on the list.
On the other hand, I have already reviewed the Maharaja, I just have to edit and post it sometime within the next few days. I also have a 4-pack of Double Trouble in the fridge, along with a bomber of Hop Stoopid.
90 Minute, Unearthly and Double Dog should be no problem whatsoever. The Founders Devil Dancer and the Hop Wallup shouldn't require too much hunting either. The only other minor issue could arise is the Dogfish Head 120. Rumor has it that Dogfish somehow screwed up the last batch, but at this point I have no word on when it is coming out.
Anyhow, point is, 10 down, 10 to go.
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Updated List - 5 Down, 15 To Go
Posted by: Stonecipher
Feb. 18, 2011
Our first project here at 20 Beers in 20 Nights, which we are currently working on, is to review the Top 20 most reviewed American Double/Imperial IPAs according to Beer Advocate. When I first came up with the idea for the blog back in November, The List looked like this:
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
2. Stone Ruination - Stone Brewing
3. Bell's Hopslam - Bell's Brewery
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River (Will need some help finding this one for sure)
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
8. Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds
9. Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide
10. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
11. Burton Baton - Dogfish Head
12. Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing
13. Maximus - Lagunitas
14. Gordon Ale - Oskar Blues
15. Unearthly - Southern Tier
16. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders
17. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. Hopsickle Imperial IPA - Moylan's Brewery
20. Founder's Double Trouble - Founders
Of course, a few beers have switched places now that we're in the month of February, but none have fallen out of the Top 20. I haven't decided what to do if that happens, but the good news there is that only two other beers are really within striking distance and both seem to be a long shot at this point.
In addition to a few beers changing places, 25% of them have now been reviewed and therefore can be crossed off. Also, the Gordon Ale by Oskar Blues has been forced to change its name for legal reasons to G'Knight Imperial Red Ale. So, here is what the new list looks like to reflect cross-offs, position changes and the one name change:
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
2. Stone Ruination - Stone Brewing
3. Bell's Hopslam - Bell's Brewery
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River (Will need some help finding this one for sure)
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
8. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
9. Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds
10. Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide
11. Burton Baton - Dogfish Head
12. Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing
13. Maximus - Lagunitas
14. G'Knight Imperial Red Ale - Oskar Blues
15. Unearthly - Southern Tier
16. Founders Double Trouble - Founders
17. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders
18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
20. Hopsickle Imperial IPA - Moylan's Brewery
So there you have it, 5 down, 15 to go. It's been fun so far!
UPDATE: 8 down, 12 to go. Pliny might happen this week!
UPDATE 2 - 3/27/2011: 9 down, 11 to go. The Pliny has been reviewed, finally! Found it at Poppy's Pizza in Estes Park, Colorado. It will be an excellent beer to review for the half way point on The List.
Feb. 18, 2011
Our first project here at 20 Beers in 20 Nights, which we are currently working on, is to review the Top 20 most reviewed American Double/Imperial IPAs according to Beer Advocate. When I first came up with the idea for the blog back in November, The List looked like this:
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
2. Stone Ruination - Stone Brewing
3. Bell's Hopslam - Bell's Brewery
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River (Will need some help finding this one for sure)
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
8. Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds
9. Hercules Double IPA - Great Divide
10. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
11. Burton Baton - Dogfish Head
12. Double Simcoe IPA - Weyerbacher Brewing
13. Maximus - Lagunitas
14. Gordon Ale - Oskar Blues
15. Unearthly - Southern Tier
16. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders
17. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. Hopsickle Imperial IPA - Moylan's Brewery
20. Founder's Double Trouble - Founders
Of course, a few beers have switched places now that we're in the month of February, but none have fallen out of the Top 20. I haven't decided what to do if that happens, but the good news there is that only two other beers are really within striking distance and both seem to be a long shot at this point.
In addition to a few beers changing places, 25% of them have now been reviewed and therefore can be crossed off. Also, the Gordon Ale by Oskar Blues has been forced to change its name for legal reasons to G'Knight Imperial Red Ale. So, here is what the new list looks like to reflect cross-offs, position changes and the one name change:
1. 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
4. Pliny the Elder - Russian River (Will need some help finding this one for sure)
5. Hop Wallup - Victory
6. 120 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head
7. Maharaja - Avery Brewing
8. Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas
15. Unearthly - Southern Tier
16. Founders Double Trouble - Founders
17. Founders Devil Dancer - Founders
18. Double Dog Double Pale Ale - Flying Dog
19. YuleSmith (Summer) - AleSmith
So there you have it, 5 down, 15 to go. It's been fun so far!
UPDATE: 8 down, 12 to go. Pliny might happen this week!
UPDATE 2 - 3/27/2011: 9 down, 11 to go. The Pliny has been reviewed, finally! Found it at Poppy's Pizza in Estes Park, Colorado. It will be an excellent beer to review for the half way point on The List.
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