tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post1148391482092751729..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Bracketology - IPA WinnersJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-211920531711636472008-05-26T11:10:00.000-07:002008-05-26T11:10:00.000-07:00Beervana, thanks for mentioning/linking to my post...Beervana, thanks for mentioning/linking to my post on the IPA bracket. For those of you concerned about the taster's pallete: a) I was unavailable to attend, so I'm just reporting the results; b) the tasters included 30+ of my closest friends in Portland who all enjoy a wide range of different beers, and it was noted by the organizer that many folk were put off by some of the more XTREME hoppy ASGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348113012883073844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-29257490004763740162008-05-24T14:18:00.000-07:002008-05-24T14:18:00.000-07:00[...]The Final Four: The first match-up of the Eli...[...]The Final Four: The first match-up of the Elite Eight yielded the second largest upset of the Challenge <A HREF:="http://boards.webmd.com/?224@@7d906970@" HREF="" REL="nofollow">zithromax</A>with #1 Stone IPA falling to Broken Halo! In the second match-up, Green Flash West Coast IPA[...]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-24417365003358358402008-05-23T17:28:00.000-07:002008-05-23T17:28:00.000-07:00Hey, no need to take jabs at anonymous egos! I (a...Hey, no need to take jabs at anonymous egos! I (anonymous # 2 when reading from the top) didn't slam the Henry's IPA... I just said that I perceive myself as liking the Pelican IPA better. I might be surprised by the results of a blind tasting; as I mentioned in my post, I have been before.<BR/><BR/>And really, you shouldn't let the fact that some of the Henry's lineup is brewed by Full Sail Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-55277014479988995722008-05-23T16:56:00.000-07:002008-05-23T16:56:00.000-07:00I have a feeling that the ego's of most of these "...I have a feeling that the ego's of most of these "anonymous" posters would get in the way if they came out with similar results. <BR/><BR/>I hope some of these folk realize that Full Sail is making some of the Weinhard's products. So as you slam Weinhard's please realize you are also slamming a good local brewery and brewing team! <BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>Ben D.djbrewzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575991155322430893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-1570754509401364372008-05-23T16:39:00.000-07:002008-05-23T16:39:00.000-07:00Yah, or picking broken halo over anything? I mean ...Yah, or picking broken halo over anything? I mean seriously? who did this bracket?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-66940652377818827292008-05-23T15:41:00.000-07:002008-05-23T15:41:00.000-07:00I (a different anonymous that above) have been ast...I (a different anonymous that above) have been astonsihed by some of my choices in nearly every blind tasting I've done. It's amazing what stripping away the prejudices created by brand and label can do! That being said, I really can't imagine *myself* picking Henry's over Pelican.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-47142867568478981862008-05-23T15:19:00.000-07:002008-05-23T15:19:00.000-07:00That is a slightly curious result, but Henry's IPA...That is a slightly curious result, but Henry's IPA is a pretty respectable beer. Although I think it indicates what kind of palate-orientation the tasters had, I personally see no reason to write it off out-of-hand. Particularly when you get to the eventual winner, which is actually quite a similar beer.<BR/><BR/>A challenge to youse guys who think he's wrong: run the brackets yourself. I'd Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-78284889656289152492008-05-23T15:10:00.000-07:002008-05-23T15:10:00.000-07:00Wow . . . it's not often that you lose complete an...Wow . . . it's not often that you lose complete and total respect for a competition by the first sentence. "#31 Weinhard's IPA over #2 India Pelican Ale."<BR/><BR/>In a way, that's really impressive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-79848218709872598562008-05-23T12:52:00.000-07:002008-05-23T12:52:00.000-07:00There is no way on God's green earth that Henry's ...There is no way on God's green earth that Henry's IPA beat India Pelican Ale. Whomever made that call does not like beer, that is the only conclusion I can reasonably make.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190744835642613081noreply@blogger.com