tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post7809768134313208056..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: See, Now This Beer Tastes BitterJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-91808732844619423652010-03-18T14:37:44.587-07:002010-03-18T14:37:44.587-07:00Bill, I think you're right. I was sort of kid...Bill, I think you're right. I was sort of kidding with the 1998 to show that in American craft brewing terms, "throwback" ain't that far. <br /><br />But allow me to strain as I try to pat myself on the back for identifying the retro vibe in this beer. That's why they pay me the big bucks.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-32320247994018481602010-03-18T14:24:46.039-07:002010-03-18T14:24:46.039-07:00It may be a throwback from further than 1998. At ...It may be a throwback from further than 1998. At the East Burn Beer Belly dinner, John Harris said he wanted to brew a beer like the first ones he ever brewed (I think he said that was 26 years ago).<br /><br />So the siblings of this beer on the family tree might be Hammerhead and Mirror Pond.Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-29048209462800765652010-03-18T12:11:08.367-07:002010-03-18T12:11:08.367-07:00"Northwest brewer introduces new beer with nu..."Northwest brewer introduces new beer with nuance sacrificed to a butt-load of hops."<br /><br />Yaaaaaaaawwwn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-6515556237207861082010-03-18T11:30:17.489-07:002010-03-18T11:30:17.489-07:00Just tried it myself two nights ago and my take wa...Just tried it myself two nights ago and my take was similar to yours: "now this is the quintessential Oregon spring beer." I loved it as much for what it represented as for the beer itself (which is pretty darn good). <br /><br />I admire the winter beers with all of their complex spiciness, but to me this is the moment, the dawn of the spring beers-fresh and hoppy and wonderful. In Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.com