Comments on: Damn Pete Brown: The best beer trip ever http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/ Tue, 22 May 2012 16:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-40578 Stan Hieronymus Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:36:45 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/#comment-40578 Brewers are still crafting excellent new IPAs (which include those in the manner of British IPAs, more assertive American IPAs and all kinds of Double IPAs) but that doesn't mean the standards don't endure. Maybe we can talk about that AFTER you trip - not far off, eh? You might have mentioned that you <a href="http://petebrown.blogspot.com/2007/08/petes-big-adventure-or-can-you-take.html" rel="nofollow">posted details. Go read, folks.</a> Brewers are still crafting excellent new IPAs (which include those in the manner of British IPAs, more assertive American IPAs and all kinds of Double IPAs) but that doesn’t mean the standards don’t endure.

Maybe we can talk about that AFTER you trip – not far off, eh?

You might have mentioned that you posted details. Go read, folks.

]]> By: Pete Brown http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-40491 Pete Brown Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:53:59 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/#comment-40491 Would have loved to have been able to do GABF - unfortunately I'll be in the mid-Atlantic by then. Have been for the last two years and had an amazing time there. I certainly want to do credit to the modern American IPAs in the book. It would be good to hear what you guys really rate as the best ones - I know the 'extreme' IPAs that are moving the style forward and creating something new are maybe the most interesting, but what about the classics of the style? Are there any that endure year after year, or does it keep changing? Would have loved to have been able to do GABF – unfortunately I’ll be in the mid-Atlantic by then. Have been for the last two years and had an amazing time there. I certainly want to do credit to the modern American IPAs in the book. It would be good to hear what you guys really rate as the best ones – I know the ‘extreme’ IPAs that are moving the style forward and creating something new are maybe the most interesting, but what about the classics of the style? Are there any that endure year after year, or does it keep changing?

]]> By: Bruisin' Ales Beer Blog http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-40417 Bruisin' Ales Beer Blog Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:14:14 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/#comment-40417 [...] this little story over at Appellation Beer today and, seriously, we wish we’d thought of it for our future [...] [...] this little story over at Appellation Beer today and, seriously, we wish we’d thought of it for our future [...]

]]> By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-40101 Stan Hieronymus Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:05:57 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/#comment-40101 Pete - I was hoping you could make to the the GABF <em>before</em> you start your trip. It would seem like a proper send off, a good look at where we are now before digging into the past. So consider yourself invited (get here and we'll supply the beer). Pete – I was hoping you could make to the the GABF before you start your trip. It would seem like a proper send off, a good look at where we are now before digging into the past.

So consider yourself invited (get here and we’ll supply the beer).

]]> By: Pete Brown http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-40082 Pete Brown Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:38:59 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/#comment-40082 Hello! You shouldn't believe everything you read in the MA - especially the fine detail. But the trip is happening and the book will be out in the Uk in Summer 08. I've had tentative interest from a US publisher and am desperate to get a US release, given that IPA is now way more popular with you guys than it is here. I'm just waiting for one final piece of the journey to fall into place - the canal journey from Burton - and then I'll be doing a proper announcement. On the question of beers - there are quite a few things Roger and I don't agree on, and I'll hopefully be well out of the country by the time he realises I'm upping the ante on writing about IPA, but I do have a lot of sympathy with him regarding IPAs - as maeib says, we get very few American beers in the UK. And while it's great to come over and try them at the GABF, time and the capabilities of the palate are limited! Once I've done the India trip, if anyone would like to commission me to travel across America searching out the best and/or most authentic American IPAs, I'd be only too happy to oblige... Hello!

You shouldn’t believe everything you read in the MA – especially the fine detail. But the trip is happening and the book will be out in the Uk in Summer 08. I’ve had tentative interest from a US publisher and am desperate to get a US release, given that IPA is now way more popular with you guys than it is here.

I’m just waiting for one final piece of the journey to fall into place – the canal journey from Burton – and then I’ll be doing a proper announcement.

On the question of beers – there are quite a few things Roger and I don’t agree on, and I’ll hopefully be well out of the country by the time he realises I’m upping the ante on writing about IPA, but I do have a lot of sympathy with him regarding IPAs – as maeib says, we get very few American beers in the UK. And while it’s great to come over and try them at the GABF, time and the capabilities of the palate are limited! Once I’ve done the India trip, if anyone would like to commission me to travel across America searching out the best and/or most authentic American IPAs, I’d be only too happy to oblige…

]]> By: maeib http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-39191 maeib Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:50:23 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/damn-pete-brown-the-best-beer-trip-ever/#comment-39191 I agree that there are much better IPAs out there than Roger Protz's list. Of course we don't get a lot of American IPAs over here, but with his contacts he should be able to get better. I once watched Roger try Hogs Back BSA, which is certainly hoppier than the average UK beer but nothing compared to a lot of US stuff, and exclaim "Wow that's bitter". He really needs to get out more bless him I agree that there are much better IPAs out there than Roger Protz’s list. Of course we don’t get a lot of American IPAs over here, but with his contacts he should be able to get better. I once watched Roger try Hogs Back BSA, which is certainly hoppier than the average UK beer but nothing compared to a lot of US stuff, and exclaim “Wow that’s bitter”.

He really needs to get out more bless him

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