Comments on: Fighting Flagships | Vol. 3

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:17:24 +0000

That’s definitely something I’ve considered. But it’s the nature of the article’s design; one brewery may consider a stout its flagship while another goes with a pilsner or amber. (More lean toward the latter two, but some don’t.) I’ve also considered doing variations on the concept by comparing three beers from the same brewery or three beers in the same style made by different breweries.

But the point of Fighting Flagships is, in general, to take three flagship craft beers (I’m pushing that label a bit with Sam Adams, but you get the idea) because those beers will be that brewery’s most widely distributed offering. So, if one of my readers sees these three on a shelf somewhere, they’ll have some idea about what each tastes like and maybe which to try first. Perhaps that why I used to simply score them instead of picking a “winner,” since, as you said, it’s an apples and oranges situation. Hrm.

Anyway, thanks for the thought-provoking comment!

By: Tom Butcher

Tom Butcher — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:02:32 +0000

Hmm… That Anvil beer sounds pretty good—I’ll have to give it a shot if I ever go somewhere that AleSmith distributes to.

The format of this article seems rather odd though; these are three completely different beers. Doesn’t that make it a bit difficult to compare them directly? I mean, the Boston Lager isn’t even in the same family as the other two beers!

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:23:28 +0000

It’s funny, neither of those beers are my favorites from their breweries. (Anvil won by a fairly large margin, heh. ) I’d suggest trying some of the others I mentioned if you get a chance!

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:29:24 +0000

i don’t particular care for the alaska or sam adams (although it really depends where i get the sam adams, for some reason). i’d never even heard of this “anvil” thing. but i’ll add it to the list.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:20:48 +0000

Indeed! Thanks for commenting.

By: fil

fil — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:29:33 +0000

Pears huh? I may have to give Anvil Ale a try . . anything that wins the Golden Godzilla MUST be good