Comments on: The Post Where I Say Nice Things About Harpoon…A Quad Review. http://www.beerscribe.com/2009/03/15/the-post-where-i-say-nice-things-about-harpoona-quad-review/ Dedicated to the art, complexity, and business of beer... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andy http://www.beerscribe.com/2009/03/15/the-post-where-i-say-nice-things-about-harpoona-quad-review/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Andy Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:33:34 +0000 http://www.beerscribe.com/2009/03/15/the-post-where-i-say-nice-things-about-harpoona-quad-review/#comment-372 I haven't heard that the DIPA will be a regular offering or just one that is brewed again at some point in the future. In either event, it's welcomed news. But my point remains the same, I'd like to see some lower-alcohol, more traditional offerings with a greater flavor punch than the present portfolio offers. That's just one person's view, however, as all kinds of folks enjoy the present offerings. And I agree with your quad to the North comment, surprisingly enough. Good on Harpoon. I haven’t heard that the DIPA will be a regular offering or just one that is brewed again at some point in the future. In either event, it’s welcomed news. But my point remains the same, I’d like to see some lower-alcohol, more traditional offerings with a greater flavor punch than the present portfolio offers. That’s just one person’s view, however, as all kinds of folks enjoy the present offerings.

And I agree with your quad to the North comment, surprisingly enough. Good on Harpoon.

]]> By: Jim http://www.beerscribe.com/2009/03/15/the-post-where-i-say-nice-things-about-harpoona-quad-review/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Jim Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:28:58 +0000 http://www.beerscribe.com/2009/03/15/the-post-where-i-say-nice-things-about-harpoona-quad-review/#comment-371 You forgot to mention that they did just recently add to their regular offerings. The Leviathan Imperial IPA is now a regular offering, and a good one at that. It's quite possibly going to become my "go to" DIPA (if you can call a DIPA your go to beer). I'm not a huge fan of quads, but I enjoyed the Harpoon one quite a bit (much better than the "quad" recently released by their competitor to the north). That being said, I, too, don't understand why there is no official style for quads. Most of them are similar enough to warrant its own style and different enough from Strong Dark Ales, which tend to trade some of the dark fruit flavors of quads in favor of more spice flavors (at least in my experience). You forgot to mention that they did just recently add to their regular offerings. The Leviathan Imperial IPA is now a regular offering, and a good one at that. It’s quite possibly going to become my “go to” DIPA (if you can call a DIPA your go to beer).

I’m not a huge fan of quads, but I enjoyed the Harpoon one quite a bit (much better than the “quad” recently released by their competitor to the north).

That being said, I, too, don’t understand why there is no official style for quads. Most of them are similar enough to warrant its own style and different enough from Strong Dark Ales, which tend to trade some of the dark fruit flavors of quads in favor of more spice flavors (at least in my experience).

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