Stowe Thread

[BenedictGomez]

Heady Topper gets my vote for "Most Overrated Beer" in my lifetime of beer consumption, and I think Heady Topper is a very good, if not excellent beer, which only emphasizes how overrated I think it has to be to take that award.

 

[Kingslug20]

Why?
I think i like it for many reasons...not bothering my gut is a big one. Sip of sunshine and Frost also favorites..

 

[Kingslug20]

Report shows its snowed 2 inches and more on the way
The kingslug effect in action..again..

 

[BenedictGomez]

Why?

Because it's a very good beer, but nothing more, and nothing less. I think calling it "amazing" became the beer drinking equivalent of, The Emperor Wears No Clothes for a certain male demo. This was likely caused by the early supply/demand imbalance created as much by Mom & Pop capacity constraints as by actual demand, and silly stories of people "following trucks" etc...

 

[Boxtop Willie]

Depending on one's age and location. Possibly the world's most overrated beer was Coors before it had national distribution.
Brings back all kinds of bad memories. Friends would bring back a case from a Colorado trip and savor it. I never understood.

 

[Edd]

I don’t go to VT often but, for IPAs, I can’t think of a decent one on the level of Stoneface from NH or Lunch from Maine.

 

[jimmywilson69]

I love Coors banquet!

Heady Topper is overrated, its not even the best beer the alchemist makes. that being said I still enjoy one when I get a chance to have one.

in my opinion Burlington Beer Co and Foam are making way better beers than either the alchemist or lawsons. That being said this isn't a beer thread

hopefully it snows or else its going to be a short season everywhere.

 

[crystalmountainskier]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1495815248988753923

Anyone know why?

 

[jimmywilson69]

yikes... I don't think they make snow down there do they?

 

[Kingslug20]

Nope

 

[RISkier]

Depending on one's age and location. Possibly the world's most overrated beer was Coors before it had national distribution.
Brings back all kinds of bad memories. Friends would bring back a case from a Colorado trip and savor it. I never understood.

I remember. After tasting it I didn’t get the hype either.

 

[deadheadskier]

Heady Topper gets my vote for "Most Overrated Beer" in my lifetime of beer consumption, and I think Heady Topper is a very good, if not excellent beer, which only emphasizes how overrated I think it has to be to take that award.

I see your Heady Topper and raise you any beer by Tree House. For like five years, the only place you could buy it was from the brewery and there was a line 60-90 minutes long almost constantly whenever they were open for the privilege of buying 16 cans. I'm told the lines aren't as bad anymore with the new brewery, but it's still the top Lumbersexual choice.

Both are exceptional breweries, but there are so many (too many) now, it's just not worth the hassle. Though Heady is pretty much anywhere in VT now.

 

[Tonyr]

Nope

How are you liking Sun Valley?

 

[Kingslug20]

Oh..icy groomers..icy moguls....you know...and its dumping in jackson and utah...
This old fadhion really tastes great...think ill have another

 

[BenedictGomez]

Heady is pretty much anywhere in VT now.

I can even buy it locally is western Jersey, so they must have majorly expanded capacity at some point in the last decade.

 

[Apple Country]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1495815248988753923

Anyone know why?

Only Easy Mile was open today, was getting thin on it and looked icy elsewhere. Bottom was a sheet of ice, not good for novices.

 

[deadheadskier]

I can even buy it locally is western Jersey, so they must have majorly expanded capacity at some point in the last decade.

Well they built the giant new brewery behind the Stoweflake 5 or so years ago. When that opened, the plan was to use the Waterbury facility for just canning Heady. I haven't really followed what they've been up to the past few years though.

 

[Apple Country]

Conditions were getting spring-like today, but overall good, too lazy to write full trip report. 10 minutes max at 4 runner when I kept track. Classic New England conditions skied off in the afternoon.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

heady topper is overrated. most brewers make new england style hazy IPAs now and many are better than topper. it was just early to the style and fabled for its rarity for a while. other half in brooklyn makes a dozen+ better NEIPAs

i've always thought stowe needs to utilize toll house better. put in a faster lift and base all beginner ops down there, and add much needed parking

 

[RISkier]

heady topper is overrated. most brewers make new england style hazy IPAs now and many are better than topper. it was just early to the style and fabled for its rarity for a while. other half in brooklyn makes a dozen+ better NEIPAs

i've always thought stowe needs to utilize toll house better. put in a faster lift and base all beginner ops down there, and add much needed parking

The toll house area has been completely ignored. There is excellent beginner and low intermediate terrain over there. The Toll House double has to be in the discussion of world's slowest lifts. I recall riding it one day and woman was skinning up, I thought she was going to beat us. Not much parking over there. There's a bunch of nice lower intermediate terrain to skier's right of the triple below crossover. Doesn't get skied much because it's not convenient getting back to the quad. I expect that'll change with the new 6-pack.