Heady Topper

steel_egg

I am sitting here with my first one. A friend sent one via ups the other day and deceided this was the day. Too bad you can't this outside of the town it's brewed in. Very tasty!

dgordon2nc

A guy I work with goes up there every year and brings back a ton. Was lucky enough he gave me 6 cans of it. Really awesome beer!

DMW

I'm jealous.

steel_egg

That's how my friend got one. He has a guy that gets about 2 cases a year from another that travels up there frequently. I'm being tasked to bring out other beers when I head out to Philly this summer. Most of what they are asking for can be bought at the grocery store here. 

Phatchris

Yeah it's good 

shtgunal3

Maybe we need to have a beer exchange

dgordon2nc

There are some great ones here in nc!  But I have to say the current stone go to ipa is tough to beat

steel_egg

I have to give the go to a chance. I'm usually on a frenzied hunt for the enjoy by. Those beers are just amazing. 

dgordon2nc

I loaded up!  I bought a case of it from random places this weekend 

dgordon2nc

stompbox

Love Heady, lucky enough to have had it several times.

NERVOUS

I managed to get some of this stuff all the way over here in SoCal!

trip150

Heady is delicious!  This is one of my favorites.  

steel_egg

Pliny is another that's nearly impossible to track down. 

TN2TX

Heady is awesome. Favorite beer by far. 

jdsmithii

jdsmithii

A couple years ago, when you could get it from the brewery.

The_Stache

You guys are KILLING ME!!!  Piney the Elder and Heady Topper in the same POST... (at least there's no Piney the Younger!)...

I guess I'll just sit here and suffer with my 12% Homebrew Imperial Stout!!...  Gonna have to take a trip to Burlington and head back down through Muster, IN to pick up a little "special" stuff...

If someone is willing to do some beer trading... I'm in the Nashville, TN area but close to Oskar Blues and the Atlanta breweries!!

Rick

steel_egg

The_Stache said:

You guys are KILLING ME!!!  Piney the Elder and Heady Topper in the same POST... (at least there's no Piney the Younger!)...

I guess I'll just sit here and suffer with my 12% Homebrew Imperial Stout!!...  Gonna have to take a trip to Burlington and head back down through Muster, IN to pick up a little "special" stuff...

If someone is willing to do some beer trading... I'm in the Nashville, TN area but close to Oskar Blues and the Atlanta breweries!!

Rick

Probably the best thing I could offer that's local to Pittsburgh is Fat Heads Headhunter ipa. Up there with the best of them. Unfortunately, the original bar in town for in to brewing and opened a brewery outside of Cleveland. The beer is too good to hold it against them. 

stompbox

I neeeeeeeeeeeed Pliny.

Acn

OK, I'm going to be a contrary voice here.  Heady is really good, but it's not that much better than Stone, or MBC Mo, or Dogfish Head.

90% of people's obsession on it is the lack of availability.  Same with Pappy Van Winkle.

steel_egg

Acn said:

OK, I'm going to be a contrary voice here.  Heady is really good, but it's not that much better than Stone, or MBC Mo, or Dogfish Head.

90% of people's obsession on it is the lack of availability.  Same with Pappy Van Winkle.

I agree to a certain extent. That's how it used to be with Nugget Nectar. I think the quality has gone down with increased production. I thought heady was pretty good  and I would drink regularly if it was available but there are plenty that I can drink that are pretty close. 

trip150

The_Stache said:

You guys are KILLING ME!!!  Piney the Elder and Heady Topper in the same POST... (at least there's no Piney the Younger!)...

I guess I'll just sit here and suffer with my 12% Homebrew Imperial Stout!!...  Gonna have to take a trip to Burlington and head back down through Muster, IN to pick up a little "special" stuff...

If someone is willing to do some beer trading... I'm in the Nashville, TN area but close to Oskar Blues and the Atlanta breweries!!

Rick

Munster!  Amazing little place.  

jabam

DMW said:

I'm jealous.

Me too

YEMTrey

I actually prefer Focal Banger to Heady.

TFols

I didn't find Heady to be that mind blowing, decent but not what it's hyped to be. My neighbor gets a shipment a few times a year of Pliney from a friend in CA, last time he also got some Blind Pig, I thought that was very drinkable. 

Phatchris

IMO Heady Fresh is tough to beat ... Focal Banger, Double Sunshine, Surley Abrasive,Pliny,Trillium's double hopped offerings, Abner, Second Fiddle ( I haven't had Mastermind or any Treehouse) I'll even throw in JA Excess all right there with it ... Now if you get an old one I can see how some Stone or MBC can compare... Dogfish, which I enjoy is too malty to compare to these Hop Bombs.

HondaHawk

I've had Heady. It's been a couple of years...good stuff. Wouldn't down play it a bit.

Lately I've been fortunate to have Todd The Axeman from Surley. That stuff is incrediable. Highly recommended to any beer brahs. 

kl8ton

shtgunal3 said:

Maybe we need to have a beer exchange

YES!

BYS1981

If you're a west coaster check out Tavour.com they send 2 daily emails and you can order or not order beer depending on if you like the beer mentioned. 

If you're interested give me a pm, we both get $10 bucks if you order.

chadpsualum

Heady Topper is fantastic.  One of my top 5's.

I have yet to try Pliny the Elder...and would also love to get my hands on the Younger as well.