[The Professor]

...Pete's Wicked Ale when Pete was making it
Thomas Hardy's Ale when Eldridge Pope was making it
Samichlaus when Hurlimann was making it
Celis White when Pierre was making it...
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The worst part about getting old is sounding old.

+1 to all of the above.
Especially the last sentence...I catch myself sounding like my dad a little too often these days (though fortunately I don't tell stories yet about walking to school 5 miles every day.  Uphill. Both ways.)

[babalu87]

Harpoon IPA

While still a good beer its nothing like what it was when Todd Mott was still at Harpoon.

[denny]

The worst part about getting old is sounding old.

I sound more like my parents every day....

[redbeerman]

Killian's for sure.  The first time I had it in Colorado in 1980, I think, it was great.  Now, not so much.  So many other things, like Gordon said, have not kept the quality, once the bottom line was the driving force.

[bluesman]

I used to like Budweiser a long time ago until I discovered microbrews and the rest is history for me.  I'm not sure if it has really changed over the years or not but it sure has gotten alot of airplay.  I think it's really hard to pass judgement on the evolution of beer without doing a blind tasting which we all know is not possible without a genie in a bottle... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yun_reoA-po

...but I do think Sam Adams BL was better years ago.

[blatz]

...but I do think Sam Adams BL was better years ago.

really? man, cause when you get it fresh (exp date 4-5 months out from today's date) that stuff is hard to beat.

Entirely agree on Thomas Hardy's - its simply brand exploitation now 

[The Professor]

...but I do think Sam Adams BL was better years ago.

really? man, cause when you get it fresh (exp date 4-5 months out from today's date) that stuff is hard to beat.

Entirely agree on Thomas Hardy's - its simply brand exploitation now 

Is someone making Thomas Hardy's again?  I thought it finally bit the dust when O'Hanlon's dropped it.

[blatz]

Is someone making Thomas Hardy's again?  I thought it finally bit the dust when O'Hanlon's dropped it.

not quite sure.  I last had a 2007 at a brew comp this past spring with a friend and it was disappointing. 

[majorvices]

Me...

[theoman]

Me...

Bummer. I'm still awesome.

[majorvices]

I'm still awesome, just not as awesome as I once was. 

[brewballs]

I was so right.

[majorvices]

I was so right.

Got you on my second cast! Kind of ironic, eh? trolling the troller? 

[brewballs]

I'm SURE that was meant just for me. Come on, we all know you're just one of the most awesome persons on here. 

[bluesman]

...but I do think Sam Adams BL was better years ago.

really? man, cause when you get it fresh (exp date 4-5 months out from today's date) that stuff is hard to beat.

Entirely agree on Thomas Hardy's - its simply brand exploitation now 

Not sayin' I would pass it up anything. In fact...I would recommend it as a prime example of an American Amber Lager brewed with German Noble hops.  Just seems to be missing something from what I can remember.