Collective Arts

[S. St. Jeb]

Does anybody else have problems with the Collective Arts website? I have sometimes managed to get on it and successfully navigate around, but most often I get caught in an endless loop with it asking me if I'm legal drinking age. I can't figure it out at all. Even following posted links to their winter release has both worked and not worked.

[Ukie]

Does anybody else have problems with the Collective Arts website? I have sometimes managed to get on it and successfully navigate around, but most often I get caught in an endless loop with it asking me if I'm legal drinking age. I can't figure it out at all. Even following posted links to their winter release has both worked and not worked.

Yes.

Wasn't able to enter the website until I switched browsers

[S. St. Jeb]

I am really growing to love this brewery.

They make a lot of great stuff! I had their new Lunch Money Ale at a restaurant last weekend....initial impression was not good, but heh, nobody's perfect. I like these guys. Nice place too if you get a chance to stop in.

Is Lunch money just a re-branding of Stash?? I remember seeing on the Stash can it saying "straight up ale". And Lunch money says the same thing. If this is the case, then yeah, I agree with you. Not a very good beer as far as I'm concerned. Really the only dud in the CA lineup. I'm not a fan of saint of circumstance, but it's not bad.

Doesn't appear to be. Both are shown on their website.

Stash: "STASH is brewed with Cascade hops, Canadian malts and California ale yeast."

Lunch Money: "Lunch Money is a straight-up, easy drinking, ale brewed exclusively with German Magnum and Centennial hops to fuel your creativity."

[Bobsy]

I've never had them side by side, but I'd be shocked if they were the same beer. STASH didn't impress me all that much, but I find Lunch Money to be a pretty decent sessional quaff.

[darmokandjalad]

From the horse's mouth, they are not the same beer:



That being said, having tasted them both within the last week (there is still Stash stock lingering in these parts), the difference isn't exactly huge

[BeerIsGood]

Just had the IPA No 5, which is excellent.

[Quotashun]

Just had the IPA No 5, which is excellent.

Yup, love it. Dangerously easy to drink for 8.2%ABV.

[Belgian]

I just tried the CA #5 IPA (double IPA) which I think has an excellent big tropical fruit aroma. Expansive hop character. The foggy 'New England' glass presentation and citrusy hop flavors are great, also gentle spicy-resiny aspects like spruce forest. The particular malting and substantial ABV gives this ale a definite roundness which you may love or hate. This is good and I feel at least obligated to 'catch up' on the many Collective Arts brews I have not yet tried, there are so many available in cans right now at the Danforth Greektown store, & the cold storage room makes a compelling argument to buy hoppy ales there and not at my local Beaches Queen Coxwell.

* Edit * well now Queen-Coxwell has them in the COLD display, so I guess I'm not complaining! And this February batch (or canning) is utterly glorious. This IIPA pretty much nails it for a style I enjoy right now, with just the right amount of lemon-candy-dust and subtle hop cone resins. I almost don't know how to describe it.

[cratez]

* Edit * well now Queen-Coxwell has them in the COLD display, so I guess I'm not complaining! And this February batch (or canning) is utterly glorious. This IIPA pretty much nails it for a style I enjoy right now, with just the right amount of lemon-candy-dust and subtle hop cone resins. I almost don't know how to describe it.

I agree wholeheartedly. It's the best IPA available at the 'BO right now and I grab at least a can or two every time I'm there. Kudos to CA for absolutely nailing the style.

[sofakingdrunk]

I just tried the CA #5 IPA (double IPA) which I think has an excellent big tropical fruit aroma. Expansive hop character. The foggy 'New England' glass presentation and citrusy hop flavors are great, also gentle spicy-resiny aspects like spruce forest. The particular malting and substantial ABV gives this ale a definite roundness which you may love or hate. This is good and I feel at least obligated to 'catch up' on the many Collective Arts brews I have not yet tried, there are so many available in cans right now at the Danforth Greektown store, & the cold storage room makes a compelling argument to buy hoppy ales there and not at my local Beaches Queen Coxwell.

* Edit * well now Queen-Coxwell has them in the COLD display, so I guess I'm not complaining! And this February batch (or canning) is utterly glorious. This IIPA pretty much nails it for a style I enjoy right now, with just the right amount of lemon-candy-dust and subtle hop cone resins. I almost don't know how to describe it.

Agreed, and thx for the heads up on the new shipment. I was able to re-stock

[S. St. Jeb]

I almost don't know how to describe it.

LOL. In my reading of this board, you've never been in a position where you didn't know how to describe something. Well, I guess you did say "almost".

[GtownRandy]

The wife and I split a couple of ipa 5 from the feb 14 batch, it’s definitely not as hazy as the Jan. batch

[JaseWescott]

anybody else find IPA No. 6 disappointing? a couple beer reviewers on Youtube didn't like it either. this is a rare swing and miss from Collective Arts.

[northyorksammy]

anybody else find IPA No. 6 disappointing? a couple beer reviewers on Youtube didn't like it either. this is a rare swing and miss from Collective Arts.

i find the ir batting average has fallen below the Mendoza line in 2018

[JaseWescott]

it's a really strange beer. the peach puree, hops and malt are balanced in a way that nothing stands out. somebody said it taste like mouthwash but I think it's more like after you brush your teeth and drink something hehe

I hope IPA No. 7 is more interesting like a Sour or Brut IPA.