tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post2680574481938654309..comments2023-10-07T17:13:54.773-07:00Comments on Ramblings of a Beer Runner: The Session #68: When Does Novelty Cease?Derrick Petermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03965272125362046327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-69535403021119166652012-10-06T20:07:09.452-07:002012-10-06T20:07:09.452-07:00I liked the Elvis and Alvin and the Chipmonks pers...I liked the Elvis and Alvin and the Chipmonks perspective. If I feel a "novelty beer" such as The Rocky Mountain Stout has potential to impress I will be up to the challenge but if I view it as gimmicky such as some of the so-called Holiday beers with very little substance then that appears to be more of a novelty. Good post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414414401186173633.post-7304230936423201502012-10-05T07:26:48.051-07:002012-10-05T07:26:48.051-07:00Interesting ... I think I've had more chili be...Interesting ... I think I've had more chili beers that I have liked than ones I have not liked. Of course, I don't drink that many, and only try ones at places where I already know that I like their beer in general.<br /><br />It is always interesting to me that "novelty beer" means very different things to different people. When I mention "sour beer" in the general (non-beer-geek) public, I get confused are-you-crazy looks. I of course don't think of sours as "novelty" at all. Just yummy.<br /><br />In fact, I have gotten similar looks for really main-stream (IMO) beers such as fruit beers.ESheppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791870404804006118noreply@blogger.com