Drank some Jai Alai on Orange beach this past week. I went to Rouse's (which, by the way, is the best joint for craft beer in Orange Beach/Gulf Shores. Maggie's is ok, just not a very big selection) and the guy that is the beer manager there was stocking some shelves. Well he sees my basket, and i had some jai alai and westbrook ipa in there. He asks me, "you ever had those beers before".
Me "yeah, i like them"
Him "those are probably the worst 2 ipa's i've ever had"
Me "really"
Him "yeah. They are terrible, yet they sell the fastest"
Me "hmm"
Him "they let us try new beers when they came in, and i hate those 2. You need to try the harpoon ipa or some stuff from stone"
Me "well i'll stick with what i got"

Just seemed odd that the beer manager there would A) tell me what i was buying was terrible, then B) follow it up with saying that it is their best seller.

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Posted by GrammarKnotsi

Member since Feb 2013

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Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:15 pm to BugAC

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Just seemed odd that the beer manager there would A) tell me what i was buying was terrible, then B) follow it up with saying that it is their best seller.

Sounds like fresh IPA is too harsh for him

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Posted by bbrou33

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Member since Oct 2011

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Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:19 pm to BugAC

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BugAC

Was this him?

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Posted by urinetrouble

Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 7/30/14 at 1:20 pm to BugAC

Damn gumps.

I'm not a huge Jai Alai fan, but it's one of the best canned options around here for beach drinking. Found some canned on 7/22 at the Perdido Key publix yesterday. Wish it were a little less malty. The Westbrook IPA is a bit more sessionable. I should have bought more of that.

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