re: New Envie

In their defense the beers flavor profile was changing because of their yeast naturally evolving not because of a change in recipes. They have changed the yeast in an attempt to get their hoppy beers back how they were before the yeast evolved.

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I may be a bit ignorant, but I can't recall another brewery that changes their known and liked beers so much.

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There are lots of them out there that do this. I like it. Micro brewing isn't an exact science. Budweiser is pretty consistent, other than that, most microbrews have some fluctuations. I like it, actually. I may be in the minority, but I like the element of surprise. Maybe the beer doesn't taste EXACTLY like it did last time I had it, but it is still good beer. The fluctuations give us something to talk about, something to look forward to (in the next batch), and keeps the beer from being a shelf turd.