Speaking of specialty beers, I'm starting to gather up a collection of them. These are beers that people have gifted me or ones that I saw on the shelf and thought they might be good but changed my mind. Beers made with chipotle, or bacon and stuff like that. I'm not a fussy eater or anything, but sometimes the weirdo beers gross me out. I think the microbreweries are always reaching and innovating and experimenting - and thats a good thing - but the consumer has to be able to stomach the results!
Higgy,
Have you collected any Smutty Nose from up your way? It was the most astringent IPA I ever tried.