IMO, Fremont's non-BA stuff is all forgettable. Their year-round pale and IPAs are mediocre. They raised prices way too high on the BA stuff and I quit buying them because of much better value out there from other breweries like Pfriem, as @1to392831weretaken mentions.
The problem with beer is that once you have the good stuff, it's harder to appreciate the basics. I like dark beers, and usually sours when I'm looking for something light. To me, just about any[/i] non-BA beer is forgettable at this point, as I know what I'm comparing it to. Anymore, I just drink more rarely and spend on the good stuff when I do. There are some very good non-BA imperial stouts that are actually some of my favorite beers (I've already mentioned Abraxas), but the ingredient list makes them also pretty pricey, and they're really hard to find. Wander did a cherry, vanilla, cacao imperial called Envoy that, at $7 per pint, was an absolute sweet spot for me in price:quality, and I pretty much bought the whole town out of it two years in a row. Alas, not only is it seasonal, but they didn't even do it at all this year.
I will die on the hill of regular Pfreim cans being pretty damn good beer for the price point. If @1to392831weretaken insists on them being nothing special then I'm gonna drive my TRD Pro Canynero up to the parking lot of Anacortes 7-11 and run over his Sienna.
NTTAWWIT, but the kids seem pretty good.
