I’ve had the surfboard brew and remember it being pretty good. I tend to favor the English and Irish ales, for whatever reason. Sam Smith’s nut brown is my favorite beer of all time, but a micro brewery in Mississippi called Lazy Magnolia makes a Southern Pecan that’s pretty true to the original (and it’s not over-hopped like so many Godawful American micros are… I absolutely DO NOT understand the latest American IPA craze, but to each his – or her, or their – own).
A terrific example of Americans ruining beer with hops happened when Lagunitas started brewing Newcastle Brown Ale. It went from being a very good fish & chips beer to being – to me and to me only, so be forewarned this is just MY opinion and I mean no offense if you do not share it, just as I am not the least bit offended if you disagree with me – thoroughly undrinkable. I will not drink a Newcastle again unless it’s made under the original formula (meaning I’d probably have to be on another continent).