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distantmantra
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Over at my wife's aunt and uncle for Christmas Eve. They're farmers outside Omaha. The NASCAR, Bud Light kind of people.
We broke open a 125th Anniversary Budweiser corked and caged 750ml bottle. Yep. Tasted like 12 year old Budweiser.
We broke open a 125th Anniversary Budweiser corked and caged 750ml bottle. Yep. Tasted like 12 year old Budweiser.
sharkmuncher
Member
That sounds so terrible and so awesome all at once haha.
distantmantra
Member
Exactly!!!
Then came back to my in-laws, put my daughter to bed, then opened up a 2013 Bourbon Abominable that I brought from Seattle.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Jesus. That is a helluva gift.
It's the length of time they continuously hopped it, yes. But each style is a different tasting style/alcohol level too - the 120 minute is far stronger than the 60 minute.
And it is thicker and more delicious.
It coincides with the amount of time the beer had hops included in the wort boil. Hops can also be added later, "dry hopping", during fermentation or conditioning. Adding hops at different stages has varying impact on what you get from the hops -- aroma, bittering, resin, etc.
Nice! I loved W00tstout , I ended up picking up about 5 bottles when it came out here. I hope they release it again. Bcbs I'm probably going to follow the trucks next year.
Speaking of bcbs, my sister in laws new boyfriend came over. So I opened up a bottle to share and the dude took a sip and then basically did a shot with it.
iamalegionnaire
Member
I just had my first can ever yesterday and would be having another tonight. It definitely lived up to my expectations. Like nothing I've ever had before. And that coming from someone whose favorite style is IIPAs and has tried a ridiculous amount of them.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Coworker's got me Long Trail Coffee Stout (which I had last night), as well as Dogfish Head Sah'Tea. Enjoying the Sah' Tea right now. Nice sweet flavor.
Merry Christmas to all.
Merry Christmas to all.
iamalegionnaire
Member
Guys, am I the only one praying that there are some bourbon barrels filled with w00tstout somewhere for a future release?
I believe it's already partially aged in bourbon barrels.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Now to just pray there is some extremely aged in bourbon barrels.
iamalegionnaire
Member
Yeah, this is what I mean.
I'd like another 12 months in a barrel or so. Maybe a release as part of next year's quingenti millilitre series.
Christmas lineup:
Three Floyds Alpha Klaus
Shiner Holiday Cheer
Goose Island Proprietors Bourbon County Brand Stout
Great Lakes Christmas Ale
Perennial Abraxas
Breckenridge Vanilla Porter
Ranking for the night:
1. Abraxas - this beer is simply wonderful. Just a hint of chili, nice chocolate and cinnamon notes but not overpowering.
2. Proprietors BCBS - Tastes like a mounds bar, chocolate and coconut, thick and strong. Very good.
3. Alpha Klaus - Really an amazingly smooth porter, not overpowering on the Christmas spices just really nice.
4. GL Christmas Ale - a lot of Christmas flavor on this one, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon.
5. Shiner Holiday Cheer - much lighter than the Great Lakes, but still lots of Christmas spices going on here. This one is easy to drink and I think a bit underrated. A very good Christmas beer.
6. Vanilla Porter - I have had this one a few times, and it never tastes as good as it sounds. A letdown.
Three Floyds Alpha Klaus
Shiner Holiday Cheer
Goose Island Proprietors Bourbon County Brand Stout
Great Lakes Christmas Ale
Perennial Abraxas
Breckenridge Vanilla Porter
Ranking for the night:
1. Abraxas - this beer is simply wonderful. Just a hint of chili, nice chocolate and cinnamon notes but not overpowering.
2. Proprietors BCBS - Tastes like a mounds bar, chocolate and coconut, thick and strong. Very good.
3. Alpha Klaus - Really an amazingly smooth porter, not overpowering on the Christmas spices just really nice.
4. GL Christmas Ale - a lot of Christmas flavor on this one, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon.
5. Shiner Holiday Cheer - much lighter than the Great Lakes, but still lots of Christmas spices going on here. This one is easy to drink and I think a bit underrated. A very good Christmas beer.
6. Vanilla Porter - I have had this one a few times, and it never tastes as good as it sounds. A letdown.
distantmantra
Member
Doing a mini brewery crawl tomorrow in Omaha. Storz, Borgata, Benson and Infusion.
sharkmuncher
Member
Have only had Storz at beerfests, pretty basic lineup of styles that cater to the BMC crowd.
Borgata - New brewery by the founder of Lucky Bucket after he left. Have not been there so can't comment on the beer.
Benson - MIxed. Have had good beer there, have had not great beer there. The food can be mixed as well, hopefully they get things worked out before long or they will not be around much longer. Had the first brat that I was unable to finish here. It was awful.
Infusion - Head brewer (Aaron) can brew an amazing beer...at least as a homebrewer. No beers that stand out as a flagship as of yet. Hopefully this gets fixed. My personal favorite has been the Maiden Voyage, but one of the Ice Box beers might have the potential to be good.
If you are in Benson and want another beer, Jake's is worth a stop if you have not been there yet.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Got the most fucking awesome package from the homie Codhand, you're such a homie. I owe you man
How is that Coffee Milk Stout? Almost grabbed some tonight but got Burton Baton instead.
It's fantastic, I think I might like it more than Founder's Breakfast, though they are pretty comparable. The Coffee Milk Stout has an even better head, better balance, and has this really drinkable taste that never becomes quite too bitter or ever too sweet. The aftertaste is what makes it better than Founder's, it starts out a better heavy and finishes light, creamy, and extremely palatable.
RiggenBlaque
Member
As someone who just finished a bottle of the Founder's BS and finished a 6 pack of the Narraganset coffee stout earlier this week, I'm going to have to disagree that the two beers are comparable. You get a huge coffee aroma the minute you open the Narraganset, but I didn't get as much coffee out of the taste as I thought I would. Founders is like a punch in the face the minute you open the bottle and you taste it through the entire glass. The Founders is also far thicker and denser (which makes sense, since it's 8.3% vs the Narraganset 5.0). The Narraganset is definitely a lot easier of a drink and I did like it a lot, but I don't think the two beers are even in the same weight class, they're so different.
distantmantra
Member
They did a cherry from the wood version at the brewery. It was EPIC.
I'm having four friends over on Monday and we're opening a TON of limited HotD bottles. Otto, Cherry Adam from the Wood, Matt, Bourbon Fred, Doggie Claws 2009-2013, etc. Even a bottle of Adam from 1997.
My father in law wants to hit up Storz based on his nostalgia with the old brand. I just want to check out new NE breweries.
I had a Doggie Claws the other day and thought it was waaaaay too sweet. I was told it ages well tho and wouldn't mind stashing some if that's the case. Let me know how the vertical goes.
no worries, enjoy just that shit! glad you like the milk stout.
i agree that breakfast and the milk stout are pretty different, but his description of why he preferred the milk stout made sense having had both myself
haha, this pic, classic. should be a badge for posting a pic with two or more sets of cleavage
popped a bottle of Halia last night, damn that is a delicious beer, not enough to satisfy my sour lust, but really delicate and nuanced
But it is supposed to be a coffee beer.
RiggenBlaque
Member
I've found it varies a lot from year to year. The coffee this year was way more powerful than last year.
sure, on monday
Balance and subtlety are underutilized by brewers these days. Sometimes I want a beer with a coffee taste, not coffee with beer added.
So is there such thing as a beer exchange of some sort?
I'd love to try some BCBS or Zombie Dust but they're not sold anywhere here
Where do you live? We could probably work somethign out.
Oh I agree, many regular stouts have hints of coffee, chocolate, fruits, etc.. that make them quite enjoyable. I think that is great.
But some beers really push one flavor forward, a coffee stout tends to be coffee forward and not just use hints of coffee. In those cases I enjoy it if the flavor is very prominent and not subtle. I have had coffee stouts where there isn't that much more coffee than a regular imperial stout. If a beer calls itself a coffee stout, or cherry stout, I better smell and taste it quite easily.
For most beers I agree though. It is nice to pick out the flavors and let them enhance the beer, instead of being hit in the face with one huge flavor. This is one of the reasons I don't enjoy most beers from Southern Tier, they just hit you in the face with flavor and it can be overpowering. Creme Brulee is way too sweet. Pumpking is way overpowering on the pumpkin flavor.
ramoisdead
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Enjoying this beer tonight, playing some Steam games and frequently stopping by the Steam GAF thread.
