PhoncipleBone
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Where you are. It is more expensive than ever here in CT. $9 for a bottle. I loved last year's version, but the price this year is making me hold off a bit.
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Where you are. It is more expensive than ever here in CT. $9 for a bottle. I loved last year's version, but the price this year is making me hold off a bit.
We had a bit of a top 4 bracket towards the end, haha.
We did Stickee Monkee vs. Sucaba to see what Firestone's entry would be. Sucaba won
Then we did a flight of Sucaba vs. Stone Old Guardian 2004 vs. Boubon County Barleywine. I forget who won because I was kinda drunk by then lol
Tough call
Oh man, apparently Deschutes The Abyss *did* make it up to Canada. In fact, it made it up to ONE store and that store was a 5 minute drive from my home.
... but they sold all of them weeks ago. I really need to work on being more connected to networks that communicate which beers are arriving locally and when.
... but they sold all of them weeks ago. I really need to work on being more connected to networks that communicate which beers are arriving locally and when.
distantmantra
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The Canada forum at Beer Advocate is really good. I also follow a few Vancouver bottle shops on Facebook and Twitter.
distantmantra
Member
The official beer for Seattle Beer Week 6 comes out on Tuesday. IPA done by Elysian, Naked City, Georgetown, Schooner Exact, Black Raven and Pike.
I got a four pack of KBS and a bottle of CBS from some dude on the internet last year. Godlike brews that I'll remember for a long time. I still prefer their regular breakfast stout just because it's so much easier to get and still tastes great.
Not gonna lie though if my local liquor store announced that KBS was on the shelves I would drop whatever I was doing to get my hands on some.
Not quite as good as Bourbon County Coffee, but still really great. Worth picking up a bottle or 4-pack for sure.
I think they are better fresh, so I would not age it. The coffee starts to fade.
Is there a huge difference between the KBS and the regular Breakfast Stout? I was kind of disappointed by the Breakfast Stout, didn't do anything special for me.
distantmantra
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My pickups trump all other pickups for the day:
Stopped in at Fremont for Midnight Rider, Rusty Nail (1st Nail aged in Heaven Hills barrels) and Sour Weisse. Only ~200 bottles of Rusty Nail were made.
Stopped in at Fremont for Midnight Rider, Rusty Nail (1st Nail aged in Heaven Hills barrels) and Sour Weisse. Only ~200 bottles of Rusty Nail were made.
Yes, KBS is an entirely different beer. It is bourbon barrel aged, and the base beer is different as well. It is much stronger & thicker. If you like barrel aged stouts, you will probably really enjoy it.
Wow, Elysian Split Shot Milk Stout is really smooth. Not that high in ABV either so you could pound them if you wanted. Great for a hot sunny evening 
Necro quote but I had no idea ABC stuff made it out of Alaska, let alone Anchorage. Was it $15 for the bottle? They are crazy expensive even here for me to make picking anything of theirs up frequently. I love their White IPA though.
Necro quote but I had no idea ABC stuff made it out of Alaska, let alone Anchorage. Was it $15 for the bottle? They are crazy expensive even here for me to make picking anything of theirs up frequently. I love their White IPA though.
distantmantra
Member
Wow, Elysian Split Shot Milk Stout is really smooth. Not that high in ABV either so you could pound them if you wanted. Great for a hot sunny evening
Split Shot started out as Seattle Beer Week Beer #4. Good stuff.
Shelton Brothers distributes ABC. We've been getting them in Seattle for a few years now.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Finally broke down to get the new Stone Imperial Stout tonight, swallowing the price increase. (Now $8.99 here in CT where it was $6.99 last year for the style). But the barcode couldn't scan and the cashier sold it under the first one she could find in the system, which was last year's at $6.99. SCORE. And yes, it as wonderful as last year. I just pray they do the Espresso Stout this year.
distantmantra
Member
Heading to Japan on Wednesday for vacation. Get ready for 1,000 yen pints. Ugh.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
So with me hearing that founders is putting out a kbs on april 1st...seems like I have two brews to hunt down...that and the newest game of thrones beer...if only for the dragons on the label
I will be snagging KBS everywhere I find it. LOVE Breakfast Stout, so very excited for KBS. The Game of Thrones beer I am tempted by for the bottle, but the beer itself doesn't sound too good. I never did try the Take the Black Stout because of the licorice. I did like the Iron Throne Ale though.
I wish, $20+ a bottle from what I remember
It is good stuff. And it's nice to see beer from Alaska that isn't Alaskan being enjoyed. Alaskan is nice, but it's basically my last gasp option if I need to have something local.
Now when King St. starts showing up in the lower 48 I'll know they've made it big, I love their brewery and have been in the tap room since day 1
Bwahahaha man that is a bunch. Guess I can't complain when I grab them for $8.99.
I'm broke just reading this. I think the most I've paid for a pint was 8.50 USD.
I think it's only the regular one this year. Apparently the variations are for odd year releases.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Yeah, I was looking for hints on their site, but it does seem the variants are odd year releases. The Espresso Stout was my favorite thing last year, and was happy to find some random store around the end of the year that had them sitting on the shelf. I bought them out of it since it had been months since I saw it.
Also, what is this? W00tstout with coffee and cocoa nibs?
I really hope they have a batch of W00tstout aging in barrels and release it later this year. The original release was so good.
distantmantra
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You can get bottles of Japanese craft for much cheaper (which I will be doing for train rides and HANAMI oh yeah), but draft beer is really pricey. Oh well, it's vacation.
Had a half pint of this the other night. I was under the impression that DIPAs were significantly more bitter than regular IPAs but so far I've felt like they've been a lot smoother than IPAs. Reminded me of Pliny which was also quite delicious.
Also got a nice Stone Pint glass for trying it out (didn't even realize they were giving them out heh)
Nm, Bitter Monk cost me $18. Awesome that you can get it that cheap though. Everything I have had from them has been good or great. I'd get so much shit if it was $9 a bottle lol
Did you get their Barleywine?
Can't say that I'm a Barleywine fan. If they premier it at the local Beer and Barleywine festival I'd miss it as well since I haven't been since "Bros" looking to get drunk for cheap overrun the event making it really shitty.
theSlacker
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I'm just hoping to get any at all next time it comes around. :c
i think it's more coffee-y than the others.
ramoisdead
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Enjoying this 4-pack for tonight's season finale of Space Dandy and some Black Lagoon.
Drinking it right now. It's... Okay? Maybe the price is affecting my judgement a little
It's a very dark, very rich, double IPA with a hint of citrus. Not quite what I expected. We don't generally get Surly or Three Floyds around here in Texas, but Real Ale is /everywhere/. Wonder what the make-up was of the recipe. Are all three breweries doing their own releases of it then?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I like most of their stuff. Reliable and cheap. If you haven't had them, try their barrel room series.
Also, their IPA Hopology pack should be hitting soon. Yay!
ramoisdead
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Not a fan of their regular set of beers. I do like their crafts though like Fat Jack, Merry Maker, and Griffin's Bow.
sharkmuncher
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Not something I'd go out of my way to find, but I usually pick up one of their mixed 12s each season. Their "specialty" bombers are also usually pretty solid as are their barrel series. Their seasonals can be fantastic when they want them to (I'm looking at you Oktoberfest...mmmmm).
Drinking it right now. It's... Okay? Maybe the price is affecting my judgement a little
We don't generally get Surly or Three Floyds around here in Texas, but Real Ale is /everywhere/. Wonder what the make-up was of the recipe. Are all three breweries doing their own releases of it then?
The recipe is the same as far as I know. I agree with you though very disappointing at that price. On the plus side I'm sure it would make for an easy trade.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Kbs get!