Pretty much my thoughts.
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- Thread starter Snuggles
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Trois Pistoles is spicier. I'd likely go with La Fin du monde.
Well... sure what the deal is...I cracked another bottle tonight and it was glorious...almost like someone switched the regular breakfast stout with a KBS label when I had the first one...
Also any good breweries/brews available in the New Jersey area?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Hoo boy, Southern Tier Mokah is back! It appears to be a new recipe though. Down to 10% from the previous 11.2%. Not quite as yummy as before, but still frelling delicious.
Consider Maudite
i really wanna try a tequila barrel beer.
sharkmuncher
Member
I'm sure there are some great ones out there. I tried a wit aged in tequila barrels from a Crazy Mountain Brewing out of CO and it was not the greatest.
distantmantra
Member
I've got one bottle of PNC left. I actually like it more than Parabola.
Lost Abbey did a tequila barrel beer for the Bottleworks anniversary this year, too. Had it on tap and I've got one bottle left.
Had one from Hardywood (their 2nd anniversary ale)...again not good. Almost zero desire to open the bottle of it that I have. Should have tasted first
Just popped this open, it's pretty dam good. It's got a lot of the same characteristics as their double bock but a lot of smokey flavors.
The sam adams small batch beers are pretty good, at least the few that I've tried.
Evidently that was a blend of this, angel's share, and judgement day
distantmantra
Member
Cool. I knew Judgement Day was in it, but hadn't heard what else was in the blend.
I am going to pick up a bottle on Saturday if they still have it.
Had The Bruery's Bois tonight, got it as a gift.
. . . I feel this is too sweet for me. It's really hard to stomach, and it's not a cheap beer at all.
Hope you didn't try and drink it by yourself.
I shared a little bit, but I didn't even drink a full glass. Definitely should've saved it for later, but there's no way of knowing without trying first. :/
Those big beers you're better off just having small pours of, probably nothing more than say 6 or 8 oz.
They are really good in that size IMO but will easily become overwhelming if your trying to kill a whole pint or more
Went to Total Wine and put together a six pack of a bunch of different things, some old some new. I tried out Founders All Day IPA Session Ale and Left Hand Wake Up Dead Russian Imperial Stout. The stout was nothing special, felt a little bland if anything. Much better stouts available. As for the All Day I really enjoyed it. I'm trying to get into IPAs and Pale Ales so I wanted to start with something that wasn't going to be hop overkill. I figured a session ale with a decent ABV would be a good start. Not overly hoppy or bitter, definitely a beer I could enjoy on the regular.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Now go get some Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Always available, always good and not overpriced. Classic for a reason.
Had The Bruery's Bois tonight, got it as a gift.
. . . I feel this is too sweet for me. It's really hard to stomach, and it's not a cheap beer at all.
I split mine with my roomate on thursday night. That thing is intense. Was pretty sweet and incredibly boozy. I bought two bottles. Think im going to sit on the other for some time.
Wake Up Dead...bland...does not compute. I couldn't finish mine.The licorice and fruit flavors were just too much.
Covered up the Bois and put it in the fridge and broke it back out tonight to drink in a smaller wine glass. Yeah, you guys are right in that this is absolutely a small serving beer, though it probably helped I didn't have my stomach fully packed up beforehand this time (though a full stomach's good idea before booze regardless...)
ramoisdead
Member
Enjoying this tonight, catching up on another Space Dandy episode I missed out on the first time and maybe play some Wii U games.
Ah yes, from the oldest brewery in the world. Tasty stuff and very reasonably priced.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I choo, choo, choose you St. Bernardus Abt 12!
distantmantra
Member
Yeah, I'm also doing that tonight.
Let me know what you think. I don't know what's up, but 420 almost takes like an American barleywine in comparison.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Oh, shit. A new Enjoy By for May is out? I know what I am hunting down this week!
distantmantra
Member
I'm only drinking a 4.20 tonight, but I'll let you know what I think of it.
This one has really limited distribution (Alabama, California, Oregon, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina), so you might be out of luck. I missed 4.20.14, so I don't know when my next chance will be here in Iowa.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Dammit. I got the 4.20.14 one, and always love the Stone Enjoy By series. Thanks for letting me know that finding it in CT will be a lost cause. Saves me some time and heartbreak.
The 420 was the worst one they have put out in a while.
That makes me question how important it actually was to drink by that date. I got the impression that once the ABV started to get around 10% it was ageable.
MacGurcules
Member
It's not going to go bad or anything. But for strongly hopped beers, especially those with big late additions, you definitely benefit from drinking them fresh. Those forward-palate flavors and volatile aromas absolutely fade with age. Stone's got the right idea here.
As I understand it, their Enjoy By series uses the same recipe each time. So if you taste the 4/20 side by side with the 5/16, the difference you're observing is how much the hops fade in a month. And it can be a lot.
That was my impression as well, but after drinking these two side by side, they is no chance in he'll they are the same recipe.
Something tells me they might have done something unique for the 4.20 release, to go along with the "Dank" tag instead of the "Fresh" tag
MacGurcules
Member
Yeah, alright. I can believe that. I haven't been able to get a bottle of the last couple of releases, so I didn't really realize they did anything special for that one.
But special circumstances aside, the point should stand. Pick up a 5/13 and a 6/XX and you should be able to see the difference.