Omg this thing is amazing, one of the most balanced and yet incredibly complex stouts I've had, though I believe the age made the body and mouth feel a bit thinner. Pours a viscous, very little light comes through. Smell is mostly Bourbon with a slight oakiness. The flavor is silky smooth. Oats, Bourbon, a little chocolate, a little Raisin maybe, with the alcohol coming through on the tail end. Phenomenal
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Omg this thing is amazing, one of the most balanced and yet incredibly complex stouts I've had, though I believe the age made the body and mouth feel a bit thinner. Pours a viscous, very little light comes through. Smell is mostly Bourbon with a slight oakiness. The flavor is silky smooth. Oats, Bourbon, a little chocolate, a little Raisin maybe, with the alcohol coming through on the tail end. Phenomenal
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I have a stupid question for you, and some online searches have made me leery. What about floaters in my beer? I know about leftover yeast at the bottom of bottles like some belgian quads and whatnot, but this bottle of Molotov Cocktail has a lot of weird floaters in it. It happened with a four pack I got of it before, and I thought it was just an old pack. But this is a fresher, like only a month or so old and it is still there. What the hell is it, and is it going to kill me faster than beer normally would?
Nothing to worry about usually. I know Sierra Nevada's regular pale ale has a bunch of floating stuff, there's a FAQ on their website about it that I remember reading.
I have seen people's checkins on Untappd showing weird slimy stuff under the cap a time or two, which might weird me out.
I have seen people's checkins on Untappd showing weird slimy stuff under the cap a time or two, which might weird me out.
Either yeast, proteins, or similar. It's pretty common with many unfiltered beers. If you just don't like how it looks you can usually just pour carefully and leave a bit of beer in the bottom of your bottle or can to avoid the floaters but I personally don't. I don't mind it myself.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Had 3:33 Black IPA tonight (picture stolen from internet).
I didn't really like it. Reminded me of a brown or a porter (both of which I do not enjoy at all).
I didn't really like it. Reminded me of a brown or a porter (both of which I do not enjoy at all).
PhoncipleBone
Banned
$5 was the going price for 22oz Lagunitas stuff in CT. Down here in KY it is about $6.50. Still a good deal, but not as amazing as a $5 bomber. Always a good and reliable deal though. I do need to get their latest bomber, Equinox. I never tried that one before, and they are always reliable.
Funny enough, I stopped by the store for a bottle of Molotov Cocktail tonight, only to come home and see my wife stopped by the store and got me a four pack of Breakfast Stout. Oh, woe is me. And that is after he grabbing me a growler full of Mokah last week too. She may not know what stuff to get me that I never tried, but always remembers beers that I love and will gladly drink.
Now to pray for the day she spoils me and I come home to a four pack or more of St. Bernardus Abt. 12.
distantmantra
Member
Standard price. The High Westified BA Stout was only $9.99. Great bargain!
got some friends that swear early batches of this are god tier. i had it once in Denver, but fresh. also had 2010 DORIS recently that held up really nice.
damn ive been looking for that veggie choppper too! i got one that i thought was like yours, but it was a stupid pull-cord system like a lawnmower startup, disappointed....
Not sure you want that man, you have to press down with like hulk strength to get through potatoes and other hard veggies.
distantmantra
Member
de Garde anniversary party tomorrow! Should be amazing.
So I just happened upon a BP in Pleasant Ridge Ridge with a great selection of things I want:
The Bruery - Oude Tart
Prairie Artisan Ales - Eliza5beth
Ale Smith - Speedway Stout
New Belgium - 2015 La Folie
Deschutes - Fresh Squeezed
Mikkeller - Spontan Cherry
Crown Shoes - Undead Party
Jackie O's - Wood Burner
Hoppin Frog - BA Naked Evil BBW
Dogfish Head - Burton Baton
Dogfish Head - Namaste
Bell's - Saturn
... Not even sure what to focus on, not trying to spend over fifty, but I think I have to have the new La Folie.
The Bruery - Oude Tart
Prairie Artisan Ales - Eliza5beth
Ale Smith - Speedway Stout
New Belgium - 2015 La Folie
Deschutes - Fresh Squeezed
Mikkeller - Spontan Cherry
Crown Shoes - Undead Party
Jackie O's - Wood Burner
Hoppin Frog - BA Naked Evil BBW
Dogfish Head - Burton Baton
Dogfish Head - Namaste
Bell's - Saturn
... Not even sure what to focus on, not trying to spend over fifty, but I think I have to have the new La Folie.
postcyberpunk
Banned
Burton for sure, haven't had any of the others.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Grab Bell's Saturn while you can. That is a limited release. Clown Shoes Undead Party Crasher was pretty damn tasty when I had it last year.
distantmantra
Member
Eliza5beth is so good.
distantmantra
Member
The de Garde anniversary party was amazing.
Tons of de Garde, SARA, Modern Times, Hill Farmstead, Perennial, O'so, Rare Barrel, Block 15, Fremont, etc.
Tons of de Garde, SARA, Modern Times, Hill Farmstead, Perennial, O'so, Rare Barrel, Block 15, Fremont, etc.
newdayrocks
Member
Greetings, all. Just found the group.
If any of you use the Untappd app to track/rate your beers, I'm at https://untappd.com/user/mtsmylie, and would love to link up!
Just updated my list of beers (and one port) that I'm currently aging in the cellar. Only been doing it for about a year now, and really enjoy it.
Typically buy two of each, drink one, age the other.
If any of you use the Untappd app to track/rate your beers, I'm at https://untappd.com/user/mtsmylie, and would love to link up!
Just updated my list of beers (and one port) that I'm currently aging in the cellar. Only been doing it for about a year now, and really enjoy it.
Typically buy two of each, drink one, age the other.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
"If Budweiser is the king of beers, then obviously Bud Light is the shit covered peasant of beers." -John Oliver
EDIT: John Oliver did a piece on the failed Bud Light marketing campaign, and the skit had a slew of awesome taste comparisons for Bud Light. The video should go on youtube soon I think.
"You know your parents disappointment at you still being a bartender? If you made that into a beer, that is what Bud Light would taste like."
EDIT: John Oliver did a piece on the failed Bud Light marketing campaign, and the skit had a slew of awesome taste comparisons for Bud Light. The video should go on youtube soon I think.
"You know your parents disappointment at you still being a bartender? If you made that into a beer, that is what Bud Light would taste like."
newdayrocks
Member
Thanks! Oddly enough, a friend and I had the XVIII Anniversary last night, and it was great. What happens to it if it ages too much?
Super excited about Firestone's Stickee Monkey coming out at the end of the month. Last year's was my Beer of the Year.
it's a blend of so many different beers, that it just becomes kind of a mess. it's balanced to drink fresh. i had a Seventeen recently, and it wasnt as good as when fresh.
i need to make a hoard spreadsheet, im long overdue
distantmantra
Member
List of everything I had at de Garde on Saturday.
de Garde
Imperial Cherry Bu
Imperial Nectarine Bu
Beaucoup Violet
Imperial Marion Bu
Oude Rruin
Amarillo Hose
Citra Hose
Ex Novo/DG Wonder Twins IPA
Biere Noir
Special Rouge
Imperial Stone Bu
Imperial Raz Bu
Petit Lee
Guest Breweries
SARA -- Farmhouse Noir
Hill Farmstead -- Dorothy
SARA -- Saison Bernice
Modern Times -- Funky Universal Friend (keg)
Modern Times -- Black House with Cocoa and Coconut (keg)
Upright -- Late Harvest
Perennial -- Regalia
O'so -- Fox and Grapes
Hill Farmstead -- Arthur
Block 15 -- Sticky Hands
Hmm, I have heard from people that it's drinking great all the way back to 15th but 14th had started to fall off
yeah, just my opinion on blends of this type in general. this isnt to say that the 17th was bad by any stretch.
distantmantra
Member
That should work just fine. Just make sure you use FedEx or UPS.
distantmantra
Member
distantmantra
Member
What are you sending? Holy Mountain, Fremont, Bale Breaker and Black Raven are pretty much the only WA beers they don't get down there.
Instead of waterproofing the cans I typically just wrap the entire inner box in a trash bag. That way I don't have to waste a bunch of zip locks.
bumbillbee
Member
Picked up an Avery Raspberry Sour today since I finally found it at my corner store. I like that it comes in bombers and is $12 or so (suck it, Almanac) and I'm really pleasantly surprised. It's dark and feels like a more Flanders-y base but without the disgusting vinegar parts. Just nice tartness, a bit of funk, and a shitton of raspberry flavor. Think a less sweet and more complex Founders Rubaeus, or a fruitier and less shitty La Folie.
Sorry it's been a while, I was away for a week visiting Michigan, Boston, and Maine. I'll have plenty of pics/writeups about the distressing amount I drank there when I have the time!
Sorry it's been a while, I was away for a week visiting Michigan, Boston, and Maine. I'll have plenty of pics/writeups about the distressing amount I drank there when I have the time!
Enjoying my final 2 days of vacation/birthday time. Just cracked open Fremont 2014 Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star Oatmeal Stout. So good! Freaking awesome week of beers to celebrate my 30th birthday. Finally got to try and throughly enjoy Notorious Triple IPA and Hop Venom Double IPA both from Boneyard. Also got a bottle of The First Nail for a birthday present. I LOVE BEER!
distantmantra
Member
What color wax?
Sparkly disco wax = 2014 (kinda meh at this point)
Black wax = 2015 (awesome cinnamon stout)
I got the 2015 with the black wax. The cinnamon part is what excited me the most about it!
smallish haul
the Stillwater is an Italian collab http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/23519/88707/
had one earlier this week, very good stuff.
the Schlenkerla is a 2010 oak smoke, special vintage release. supremely excited to try it as you can see.
fresh Humboldt 500 BC... i heard it's a decent DIPA, never had it.
and the Bock is from Schmaltz and is bourbon barrel aged. the Coney Island (same owners? as Schmaltz i believe) BA Bock was amazing, so i think that this one will be a sleeper hit.
oh and the Weyerbacher orange small bottle is a "session sour" im predicting it sucks, who knows tho
good shit, happy 30th too
distantmantra
Member
Fremont sat on the 2014 bottles way too long before releasing them, so the cinnamon fell off. The 2015 bottles had a stealth retail release. I've had it on tap a couple times, it's really nice.
I also still have a bottle of Rusty Nail. 2012 First Nail aged in bourbon barrels. Aside from The Ancient One, it's the smallest bottle run Fremont has ever done.
MacGurcules
Member
It was my jam not so long ago. I like that Mosaic/Calypso combo. Especially good for something you can find at an average grocery store. And it's mad affordable for an imperial IPA. I paid $7.00 for a six last week.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Wasn't very impressed with the Weyerbacher.
Drinking a Not Your Father's Root Beer (5.9%), damn it's good.
the 500 BC was deec, malty rich, a bit too sticky to kill all 22oz, im still staring at a bit of it left in the mug. the schlenkerla oak vintage is ridiculous. still really smoky, but more caramel sweetness comes through. /beernerd
Apri Hop and Festina are both fine, just not my thing. i prefer Festina if im choosing
they all just have a metallic yogurt taste, i cant do it.
Apri Hop and Festina are both fine, just not my thing. i prefer Festina if im choosing
they all just have a metallic yogurt taste, i cant do it.