Re: Ymm, Beer!
Posted: February 19th, 2010, 8:51 pm
Harpoon Chocolate Stout
Wow. More in depth review later when there isn't a basketball game.
Wow. More in depth review later when there isn't a basketball game.
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From the description on the GI website, that sounds good..GI is just starting to be distributed up here and I haven't seen that one yet..maybe next winter..devildeac wrote:I'm thinking Goose Island Christmas Ale tonight...
Looking forward to the review..I've seen this around but have yet to purchase..sounds like I should..CameronBornAndBred wrote:Harpoon Chocolate Stout
Wow. More in depth review later when there isn't a basketball game.
Lavabe brought down a bomber from Lexington during their Christmas visit. It is not distributed in this area.bluebear wrote:From the description on the GI website, that sounds good..GI is just starting to be distributed up here and I haven't seen that one yet..maybe next winter..devildeac wrote:I'm thinking Goose Island Christmas Ale tonight...
A little stout tasting as the bluebear house tonight..
Old Rasputin
Ten Fidy
Stone IRS
that sounds like quite an evening...bluebear wrote:From the description on the GI website, that sounds good..GI is just starting to be distributed up here and I haven't seen that one yet..maybe next winter..devildeac wrote:I'm thinking Goose Island Christmas Ale tonight...
A little stout tasting as the bluebear house tonight..
Old Rasputin
Ten Fidy
Stone IRS
I almost bought some Cerise when I met , that one's interesting with the right dessert.devildeac wrote:You oughta see the haul I made at Total Wine today. In fact, you will, some time in the near future...
Cerise, Bigfoot, Gordon...
It ain't available down here yet. I think I saw every Founder's brew they make at the Brier Creek TW today and it was not on the shelves. But, of course, I'll keep looking.bluebear wrote:A beer to keep an eye out for.. Founders nemesis.. A wheatwine aged in maple syrup and bourbon barrels. It's suppose to be excellent. Apparently, it's going to hit the shelves up here in MA this week but it's definitely already out in most of the Midwest and down in NC.
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. Haven't seen it yet, but will be looking. I was just remarking on your cellaring abilities the other day to a lady who walked into the art show (I was gallery sitting) wearing a Bigfoot sweatshirt. She had no idea where she had gotten it, but I commended her on the attire and told her of your skill of hiding them away for years.devildeac wrote:Bigfoot-2010 edition-Surprisingly quaffable in the same year of its release. Usually, I find this barleywine difficult to drink its first year as it it highly hopped, quite bitter with a large amount of malt giving it an ABV of 9.6% and an IBU somewhere around 90. I wonder if they used a different recipe this year as I found it more balanced with a ton of malts and still lots of scorching bitterness but less brutal. It pours with a nice 1-2 finger head and a reddish-brown hue. The hops are herbal and the malts are a bit smokey and a bit whiskey-ish. I've got 11 of these now so there will be a few traders and a few for the cellar for the next 2-5 years. Good from a snifter or with some smokey meats/cheeses or spicy entrees.
Not to fret, there will be one in your 12 pack...CameronBornAndBred wrote:Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. Haven't seen it yet, but will be looking. I was just remarking on your cellaring abilities the other day to a lady who walked into the art show (I was gallery sitting) wearing a Bigfoot sweatshirt. She had no idea where she had gotten it, but I commended her on the attire and told her of your skill of hiding them away for years.devildeac wrote:Bigfoot-2010 edition-Surprisingly quaffable in the same year of its release. Usually, I find this barleywine difficult to drink its first year as it it highly hopped, quite bitter with a large amount of malt giving it an ABV of 9.6% and an IBU somewhere around 90. I wonder if they used a different recipe this year as I found it more balanced with a ton of malts and still lots of scorching bitterness but less brutal. It pours with a nice 1-2 finger head and a reddish-brown hue. The hops are herbal and the malts are a bit smokey and a bit whiskey-ish. I've got 11 of these now so there will be a few traders and a few for the cellar for the next 2-5 years. Good from a snifter or with some smokey meats/cheeses or spicy entrees.
Not much to add to this except I taste a bit of expresso which is not mentioned here. There will be one of these in your 12 pack of traders this weekend as I got 2 in my most recent round of trading. Hope you don't mind ;) .CameronBornAndBred wrote:Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
I have two of these, one each from DD & . I've had it before, it's a favorite stout, but haven't reviewed it. I might as well since I've got to stay awake for another hour and a half while I can my oysters.
The roasted malts jump instantly on your taste buds and do one of those funny looking Russian jigs. The first word that jumped to my head was "crispy", because that's how roasted it is. The brew has a great after taste too, with those malts just lingering around for a while as you enjoy the deep black color in your glass. Low head, but great retention as the light tan foam just hangs on and stays behind, a testament to the remnant sugars that give this ale some of it's balancing sweetness. Not milk-stout sweet, but a nice complement to the toasted flavor. Heavily bodied, very low bitterness, 9%ABV. As I said, I got two, so that means another to enjoy later this week.
devildeac wrote:There will be one of these in your 12 pack of traders this weekend as I got 2 in my most recent round of trading. Hope you don't mind ;) .
Great reviews..I had part of one the other day along with Stone IRS and Ten Fidy and Old Rasputin is definitely the boldest of the 3. Big roasted flavor and I picked up a lot of espresso. The Stone and Oscar Blues were both sweeter and a bit smoother overall. I like all 3 nearly equally but for very different reasons. I have a bottle of barrel aged rasputin in my basement and would like to compare it to the regular at some point..devildeac wrote:Not much to add to this except I taste a bit of expresso which is not mentioned here. There will be one of these in your 12 pack of traders this weekend as I got 2 in my most recent round of trading. Hope you don't mind ;) .CameronBornAndBred wrote:Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
I have two of these, one each from DD & . I've had it before, it's a favorite stout, but haven't reviewed it. I might as well since I've got to stay awake for another hour and a half while I can my oysters.
The roasted malts jump instantly on your taste buds and do one of those funny looking Russian jigs. The first word that jumped to my head was "crispy", because that's how roasted it is. The brew has a great after taste too, with those malts just lingering around for a while as you enjoy the deep black color in your glass. Low head, but great retention as the light tan foam just hangs on and stays behind, a testament to the remnant sugars that give this ale some of it's balancing sweetness. Not milk-stout sweet, but a nice complement to the toasted flavor. Heavily bodied, very low bitterness, 9%ABV. As I said, I got two, so that means another to enjoy later this week.
$$$ vs $ would be my 1st comparison.bluebear wrote:Great reviews..I had part of one the other day along with Stone IRS and Ten Fidy and Old Rasputin is definitely the boldest of the 3. Big roasted flavor and I picked up a lot of espresso. The Stone and Oscar Blues were both sweeter and a bit smoother overall. I like all 3 nearly equally but for very different reasons. I have a bottle of barrel aged rasputin in my basement and would like to compare it to the regular at some point..devildeac wrote:Not much to add to this except I taste a bit of expresso which is not mentioned here. There will be one of these in your 12 pack of traders this weekend as I got 2 in my most recent round of trading. Hope you don't mind ;) .CameronBornAndBred wrote:Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
I have two of these, one each from DD & . I've had it before, it's a favorite stout, but haven't reviewed it. I might as well since I've got to stay awake for another hour and a half while I can my oysters.
The roasted malts jump instantly on your taste buds and do one of those funny looking Russian jigs. The first word that jumped to my head was "crispy", because that's how roasted it is. The brew has a great after taste too, with those malts just lingering around for a while as you enjoy the deep black color in your glass. Low head, but great retention as the light tan foam just hangs on and stays behind, a testament to the remnant sugars that give this ale some of it's balancing sweetness. Not milk-stout sweet, but a nice complement to the toasted flavor. Heavily bodied, very low bitterness, 9%ABV. As I said, I got two, so that means another to enjoy later this week.