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Only if they were weirdly flexible on matters of faith, surprisingly tolerant on doctrine, and had the wit to put me in charge of the brewery......
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Nice! Did you age it....? This is one of my favorite stouts. Delicious and cheers!
An excellent stout.
Agreed; do enjoy.
Me?
I'm sipping Trappist beers; what else?
This years offering was super spiced! More spice than I remember it having. Cheers!
I don't know if you are a Stone fan or not, but they just re-released their Black IPA... Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA!!! Everywhere i have been checking, it has sold out. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
I thought the Runestone would be a little more 'cosmic'. Needs more hops. Lots more hops...
The upside down labels is cute. I thought it was originally a mistake, and they are making a lot out of it, for sure...
Tangent: I remember getting an Arizona Tea with two caps. Two, literally on the same glass bottle. I still can't figure out how they did it without shattering the neck of the bottle, and how I got both caps off with a pair of channel locks, and didn't shatter it either. That was amazing...
The case I have also has the Stone IPA. YUM!!!
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I'm on the east coast so I tend to get Stone's latest after a few months. We do luck out though. I did find a store the first year I had this amazing concoction, and they had 2 cases they got some how fresh, and with in literal days of it being announced. It was awesome. How did I get some? They 'over bought'. *shrug* I was lucky...
Atomic Pumpkin for this year seemed to be spicier too. Makes it a good test for Covid infections. If you can feel the burn, you are okay...???
I did indeed! I have a storage area in my basement where I age my favorite stouts
I have only been able to last about a year and then I must consume it lol. However, now that it is widely available, that might change! I have found KBS is good for about six months or so in the aging. I did it for a year and wasn't pleased with the results. Not that it didn't taste ok, but it definitely lost a little of the gust and flavor. For that one, six months or less. I don't know if you have aged in of the big stouts from "The Bruery"... but boy those are delicious with a year or more on them!!!
Have 2 bottles of Black Tuesday aging now
Also, I have a 2017 KBS that I'm going to open over the weekend. I'll post up my thoughts on it
Have 2 bottles of Black Tuesday aging now
Black Tuesday's are amazing and aging them makes them that much better. I had one for close to 17 months in the cellar and it came out amazing! I did a 2018 KBS and I wasn't impressed. I haven't done one since. Great beer by the way! Let me know how the three plus years of aging go!
I also did a CBS version for a year and it came out great!!!
I am wondering if my batch of KBS was a little off or something...
Yeah, KBS is sometimes hit or miss for me. I REALLY liked 2017 fresh, but 2018 was not that great (have one aging as well). Same with Goose Island BCBS - some years are great fresh and age well, and some are just...meh
Absolutely feel the same way about Goose Island. Last years coffee, was, do I dare say it, horrible. That is usually one of my favorites from the batch. This year, I just stuck to the reserve and standard issue. I have both aging right now. Also drank one of each fresh. They are tasty this year! Which makes me want to crack open the other ones... now! HAHAHA
A few years ago, and yes, it was 2017, I managed to lay hands on several bottles of both KBS and CBS, and - with heroic restraint - reserved a few for a year or so.
Side by side, and tasted and tested together, while both were very good, - to my palate - the CBS simply aged better and tasted better.
Wish me luck, today is Pliny The Younger online sale day!
Heard it sold out with the quickness
This years HopSlam mini kegs sold out in days, I've heard. They came up with a new design this year too. Damn... The local store had 6! Yes, SIX for the entire store. They opened the box, and they were gone. I can try to import a whole 'case' for $65.00. Wow...
