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There are rarely more than 12 beers in our fridge. There is also rarely less than 2. We run a tight ship.
Current stock:
1 w00tstout 4.0 (not in fridge)
2 magic hat I think (brought by dinner guests)
4 three notch'd tollan ryepa
1 einstock icelandic ipa (souvenir from friends)
maybe some 21st amendment hell or high watermelon? (my wife likes it..)
perhaps a random assortment of kirkland craft beer made by bricks and barley in the basement. you know, for guests who DGAF.
(Yes, that really is a mountain of full cans stacked practically to the ceiling. I seriously have no idea how they get them on and off the pile.)
First glass was Deth's Tar. 14.8%.
Witness the firepower of this fully operational Barrel-Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout. Brewed with English specialty malts and the addition of flaked and malted oats to create a rich, chocolaty profile and silky mouthfeel that cloaks its considerable strength. The American oak barrels continue to build layers of complexity, reminiscent of vanilla, toasted coconut and caramel candy after aging this dark menace a full 12 months.
Despite the hyperbole, it really was quite good. Reminded me of the oaked Oskar Blues Old Chub I had in Denver several years ago just after GABF.
Second was an experimental Leipzig-style Gose they'd come up with. I can't remember the name exactly, I think it was No Pun Required or something like that. I'm a big fan of sours beers, and to be honest, this one was a little bit of a let-down. I'd describe it as a session sour, if you can get that image in your head. Definitely the sort of thing you could drink all day (4.3%, if I recall correctly.) It didn't really deliver the massive pucker factor that I prefer, and finished very cleanly which, again, isn't what I'm looking for in a gose.
OMG...that Deth's Tar.........sounds superbly amazing. Would love to get my hands on that.
I should take a pic of the beer collection that we seem to be inadvertently aging We buy a fair bit of limited/hard to find stuff....say we'll have it for a special occasion, then just look at it and say **** like 'yeah, I don't want to drink the expensive one just sitting here on the couch'. Lately, I've been getting into bourbons, and on our cross-country drive/move, we started a bit of a collection...finding limited/rare stuff along the way, or stuff that isn't easily found in NC (like Buffalo Trace.....almost every other state has it from floor to ceiling, but the hell if one can find a bottle of it in NC). Given I love my barrel-aged dark beers, it seemed like a logical progression. I've had a fair share of Woodford, so that's my kinda starting point, but I have since found other good stuff....including what's now my [very] inexpensive go-to- Rebel Yell. It's a wheated bourbon, so it's a bit on the sweeter side and is nice and smooth...and at times I want something mixed, it takes to a splash of ginger ale very nicely, almost way too refreshing and easy to chug lol. I would never do such things to the nicer stuff.
Yeah, there is a bottle of beer in there (can see the Deschutes Abyss Cognac-barrel aged ...mmmm), and a bottle of Crater Lake Vodka, but the rest is bourbon- Blanton's, Weller's Special Reserve, Buffalo Trace (normal and single barrel), Eagle Rare, JTS Brown 100 pfoor (bonded.....super inexpensive but quite tasty stuff), some Woodford.
And from our recent trip to Austin for the WEC race....we added a few more to the collection....
Haven't tried many of those yet. The Rebel Yell Small Batch is pretty damn good as well. The Very Old Barton was cheap and is best mixed with a bit of ginger ale...at least I prefer it that way over neat. Looking forward to trying those Jim Beam bottles that have different/non-traditional flavoring grains- Six Row Barley, Brown Rice and, Soft Red Wheat. All of them are 11-year aged.
Witness the firepower of this fully operational Barrel-Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout. Brewed with English specialty malts and the addition of flaked and malted oats to create a rich, chocolaty profile and silky mouthfeel that cloaks its considerable strength. The American oak barrels continue to build layers of complexity, reminiscent of vanilla, toasted coconut and caramel candy after aging this dark menace a full 12 months.
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Yum. I'd very much like to try that Deth's Tar too (even though the board currently lists it at JUST 13.5%)
I wouldn't mind having a go at the Working Mom either.
Though I've always heard great things about it, this is the first time I have ever been able to pick up any CBS (actually scored 5 bottles ), although I still have yet to open one. The other three I have tried, and my favorite of those has to be the Nogne O. It's a magnificent blend of some significantly barrel aged stouts. Much yumm!
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I was also able to pick up a case of (regular) Bourbon County last week and have a solid lead on a couple different bottles of their rarer variants.
I have not.....yet. Have personal experience with it?
My next door neighbor makes it. No, not in his basement, that have a real distillery. I have actually bottled two batches (a lot of work!) and it's become one of my favorites, although I usually don't drink whiskey.
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We buy a fair bit of limited/hard to find stuff....say we'll have it for a special occasion, then just look at it and say **** like 'yeah, I don't want to drink the expensive one just sitting here on the couch'. Lately, I've been getting into bourbons, and on our cross-country drive/move, we started a bit of a collection...finding limited/rare stuff along the way, or stuff that isn't easily found in NC (like Buffalo Trace.....almost every other state has it from floor to ceiling, but the hell if one can find a bottle of it in NC). Given I love my barrel-aged dark beers, it seemed like a logical progression. I've had a fair share of Woodford, so that's my kinda starting point, but I have since found other good stuff....including what's now my [very] inexpensive go-to- Rebel Yell. It's a wheated bourbon, so it's a bit on the sweeter side and is nice and smooth...and at times I want something mixed, it takes to a splash of ginger ale very nicely, almost way too refreshing and easy to chug lol. I would never do such things to the nicer stuff.
), although I still have yet to open one. The other three I have tried, and my favorite of those has to be the Nogne O. It's a magnificent blend of some significantly barrel aged stouts. Much yumm!
