blackwaterbrewer

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i can't stop drinking barley wine. it started with Lagunitas Gnarleywine. now, all i can think about is thick, malty, "plum flavored" beers that are 11% abv. i have a thick stout (7%) and a hoprod ipa clone (8%) on tap and they just wont satisfy my craving for warming alcohol and sweet, fruity goodness.

HELP!

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on tap- lemongrass kolsch
on tap- stout
on tap- small mead
bottle-sweet mead
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Mountainbeers

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I have had problems getting into Barleywine. I've only tried a handful though.

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On Deck: Apfelwein
Fermenting: Oatmeal Stout
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Handle

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I was looking up barleywines at work today. I may have to make a trip to the local beer store, as I don't think our grocery stores carry any of the commercial examples (i.e. Sierra Nevada Bigfoot).

It's been probably two years since I've had a barleywine -- with the cold weather coming, it will be a long-overdue treat.

blackwaterbrewer

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this lagunitas Gnarleywine is the best one i have had. it begs you to drink more than you should. perfect by the fire with a good (or bad) book or movie. i am now drinking Sam Adams imperial Double Bock. it is really good, but not as complex as the Lagunitas.

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it's not the blood you've spilled that gets you what you want, its the blood you share. friends, family, community: these are the most valuable things a man can have.

Primary-
Lagering-
Primary-
secondary-
secondary-
on tap- lemongrass kolsch
on tap- stout
on tap- small mead
bottle-sweet mead
bottle-

northernlad

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BIGFOOT!

I think I might stop by the grocery tonight and see about that Lagunitas though...

Handle

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I'll look for the Lagunitas.

I saw that Bigfoot is released mid-January. Is that characteristic of most brewery's barleywines?

Surely I should be able to make a run to my local bottleshop and find some barleywine, right?

Oh, and I like the Sam Adams Double Bock as well.

s3n8

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Avery Hog Heaven is good as well.

Bout to crack a Lagunitas Brown Shugga. I like most of their stuff, with the exception of their "Hairy Eyeball BW" I thought that tasted like the 'tussin. I have a bottle or 3 in the basement hoping they will get better.

JMG680

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I have a Barleywine I bottled right before I deployed, I am looking forward to getting back, stepping of the airliner, kissing the wife, and drinking the Barlewine she is bringing with her.

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Primary1- Mead
Primary2- Cherry Oak Stout
Primary3- Strawberry Blond Ale
Secondary- IPA
Bottled- English Barley Wine
Keg1- Agave Wit
Keg2- Pale Ale
Keg3- Shiner Clown
Keg4- AIR

Back from deployment and ready to Brew

khiddy

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If you can't get enough barleywine, but don't have any in stock, might I make a strange recommendation: supplement your beer with a shot of something complimentary. For example, I have an apfelwein that came out too tart. But I found that if I add a shot of Wild Turkey American Honey or even Laird's Applejack brandy, it turns into the most delicious beverage available. And potent, as well: it cranks my apfelwein from ~7%ABV to somewhere around 12-13%ABV. Two pints of that on the night, and I'm out!

Boilermakers FTW!

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Beeritas Vos Liberabit Brewing
Primaries: BEER Beer (4/8/12); Fisher-Price My First Mead (12/20/10)
Kegged: Hairy Patersbier (1/28/12); Dick Beer (2/15/12); Get Yer Goat Maibock (2/22/12)
Bottled: Ye Olde Tyme Holiday Ale (9/26/10); Dick Beer (2/15/12); Candy's Dad's Homebrew (2/27/12)
Apfelweins: Crapfelwein (4/4/12); Apfelweinlager 34/70 (2/26/12)
Kit Wines: Fisher-Price My First Amarone (4/1/12); Rosso Magnifico (4/17/12)
On Deck: Albertus Magnus DIPA

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Gnarleywine is one of my alltime favorite beers. They dont get much better IMHO.