I just found it in Anchorage. so i bought a 6er and damn is it good!!! To me it was not better than the original, but it was a very very tasty beer.
I prefer the regular AB by far but I've enjoyed drinking the Oaked version as well. The bombers I can drink like nothing which probably adds to my enjoyment.
I absolutely love the regular AB. It was 8.5% when I made it because of good eff and over-boiling. There were many rough mornings as a result of having it on tap in my house. I could drink it all day every day. I wish Double Bastard Ale was year round too. I need to find a recipe for that too.
I haven't tried SNCA, though it is on my list of upcoming brews to try and also brew.
Sierra Nevada Celebration IPA Ale Recipe - Brew365.com
I'm not sure how much that differs from the BYO recipe. But I'm guessing it's the Chinook that reminds you of ABA. I love Chinook. Mmmmm.
On slightly the same subject: have you tried Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale? It's a lot like AB in some ways (same hops) and I tried it side by side, noticing minor (to me anyway) differences. It's cheaper than AB and goes down pretty well. I wish I had written down something about it since it was back in December.
Whoa. Those are very different beers. They use the same bittering hops, but the flavor and aroma profiles are really different. AB is a chinook bomb andd Celebration uses centennial and cascade. I dont really see the similarity.
Stone uses American Oak chips for time reasons. I don't know the toast. Occasionally they use French oak, but that is only available on tap at the brewery.It seemed like the Oaked AB was oaked with really light barrels/chips (not sure of which).
I actually take the opposite tack, I prefer the oaked over the original by a tad. I love AB, but I think the oaked is even better. Trader Joe's has the regular for 4.95 a bomber, and every time I am there and pick up a few, the cashier inevitably asks me about them. And I always mention that they should try to get the oaked in there too.
Stone uses American Oak chips for time reasons. I don't know the toast. Occasionally they use French oak, but that is only available on tap at the brewery.
(Utah wont allow sales of beers over 4.0%ABV except in state liquor stores and the state stores do not allow refrigeration and Stone wont sell to anywhere that does not refrigerate their beers),
I always buy Stone at BevMo unrefridgerated...
I always buy Stone at BevMo unrefridgerated...
I may have had too much beer and turkey, but I have to agree. I picked up the Oaked on Thanksgiving and though AB is something I can drink and drink, the Oaked version was a huge treat. It has something special to it that I can't figure out.I actually take the opposite tack, I prefer the oaked over the original by a tad. I love AB, but I think the oaked is even better. Trader Joe's has the regular for 4.95 a bomber, and every time I am there and pick up a few, the cashier inevitably asks me about them. And I always mention that they should try to get the oaked in there too.
I may have had too much beer and turkey, but I have to agree. I picked up the Oaked on Thanksgiving and though AB is something I can drink and drink, the Oaked version was a huge treat. It has something special to it that I can't figure out.
I'm getting a 6er to have one periodically...
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