2015 Bourbon County releases

[claaark13]

This is what, the third or fourth redesign for this bottle? Black Friday 2016 is going to feature variants with throwback labels and bottled in nips.

If they're going with the Coke ---> New Coke ---> Coca-Cola Classic approach, then I will take it all back but be even more annoyed because I'll be able to get the New Coke bottles but not the Coca-Cola Classic and new nip bottles in 2016.

 

[evilc]

Regarding pricing:

Slightly cheaper than last year. Remember last year the "retail" price for regular shot up to $29.99/4, .62/oz.

 

[evilc]

If they're going with the Coke ---> New Coke ---> Coca-Cola Classic approach, then I will take it all back but be even more annoyed because I'll be able to get the New Coke bottles but not the Coca-Cola Classic and new nip bottles in 2016.

Mexican BCBS 1 liter glass bottles?

 

[JBP]

IBC Root Beer bottles for BCBS

If they really wanted to cash in on a stupid craze they'd put out Bourbon County Brand Root Beer Stout.

 

[arren]

Both of them go at least one adjunct further than necessary.

"How about maple and pecans for Proprietor's? It's a classic dessert combo that should work well."

"Okay, but let's add a bunch of peppers just because we ****ing can!"

Makes me wonder if Greg Koch is working for Goose Island now

 

[evilc]

If they really wanted to cash in on a stupid craze they'd put out Bourbon County Brand Root Beer Stout.

I bet this happens now. They probably read your post.

 

[sacrelicio]

They need to fire any employees directly associated with designing and/or implementing the new bottle/label. The old bottles were appealing to the eye, they had a sleek look to them with the labeling. These are ****ing stupid. Why not just use the 500ml bottles with the same labels, such as what HF does?

Also, what's up with the mug that dude holding the bottle is giving? Holy **** does he look proud of that bottle or what.

Mash paddlers tend to be very satisfied with themselves these days.

 

[evilc]

Mash paddlers tend to be very satisfied with themselves these days.

2015. Mash paddlers are celebrities.

Crazy times.

 

[Dogfishjoey]

Mash paddlers tend to be very satisfied with themselves these days.

Probably smiling because they've been sampling barrels all day......

 

[sacrelicio]

Slightly cheaper than last year. Remember last year the "retail" price for regular shot up to $29.99/4, .62/oz.

Depends where. It was probably about 23 or 24 here, up from 20 dollars in prior years.

 

[evilc]

Depends where. It was probably about 23 or 24 here, up from 20 dollars in prior years.

Yeah. Referring to the GI specified SRP. If it's $10 this year maybe your stores will be $8.

 

[PHBoiler]

There will be a full label on the back of the bottle per GI twitter, so counterfeit Rare/variants would be no more likely than counterfeiting BCBS variants any other year.

 

[GuzzleMcBrew]

New bottle ☑
New neck label (indicating they are the OG barrel traplords) ☑
New whacky ingredients to keep things interesting ☑
Early, hype inducing announcement ☑

 

[sacrelicio]

Both of them go at least one adjunct further than necessary.

"How about maple and pecans for Proprietor's? It's a classic dessert combo that should work well."

"Okay, but let's add a bunch of peppers just because we ****ing can!"

Yup.

"Oh and I think this new combination of berries will be tasty, a new riff on our popular fruit variants."

"Yeah but what if we added....SEA SALT!"

"Dude! Genius!"

Of course I thought 2014 Prop sounded weird but it's one of my favorite stouts of all time.

 

[sacrelicio]

New bottle ☑
New neck label (indicating they are the OG barrel traplords) ☑
New whacky ingredients to keep things interesting ☑
Early, hype inducing announcement ☑

Traplords trappin' shitlords.

 

[user 306926]

Makes me wonder if Greg Koch is working for Goose Island now

BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!!!

 

[evilc]

BCBS shitlords could never dream of having this much EDGE.

 

[Vogt52]

Hopefully the variants will reach further than last year.

 

[JBP]

Rare 2015: aged in 30yr Heaven Hill bourbon barrels

Correction-looks like they are a mix of 33-35yr old barrels. Insane.

King Henry 2.0 in 2016?

 

[BusinessSloth]

This is what, the third or fourth redesign for this bottle? Black Friday 2016 is going to feature variants with throwback labels and bottled in nips.

Does that mean 2017 will be corked and caged?

 

[tennispl]

Does that mean 2017 will be corked and caged?

2018 won't be bottled at all, you'll download it to your phone

 

[sacrelicio]

2018 won't be bottled at all, you'll download it to your phone

ooohhh....zeitgeisty!

 

[FTowne1]

Does that mean 2017 will be corked and caged?

2016 variant:

BC Eisbock. 29% ABV in 7.5 oz bottles.

 

[BusinessSloth]

2016 variant:

BC Eisbock. 29% ABV in 40oz bottles.

 

[Ispeakforthetrees]

2016 variant:

BC MD 20/20 29% ABV in 7.5 oz bottles.

FTFY

 

[Treebs]

2016 variant:

BC Eisbock. 29% ABV in 7.5 oz bottles.

 

[lopejuice1]

new bottle design is terrible. I'd get **** canned if I ever even pitched something like that.

 

[lb304854]

Correction-looks like they are a mix of 33-35yr old barrels. Insane.

King Henry 2.0 in 2016?

They make BC Barleywine every year now.

 

[lopejuice1]

also, these new variants are like a newmoney wet dream. not excite.

 

[JBP]

They make BC Barleywine every year now.

Yes but BC Barleywine = BW aged in regular BCBS barrels, King Henry = BW aged in BCBS Rare barrels.

 

[user 305778]

Yes but BC Barleywine = BW aged in regular BCBS barrels, King Henry = BW aged in BCBS Rare barrels.

Jesus, I threw up in my mouth a little reading this.

 

[Doc1]

I'm definitely going to buy some but unlikely to stock up like I did last year unless the price on regular/barleywine is about the same per ounce (which I'm not counting on).

Looking forward to the **** show that Rare causes. The FIB War Room is going to be required reading on Black Friday.

Whatever you find that you don't buy I'll take baby

 

[JBP]

Jesus, I threw up in my mouth a little reading this.

Sorry? Just stating the facts. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ There's a reason they don't call it King Henry every year, isn't there?

 

[user 305778]

Sorry? Just stating the facts. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ There's a reason they don't call it King Henry every year, isn't there?

I guess but it's still basically the same beer. I'd say they changed the name just so it's consistent with the rest of the lineup more than anything else.

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

2018 won't be bottled at all, you'll download it to your phone

but that's only after downloading the app and paying atrocious fees to get rid of the ads.

 

[Arbitrator]

Both of them go at least one adjunct further than necessary.

"How about maple and pecans for Proprietor's? It's a classic dessert combo that should work well."

"Okay, but let's add a bunch of peppers just because we ****ing can!"

Spider-Man 3 syndrome.

 

[nanobrew1]

I guess but it's still basically the same beer. I'd say they changed the name just so it's consistent with the rest of the lineup more than anything else.

Essentially same beer, but different hype = different price tags. I wouldn't be surprised with a King Henry next year.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Prop sounds awful. Don't chili my beer.

 

[lopejuice1]

Why does every beer have to have ****ing chilis or cinnamon in it? I love spicy food but not spicy beer.

 

[grandmeaulnes]

when are they just gonna rebrand as Adjunct County Brand Stout