mikeysab
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Got one bottle to trade for something interesting i can't get in NY. Lemme know what ya got.
Just did 07-13 on new years. 13 is by far the best batch.
Employee only (not for sale) 07 came in second, completely different beer 08-13
We talking about the black ops???
Johnnyhitch1 said:Yea, problem i exerience with BO is that they bottle condition with a champagne yeast. The 08 had decent carb and absolutley no body, and you can tell how the body has dimineshed thru each year 12-08 also 13 was great, but i stand by my earlier statement. I wish they still brewed the recipe from 07. Decent body but tons of dry bakers chocolate creamyiness, like a chocolate shake. 07 wouldnt hold its weight to any big stout, (i dont think any black ops would) its still a well made beer but IMO bottled wrong
Champagne yeast won't dry it out/cause it to lose body.... It won't ferment any sugars the beer yeast didn't, unless the beer yeast crapped out from too high of alcohol %.
Source?
I have bottled a lot of beers with them with normal amounts of priming sugar without over carbonation.
Is the new black ops sought after? I have access to a lot of the newly bottled black ops if anyone is interested.
Is the new black ops sought after? I have access to a lot of the newly bottled black ops if anyone is interested.
I'd be willing to give it a shot. Interested in any Surly stuff? Furious, Bender, Coffee Bender, Cynic etc.?
Sorry, I didn't mean to thread-jack, I thought you might have gotten rid of yours. When I replied to JohnGonk, he made it sound like Black Ops was a little more widely available, rather than a brewery only release.
I like to reserve the Darkness that I have for more hard to obtain beers. Waiting in line out overnight in November in Minnesota to only be able to buy 6 bottles makes Darkness a little more valuable in a trade to me.
I like to reserve the Darkness that I have for more hard to obtain beers. Waiting in line out overnight in November in Minnesota to only be able to buy 6 bottles makes Darkness a little more valuable in a trade to me.
It's so good. There's a local bbq place that still has some for on site consumption for $30 a bottle. Good deal IMO.
Yes but were people able to drive in after the line cleared and still get bottles?
I can't answer that, as I was in line at 4:30p the day before and got my 12 bottles so didn't need to go back and look for more. But even if someone could, it is a bit different than being able to go to hundreds of stores across 25 states and get it, as one can do with Black Ops.
Also, a little Darkness does hit a handful of stores after DD, but it is pretty limited.
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