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Could we expect to see another blind barleywine tasting review in the upcoming months? I would be curious to hear how beers like Aaron b1 and b2, Anabasis b1 and b2, BCBW '13 and '14, Brew 1000 and 2000, Leon b1 and b2, and various vintages of beers like Mother Of All Storms and Straight Jacket hold up against each other.
 
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is still the best pale ale on the market. And yet every other hoppy beer with that much caramel seems meh to me. . .

Oude Tart is almost everywhere now I think?

At this point, 90% of my purchases = SNPA, Cuvee Renes, Bruery Faves (Hottenroth, Oude Tart, Tart of Darkness, BT/CR) CW -bals and whatever Lagunitas is floating around (Waldos/High Westified/Daytime).
 
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is still the best pale ale on the market. And yet every other hoppy beer with that much caramel seems meh to me. . .

Oude Tart is almost everywhere now I think?

At this point, 90% of my purchases = SNPA, Cuvee Renes, Bruery Faves (Hottenroth, Oude Tart, Tart of Darkness, BT/CR) CW -bals and whatever Lagunitas is floating around (Waldos/High Westified/Daytime).
i am talking about absolute best, not "relative to price or accessibility" qualifiers

in that realm Edward, Automatic, or even Zombie Dust are better than SNPA in my book, and im sure theres a litany of others i could whip up if pressed.

i know its heresy to do idoltoppling but it serves to underscore my point of how insane a BA barleywine that shelfturds it up actually is
 
i am talking about absolute best, not "relative to price or accessibility" qualifiers

in that realm Edward, Automatic, or even Zombie Dust are better than SNPA in my book, and im sure theres a litany of others i could whip up if pressed.

i know its heresy to do idoltoppling but it serves to underscore my point of how insane a BA barleywine that shelfturds it up actually is

"what style of beer can you obtain arguably the absolute pinnacle, easily off the shelf?" --DDB

"That sounds like an accessibility qualifier" --BaRF

Dude are you still in/working in Hollywood? I know you changed jobs or some ****, but I lack the deets.

Its been like 5 years since we drank it up in Seal Beach. Gonna be in that neck of the woods (Surly Goat/Blue Palms) before the Tom Petty show @ Hollywood Bowl on Monday evening (Bruery afternoon). Should barleywine it up if you can.
 
"what style of beer can you obtain arguably the absolute pinnacle, easily off the shelf?" --DDB

"That sounds like an accessibility qualifier" --BaRF

Dude are you still in/working in Hollywood? I know you changed jobs or some ****, but I lack the deets.

Its been like 5 years since we drank it up in Seal Beach. Gonna be in that neck of the woods (Surly Goat/Blue Palms) before the Tom Petty show @ Hollywood Bowl on Monday evening (Bruery afternoon). Should barleywine it up if you can.
i am in highland park area near the hipster mecca, let's make it happen again, its been too long buddy

no duck duck guava or Compunction tho :(
 
"looong finish that just keeps pounding you with skoal, camel crush, purple laffy taffy and black cherry bile burps."

I'm confused. Most of your review made it sound like you hated this beer, but this description is FAV things, no?


Also, kudos to that Josh guy for making up stats (which make SP look worse, FYI) to presume you got a bad bottle. #2017valueprotectorsunite
 
"looong finish that just keeps pounding you with skoal, camel crush, purple laffy taffy and black cherry bile burps."

I'm confused. Most of your review made it sound like you hated this beer, but this description is FAV things, no?


Also, kudos to that Josh guy for making up stats (which make SP look worse, FYI) to presume you got a bad bottle. #2017valueprotectorsunite
At first I thought the josh comment was doing a bit because I couldn't make sense of it

When I realized he was serious was when the WAT dosing really kicked in
 
"looong finish that just keeps pounding you with skoal, camel crush, purple laffy taffy and black cherry bile burps."

I'm confused. Most of your review made it sound like you hated this beer, but this description is FAV things, no?


Also, kudos to that Josh guy for making up stats (which make SP look worse, FYI) to presume you got a bad bottle. #2017valueprotectorsunite

Where can I read these nonsense stats
 
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