ITT: Barrel-Aged Stouts (No Adjuncts Allowed)

[ncaudle]

Apple Brandy Black Magick came out of the gates the weakest of Pappy, Buffalo Trace and Apple Brandy, and was IMO best in show a year later.

agreed on initial release (those BTrace were pure fudge!) then about 1.5-2 years later it was Pappy (by even bigger margin)>>>AB>BTrace. those BTrace bottles started to get a little bit of weird tart/sourness (not infectedf, but just a odd flavor) in them (same with all of the BA BBVD released at same time)

 

[greg4579]

Some other favorites I had within the past year:
Puga25
CFH Blue Wax (2014?)

I had that Bell’s BA Expo last weekend I thought it was such a great beer.

 

[sherm10161]

No love for CW Anniversary series I see.

1414 and Fifteen were phenomenal. They've gone a little downhill in the years since, but they're still top notch.

I did not get to try Ardea Insignis.

 

[JulianB1]

No love for CW Anniversary series I see.

1414 and Fifteen were phenomenal. They've gone a little downhill in the years since, but they're still top notch.

I did not get to try Ardea Insignis.

Agreed with all this (especially Fifteen, man was that beer ever good), and Ardea Insignis was quite outstanding too.

 

[KevSal]

No love for CW Anniversary series I see.

1414 and Fifteen were phenomenal. They've gone a little downhill in the years since, but they're still top notch.

I did not get to try Ardea Insignis.

yeah i remember being blown away by 1414 that immediately traded for fifteen the following year (and the following years). they definitively arent what they used to be tho

 

[jmgrub]

yeah i remember being blown away by 1414 that immediately traded for fifteen the following year (and the following years). they definitively arent what they used to be tho

Maybe your palate is jaded.

 

[KevSal]

Maybe your palate is jaded.

maybe

admittedly i haven't had 19 or 20, but i remember not being super impressed with 17 and stopped actively trading for them after that. still have some 16 and 17 actually

 

[PHBoiler]

Anybody here had the Otter Creek RIS BA edition? Their RIS is my favorite in terms of non-BA. Never got my hands on the BA version but wondered if anybody here had tasting notes on it.

 

[sacrelicio]

No love for CW Anniversary series I see.

1414 and Fifteen were phenomenal. They've gone a little downhill in the years since, but they're still top notch.

I did not get to try Ardea Insignis.

I loved Sixteen and I really loved Seventeen. Seventeen was fudgy but nicely balanced with a bitter/tartish cherry note.

 

[jmgrub]

I loved Sixteen and I really loved Seventeen. Seventeen was fudgy but nicely balanced with a bitter/tartish cherry note.

Black Gold is also very good. B1 was sooooo hyped.

 

[sacrelicio]

Any love for Black Gold? I got one bomber left from a couple years back. Probably need to drink it.

 

[sacrelicio]

Black Gold is also very good. B1 was sooooo hyped.

Any love for Black Gold? I got one bomber left from a couple years back. Probably need to drink it.

Gaspar'd

 

[steimie]

Is BA Darkness still fantastic? I didn't have the most recent one, but damn all the other ones were the ****.

 

[wuntrikpony]

tartish cherry note

**** that noise.

 

[KevSal]

the all barrel aged darkness yea, (harpy) i thought was great! i still have one!

might be time to crack that one soon

 

[sherm10161]

Is BA Darkness still fantastic? I didn't have the most recent one, but damn all the other ones were the ****.

I've had it a few different years, and they've all been great.

 

[PHBoiler]

I can vouch that in October on a bachelor party trip we did 15 through 20 including one of the Black Golds and fresh is best on those. 15-17 were not even remotely finished by a 10 man crew. That's where those are headed currently.

 

[sherm10161]

Interested to hear what people have to say about that new Founders Mothership beer (Imperial Stout aged for 2 years in Bourbon Barrels).

 

[jmgrub]

Anyone had a Kuhnhenn BA Solar Eclipse any time recently? Thinking about cracking mine tonight since we have a guest that can help me share the 18% ABV burden.

 

[steimie]

Anyone had a Kuhnhenn BA Solar Eclipse any time recently? Thinking about cracking mine tonight since we have a guest that can help me share the 18% ABV burden.

That's a top 5 all-time beer for me. On draft at Winter Solstice in about 2012 or 2013, along with BA American Imperial Stout, BB4D, BBBW, and others I can't recall. BA Solar stood out from that ridiculous tap list. What an astounding beer.

 

[steimie]

Interested to hear what people have to say about that new Founders Mothership beer (Imperial Stout aged for 2 years in Bourbon Barrels).

Less than 250 cases sold out in about an hour, with a 5 case limit. Hoping it's still on tap tomorrow so I can stop by. Dying to try it.

 

[jmgrub]

That's a top 5 all-time beer for me. On draft at Winter Solstice in about 2012 or 2013, along with BA American Imperial Stout, BB4D, BBBW, and others I can't recall. BA Solar stood out from that ridiculous tap list. What an astounding beer.

It was great if (understandably) a little bit hot when I opened my first bottle several years ago. Seemed like the kind of beer that would hold up/age well. Will report back.

 

[capnmike]

This thread got me all like...

 

[sherm10161]

Less than 250 cases sold out in about an hour, with a 5 case limit. Hoping it's still on tap tomorrow so I can stop by. Dying to try it.

Yeah - saw that in the Founders thread.

Who needs 5 cases of anything? Silly limit if you ask me. One case would be a reasonable limit for that beer.

 

[jmgrub]

I also forgot to mention, amidst the apple brandy stout talk yesterday, that Smuttynose Smuttlabs Apple Brandy Imperial Stout was super good. I seem to recall that it was aged in an apple brandy barrel for some ridiculous amount of time (like 5 years).

 

[steimie]

Yeah - saw that in the Founders thread.

Who needs 5 cases of anything? Silly limit if you ask me. One case would be a reasonable limit for that beer.

Gotta flip 'em for those Treehouse hops.

 

[steimie]

This thread got me all like...

God, that's a great beer. You sent me one, right? Amazing stuff.

 

[KevSal]

This thread got me all like...

2018 deths tar reminds me so much of how parabola used to taste

 

[capnmike]

God, that's a great beer. You sent me one, right? Amazing stuff.

Indeed - glad you enjoyed! I really liked that Warped Wing Whiskey Rebellion too. Catch is, you gotta know someone in Toledo (jdd419 ) or Cincinnati to get one...wish I had bought more at Christmas.

 

[steimie]

Indeed - glad you enjoyed! I really liked that Warped Wing Whiskey Rebellion too. Catch is, you gotta know someone in Toledo (jdd419 ) or Cincinnati to get one...wish I had bought more at Christmas.

Oh hell yes! That beer blew me the **** away.