The Crooked Stave Cellar Reserve Thread

[GuisseppeFranco]

Growler fills are for LIFETIME MEMBERS ONLY! This promotion is not available to the general public. Lifetime Members must have their member card and photo ID with them to obtain a growler fill.

So after they mail me my membership card here in the Bronx, they tell me that I can get my growler filled that's still w/ trustee in Denver.

 

[omgeezo]

Wow they got something right!

 

[DenverBeerDrinker]

So after they mail me my membership card here in the Bronx, they tell me that I can get my growler filled that's still w/ trustee in Denver.

They'll let me fill it if you want me to send it full

 

[GuisseppeFranco]

They'll let me fill it if you want me to send it full

Are you threatening me?

 

[poonamibaxter]

dialectic materialism( crooked stave version of the comrade collab) is on tap at Comrade and pretty damn good. They also have superpower so you should come for the collab and stay for the superpower

 

[DougOLis]

They'll let me fill it if you want me to send it full

Are you sure that they'll let trustees fill? It says that they're going to be checking membership cards and ID cards.

 

[DenverBeerDrinker]

Are you sure that they'll let trustees fill? It says that they're going to be checking membership cards and ID cards.

Since I'm a member how would they know they aren't filling my growler?

 

[omgeezo]

Since I'm a member how would they know they aren't filling my growler?

 

[DougOLis]

Since I'm a member how would they know they aren't filling my growler?

Fair enough. Despite sharing the last name, my sister might get some weird looks trying to use my ID though.

 

[cosmicevan]

Since I'm a member how would they know they aren't filling my growler?

so this is real and not april fools joke?

 

[DenverBeerDrinker]

so this is real and not april fools joke?

Real thing

 

[CatsUnderTheStars]

Did anyone else get some waelz blood today?

I was blown away! Absurdly peachy for spending nearly 3 years in the bottle.
One of the best awa I've had the chance to try. Pêche sauce!

 

[Der Fuchs]

Did anyone else get some waelz blood today?

I was blown away! Absurdly peachy for spending nearly 3 years in the bottle.
One of the best awa I've had the chance to try. Pêche sauce!

Was awesome when released. Brewery only consumption right?

 

[poonamibaxter]

Did anyone else get some waelz blood today?

I was blown away! Absurdly peachy for spending nearly 3 years in the bottle.
One of the best awa I've had the chance to try. Pêche sauce!

That's surprising. When I had it at rare beer a few years ago I thought it was pretty bad, so bad that I gave my bottle away. If time can help this any chance it can make Nightcap drinkable?

 

[bauermj]

That's surprising. When I had it at rare beer a few years ago I thought it was pretty bad, so bad that I gave my bottle away. If time can help this any chance it can make Nightcap drinkable?

Were some of these capped & some corked & caged? I vaguely remember there being two versions. I also had a disappointing bottle 18+ months ago

 

[CatsUnderTheStars]

Were some of these capped & some corked & caged? I vaguely remember there being two versions. I also had a disappointing bottle 18+ months ago

Yes these were for on-site consumption only. All of the bottles today were corked & caged. I really do think that time helped this beer, awesome acidity level and Brett funkiness. No off flavors were picked up by the 6 people we were drinking with.


Not sure what problems you had with it a few years ago, as this was my first time trying it. But I thought this was awesome. Hibiscus was almost undetectable besides the obvious color, which could have been off putting a few years back while more fresh. Haven't had nightcap recently but a friend of mine said its drinking awesome right now.

 

[jedwards]

The vast majority are corked & caged, but a few have caps and red wax. Same beer inside, though.

 

[gueuze_goon]

If time can help this any chance it can make Nightcap drinkable?

I was not a fan of nightcap at all fresh. I gave a bunch of my bottles away over the past couple years to those who enjoyed it. That said, I had a few sips of it from the keg this weekend, and it's drinking very nice. A bit of the intense acidity has subsided and the coffee and cherry are coming through really nicely. I was suprised. Still quite sour though, but seems to be easing up.

 

[BillZauggsCabin]

ISO: Nightcap

 

[Ispeakforthetrees]

ISO: Nightcap

You don't want to be.
Had a bottle like a month ago and it was a mess IMO.

 

[DenverBeerDrinker]

ISO: Nightcap

How much you looking for? What are you looking to trade?

 

[BillZauggsCabin]

You don't want to be.
Had a bottle like a month ago and it was a mess IMO.

Nightcap has become a running joke with the girlfriend and I. I'd like to have a few on hand just in case things get a little more serious someday. Those are my motives, if we're being honest.

How much you looking for? What are you looking to trade?

Ideally I'd like at least two Nightcaps.

I'm not very good at this kind of thing as I'm horrible with $4$ ratios, especially since Nightcap was a cellar reserve bottle. Plus, we see the same distro and I never know what to offer up as I don't have anything "rare". Obviously I'm not looking to get rid of these five for two bottles of Nightcap, but this is what I have to offer. Is that how you guys typically start the conversation? Any advice is welcome..

FT: Coffee Cinnamon BBomb (1)
Regular BBomb (x3)
BA Ten Fiddy (1)

 

[poonamibaxter]

Here is a Nightcap review from the other site and it sums up this beer perfectly. It was by far the worst beer CS has made, I'd drink the buttery Persicas all day before a Nightcap. If the beer drinker doesn't hook you up I have a few bottles I am never going to drink.

Appearance - Murky deep reddish brown body. Medium khaki head. Medium collar.

Smell - Lots of coffee. Sharp acidity. A little vinegar. Chocolate.

Taste - Intensely sour. Coffee. Sour coffee. Sourness builds. Coffee, roasted malt, and sourness.

Mouthfeel - Unpleasantly sour. Harsh.

Overall - So you're driving for hours on the highway and need some coffee. You stop at a 7-Eleven and the cashier has 4 teeth and grease stains on her shirt. You pour the coffee, even though you know it was made days ago with the cheapest, largest container of pre-ground coffee with a "Best by" date of 2003. In one sip, you taste an intense sour and bitter low-quality coffee with just a hint of roast from the cigarette ash that the cashier sprinkled out of the spite she has for the customer. Nightcap.

 

[lazerviking]

Here is a Nightcap review from the other site and it sums up this beer perfectly. It was by far the worst beer CS has made, I'd drink the buttery Persicas all day before a Nightcap. If the beer drinker doesn't hook you up I have a few bottles I am never going to drink.

Appearance - Murky deep reddish brown body. Medium khaki head. Medium collar.

Smell - Lots of coffee. Sharp acidity. A little vinegar. Chocolate.

Taste - Intensely sour. Coffee. Sour coffee. Sourness builds. Coffee, roasted malt, and sourness.

Mouthfeel - Unpleasantly sour. Harsh.

Overall - So you're driving for hours on the highway and need some coffee. You stop at a 7-Eleven and the cashier has 4 teeth and grease stains on her shirt. You pour the coffee, even though you know it was made days ago with the cheapest, largest container of pre-ground coffee with a "Best by" date of 2003. In one sip, you taste an intense sour and bitter low-quality coffee with just a hint of roast from the cigarette ash that the cashier sprinkled out of the spite she has for the customer. Nightcap.

But somehow, it's much worse than this.

 

[BillZauggsCabin]

Haha, the hate is passionate.

 

[DenverBeerDrinker]

Here is a Nightcap review from the other site and it sums up this beer perfectly. It was by far the worst beer CS has made, I'd drink the buttery Persicas all day before a Nightcap. If the beer drinker doesn't hook you up I have a few bottles I am never going to drink.

Appearance - Murky deep reddish brown body. Medium khaki head. Medium collar.

Smell - Lots of coffee. Sharp acidity. A little vinegar. Chocolate.

Taste - Intensely sour. Coffee. Sour coffee. Sourness builds. Coffee, roasted malt, and sourness.

Mouthfeel - Unpleasantly sour. Harsh.

Overall - So you're driving for hours on the highway and need some coffee. You stop at a 7-Eleven and the cashier has 4 teeth and grease stains on her shirt. You pour the coffee, even though you know it was made days ago with the cheapest, largest container of pre-ground coffee with a "Best by" date of 2003. In one sip, you taste an intense sour and bitter low-quality coffee with just a hint of roast from the cigarette ash that the cashier sprinkled out of the spite she has for the customer. Nightcap.

Feel free to trade some of yours

 

[acurtis]

Here is a Nightcap review from the other site and it sums up this beer perfectly. It was by far the worst beer CS has made, I'd drink the buttery Persicas all day before a Nightcap. If the beer drinker doesn't hook you up I have a few bottles I am never going to drink.

Appearance - Murky deep reddish brown body. Medium khaki head. Medium collar.

Smell - Lots of coffee. Sharp acidity. A little vinegar. Chocolate.

Taste - Intensely sour. Coffee. Sour coffee. Sourness builds. Coffee, roasted malt, and sourness.

Mouthfeel - Unpleasantly sour. Harsh.

Overall - So you're driving for hours on the highway and need some coffee. You stop at a 7-Eleven and the cashier has 4 teeth and grease stains on her shirt. You pour the coffee, even though you know it was made days ago with the cheapest, largest container of pre-ground coffee with a "Best by" date of 2003. In one sip, you taste an intense sour and bitter low-quality coffee with just a hint of roast from the cigarette ash that the cashier sprinkled out of the spite she has for the customer. Nightcap.

That review sounds pretty good. I loved Nightcap when it was fresh, guess I'll need to crack a bottle soon.

 

[ChugLife]

I'd drink the buttery Persicas all day...

What are those?

 

[neorunner]

What are those?

Batch 2 of Persica when bottled was a diacetyl bomb. Has since dissipated.

 

[poonamibaxter]

Batch 2 of Persica when bottled was a diacetyl bomb. Has since dissipated.

not quite dissipated in the bottles I opened recently.