time to play the "can you name this style by the pictures" game.

[hanuswalrus]

It is Mikkeller, but not those beers.. these particular beers are not a collab

 

[MrFeltimo]

Mikkeller
Is the the Big Worse family of beers. Apologies for not naming them all but there are so many types.
Or must I ?

 

[hanuswalrus]

Nope, not that one.. the beers I'm looking for are all made from the same wort.. so something post-fermentation/pre-bottling is very slightly altering these beers.

 

[TooDogly]

Mikkeller - Big Worster - Various barrel-aging editions (i.e. Chardonnay edition)?

 

[hanuswalrus]

Not Big Worst, but you're onto something with the barrel idea..

 

[TooDogly]

Okay, it's got to be their French Oak series of barleywines (Foret du ****) It looks like they have about 6 different ones, which three did you try?

 

[hanuswalrus]

Okay, it's got to be their French Oak series of barleywines (Foret du ****) It looks like they have about 6 different ones, which three did you try?

There we go! We had Foret du Centre light and medium toast, and Foret du Troncais medium. They were all very good, the differences on all 3 were very slight, but noticeable. At 17% abv, we were all in good shape after this sampling.

 

[MrFeltimo]

That was a tough one.

 

[TooDogly]

There we go! We had Foret du Centre light and medium toast, and Foret du Troncais medium. They were all very good, the differences on all 3 were very slight, but noticeable. At 17% abv, we were all in good shape after this sampling.

17% abv! That is truly a barley wine. Do you know what was on the barrels before the beer was put in?

I will post one up later tonight.

 

[hanuswalrus]

17% abv! That is truly a barley wine. Do you know what was on the barrels before the beer was put in?

I will post one up later tonight.

We weren't able to find out much else about the barrels other than they are French oak with varying degrees of char/toast. I want to say that they were fresh, unused barrels tho.

 

[TooDogly]

We weren't able to find out much else about the barrels other than they are French oak with varying degrees of char/toast. I want to say that they were fresh, unused barrels tho.

That's what I was wondering, whether they got the high abv with a little help from cognac barrels or something, but surprisingly not!

 

[TooDogly]

Sorry for the crappy pic. Brewery and beer please

 

[ThatVideoKid]

Is it a brown ale?

 

[drainbamage]

Doppelbock?

 

[TooDogly]

not a brown ale or a dopplebock, but the beer is brownish-red in color.

 

[ThatVideoKid]

Red ale?

 

[MrFeltimo]

Esb

 

[RedShirt]

Looks like a mild perhaps? Tallgrass Pub Ale?

 

[TooDogly]

Red ale?

It is indeed.

 

[ThatVideoKid]

Local to you?

 

[TooDogly]

Semi-local I guess. It is a west coast brewery.

 

[RedShirt]

Stone Levitation?

 

[TooDogly]

Nope

 

[ThatVideoKid]

Small or big brewery?

 

[TooDogly]

I'd say large. In the 100k bbl/yr range.

 

[TooDogly]

Okay, hint time.

Beer. It's not just for breakfast anymore.

 

[RedShirt]

Does it include bacon as an ingredient?

 

[TooDogly]

No ingredient in this beer is anything close to pork related, but you're on the right track with the breakfast theme.

 

[drainbamage]

Something with maple?

 

[TooDogly]

No maple either

 

[BigMack]

Orange/OJ in it?

 

[Hawaii_Dean]

Based on your hints is it an oatmeal red ale?

 

[TooDogly]

None of those. This is more of a hoppy variety.

 

[cdubbaya]

Lagunitas?

 

[TooDogly]

Lagunitas?

Not Lagunitas, but it is a fairly large west coast brewery, and it is a hoppy "India style" red ale.

 

[ThatVideoKid]

That stone red IPA?

 

[cdubbaya]

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale?

 

[cdubbaya]

Deschutes Red Chair?

 

[TooDogly]

Not Stone, Deschutes, or Sierra Nevada. This beer has a breakfasty sounding name.

 

[BigMack]

Toaster Pastry?