Who picked up BCBS today?

[Psylocide]

we're gonna be in Sioux Falls on the 31st.

It's yours. I've also got an 18-year-old Bud ice that is now brown with some nice floaty's in there just begging to be reviewed.

 

[chadkarol]

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[Billy-Klubb]

It's yours. I've also got an 18-year-old Bud ice that is now brown with some nice floaty's in there just begging to be reviewed.

I'll do it. and I'll bring you some Abrasive or something for the trouble.

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Monkey Steals the Peach. straight up. Monkey Steals the Peach and Feeds it Back to Them.

 

[saazall]

I don't understand why we I can't get this in Minneapolis I can get all sorts of other Goose Island beer, why not this one?

Just happened on several cases in Rochester...regular and Rare. Gone in a few hours. Hit town same day as BA Darkness. Blew my beer budget for December.

 

[sablesurfer]

On no. I got a second bottle later in the week, so I opened one last night. Not super happy, and glad I didn't go whole hog hunting this one.

Poured about a third of bottle into an 8oz snifter. Taste up front is a bit of barrel aging, raisin, and roasted malt caramel. There is classic bourbon vanilla and aged wood as well. Thick mouth-feel, but with a slight bit of heat from alcohol. (Very little for 14%, but it is noticeable.) I also noticed a bit of oak, not as in barrel aging, but definitely oak. I don't recall that in past.
Second and third sips it is noticeable sweet. Almost under attenuated sweet. That starts to make the whole thing heavy and unbalanced toward the end of the glass.

I am not sure the sweetness will age out, but I do have one more bottle to put downstairs with previous years. I need to find a '13 and try it today, to compare, but I don't recall them ever being "sweet".

 

[wobrien]

I ended up with a case of regular and I have a couple trades in the works for some of the coffee variant
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[chadkarol]

I'm willing to trade a couple barleywine if anyone is interested.

 

[wobrien]

I'm willing to trade a couple barleywine if anyone is interested.

Letting any coffees go?

 

[chadkarol]

Letting any coffees go?

I have two to trade (keeping four to age). I'd be interested in anything that ages well that is hard to get in the Chicago area. Barleywines, sours, barrel aged beers, etc.

 

[TallDan]

I have two to trade (keeping four to age). I'd be interested in anything that ages well that is hard to get in the Chicago area. Barleywines, sours, barrel aged beers, etc.

How about a prop?

 

[MNSmitty]

I don't understand why we I can't get this in Minneapolis I can get all sorts of other Goose Island beer, why not this one?

I picked up some in the Minneapolis area. My local liquor store had it. And even Total Wine and Haskells had it.
My sister grabbed me 4 in Cloquet. It was all over. Just regular BCBS is what I got. I think Total Wine had barleywine too

 

[MonkeyBot]

I picked up some in the Minneapolis area. My local liquor store had it. And even Total Wine and Haskells had it.
My sister grabbed me 4 in Cloquet. It was all over. Just regular BCBS is what I got. I think Total Wine had barleywine too

Huh to be fair I have not searched for it I used a beer locator. I'm lazy Now I have to go see if any bottles went unnoticed somewhere. Me being lazy makes more sense than it not being distributed here.

 

[MNSmitty]

It happens!
Total wine has a nice search feature. France 44 does too.
My local liquor store tweets out new beers when they get them, so thats a bonus.

 

[chadkarol]

How about a prop?

Sorry I do not. All are spoken for on trades or will spend a couple years in my cellar.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Billy-Klubb, I want you to hang out in my cellar and listen to loud punk rock music while you smoke your fancy pipe and drink all my fancy beer!

I can do this! thanks for the invite! would you prefer aromatic or non-aromatic? well, I'll just do what I want anyways.

 

[Psylocide]

I can do this! thanks for the invite! would you prefer aromatic or non-aromatic? well, I'll just do what I want anyways.

I'll bring the whalez bro.


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