HipFlask Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Ok...I am still having fun here. I am finding a definate preference for Imperail Stouts. Thanks to this post I found some Great Divide Yeti Oak aged> AMAZING STUFF. Try it if you can find it. I also had an oppurtunity to try some Grumpy Troll Oak aged stout and their Spaz stout. At the Palm in Milwaukee I found Old Rasputin Stout and a Bourbon barrel stout from Michigan that wasn't so sweet. I will be making note of the names next time I go there. Now I will need to go back and hit up some of the Irish style Stouts that I have not had a chance to try. Also can anyone tell me about this Oatmeal thing that seems to appear in lot of American Micro brew RIS? Damn Phischy that is quite the list of beer. You must have gone through a lengthy and bureucratic waiting period in order to purchase all of that beer. Did you bribe the Alcohol control officer to have your tasting? just kiddin bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phischy Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 We had a few guys pooling together to get it done. But I traded for the bulk of it, expensive and long process. Our next out-of-this-world tasting is going to be a Lost Abbey tasting. Some of the guys have been sitting on beer for 3 years. But with football season/beer fest season and holiday's, not sure if we're going to get around to this in '08.When I was at GABF I was looking mostly for porters/stouts on Saturday. I was amazed at how many butter bombs i had (off flavor tastes like movie-theater popcorn butter, callied Diacyetal). Is a huge indication the brewer screwed up.Another tasting I'll have in '09 is porters. Lots of good stuff out there and it helps to spread the cost around by finding other beer geeks in your area and pooling your resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinkyBanjo Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Last night I picked up a Great Divide Yeti and Oak Aged Yeti Stout. I currently have Victory HopDevil on tap so I'm not sure when I'll get to them but I'm sure looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New2Whiskey Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I've had the BORIS and choklat.As I look at all 35 empty bottles of craft beer in my bar, the BORIS was my favorite. And a close second to choklat.I enjoy imperial pale ales also. But I remember the BORIS. It was one of those, "Dang this is a great beer" during every sip. I enjoyed it that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phischy Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Last night I picked up a Great Divide Yeti and Oak Aged Yeti Stout. I currently have Victory HopDevil on tap so I'm not sure when I'll get to them but I'm sure looking forward to it.I was lucky enough to try barrel aged yeti this past weekend. It was very very good and I've got a bottle of oaked yeti in my fridge right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinkyBanjo Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I was lucky enough to try barrel aged yeti this past weekend. It was very very good and I've got a bottle of oaked yeti in my fridge right now.I see you live in San Diego, what do you think about AleSmith? They seem to do very well in Rate Beer and Beer Advocate. More importantly what about Rocket from the Crypt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phischy Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I see you live in San Diego, what do you think about AleSmith? They seem to do very well in Rate Beer and Beer Advocate. More importantly what about Rocket from the Crypt?Alesmith is one of my favorite breweries. Their barrel aged beer is rare and fantastic. Currently I'm taking a BJCP class hosted by Peter Zein, head brewer at Alesmith and Grand Master Judge. He's a pretty cool guy. I'm warming up very slowly to belgian style beers, which is about 1/2 of what they make. Currently their Evil Dead Red in out and it's...just amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinkyBanjo Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Unfortunately I don't think their stuff gets to the East Coast, I'll have to ask my local distributor to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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