What are you drinking?

[pkt77242]

Mr Sir, have you tried the Stone Barrel aged Arrogant Bastard?

I have had Oaked Arrogant Bastard and Bourbon Barrel Aged Arrogant Bastard.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I have had Oaked Arrogant Bastard and Bourbon Barrel Aged Arrogant Bastard.

I believe that the second one was what I was inquiring about. What did you think?

 

[pkt77242]

I believe that the second one was what I was inquiring about. What did you think?

My notes from when I had it (back in November I think).

Stone Bourbon Barrel Aged Arrogant Bastard. Pretty good, you can tell it is a 3rd or 4th fill as the bourbon and oak are in the background. Definitely some nice hops and malt with some vanilla and cola flavors. Just a little oak and caramel. Good but nothing amazing.

 

[zelezo vlk]

My notes from when I had it (back in November I think).

I could've sworn I just saw an article stating that they released it just a few days ago.

 

[pkt77242]

I could've sworn I just saw an article stating that they released it just a few days ago.

They are releasing it in a six pack (12oz bottles) now. Previously it was in a 4 pack of 22oz bottles that had it, the standard arrogant bastard, Lukcy Bastard and Double Bastard (I believe that is the correct 4) around the holidays.

Edit: Though after looking at it, the top label is slightly different. Hopefully this one has been aged in 1st fill barrels.

 

[zelezo vlk]

They are releasing it in a six pack (12oz bottles) now. Previously it was in a 4 pack of 22oz bottles that had it, the standard arrogant bastard, Lukcy Bastard and Double Bastard (I believe that is the correct 4) around the holidays.

Edit: Though after looking at it, the top label is slightly different. Hopefully this one has been aged in 1st fill barrels.

Good to know. Thank you, sir.

 

[pkt77242]

A cup of coffee (a rarity for me), Green Mountain Dark Magic to be precise.

 

[Jackalope1977]

My last Pliny. It was fun while it lasted.

 

[pkt77242]

Anderson Valley The Kimmie, The Yink & The Holy Gose

 

[pkt77242]

Golden Road Wolf Among Weeds.

 

[Jackalope1977]

Blackrocks Coconut Brown
Founders Porter
Shorts ControversiALE (Hangin Frank)

 

[scUM Hater]

Bells brewery is breaking ground on a 50 million dollar expansion

 

[Jackalope1977]

Bells brewery is breaking ground on a 50 million dollar expansion

Holy shit. Serious? 50 million? What exactly is that for?
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid right now.

 

[Jackalope1977]

Unibroue 17 Grande Reserve. This is an interesting beer. I'm not sure if the brewer intended on this being aged or not. It's over a year old and has an expiration date of May '16. That's quite a window. Anyways it's a pretty good beer, just not sure where it's at.

 

[NDinMich]

Holy shit. Serious? 50 million? What exactly is that for?
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid right now.

Increased production if I recall correctly.

Local growler filling station has some KBS tomorrow, hoping to score me some.

Double Bastard for me tonight.

 

[Jackalope1977]

Increased production if I recall correctly.

Local growler filling station has some KBS tomorrow, hoping to score me some.

Double Bastard for me tonight.

Isn't 50 million a whole hell of a lot for increased production? I mean couldn't a few million increase production by quite a bit?

Hope you get a KBS or two.

 

[pkt77242]

Isn't 50 million a whole hell of a lot for increased production? I mean couldn't a few million increase production by quite a bit?

Hope you get a KBS or two.

Not really. If it includes buying land, building the building, brewing equipment, and probably more bottling equipment as well, 50 million would seem to be in the ballpark.

 

[NDinMich]

Isn't 50 million a whole hell of a lot for increased production? I mean couldn't a few million increase production by quite a bit?

Hope you get a KBS or two.

To pkt's point, it depends. Looks like Bells is increasing production, new bottling unit, adding on the the eccentric cafe and expanding.

Bell's Brewery's $50 million expansion would raise capacity to 1 million barrels | MLive.com

 

[pkt77242]

Ballast Point Dorado.

Has anyone tried Stone Ruination 2.0 yet?

 

[Black Irish]

Bells brewery is breaking ground on a 50 million dollar expansion

This makes me wonder how close we are to a saturation point of craft beer in the USA. Don't get me wrong, I love all the different choices out there and it's good to see all these little guys doing well. But at some point, it seems that there has to be a leveling off. There's only so much shelf space and tap space to go around. And as much as I like tasting booze at work, eventually I'm going to start reacting to beer reps the same way I do to liquor and wine reps. I'll roll my eyes at their assertions that their vodka or pinot noir is somehow going to be markedly superior than the dozens I've already tried.

 

[NDinMich]

Against the grain brewing 35K. A Sweet Stout, just ok for me but I'm really not a huge fan of this style. Really only bought this one due to the prices of other ATG beers at my local grocer...a bourbon barrel aged stout, $27 for a bomber!

 

[ACamp1900]

Harvest Pumpkin.... Yeah, I know, way out of season...

 

[zelezo vlk]

Victory Golden Monkey. It's been a very long night. The 9.5% is helping.

 

[pkt77242]

Alpine Duet
Knee Deep Hoptologist.

 

[NDinMich]

Ruination 2.0

 

[pkt77242]

Ruination 2.0

How is it?

Belching Beeve Peanut Butter Milk Stout. Tastes like someone liquified a Reese's peanut butter cup and added alcohol.

 

[NDinMich]

How is it?

Belching Beeve Peanut Butter Milk Stout. Tastes like someone liquified a Reese's peanut butter cup and added alcohol.

Really good. Seems to be a little more balance than 1.0. I think I like 2.0 more than 1.0.

 

[pkt77242]

not drinking but today I bought

Stone Ruination 2.0
Stone Bourbon Barrel Arrogant Bastard
Smuttynose Finest Kind
Boulevard The Calling
Knee Deep Simtra
Lagunitas Gnarlywine
Mother Earth Boo Koo

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Last night was Ballast Point Sculpin and Maker's 46.

 

[greyhammer90]

Last night was Ballast Point Sculpin and Maker's 46.

Really enjoying all the Ballast Point I've been drinking lately. Sculpin is a really solid summer beer, I really like their Session IPA whatever it's called, and Victory at Sea is soooooo delicious.