Having some North Coast Old no 38. Its a deep rich stout but i kinda went into it thinking about Old Rasputin(one of my fav north coast brews), and rasputin it is not.....but a damn good brew none the less!. I'm stoked Bevmo finally started carrying Oskar Blues Ten Fiddy RIS. 14 bucks a 4 pack.....but damn well worth it every now and then.
I had some many beers Saturday. Starting off with a Stone Ruination, Brew Dog Rip Tide, Brew Dog Punk IPA, Stone IPA, and then Racer 5 IPA. What a great day.
Epic Beer Alert!! Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary. Unreal! Quantities are limited and usually sells out fast but you can find it online still. A dark ale, almost like an imperial stout. Rich thick creamy head with a huge malty caramel nose. Palate entry is a tad sweet changing to a hoppy bitterness across the palate. Massive malt flavors compete with profound hoppiness on the battlefield of your palate. Slightly viscous with a very long pleasing finish. Amazing brew.
I'll have to sniff again, maybe it was fish, the nose had something kinda "off" about it but I couldn't put my finger on it, I was enjoying the massive malt smell. A good reason to crack open another bottle tomorrow!
If North Coast distributes up there try Old Rasputin Imperial Stout. It's always in my fridge. He'll of an RIS, Stone makes a good one but I think it's all sold out now, spring limited release. Other IS's I love are Ten Fidy, Ravens Eye and Ryan Sullivans. Sam Adams has one but I found it to be way too salty. No dea how that happened unless they burned the malt.
right now i am enjoying anything by flying dog brewery - especially their double pale ale. If you can spare the $10 for a four pack it is worth picking up if you like imperial and/or DIPA
Avery "The Reverend" A belgian quadruppel....wow....little sweeter than i expected but a big beer, especially at 11%! Picked up some Allagash Black, Brother Thelonious and Sierra Nevada 30th anniversary for the weekend!
I didn't really care for Old Rasputin but I think I had high expectations for it since the beer clerk had told me it won a slew of awards... this was a few years ago mind you.
So I really dig Belgian style ales, dubbels and the like. But brother thelonious just didn't do it for me. Tasted dry and watered down, not really the fashion of other Belgians I've had. Still buying as much Sierra Nevada 30th as I can though!
So I made q quick trip to bevmo for more Sierra Nevada 30th. I grab a bottle and only when I get home do I realize there is more than one kind.... And they all look the same. I have been loving the epicness that is the dark barleywine ale, but accidentally picked up a imperial helles bock. Who knows it may be good. Apparently there are 4 or 5 varities of the 30th anniversary out there. Need to go back and pick ip the dark ale and am praying it is still there. I would do bad things to get my hands on some more!
So I made q quick trip to bevmo for more Sierra Nevada 30th. I grab a bottle and only when I get home do I realize there is more than one kind.... And they all look the same. I have been loving the epicness that is the dark barleywine ale, but accidentally picked up a imperial helles bock. Who knows it may be good. Apparently there are 4 or 5 varities of the 30th anniversary out there. Need to go back and pick ip the dark ale and am praying it is still there. I would do bad things to get my hands on some more!
There will be a total of four when all the dust has settled. The first was Fritz and Ken's Stout, the second was Charlie, Ed and Ken's Bock, the third and current is the Black Barleywine. You should still be able to track it down pretty easily. The distributor in my area still has a ton of it. The have been coming out in roughly 2 1/2 to 3 month intervals.
The forth I can not wait for. It is going to be an oak aged blend of Bigfoot, Celebration and Pale Ale. All that considered, it should be amazing as long as they don't overdo the oak. It's Ken Grossman, so I have pretty high expectations.
So I made q quick trip to bevmo for more Sierra Nevada 30th. I grab a bottle and only when I get home do I realize there is more than one kind.... And they all look the same. I have been loving the epicness that is the dark barleywine ale, but accidentally picked up a imperial helles bock. Who knows it may be good. Apparently there are 4 or 5 varities of the 30th anniversary out there. Need to go back and pick ip the dark ale and am praying it is still there. I would do bad things to get my hands on some more!
There will be a total of four when all the dust has settled. The first was Fritz and Ken's Stout, the second was Charlie, Ed and Ken's Bock, the third and current is the Black Barleywine. You should still be able to track it down pretty easily. The distributor in my area still has a ton of it. The have been coming out in roughly 2 1/2 to 3 month intervals.
The forth I can not wait for. It is going to be an oak aged blend of Bigfoot, Celebration and Pale Ale. All that considered, it should be amazing as long as they don't overdo the oak. It's Ken Grossman, so I have pretty high expectations.
suhweeeet! I really like the barley wine, got the bock in the fridge for next weekend and am going to try and track down the stout. Wish they went mainstream with this stuff, a real proof of what Sierra Nevada can produce. Had Tumbler yet?
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