What are you drinking....now?

This put some hair on your azz

I'm kinda disappointed. Just your standard, inoffensive bourbon barrel stout. Nowhere near what I expected based on the hype. Reminds me of Blue Mountain Dark Hollow.

kl8ton said:

Eggcelsior said:

I'm kinda disappointed. Just your standard, inoffensive bourbon barrel stout. Nowhere near what I expected based on the hype. Reminds me of Blue Mountain Dark Hollow.

I will take them off your hands!   No charge.  I will even take the open one!   I really like that stuff.  I do believe hype ruins things for people.  You hear so much about it and when you finally get around to trying it,  you don't share in the enthusiasm.  People's tastes are different too. I never really liked lighter beers. When I started drinking beer,  I found Guiness and went from there.    I can't really do allot of the IPAs. 

Edit:  blue mountain dark hollow added to list of beers to try.

Bourbon County by Goose Island is still my benchmark. Well, the 2011 and 2012 releases. Those were a righteous experience for me! 2013 was a down year with some improvement the following years. Haven't tried the 2016 yet. Bourbon barrel stouts are a weak spot for me. I'll never get tired of them.

Eggcelsior said:

I'm kinda disappointed. Just your standard, inoffensive bourbon barrel stout. Nowhere near what I expected based on the hype. Reminds me of Blue Mountain Dark Hollow.

Kind of like music. Millions think Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitarist ever, even though I'm a fan of the genre I don't care for him. Doesn't mean he isn't great.

Complex beers will never hit the mark for everyone. The reason beers like KBS, Hopslam, Pliny, and Coors Light are so polarizing.

Good thing for me personally, is I like them all.

Meeeshigan22 said:

Eggcelsior said:

I'm kinda disappointed. Just your standard, inoffensive bourbon barrel stout. Nowhere near what I expected based on the hype. Reminds me of Blue Mountain Dark Hollow.

Kind of like music. Millions think Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitarist ever, even though I'm a fan of the genre I don't care for him. Doesn't mean he isn't great.

Complex beers will never hit the mark for everyone. The reason beers like KBS, Hopslam, Pliny, and Coors Light are so polarizing.

Good thing for me personally, is I like them all.

Heh. That's the problem. It wasn't very complex. Roasted nose, mocha-ish middle, light bourbon-y/vanilla finish. I even let it warm up a bit to get a full release of flavors.

Meeeshigan22 said:

Eggcelsior said:

Meeeshigan22 said:

Eggcelsior said:

I'm kinda disappointed. Just your standard, inoffensive bourbon barrel stout. Nowhere near what I expected based on the hype. Reminds me of Blue Mountain Dark Hollow.

Kind of like music. Millions think Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitarist ever, even though I'm a fan of the genre I don't care for him. Doesn't mean he isn't great.

Complex beers will never hit the mark for everyone. The reason beers like KBS, Hopslam, Pliny, and Coors Light are so polarizing.

Good thing for me personally, is I like them all.

Heh. That's the problem. It wasn't very complex. Roasted nose, mocha-ish middle, light bourbon-y/vanilla finish. I even let it warm up a bit to get a full release of flavors.

I try not debate beer, as it's so subjective. But a beer with as much going on as you're describing, is by definition complex.

You mention Goose Island, which I love, doesn't hit all the notes for me that KBS does. 

Great thing about these times, so many great beers to choose from. Pick the one you like and enjoy.

Well then, that definition doesn't meet mine. It was anything but. The flavors didn't meld together or change/improve. Everything was quite muted and washed out by the chocolate/coffee flavor, which is great in the regular Breakfast Stout. Just stout with a hint of this or that, similar to what happened with Goose Island over the past few years. I guess I have been chasing the dragon and just need to lower my expectations with new beers. Allagash Curiex is still tops for me, but it's a Tripel aged in Bourbon barrels. Much better mouthfeel from the oak with that. I think I'll have a 2014 Bourbon County tonight to compare since the flavor of KBS is still fresh to me. I have a Sunday Morning Stout to try as well. 

Doing the comparison test now. 3 years aging does this beer wonders. A little too sweet but nice roasty/coffee nose with hints of chocolate, good oaky mouth feel with a bourbon-y, vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar middle(heavy on the sugar) and a nice mocha finish. I'm thinking the KBS should age too, so I'm going to try to find another.

There is another forum topic running (shall remain unmentioned here but may have a political slant fired up by someone who resides in the GWN   ) but all are seeking life's eternal Kool-Aid and on a Friday...Like that's gonna happen.  I would say "keep Drinkin' heavily."

Against the grain brewing - Clearly everybody wants some (India pale lager)
jackies o's - bourbon barrel aged brick kiln with nuts
founders - Sumatra brown
jackie o's - oro negro (just kicked the keg that I had on tap).

Sipping some waiting for the salt block to come up to temp. Then cooking salmon.

Not my usual IPA, but solid nonetheless.

fishepa said:

Russel's Reserve 10 year small batch 

That's what I'm talking bout.  Good choice! I'm slumming with Eagle Rare!

Odell's 90 Schilling in my tree trunk mug while making pizzas with the kids...for mom.

Kirin Stout.