I don't know anything about lambics. This is the first Flanders red I ever tried. Bought it spur of the moment, wanting to try something new and saw it at one of my wine shops.

So as to not shock your palate by going too big too quick, stick with some other Flanders Reds or maybe a Flanders Oud Bruin, like Petrus Aged Pale, or, if you can find it locally, Odell's The Meddler. The Oud Bruins are typically not as fruity. They will be a bit more sour and will typically show a bit more oak in the flavor profile. I can usually find both of these here in Lee's Summit pretty easily.

A lot of "American Wild Ales" will also have some element of sourness, though the definition for the category is VERY broad.

I love the Cuvee des Jacobins. So delicious...

It's not out yet. I goofed.

I went back to the store to pick up more, and noticed at was 2012. Still tasty.

Picked up a bottle of Rye-on-Rye as well.

Pleasant surprises at Hy-Vee... hadn't seen any of these around before today.


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Just finished off Sam Adams Stony Brook Red. It's pretty nice. Similar to the Dutchesse, not not quite as good.

Drinking a 2010 bottle of Boulevard Harvest Dance. That beer is tremendous fresh, and only gets worse with age, I'm discovering. Not that this bottle is bad, but the malt bill isn't gaining enough to offset the loss of Harvest Dance's brilliant hop profile.

Oh man, my brother in law got me a 750 ml of Drie Fonteinen Scharbeekse Kriek for Christmas. Yum!

Hell yeah!

I used to think I was a pretty heavy beer snob. I thought I was the snobbiest of the snobby beer snobs on this site. But I have to admit I don't even have the slightest idea what a Dire Fountain Starbucks Keokuk is. Not the foggiest clue.

You'll just have to step up your snobbishness in the future. Dire Fountain rules.

Found a few bottles of BCBCS in Des Moines yesterday - score. Had no luck up in the Cities. Wish I could find some Cherry Rye...

Going to make some awesome Christmas gifts for a few close friends...

I'm hoping to snag a Coffee or Cherry when I get up to Chicago soon....

Drank 2011 version of Saison Brett. Had bought 2 that year and cellared one . Well worth the wait.

Cracked into my Bourbon County Stout last night and wow. The guy at the liquor store told me it was "big" and I know exactly what he was talking about now.

While I absolutely loved the thick almost oily mouth feel and the huge richness, the "alcohol" flavor wasn't expected. I'm not a hard liquor drinker and I just found the strong notes of Bourbon to be a little much (yes Iunderstand it's aged in Bourbon barrels but still). I love every aspect of this beer except this one. I didn't expect this much bourbon flavor.

okay...now you can tell me what a dumbass I am. LMAO

They need to be aged. The booziness wears off a bit over time. I drank a 2009 bottle this year and found the bourbony flavor had changed to more of a molasses flavor. Very good and it had mellowed quite nicely.

Really? How long and how (bottle placement...etc)? Educate me in PM or on here if you get a chance or have time. I have two bottles left and really want to try the Coffee Stout. I may get it tomorrow if they have any left.


On that note, I had a bottle of Dogfish pumpkin ale that sat in the fridge for a month or so and while I wasn't impressed with it at all when fresh...it had more pumpkin flavor after it sat.

Just keep them some place cool and dark. I think that the BCS bottles say they're good for up to 5 years of aging in the bottle. They're probably fine for more, but I've never had one older than 3-4 years before.

I really only age imperial stouts, barley wines, sours, wild ales and lambics. Any IPAish beer isn't a good candidate for aging, as the hops will fade out of the flavor profile over time. There are obviously some exceptions to that rule, but I don't age Hopslam, Sculpin or Pliny The Elder. Those babies are meant to be drank while fresh.

People are going to hate me.

At this point in time I'm not a huge fan of Tank 7.

Commence jizzles beat down.

Don't like the earthy notes?

Again, I'm just a young beer n00b.

I love the beer at first sip -- it is the after taste that gets me. Just not a fan of that right now.

Awesome. Thanks for the info. I did a little more research and will be putting my other two in the basement in a cabinet for a while. The underneath of our front porch will be perfect I think. Poured walls, constant temp...just need a cabinet.

They will definitely change for the better with a little bit of age on them. Just stash them away and forget about them until next year. Then, next year, you can try a fresh one and an aged one side by side.

I'm drinking some really Shitty beer right now, don't try it.

Found Rye on Rye on tap tonight. That is nectar of the gods and frankly, I believe that descriptor is overused.

Hard to take it easy on those; they drink soooo smooth.

Barley's Brewhaus in Overland Park is going to have the only keg of La Folie in KS this Friday at 5 PM.

It's somewhere between a sour/wild ale and a Flanders Oud Bruin. VERY sour. It'll be a hoot!

Found Boulevard's Double Wide IPA here in ATL, both in bottle and at a burger joint on tap.

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I think it's a beer an individual will either love or hate.
as for me....I'm frankotank! it's my JOB to like Tank 7!

tried this one over the holdays and I really liked it.
6.7% = a six pack is plenty

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I went to an Italian restaurant in Albany, GA, recently and they had Boulevard Wheat on tap!

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That used to be my favorite beer. It has since been bumped to #2 by Firestone walker's Double Jack. If you are a fan of DIPAs, you need to try it!

Doublewide is gooooood stuff; definitely wins "best label" award in my book.

Make sure to grab a sixer of Hopslam when it comes out this year. Very good DIPA.

Picked up a few to try today.

Samuel Smiths Chocolate Stout
Samuel Adams Merry Mischief
Big John Stout
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

One of the best IPA's I've had recently:

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So how much is craft beer where you guys are at? It's ****ing expensive here in Boston. Like a 4 pack of Blvd Double Wide IPA is freaking $13. Usually a 6 or 4 pack costs around $10. Pints of craft beer ranges from $6-15, depending on the beer of course. Something common like Sam Adams costs about $10 for a 6 pack.

Hell a 6 pack of miller ****ing lite costs $8.

A four pack of Double Wide will run you anywhere from $9 to $11 around KC.

drinking 1554 from the new belgium brewing company tonight...........so delicious!

Don't invite Phobia over to share that stuff. The paint just might come off the walls.

Old Rasputin is one of my favorite imperial stouts. Good stuff.

So true. I had to stop drinking it. I was straining the seams in the back of my shorts.

good luck with THAT!
I had to get on a list last year just to get a six pack.
if you find a place in the KC area that allows you to buy as much as you want....LET ME KNOW! or at the very least buy a case for yourself.

honestly....IPA's just don't do it for me.....but Hopslam is second best beer I've ever had. and my big ass has had a lot of different beers (plates on the wall at the saucer :thumb:)

#1 BBQ
#2 Hopslam

Oh, I'll be able to get Hopslam. I don't ever sweat finding beers. If I don't get six packs myself, others help me out or I can just drink it on tap, which is best anyway.

I have some good relationships with liquor store employees around town.

I really like the Organic Chocolate Stout... I bought just about all I could find around town. I thought Old Rasputin was ok... I'd rather have a Lagunitas or SA.

Also, though Hopslam is highly sought after, I'm a little more excited this year about Bell's releasing their Black Note stout in 4 packs and KC will actually see some of it.

Consider the style different between the Old Rasputin and the Chocolate Stout. A sweet stout versus a Russian Imperial Stout is really like comparing apples and oranges.

Of course... I wasn't comparing the two. I was comparing the Imperial Stouts with other Imperial Stouts, like Lagunitas and SA... love the malty flavor of those two, and thought the Rasputin was kind of plain in comparison.

The Organic Chocolate Stout is all chocolate.... really good stuff.

yes, much better on tap. doesn't last for very long at the saucer.
wish I had somebody to hook me up with some hopslam. :rolleyes:

Good Choice. Hadn't ever tried it until I went to New Belgium this past August and I couldn't get enough of it.

Hit me up via PM after it's out and I'll see if I can help you out.

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now you're in my ballpark. My favorite beer to date.

Definitely have my eye out for this...

Had a Founders 2011 Kentucky Breakfast Stout at Waldo Pizza tonight. Wow. So, so delicious.

Had Mothers Holy Mole tonight. Ummmm, pass.

Ska's Mole Stout has been the only mole beer that I've liked in a long time.

Sorry if these have been mentioned before. If you're talking about beers to try, Great Lakes has some ridiculously good ones. The Christmas Ale is usually in limited stock and people go nuts about it, especially if you sprinkle a little cinnamon on it.

Went to the Beir Station last night in Waldo. Tried the Green Flash Imperial IPA, was delicious. It's a brewery from San Diego, maybe Buck can tell us more about it, I haven't heard of it.

But the Beir Station, it's half bar, half liquor store. They have a wall of coolers, with a great selection, actually great doesn't even do it justice. If you're a beer lover, this place was made for you. You can buy 6 packs or single bottles, you can take them with you or take them to the bar and they pour it for you.

Forgive me if it's not a new concept, but I was pretty blown away by the place.

Just overrun with hipsters though, so be warned.

They poached the beer manager from Royal Liquors, Brad. Really good beer selection, especially on their taps.

Green Flash has some very fine beers; their Rayon Vert is one of my favorites.

Have a Rasputin recipe fermenting in the basement - with some coffee added and also some lactose. More of a Rasputin coffee milk stout. OG = 1.094

Oh, also, tried the Lugene milk chocolate stout by Odell last night. Delicious.

so much great beer out there

is there a BBQ thread in here somewhere? you guys are the experts so i'm thinking i can learn something

No one has ever made a BBQ thread, that's a good idea

well then, someone make one, i want to learn more about KC BBQ

They're ****ing with you. Here's one of the larger threads on the subject, but there are about 10,000 of them:
http://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthrea...icial+barbecue

fair shout, i thought it was strange


i can't give Fairplay a + as i'm not allowed but here ya go man


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Hopslam hit the shelves in St. Louis today. I figure some people will be interested in that knowledge.

Yep!! Finishing up Founders Breakfast Stout tonight and getting some Hopslam tomorrow.

Just popped a Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye for the MU game. Grabbed some Lagunitas Sucks while I was at the store.

Hopslam hits the shelf on Friday at my store.

Got some Lagunitas Sucks today as well. It doesn't suck.

tried boulevard's IPA for the first time

it was tasty and balanced, i thought....i was too high to really notice anything particular about it

Put down a growler of that over the weekend. Excellent brew...

They don't distribute this far east. :huh:

If you can get your hands on Founder's Red's Rye PA, drink it.

For you Iowa guys, you should seek out some Toppling Goliath - they make some great beers, particularly IPAs. The Golden Nugget and Pseudo Sue are both great...

If you wanted HopSlam and were planning on getting it from HyVee in Blue Springs, don't try. I got it all. Bwahahahahahaha!!!1!!11

Got my Hopslam at Gomer's South. They got 34 cases and said it won't last the day.

Greatest beer. Ever.

That's pushing it just a bit. It's good, but greatest ever? Meh. I like Heady Topper and Pliny better (for IIPAs or DIPAs that is).

If you pay 20 bucks for a sixer, of course you are going to say it's the best beer ever.

I paid less than that. And it's still not the greatest beer ever. Some of my absolute favorites are pretty reasonable actually.