Discussion and update forum for participants of Extreme Beer Box: BIG STOUTS (2023). Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:52:40 +0000 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:52:40 +0000 BeerAdvocate https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/forums/extreme-beer-box-big-stouts-2023.109/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:46:13 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/oskar-blues-bourbon-barrel-aged-ten-fidy.670927/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/oskar-blues-bourbon-barrel-aged-ten-fidy.670927/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Oskar Blues
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Ten FIDY
12.5% | 12oz can
Perfecting a blend of 3-5 year aged bourbon and 8-12 year aged bourbon barrels. Ten Fidy boasts malt-driven aromatic and flavor notes of molasses, sweet chocolate, vanilla, brown sugar, burnt sugar, and caramel, with marshmallow, whiskey, oak,...

Oskar Blues: Bourbon Barrel-Aged Ten FIDY]]> 28 Wed, 31 May 2023 00:55:40 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/dogfish-head-wake-up-world-wide-stout.670920/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/dogfish-head-wake-up-world-wide-stout.670920/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Wake Up World Wide Stout
17% | 12oz bottle
This new, breakfast-themed iteration of the brewery’s fan-favorite beer, lovingly dubbed Wake Up World Wide Stout, is brewed with regeneratively grown malts from Epiphany Malting, organic maple syrup from New Leaf Tree Syrups, oat milk...

Dogfish Head: Wake Up World Wide Stout]]> 24 Mon, 29 May 2023 01:49:19 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/ecliptic-gravastar-peanut-butter-oatmeal-stout.670921/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/ecliptic-gravastar-peanut-butter-oatmeal-stout.670921/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Ecliptic Brewing
Gravastar (Peanut Butter Oatmeal Stout)
7.2% | 16oz can
A Gravastar, meaning "gravitational vacuum star", is an object hypothesized as an alternative to the black hole theory, as deep and dark as this original oatmeal stout. A smooth base of Maris Otter Malt, followed by roast malts,...

Ecliptic: Gravastar (Peanut Butter Oatmeal Stout)]]> 29 Mon, 29 May 2023 01:03:49 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/adroit-theory-eat-the-rich.670916/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/adroit-theory-eat-the-rich.670916/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Adroit Theory Brewing Co.
Eat the Rich (Ghost 1228)
12% | 16oz can
A brand new Stout with intense, complex flavors. Rich aromas of roastiness, date + prune fruit esters, and subtle undertones of alcohol. Bitterness is firm; notes of bittersweet chocolate, espresso coffee, and tar. Lingering warmth in...

Adroit Theory: Eat the Rich]]> 33 Wed, 24 May 2023 00:16:30 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/japas-cervejaria-black-daruma.670925/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/japas-cervejaria-black-daruma.670925/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Japas Cervejaria
Black Daruma
11% | 16oz can
Russian Imperial Stout with Persimmon.



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Barclay Brewing Co.
FLUX
13.8% | 12oz can
FLUX is a 13.8% Imperial Stout that's 50% young Stout and 50% older barrel-aged Stout that has been aging for 12 months in Buffalo Trace Mash 1 barrels which hold some of Buffalo Trace’s oldest and rarest bourbon. We then condition this Stout blend on 300...

Barclay: FLUX]]> 35 Sun, 21 May 2023 02:17:18 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/firestone-walker-paraboloid.670923/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/firestone-walker-paraboloid.670923/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Firestone-Walker Brewing Co.
Paraboloid
15% | 12oz bottle
Our signature Parabola Imperial Stout achieves new heights in this limited small-batch release. We aged it in an equal selection of rare older-stock barrels for two years, specifically, 14-year Old Fitzgerald bourbon barrels and 18-year Sazerac...

Firestone-Walker: Paraboloid]]> 31 Tue, 16 May 2023 01:07:31 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/revolution-dark-mode.670928/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/revolution-dark-mode.670928/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Revolution Brewing
Dark Mode
13.8% | 12oz can
A blend of chocolate malt, traditional roasted barley, and debittered black malt lends this Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout its nebulous, void-like hue without harsh, detracting astringency to make your mouth sad. Golden oats enhance the body,...

Revolution: Dark Mode]]> 38 Sun, 07 May 2023 01:37:23 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/weathered-souls-pb-fusion-technique.670929/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/weathered-souls-pb-fusion-technique.670929/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Weathered Souls Brewing Co.
PB Fusion Technique
11.5% | 16oz can
Imperial Stout with coconut, brownie fudge and peanut butter flavor.

...and don't forget to rate the beer (click on the beer name above and then "Rate It") on BeerAdvocate!]]> 31 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 02:24:06 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/great-notion-peanut-brother.670924/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/great-notion-peanut-brother.670924/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Great Notion Brewing
Peanut Brother
9.1% | 16oz can
Peanut Brother is our Imperial Milk Stout that tastes like a peanut butter cup without the pesky brown wrappers. We boil this stout for hours to keep the body thick.



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Great Notion: Peanut Brother]]> 30 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 01:50:24 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/finback-coconut-drip.670922/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/finback-coconut-drip.670922/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Finback Brewery
Coconut Drip
11% | 16oz can
Imperial Stout with Invisible Force coffee, peanuts, vanilla, and coconut.

...and don't forget to rate the beer (click on the beer name above and then "Rate It") on BeerAdvocate!]]> 32 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:04:49 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/welcome-to-the-extreme-beer-box-big-stouts-2023-forum.670951/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/welcome-to-the-extreme-beer-box-big-stouts-2023-forum.670951/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd

Greetings!

BIG STOUTS is currently SOLD OUT!

First, big THANKS for your support and welcome to the Extreme Beer Box: BIG STOUTS (2023) forum! Here I'll post important updates, discussion threads, and other content. If you get lost, you can find this forum under FORUMS in the site navigation.

Now for some housekeeping...

Welcome to the Extreme Beer Box: BIG STOUTS (2023) Forum!]]> 118 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 23:31:27 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/which-big-stouts-did-you-enjoy-the-most.671382/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/which-big-stouts-did-you-enjoy-the-most.671382/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd Which BIG STOUTS are you looking forward to the most?

For those of you who've already received your boxes and tried them all, let's do a new poll.

Which BIG STOUTS did you enjoy the most?

Pick your top 3 and discuss!

We'll keep the poll open for 60 days.]]> 13 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:48:54 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/odell-barreled-treasure-spirit-hound-straight-malt-whisky.670926/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/odell-barreled-treasure-spirit-hound-straight-malt-whisky.670926/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Odell Brewing Co.
Barreled Treasure (Spirit Hound Straight Malt Whisky)
12% | 12oz bottle
For this edition of Barreled Treasure, we partnered with one of Colorado’s finest distillers, our friends at Spirit Hound Distillers. Using hyper-fresh barrels from their award-winning Straight Malt Whisky, we aged a...

Odell: Barreled Treasure (Spirit Hound Straight Malt Whisky)]]> 21 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:18:53 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/untappd-badge-for-big-stouts.670961/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/untappd-badge-for-big-stouts.670961/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd all 12 Stouts to unlock it.



And there's still time to buy your box and claim this badge, but don't snooze as limited...

Untappd Badge for BIG STOUTS]]> 11 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:30:43 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/karma-for-big-stouts-2023.671543/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/karma-for-big-stouts-2023.671543/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd BIG STOUTS (2023) achievement!

This is part of the new BeerAdvocate Karma system. You'll get 50 karma points and the achievement will be associated with your profile.

Haven't synced yet? Check your email. I just sent another reminder.

Thanks for your support!]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:47:45 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/falling-knife-shaky-hands.671381/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/falling-knife-shaky-hands.671381/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd
Falling Knife Brewing Co.
Shaky Hands
12% | 16 oz can
This silky, 12 percent alcohol by volume, Café Con Miel-style Imperial Stout goes down like a dessert fever dream, laden with rich, whole bean Madagascar vanilla, ample amounts of fragrant cinnamon, and smooth, potent UP Coffee Roasters Lotus...

Falling Knife: Shaky Hands]]> 1 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:13:29 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/which-big-stouts-are-you-looking-forward-to-the-most.670930/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/which-big-stouts-are-you-looking-forward-to-the-most.670930/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd Extreme Beer Box: BIG STOUTS offerings everyone is looking forward to the most.

Pick your top 3 and discuss!]]> 14 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 19:30:39 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/big-stouts-update-log.670952/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/big-stouts-update-log.670952/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd Extreme Beer Box: BIG STOUTS has already started shipping. Exactly when you receive your box will depend on where you live and other factors, so please be patient.

For shipping issues or questions, please contact Half Time: beeradvocate@halftimebeverage.com or (845) 462-7899

I'm going to use this thread like an update log and post important updates as I get them.]]> 5 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 22:59:07 +0000 https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/extreme-beer-box-big-stouts-2023-faq.670950/ https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/extreme-beer-box-big-stouts-2023-faq.670950/ invalid@example.com (Todd) Todd ### FAQ / HELP for Extreme Beer Box: BIG STOUTS (2023)

Source: https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/extreme-beer-box-big-stouts.669894/#post-7648827

Is this a virtual fest?
While there will be online components, this isn't a virtual event. Enjoy the box of beers at your leisure! Feel free to join the dedicated forum too.

How many beers are included in the box?
You'll receive a box with one beer from each of our twelve (12) participating breweries...

Extreme Beer Box: BIG STOUTS (2023) FAQ]]>