Rock Art Barrel-Aged Vermonster

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  1. vthippie

    vthippie Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 Vermont

    Anyone try this yet? I'm curious to hear what others think. I love a good barrel-aged beer and I don't mind them being hot and boozy but this stuff is all booze and no barrel. No sherry, no toffee, no vanilla it just tastes like a Vermonster spiked with moonshine to me. I had high hopes on this one, leaving disappointed. So far Rock Arts barrel-aging program is a fail in my book, will likely not be seeking out their promised BA RIS, too many other people already doing it right.
     
    #1 vthippie, Oct 5, 2013
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  2. BGsWo22

    BGsWo22 Pooh-Bah (1,566) Sep 21, 2012 Texas
    Pooh-Bah

    I had it on tap at the brewery and thought it was real nice. Have a few bottles to try later
     
    #2 BGsWo22, Oct 5, 2013
  3. iheartmanatees

    iheartmanatees Aspirant (274) Jan 27, 2009 Vermont
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    I had a growler of the BA RIS, and thought it was great. I don't drink Rock Art often, but feel they are one of VT's underrated breweries. I have not tried the BA Vermonster, but I picked up a couple bottles. I've been wanting to crack one open, but it's hard to find the time to enjoy strong beers with a three-month old boy.
     
    #3 iheartmanatees, Oct 6, 2013
  4. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    hard to buy rock art given the competition honestly... though vermonster is a solid barleywine. up there with like old ruffian and lagunitas gnarlywine and such (themselves probably underrated in the trend-chasing world of current craft beer).

    shame that BA vermonster apparently isn't that well done. i'd give it a try if i saw it.
     
    #4 Pahn, Oct 6, 2013
  5. DonFrap

    DonFrap Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2011 Massachusetts

    It's really boozy, but will be good with some time.
     
    #5 DonFrap, Oct 6, 2013
  6. vthippie

    vthippie Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 Vermont

    I'm not so sure about that, booze will die down but where is the barrel character? It's not just going to magically appear out of thin air.
     
    #6 vthippie, Oct 6, 2013
  7. BrockettBrewing

    BrockettBrewing Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2013 Vermont

    Haven't tried the BA Vermonster yet but had the BA RIS at Siptemberfest, aged 6 mos. in Maker's Mark barrels, and I thought it was damn good. I feel like they could give that one a full year in the barrel and it'd be a potential knockout.
     
    #7 BrockettBrewing, Oct 6, 2013
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  8. vthippie

    vthippie Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 Vermont

    Glad to hear BA RIS came out well, maybe I will give it a try.
     
    #8 vthippie, Oct 6, 2013
  9. TonyVT

    TonyVT Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2012 Vermont

    I enjoyed the Barrel Aged RIS at Siptemberfest last weekend and ended up going back for a couple refills. Picked up a couple bombers of the Barrel Aged Vermonster yesterday at the Winooski Bevy hoping it's in the same league as the RIS. Plan to suck one down next week and will report back.
     
    #9 TonyVT, Oct 6, 2013
  10. DonFrap

    DonFrap Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2011 Massachusetts

    I got a little barrel character, was just dominated by the booze. Was yours from the bottle or on tap at the brewery?
     
    #10 DonFrap, Oct 6, 2013
  11. vthippie

    vthippie Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 Vermont

    Bottle
     
    #11 vthippie, Oct 7, 2013
  12. DonFrap

    DonFrap Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2011 Massachusetts

    Mine was on tap, maybe there's variation there? I've got a couple bottles I'm gonna sit on as well.
     
    #12 DonFrap, Oct 7, 2013
  13. Flashy

    Flashy Pooh-Bah (1,767) Oct 22, 2003 Vermont
    Pooh-Bah

    Maybe Rock Art is upping their game, what I've had from them isn't much better than average.
     
    #13 Flashy, Oct 7, 2013
  14. telejunkie

    telejunkie Savant (1,107) Sep 14, 2007 Vermont

    This past weekend I went to the bottle shop to stock up for a get-together. I picked up a bottle, then put it back down, picked it back up, then put it back down...not sure if this thread has helped make up my mind whether to drop the coin to at least give it a try. Vermonster is go-to barleywine so will be dissappointed if this doesn't deliver...which is sounds like it doesn't.
     
    #14 telejunkie, Oct 8, 2013
  15. vthippie

    vthippie Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 Vermont

    Meh don't take my word for it, I would actually love to hear more opinions, one man's trash...
     
    #15 vthippie, Oct 9, 2013
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