Barrel aging ever a detraction?

Hells Black was much better then the BA version I had at DL day this past year.

 

I haven't had many, since doppelbocks aren't common on the west coast. I did recently try a brandy barrel pumpkin doppelbock from Lakefront that was pretty good, aside from issues with low carb.

 

I'll pass on rum barrel aging. It doesn't do it for me. For the most part, I feel the same way about wine barrel aging. That being said, I often like the effect that a good bourbon barrel treatment does for a beer.

 

I can't stand all these young kids and their barrel aged this and their barrel aged that.
Just give me a bud.

 

I'll try anything ONCE...

 

Black Ops. I don't think that BCS is the base stout, but fresh Black Ops is a boozy mess. Aged 2 or 4 years on the other hand, different story.

 

KBS' base beer is totally unique to itself.

 

First beer that comes to mind reading the title of this thread: Mikkeller BA 1000 IBU!

 

I don't know if I'd consider the Lakefront 25th Anniversary pumpkin lager a doppelbock; it certainly doesn't fit the Reinheitsbegot.

In general, spirit-barrel-aged beers are disappointing to me, and as doppelbocks are a personal flavor preference, having this ruined by bourbon (or whatever spirit is aged in the barrel) is particularly disappointing. I'm either overly sensitive to ethanol and/or heavy distilled spirit flavors, or barrel aged beers are seriously overrated, or some combination of the two. If another doppel/bock never touched a barrel that had previously held spirits, I wouldn't shed a tear.

 

Typically love barrel-aged beers, but recently tried 4D and BB4D side-by-side at Kuhnhenn. The barrel treatment, while still producing an incredible beer in BB4D, took away much of the complexity of regular 4D. I much preferred the non-barrel 4D.

 

Gonna level with y'all. I prefer non BA beers. I like booze, but I find it kinda off-putting in beer. Nothing against your preferences, but I don't care for it. It's all good.

 

drank the regular during xmas, so delicious, my mom even liked and she hated most beers

 

You know I'm kind of the same way although I prefer barrel aged wee heavy's, barleywines and old ales, but with stouts I mostly prefer the non barrel aged ones.

 

BOMB! >>> Pirate BOMB!

 

You need to try the brandy version of this beer - it's so much better than the bourbon one.

 

Only had it fairly fresh, yeah I'd agree...

 

More for me brother! At least I know I don't have to compete against you & all the Texans/riff-raff traders clearing the shelves

 

I've tried aging some BBQ & to me it always seems a bit too cardboard/oxidized after about a year+. I like it fresh to 1 year old..

 

I'll take Pirate by a nose.

 

DORIS > BA DORIS to me. Honestly, I'm a beer fan because I like beer. If I liked bourbon, I would buy bourbon.