Prairie Noir & Bomb! variants

You know I don't know shit about Prairie, so someone else please help if I am wrong. But I think that Noir is an imperial oatmeal stout, and Bomb is an imperial stout with coffee, chocolate and chilis. So all the adjuncts are just add ons to the respective bases.

 

Thanks...I've never had either, so I'm intrigued to try any of them. I wasn't supposed to buy these, but oh well...plus the BCBS...yikes. Must..stop.

 

As someone who used to live in Texas where one of the few great breweries we had access to was Prairie, I can say the Noir stuff is badly overpriced (it's above average no doubt). Bomb is still overpriced but is at least an excellent beer.

 

Yeah same here, I don't know what happened. I used to buy a ton, kind of mellowed for a couple years, but right now my fridge is "wife yelling at me" full.

Lots of holiday drinking will be required.

 

Hey, if you can fit it all in your fridge, I'm impressed!

 

Yeh, I was gonna say, 75% of my stash is hiding in the basement. My wife can't figure out why I drink most nights but roughly the same amount of beer remains in the fridge.

I think I may try to have my 4-year old convince her the Elf on a Shelf brings it back from the North Pole each night...

 

I drank the Coffee Noir last night (delicious) and I think the date was 32716?

Assuming I was reading it right, and that it was in fact a Julian day followed by year, November 22nd? Also was drunk, could have misread it, and didn't really think too much about it.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

 

That is the same date my Coffee Noir has as well. Does anyone else's Pirate Noir not have a date? I can't seem to find it anywhere, and the date is easy to find on the other variants.

Is there any general feedback on which of these are better 6-12 months down the road and which are better fresh? I plan on opening one over Christmas, and trying to figure out which one to have.

 

This batch of vanilla is phenominal

 

I hate to say it, but I will pass on CW BBS this year simply because I am full of beer! This 2nd wave of Bourbon County, along with High Westified just filled me up and I still have plenty of CW Barleywine, Scotch Ale, and Cassian. I have passed on a bunch this year and the Binny's guys think I'm missing out.
But to compare 4pks of BA Stouts, I have to go with Drago even though it has a $19.99 price tag this year - though I will only get one 4pk due to the price.
But hey, those Prairie beers are great and are $6.99-$8.99 in NE and MN (I go for business) which makes them a little easier to purchase, especially that Apple Brandy Noir which is the best IMO.

 

Thanks. Pirate Noir was actually they one I had in my head to drink over the holidays. I look forward to hearing your impression of Vanilla.

 

Much appreciated. I have a feeling Vanilla won't be in my wheelhouse either, as I'm hit or miss with Vanilla (yeah, perhaps I shouldn't have bought it, but I wanted to give it a try). I'll try to remember to post my impressions - hoping to drink one or two of them before the end of the year, since I've got the same space:acquisition ratio problem.