BCBS 2012 - Michigan Release/Sightings

ARRGGHHH WHY CAN"T GR GET IT!!!

 

BCS has already come and gone in AA.

J/k!

No, but really... better luck next year.

 

Everyone is hating on us. GI and Bell's for not giving us the "This one goes to 11"

 

Yeah, I can imagine what a beer desert you all live in up there.

 

A store near my house (downriver area) said they are getting some, but aren't sure exactly when. Sometime in the next few weeks they claim. They have a waiting list going already, so I called and put my name on. I hope this stuff is worth the hype! I'm damn excited to try it!

 

it is worth it, but you really have to like bourbon foward beers in order to enjoy it, I would age some for sure.

 

haven't had any bourbon-heavy beers, actually... but if i do ever decide to have hard liquor (for whatever reason that may be), it's always whiskey/bourbon, so i'm kind of excited to try one and see what it's like.

i'm not sure of the limit, but i'll definitely purchase as many bottles as they allow.

also, (side question), are there any good "bourbon forward" beers that i could try that are readily available in most places? obvious this brew, KBS, etc. are seasonal and very hard to find, but is there a decent bourbon brew that's easy to snag year-round? i'd like to try one!

 

Try New Holland Dragon's Milk. Very boozy and bourbon forward. If you even remotely like it, you will love BCBS.

 

Easy off the shelf pickup is New Holland Brewing Co. Dragons Milk, if your looking to try something Bourbon barrel aged

bah....beat me to it LOL

 

Good suggestion, Mike. And tectactoe, glad to find another downriver BA!

 

Since you're from downriver you might try driving to Toledo and getting some Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale from Lexington Brewing Company (Alltech). This isn't the best example of a Bourbon barrel beer (many BA members will tell you it's awful), but it is usually available and it's better than nothing.

Edit: I see that Dragon's Milk came into the picture. Forget my suggestion. I can't believe that I didn't think of that one. It is readily available.

 

Good suggestion. The stuff is cheap and is pretty good. Very, very bourbon forward.

 

I'm not sure that I'd put Kentucky BB Ale into the 'Bourbon-forward' category. Sometimes I have to close my eyes and imagine that I'm tasting Bourbon to convince myself.

 

I have had it on multiple occasions and every time I have had it, all I can taste is bourbon. (which I like) However, I have heard there is quit a bit of batch variation in that beer. Maybe you have gotten batches where it didn't come through as much. If not, obviously our palates are different.

Edit: even if you look at the reviews there must be some wide batch variation. Some BAs describe it as very bourbon forward and some say they can't taste it.

 

Ah, Dragon's Milk... I have had that, actually, I guess it slipped my mind as a bourbon-beer. I do enjoy it, very much! Now I'm even more excited for this BCBS, haha!

Hell yes! What part are you from? I've been in Southgate most of my life.

 

I moved to Flat Rock last year. I'll let you know next time I have a tasting at my house.

 

Awesome! Much appreciated.

 

I thin we just made a BA Love Connection

 

I work in Taylor, and grew up in Dearborn Hgts, does that count as downriver? LOL
I didn't get the formal notice like tectactoe, but I would love to go to any tastings around that area.

 

Taylor definitely does!! And DBH is close enough

The best kind! haha