Bourbon County 2017

Jewel on Soutport has Regular, 5 cases or so. I noticed they raised the price to 10.99 (it was 9.99 on Black Friday)

 

2017 Prop is at Little Bad Wolf in Edgewater. 18 dollars for a FULL snifter.

 

*Bartender said that he expects it to kick fairly soon at Little Bad Wolf. Little spot but there are plenty of open tables and a few open spots at the bar.

 

Arl Hts Binnys had 4-5 cases of Regular sitting out a couple hours ago. 11.99. Limit 4.

 

Any update on what the tap room has today?

 

Isn't this the location that has some weird restrictions on selling individual bottles of a certain volume. I thought they couldn't sell singles of bourbon county, but maybe I misheard

 

There is some AH ordinance about not allowing sales of single 12oz. bottles, maybe that's what you're thinking?

 

Of course it's there now. I live down the street from there but am out of town for the holidays.

 

So there were some of us talking at the Forbidden Root share the other day about making our own variants. One of the ones we mentioned was blackberry.

To circle back, and for anyone interested, last night i mashed about 8-10 blackberries at the bottom of a French press and then poured a 2017 regular and let it steep for 60-75 mins. I strained it and enjoyed. It was really, really solid. But again, I love fruited BA stouts.

Merry Christmas.

 

I'm strongly considering opening a 2017, drinking half while I let the other half steep with a vanilla bean, and try that. No french press presently, but for Vanilla beans I suspect it is less important than like coconut or berries?

 

Let it go overnight or even for a few days. 1/2 a bean seems to be about right for me. A full one and the vanilla can sort of take over.

 

Careful... I’ve heard you can lose all of your beer karma here on BA if you ever say there’s too much vanilla in a beer

 

I let a full bean in a 3 bottle uKeg with Flecha Roja Coffee stay for 9ish months and the vanilla didn't take over. But I really like vanilla.

 

Emerson's in Mt. Prospect has Coffee, Regular and Deth by Cherries still on tap. Been on tap for 3 days, not sure how much is left.

 

I disliked Blackberry BCBS when I had it at GI. Was too bitter and needed sweet fruit to offset it.

 

Might just be a fruit ripeness/etc thing.

I did a blackberry + raspberry bcbs and it got too sugary and not fruity. I think high quality fruit could go a long ways.

 

Get off my lawn.

 

There is a reason that GI added raspberries to the blackberries in Bramble Rye....

 

On the Binny's tip, it was sort of soul-crushing to be in the LP store a week after BF and see a suited-up highly preferred customer at checkout be handed a box containing 4 Props, 2 Reserves and some other BC product. Double the allotment that the plebes who endured Occupy Marcey Street received. It's good to be in the 1 Percent!

 

Don’t be mad. I’m sure that bro is gonna immediately take his new tax return, buy a Lambo, and find the nearest lamp pole to wrap it around. Then, after taking advantage of the finest surgeons and medical advancements money can buy, he’ll be rebuilt into an ageless Adonis to whom supermodels flock. But, as he Randalls prop verticals through caviar and truffles, while beautiful women molecularize pappy over his crystal chalice, he’ll experience mild indigestion. Jokes on him!

¡Viva la revolucion!