Bourbon County 2018

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  1. macewank

    macewank Zealot (666) Aug 28, 2010 Illinois

    This is definitely true. I had heard they kegged 30% of everything this year (as opposed to around 10% last year)
     
    #3181 macewank, Dec 3, 2018
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  2. TigerDriver91

    TigerDriver91 Zealot (741) Jan 17, 2017 Czechia

    saw a handful of posts and reviews mention regular 2018 being more dark fruit forward than previously. the first bottle i had i drank directly after having a bottle of 2017 and i didn't notice it. having my second bottle of regular 2018 now and i definitely notice it. for me it's not a bad thing as i like hints of fruit tastes in stouts, but i can definitely see now what people were talking about in regards to 2018.
     
    #3182 TigerDriver91, Dec 4, 2018
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  3. Nbrock24

    Nbrock24 Pooh-Bah (1,770) Mar 11, 2016 Illinois
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    This hasn’t proven to be true in Chicagoland so far. Multiple tap takeovers have had everything but Reserve so far
     
    #3183 Nbrock24, Dec 4, 2018
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  4. croush

    croush Pooh-Bah (2,407) Mar 20, 2015 Illinois
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    Agreed. I had it on tap Sunday at Whole Foods and totally got the dark fruits...way different to my palate than prior years. I would prefer it not to be there...just not what I want in the OG BCBS.
     
    #3184 croush, Dec 4, 2018
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  5. Beer_Economicus

    Beer_Economicus Pooh-Bah (2,698) Apr 8, 2017 Ohio
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    Just want to say that I can't stand people using OG for "Original" when OG has a seperate meaning (similar, but distinct and seperate). This is particularly vexing when people are referring to a non-variant version of a beer (i.e. Regular) rather than to a particular vintage or series that may be referred to (correctly) as OG.
     
    #3185 Beer_Economicus, Dec 4, 2018
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  6. HawksBeerFan

    HawksBeerFan Maven (1,378) Dec 24, 2011 Illinois
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    OGOGOGOGOGOG
     
    #3186 HawksBeerFan, Dec 4, 2018
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  7. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    I mean, BCBS is the OG version of BCBS and its variants, so it's not that incorrect. It's literally the OG of bourbon barrel-aged stouts.

    We're also using a slang abbreviation for "original gangster" to refer to a beer, so I feel like there are quite a few angles we can criticize here. :grin:
     
    #3187 SeanBond, Dec 4, 2018
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  8. sahd-1

    sahd-1 Savant (1,179) Jul 2, 2013 Illinois
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    Wait, I thought we were referring to original gravity this whole time.
     
    #3188 sahd-1, Dec 4, 2018
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  9. croush

    croush Pooh-Bah (2,407) Mar 20, 2015 Illinois
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    OG it is from now on.
     
    #3189 croush, Dec 4, 2018
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  10. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    No man, this is a beer forum, not a physics one
     
    #3190 SeanBond, Dec 4, 2018
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  11. croush

    croush Pooh-Bah (2,407) Mar 20, 2015 Illinois
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    I only did it because Mikerphone told me to.
     
    #3191 croush, Dec 4, 2018
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  12. MaddieMason

    MaddieMason Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2017 Kentucky

    Most of these guys here are much better at standing in line for beer than learning how to brew it themselves so I highly doubt it.
     
    #3192 MaddieMason, Dec 4, 2018
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  13. TigerDriver91

    TigerDriver91 Zealot (741) Jan 17, 2017 Czechia

    Ouch.
     
    #3193 TigerDriver91, Dec 4, 2018
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  14. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    And thank god for it, or nobody would be making any money off their beer :wink:
     
    #3194 SeanBond, Dec 4, 2018
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  15. PhilBallins

    PhilBallins Savant (1,173) Nov 29, 2016 Illinois

    Hops fired
     
    #3195 PhilBallins, Dec 4, 2018
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  16. KCUnited

    KCUnited Savant (1,038) Nov 11, 2014 Arizona
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    Did Old Granddad BCBS see bottles or was it draft only?
     
    #3196 KCUnited, Dec 4, 2018
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  17. HOP_KING

    HOP_KING Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2013 Illinois

    Bunch of coffee barley, wheat wine, and midnight Orange sitting around at my local spot. 17, 17, and 26. Just bought a few more Orange. I like it!
     
    #3197 HOP_KING, Dec 4, 2018
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  18. Chris_H_2

    Chris_H_2 Pundit (995) Jan 3, 2013 Illinois
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    I'm gonna time myself typing them both out:

    OG - .2 seconds
    Original - .4 seconds

    More time to stand in line for beer!
     
    #3198 Chris_H_2, Dec 4, 2018
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  19. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    Hops fired, and here he is!
    It may be all we're good at, but we're damn good at it.
     
    #3199 SeanBond, Dec 4, 2018
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  20. Beer_Economicus

    Beer_Economicus Pooh-Bah (2,698) Apr 8, 2017 Ohio
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    Year after year we can count on you to update us on the stores you know about with variants, but without ever sharing the details on location. Surprised it took this long for your first post this year like this one!
     
    #3200 Beer_Economicus, Dec 4, 2018
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