Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2023)

The 14.1% ABV is either mauve wax (Blanton’s barrel aged 3 years) or red wax (Willett bourbon aged 2 years).

Coconut Jenkins was awesome IMO. Peanut Butter Jenkins was also amazing. They have some magnums left that I don’t need, but I really want. Probably the most flavorful and complementary peanut / bourbon combination.

 

I think I sent you a black wax that was Basil Hayden. I’m out of that one, too.

 

Yellow wax was 14.88% ABV Blanton’s aged 2 years. The coconut, peanut butter, and Willett rye all had different labels to help differentiate.

 

All kinds of new stuff coming in. BA Surly Darkness, shit tons of Finback BA stouts (but those are likely non starters for you), some new Lough Gill BA stouts, those fracking Lees BW with 1986 yeast keeps calling me to buy them (not too many left)…

 

There’s one more shelf below with Fremonts and the Fyodors…and an oud bruin hanging out for fun.

There are still lots of 3-year Blanton’s to buy, which I plan to do. They’re dirty beasts…dirrrrrrty…heavy, chewy, woody. Interestingly still on the slightly sweet side, so they might benefit from sitting around a bit longer even. I really need to get those peanut butter magnums. I know you’re anti adjunk, but it’s such a clean, dry peanut flavor, I think even you would be good with it. I missed out meeting @Blogjackets for an IP at the Voodoo compound, who was doing a cellar sale. I haven’t seen anyone post any scores from that, but they emailed me that but it was all supposedly really old stock.

Thin Man also has magnums of Life is but a Dream cuvée strong ale. That’s another beast. Soft Black Stars too. They f’ing nailed that whole run of BA drinks during the pandemic. Now all I can think about is buying the PB Jenkins. Dammit!

 

Got me drooling!

 

@micada

Yeah, looks fantastic. Living in NNJ just outside of NYC it's not easy to get any of their BA stouts. I bought the coconut one in a store in Baltimore, if you can believe it, and the other I bought at a store in Westchester, but they rarely make it that far south.

 

I appreciate the the info, my bro-in-law in Minneanoplace swears by it......

 

At least 3 retailers so far have the BA here $18. I don’t recall ever seeing it on any shelf here before. Last/only one I had was from a trade.

 

I see you have a Trader banner, so if you ever want to trade or need a proxy, I know a guy…

 

#10 from The Extreme Beer Box, as things stand now, this is my favorite so far, really tasty.....

 

Wow @ZebulonXZogg , we had little snow here, and it was gone when you photographed your beer this morning.

Lagunitas Willitized (2022)

 

Founders Fudgiosity.

 

This is where we fight. Darkness and BA Darkness are in my top 5 non additive stouts. I can't believe you wouldn't buy them more than once.

 

I gotta try some AJ. I've heard so much praise for them now. Cheers.

 

I've been bitching about beers with added junk, be they fruited IPA's, porters or so stouts, so WTF happens? My favorite beer from the Extreme Beer Box turns out to be an "added junk" laden stout from DFH, their Wake Up WWS. IMHO, the brewers must have a clue, this was not a sickly sweet beer like the 1st few I choked down, or poured down the drain. Thankfully the brewers at DFH no what to add in the correct amount.