A King Henry-killer coming from Elevator Brewing Company?

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  1. MajorBuckeye

    MajorBuckeye Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Ohio

    Elevator Brewing Co.'s Bar Bar Bourbon Barrel Barleywine was apparently awarded a Platinum Medal in the World Beer Championship held by the Beverage Tasting Institute.

    It looks to have placed first in the Barleywine category with a score of 97. King Henry tied for 3rd with a score of 95. More info here: http://www.tastings.com/search_beer.lasso?se=k&kw=barley wine&sb=All&sf=ScoreForSort

    I guess my question is....does the Beverage Tasting Institute have any validity in the craft beer world? I've never heard a mention of them as far as I recall....
     
    #1 MajorBuckeye, Mar 21, 2013
  2. CLCardinal84

    CLCardinal84 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2012 Illinois

    They gave KH a 95 and Cockeyed Cooper a 94. That should answer your question right there.
     
    #2 CLCardinal84, Mar 21, 2013
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  3. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,049) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    Ratings should be used as a guide, not a be-all-end-all of beer evaluation. When in doubt, try it for yourself. Even better, try it blind against other beers of the same style and see how that goes. The results just might surprise the hell out of you.

    As for BTI specifically, read the About Us for the mission statement and philosophy. http://www.tastings.com/bti/about_bti.html

    Full Disclosure: I'm a panelist for BTI.
     
    #3 Vav, Mar 21, 2013
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  4. CLCardinal84

    CLCardinal84 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2012 Illinois

    Crap, and you even did something nice for me today. My mouth is currently open and I am placing my foot inside it.
     
    #4 CLCardinal84, Mar 21, 2013
  5. MajorBuckeye

    MajorBuckeye Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Ohio

    Am I reading this wrong or did Vav offer to let me try King Henry? :wink:
     
    #5 MajorBuckeye, Mar 21, 2013
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  6. nickMB

    nickMB Savant (1,130) Nov 17, 2009 Illinois
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    When I buy a beer I always look at ratings and rankings first and never want to try new things or make my own ratings/reviews. That's why everyone on here agrees dark lord is the greatest beer in all the world, because its ranked as so, I mean I've never heard anyone talk badly about dark lord.
     
    #6 nickMB, Mar 21, 2013
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  7. hegemonycricket

    hegemonycricket Initiate (0) Jul 17, 2012 Chad

    This is akin to the "Random DIPA blows Pliny away" threads.
     
    #7 hegemonycricket, Mar 21, 2013
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  8. MajorBuckeye

    MajorBuckeye Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Ohio

    FWIW....I purchased two bottles today because it's a local brewery and I'm a sucker for the style, before noticing the little sticker on the front about winning the award.... I wanted a eye-catching thread title to draw attention to my legitimate question about BTI since I'm not familar with them, but I guess I could have gone about it in a more direct way.

    In any event, I plan to do exactly as suggested and try this blind with a few others I haven't tried yet (including Cockeyed Cooper).
     
    #8 MajorBuckeye, Mar 21, 2013
  9. incubuscience

    incubuscience Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2012 Illinois

    I heard there was an iPhone killer coming out. Tech reviewers loved it. I think it's called the BlackBerry Bold and it comes out in 2010.

    ...
     
    #9 incubuscience, Mar 21, 2013
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  10. tinypyramids

    tinypyramids Pundit (897) Jul 19, 2012 Illinois

    i find it hard to believe that there exists a better barleywine than king henry.
     
    #10 tinypyramids, Mar 21, 2013
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  11. cetherid

    cetherid Savant (1,105) Aug 23, 2010 Indiana

    Kuhnhenn BBBW would beg to differ.
     
    #11 cetherid, Mar 21, 2013
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  12. Grohnke

    Grohnke Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2009 Illinois

    US Great Lakes is a tough crowd
     
    #12 Grohnke, Mar 21, 2013
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  13. liamt07

    liamt07 Pooh-Bah (2,657) Jul 26, 2009 Canada (ON)
    Pooh-Bah

    #forumpostsfrom2007
     
    #13 liamt07, Mar 21, 2013
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  14. luckylefty

    luckylefty Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2011 Ohio

    All I can say is this beer is very very good. Hunting tomorrow to find more, if it is still available... anyone know where I can find?
     
    #14 luckylefty, Mar 21, 2013
  15. stxSS07

    stxSS07 Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2010 Illinois

    You'd think a 37 year old man would have learned subtlety by now.
     
    #15 stxSS07, Mar 22, 2013
  16. Keffa

    Keffa Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2009 Ohio

    FTFY :wink:
     
    #16 Keffa, Mar 22, 2013
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  17. Keffa

    Keffa Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2009 Ohio

    Regular Dark Lord is horribly, sickeningly sweet. It's not good. That bad enough for you?

    This, however:

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    Was RIDICULOUSLY good. Totally different beer.
     
    #17 Keffa, Mar 22, 2013
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  18. Flabbyjandro

    Flabbyjandro Initiate (0) Jun 12, 2012 Illinois

    This out in the free world or brew pub only? I like a side by side challenge and king Henry is getting lonely in the cellar
     
    #18 Flabbyjandro, Mar 22, 2013
  19. MajorBuckeye

    MajorBuckeye Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Ohio

    Apparently. This thread is bad and I should feel bad.

    Where did you get it the first time? I found a couple bottles on the shelf at Weiland's.
     
    #19 MajorBuckeye, Mar 22, 2013
  20. mark14580

    mark14580 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2011 New York

    Does this get distro in Cleveland? I'll be there next week and I'd love to try it. Or does anyone wanna trade?
     
    #20 mark14580, Mar 22, 2013
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