BCBS Bottle Share - Houston

dafuq

 

Ill share my bottle of 09, coffee and cherry with myself. Thank you.

 

You bringing the RARE, bro?

 

Jk. Ill be late to work Friday trying to get some bcbs. How bout we have a bottle share outside Specs? lol

 

I'm not sure what all they hype over BCBS is to begin with anyway. I've only had a few bottles that I've actually enjoyed. I had a Rare a few years ago and it was exceptional, but I wouldn't pay $45 for a bottle. Bramble was surprisingly good. Cherry taste like cherry cough syrup mixed with chocolate alcohol. Vanilla with 2 years on it was almost still too sweet so I can't imagine the diabetus bomb it was fresh. Any of the regular bottles you need at least 3-4 years on them to become drinkable IMO, so that's a long term investment that could not work out in the end depending on storing conditions (most people do not store beers properly). And to top it all off its buying from AB, you know the same company that wants to make sure the status quo remains in TX (even if its slowly crumbling their empire remains).

I guess people are just extra excited because it's never been for sale in TX before. But I'll pass and save my money for Abyss and KBS in the future.

 

This. I am excited about Backyard Rye BCBS because I loved Bramble Rye.

 

It's because it's the gold standard for BA Stouts. I get that it might not be the best to you, but lots of people love it.

I enjoy it more than KBS and won't even mention Abyss in the same sentence. lol

I totally get that it's different strokes for different folks though.

 

Exactly which is why I'm stating my opinion. I just don't know why everyone seems to be going crazy over it. Then again people in the SW forum go crazy over every new beer so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

As far as gold standard goes are you referring to gold standard because its been around a long time? Because it is the largest produced BA stout? Because its the best tasting BA stout?

I forgot to add Parabola to that list of BA stouts I'd rather have over BCBS.

 

Does Backyard contain fruit? That is what surprised me most about Bramble was that the blackberries actually tasted like fresh blackberries and not syrup. It was slightly tart but not overbearing and worked well with the stout.

 

Of course it's because it's new. It has always been easy to pick up from up north or trade for. But so many people in TX don't get that.

I mean gold standard for taste. And I will count myself as one of the folks that think that. I'm a huge fan.

Not to say I don't like all the other ones you mentioned. I will say I'm not a "knock down old ladies to get Abyss" type though. It's good with age, but not among the greats.

 

This is a big deal for me. I am a strong believer that we have to "vote with our dollars" on stuff, and this prevents me from buying BCBS, which I actually do enjoy. Great stout, but there's so many great stouts out there where the profits don't go toward AB.

Every company wants to be bigger, make more profits, generate more value for their equity-holders. That's good and acceptable. But the way in which a company does so matters. AB-InBev has consistently demonstrated time and time again that they are more interested in buying legislation than in focusing on their business. Every dollar you spend that goes to AB represents money that will be used to shut down competition, buy legislation, and reduce choice for consumers.

If I have to avoid one really good stout in order to have more really good stouts available to me in the future, I can do that.

 

Sadly it's the Budweiser drinkers that are lining AB-InBev's pockets. That will never change. You have to convince the countless hoards of Bud drinkers to have any effect on them paying off everyone around.

 

I get that. Just like Freetail ale pays for FT's barrel program not the other way around. But I can still make my choice with my $ just like what @nathanmiller said above. AB probably doesn't make much from BCBS but its a matter of personal choices. There are craft breweries that I choose not to drink because I don't like the way they have responded to issues in the past.

 

I am a firm believer in the same; but then again, my tongue isn't.

 

thou damned tongue!

 

Yes. Aged in Templeton Rye whiskey barrels with fresh mulberries, marionberries, and boysenberries.

 

And to think that it happened on Mulberry Street.

 

Bramble got alot better with age. My first bottle I had relatively fresh and wasn't too thrilled with it. I was gonna trade my second bottle but never got around to it. I tried some at a DLD tasting and it was much better.... Which made me keep that last bottle. Glad I did. It's the reason I'm hanging on to my last Cherry Rye. Lol

Though I do like that one more than I liked Bramble when I first had it.