The Rarest Beer You Ever Tried

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  1. Ilovelampandbeer

    Ilovelampandbeer Pooh-Bah (1,719) Aug 25, 2013 New York
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    couldnt find any threads on this when i searched

    recently had a mariana trench from due south brewery courtesy of @Beerly-Departed and from what i understand it was limited to a few hundred bottles..loved it

    whats the rarest beer youve tried?
     
    #1 Ilovelampandbeer, Mar 5, 2014
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  2. Abawol01

    Abawol01 Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2013 Michigan

    I guess Kuhnhenn BBBW. Something like 800 bottles this year. Other than that I guess CBS.

    Rare as in bottles or rare as in small batch? I've had some single cask stuff on tap though I don't believe that's what you meant.
     
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  3. Ilovelampandbeer

    Ilovelampandbeer Pooh-Bah (1,719) Aug 25, 2013 New York
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    it could be either i suppose...the rarest bottled or tapped
     
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  4. Thickfreakness

    Thickfreakness Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2010 New York

    Southampton IRS numerous times (650)
    Churchills Finest Hour (250)
     
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  5. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    I guess I would say Westy 12. No, it's not the rarest whale or anything, but I can be happy in my beer advocacy having tried it....and none of the incredibly limited release beers.
     
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  6. moonknight31

    moonknight31 Savant (1,162) Aug 23, 2009 California
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    for me it has to be either rummy old time with like 96 bottles or peat dunwoody with about 60 bottles
     
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  7. oldsailor

    oldsailor Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2008 Connecticut

    I guess it'd be The Lost Abbey 2010 Sinner's Blend...and it was a good one!
     
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  8. cubanbeerguy

    cubanbeerguy Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2013 Florida

    trace of remy (175 bottles)
    rum hunahpu (200 bottles)

    headed to a tasting thursday and gonna try
    peat dunwoody (60 bottles)
     
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  9. lucasj82

    lucasj82 Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2009 Indiana

    2012 BBA Vanilla Bean Dark Lord.
     
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  10. Trystero

    Trystero Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Ohio

    Lots of beers from Upright are under 300 or so bottles. The best one I have had was Apricot Seven
     
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  11. GOBLIN

    GOBLIN Pooh-Bah (2,676) Mar 3, 2013 Ohio
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    Probably not too rare outside Ohio but I've enjoyed Unita Labyrinth Black Licorice ale. Rare here because it comes in around 13% abv and the limit here is 12%
     
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  12. gcamparone

    gcamparone Pooh-Bah (2,131) Dec 6, 2011 Rhode Island
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    My buddie's homebrew.. 5 bottles released
     
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  13. Moxie_Brown

    Moxie_Brown Initiate (0) Oct 25, 2012 Ohio

    I think... PVW black magick
     
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  14. cliftoncr

    cliftoncr Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2013 North Carolina

    whales.
     
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  15. roger617

    roger617 Initiate (0) Jun 1, 2013 Indiana

    Beat me to it! All of my batches are a strict limit of 5 gallons. Extremely rare.
     
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  16. Jake1605

    Jake1605 Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2009 Missouri

    I guess Vanilla Bean Dark Lord or Kate The Great.
     
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  17. fishmich

    fishmich Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2013 Michigan

    got a bottle of BB9K stashed away i havent opened.
    Bourbon Barrel aged stuff from Shorts is rare and effin amazing.
    got a couple growlers of Jameson Barrel Aged Mud Hill Stout comin.
    had Utopias a few times.

    not sure how to interpret rarest i guess but im happy about all of the above.
     
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  18. kerry4porters

    kerry4porters Maven (1,495) Dec 31, 2012 Arizona

    I guess the rarest I've tried so far rare being that it's a different beer yearly is black butte XXV although I have Imperial Doughnut break waiting in my fridge as well as southern slice from Cigar City and Terrapin
     
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  19. J-Pro

    J-Pro Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2013 California

    Whalez
     
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  20. Danny1217

    Danny1217 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Florida

    I actually walked into a bar a few weeks ago and they had this on tap for only $5. It was actually one of my favorite RIS that I have had. I really hope they make more of it next time around.

    Anyway, to answer the thread, I guess I'm not as up to date on rarity as some people, but I had a lot of stuff in Belgium that you'd have a hard time getting over here. Fou Foune, Westy 12, Kabert...

    but I guess the most rare one that I had would actually be Boon 10, a strong 10% abv, 3 year old lambic from Boon. I walked into De Kelk in Brugge, and they had it on tap. Apparently they get one keg of it once a year.

    Then of course, there's all the one offs I have had from visiting various breweries.
     
    #20 Danny1217, Mar 5, 2014
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