'14 Expedition Stout

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  1. Ckoz

    Ckoz Savant (1,174) Feb 15, 2014 Michigan
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    Just a heads up I just ran into some 6'ers of this at my local grocery store. Surprised as this shouldn't be out until next month but it was bottled in August.

    Not sure if anyone else has had it come in yet but looks like it's arrived early in SE Michigan.
     
    #1 Ckoz, Sep 10, 2014
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  2. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

    I want to say it was bottled in August, released in September last years as well. I am guessing they are able to find a break in the brew schedule once the wind down Oberon for the year.
     
    #2 kzoobrew, Sep 10, 2014
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  3. Ckoz

    Ckoz Savant (1,174) Feb 15, 2014 Michigan
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    Ahh ok. Release calendar said October. Oh well either way it was a nice surprise. Drinking good.
     
    #3 Ckoz, Sep 10, 2014
  4. JamesShoemaker

    JamesShoemaker Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2012 Michigan

    Love this beer.
     
    #4 JamesShoemaker, Sep 10, 2014
  5. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,244) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    I also saw the 2014 third coast old ale while I was back home in MI over the weekend. I think it is a little early this year too.
     
    #5 cl3, Sep 10, 2014
  6. hey5hitgoose

    hey5hitgoose Pundit (754) Feb 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Was really expecting to see that this years was a little off from last years. There is, in fact, a light at the end of the tunnel
     
    #6 hey5hitgoose, Sep 10, 2014
  7. JulianC

    JulianC Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2012 Illinois

    Best regularly attainable non-BA imperial stout.
     
    #7 JulianC, Sep 10, 2014
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  8. BigSpeen3436

    BigSpeen3436 Pundit (827) Oct 23, 2013 Ohio

    I'd put FIS above it.
     
    #8 BigSpeen3436, Sep 10, 2014
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  9. ColonelHopslam

    ColonelHopslam Savant (1,037) Jan 22, 2014 Michigan


    Fresh side by side I agree. Put 2+ years on Expy and it's hands down the winner.
     
    #9 ColonelHopslam, Sep 10, 2014
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  10. JulianC

    JulianC Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2012 Illinois

    Fresh is always a heated debate between me and my friends, but I still prefer expo. More complex profile.
     
    #10 JulianC, Sep 10, 2014
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  11. ojgio

    ojgio Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2014 Michigan

    My local shop in SE MI just got this in as well. Excited to grab some after work!
    Just blend them! Debate over. :wink:
     
    #11 ojgio, Sep 10, 2014
  12. kodt

    kodt Pooh-Bah (2,286) Mar 6, 2013 Illinois
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    Pt5 beats both fresh, but not as easy to come by. Aged Expedition is always king.
     
    #12 kodt, Sep 10, 2014
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  13. uiucphoenix

    uiucphoenix Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2010 Washington

    Any idea if it has hit Chicago yet? Looking to almost complete a 10 year vertical with the '14...
     
    #13 uiucphoenix, Sep 10, 2014
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  14. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    Aged Expy wins hands down over all imperial stouts.
     
    #14 steebo777, Sep 10, 2014
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  15. hey5hitgoose

    hey5hitgoose Pundit (754) Feb 28, 2013 Illinois
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    i just think expedition stout is just wayyy too hoppy when it first hits market. 6 months later i think its really nice though
     
    #15 hey5hitgoose, Sep 10, 2014
  16. westlaunboy

    westlaunboy Pundit (882) Mar 31, 2010 Washington
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    See, that's how I feel about FIS. I think the bitterness in fresh FIS tends to overpower some of the nice stuff going on in the background. I also like my stouts thick, and Expy seems thicker to me, though I don't think I've ever done a side-by-side. Maybe once this hits shelves in Washtenaw County...
     
    #16 westlaunboy, Sep 10, 2014
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  17. PlayaPlaya

    PlayaPlaya Zealot (631) Sep 19, 2012 Illinois

    Yer clearly mistaken. Founders Imperial Stout is what they're referencing. It has no bitterness/hoppy flavors. It is also thicker.
     
    #17 PlayaPlaya, Sep 10, 2014
  18. Pete811

    Pete811 Initiate (0) May 13, 2013 Michigan

    Hope the general store has two year old bottles again
     
    #18 Pete811, Sep 10, 2014
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  19. westlaunboy

    westlaunboy Pundit (882) Mar 31, 2010 Washington
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    I think it's more of a smoky bitterness rather than a hoppy one, I should have made the distinction.

    And yes, FIS = Founder's Imperial Stout. I don't follow what you meant by your second sentence.
     
    #19 westlaunboy, Sep 10, 2014
  20. SteelCranium

    SteelCranium Crusader (425) Jul 1, 2010 Ohio

    Is this normal? I stumbled upon 2+ year old expedition stout a few times while stopping at the store. Once was in June, which didn't seem like the right time of year for Exp Stout. Was nice to have the old stouts around the campfire on a cool Michigan spring evening. A pleasant surprise.
     
    #20 SteelCranium, Sep 11, 2014
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