Picked up some KBS today

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  1. GoldenChild

    GoldenChild Pundit (843) Nov 18, 2009 Michigan

    My beer dude received a case of KBS today, so I grabbed a 4 pack anyone else picked any up this early?
     
    #1 GoldenChild, Jan 9, 2015
  2. strangebrew321

    strangebrew321 Pundit (810) Feb 18, 2009 Indiana
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    Did you buy '14 or '15 KBS? A few cases of 2014 KBS were delivered around NWI last October.
     
    #2 strangebrew321, Jan 9, 2015
  3. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    No way is it '15 so it's either '14 or earlier.
     
    #3 Jaycase, Jan 9, 2015
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  4. OnWisconsin

    OnWisconsin Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2012 Wisconsin

    A few places in Green Bay got a case of 2014 last month from their distributer. Guessing this is the same scenario.
     
    #4 OnWisconsin, Jan 9, 2015
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  5. Ckoz

    Ckoz Savant (1,174) Feb 15, 2014 Michigan
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    where in MI?
     
    #5 Ckoz, Jan 9, 2015
  6. sbxx

    sbxx Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2011 Illinois

    I wouldn't pay $5 for a 4pk at this point. Old KBS is pretty lousy.

    Fresh, it's still very enjoyable. It's just not one to age.
     
    #6 sbxx, Jan 9, 2015
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  7. SixThousandDollars

    SixThousandDollars Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Florida

    Its okay, Im sure theyre are plenty of folks with terrible taste who would line up the night before for $5/4pack ANY year KBS.
     
    #7 SixThousandDollars, Jan 9, 2015
  8. loganburgh

    loganburgh Pooh-Bah (1,710) Nov 23, 2010 Michigan
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    Agreed.

    Some coffee stouts age more gracefully than others. KBS takes on a mediocre, stale coffee flavor pretty quickly in my experience. Still love it fresh though.
     
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  9. jminch

    jminch Initiate (0) Jul 17, 2011 Ohio

    this is a joke right? right? you may prefer it fresh, but to say old kbs is lousy is blasphemy
     
    #9 jminch, Jan 9, 2015
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  10. Tracker83

    Tracker83 Maven (1,290) Jun 26, 2012 Michigan
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    I like KBS, but old KBS is lousy.
     
    #10 Tracker83, Jan 9, 2015
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  11. Treebute

    Treebute Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2011 Ohio
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    We did a vertical of 4 years and it just got chalkier. 2012 was actually tasting fine weirdly enough. I think it just had to do with that batch though.
     
    #11 Treebute, Jan 9, 2015
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  12. ColonelHopslam

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

    '14's are still tasting good. Very little coffee but still enjoyable.
     
    #12 ColonelHopslam, Jan 9, 2015
  13. fishmich

    fishmich Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2013 Michigan

    KBS made its way around quite a bit within the last month or two.

    and there is absolutely nothing wrong with year old KBS, especially if kept refrigerated. anyone who says otherwise likely stores their KBS next to their furnace or outside on their roof.
     
    #13 fishmich, Jan 9, 2015
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  14. Tracker83

    Tracker83 Maven (1,290) Jun 26, 2012 Michigan
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    Properly stored '14s already have little to no coffee profile left. Without the coffee I dislike the beer. Simple as that. Has nothing to do with improper storage.
     
    #14 Tracker83, Jan 9, 2015
  15. vette-ss

    vette-ss Zealot (737) Nov 5, 2014 Michigan
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    Drank a '14 last night. Still a bit too much coffee for me. Everyone has different taste preferences, so how is anyone's opinion of how they like a beer wrong?
     
    #15 vette-ss, Jan 9, 2015
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  16. BigSpeen3436

    BigSpeen3436 Pundit (827) Oct 23, 2013 Ohio

    If anyone wants to sell me their "old and lousy" KBS for $5/4 pk BM me!
     
    #16 BigSpeen3436, Jan 9, 2015
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  17. jampics2

    jampics2 Pooh-Bah (2,414) Dec 19, 2008 Ohio
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    2014 batch I drank on Christmas AM was delicious with biscuits and BLIS syrup!
     
    #17 jampics2, Jan 9, 2015
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  18. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    Old KBS is just a different kind of awesome.
     
    #18 fredmugs, Jan 9, 2015
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  19. tommyz

    tommyz Initiate (0) May 28, 2007 Michigan

    I had a 14 KBS the other day and it was fine...Coffee was still very present...
     
    #19 tommyz, Jan 9, 2015
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  20. JakeT469

    JakeT469 Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2012 Colorado

    ^^This^^ x10. Old KBS, New KBS...Who gives a shit!?
     
    #20 JakeT469, Jan 9, 2015
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