Fremont Question

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  1. BeerLawyer85

    BeerLawyer85 Zealot (501) Dec 30, 2012 New York
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    Does anyone know what variants of Fremont Abominable Ale and Dark Star have been bottled (ever).

    Right now I have: (All 2014 vintages)
    Fremont: Bourbon Abominable Ale
    Fremont: Bourbon Abominable Ale: Coffee and Cinnamon
    Fremont: Barrel Aged Dark Star: Coffee
    Fremont: Barrel Aged Dark Star: Spice Wars
    Fremont: Barrel Aged Dark Star

    Planning on doing a big Fremont tasting and wanted to know what I was missing (base beers, other variants, and possibly "retired" variants.)

    Thanks in advance for the help.
     
    #1 BeerLawyer85, May 28, 2015
  2. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Get a bottle of regular Dark Star if you want. There's also regular Abominable, but it's not the base for Bbomb.

    Well, you're missing The Ancient One (Bbomb partially aged in 37 year old bourbon barrels), but you'll have a hard time getting one, so forget I said anything and enjoy what you have.
     
    #2 distantmantra, May 28, 2015
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  3. lordofthelambics

    lordofthelambics Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2014 Washington

    I thought The Ancient One was single barrel, unblended?
     
    #3 lordofthelambics, May 29, 2015
  4. BobsLiquors

    BobsLiquors Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2013 Washington

    Rusty Nail and First Nail. You should be able to snag First Nail relatively easy. Rusty is a different animal.
     
    #4 BobsLiquors, May 29, 2015
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  5. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Are these variants of Dark Star or Abominable? I thought this was a different recipe altogether.
     
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  6. BobsLiquors

    BobsLiquors Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2013 Washington

    Yeah, they're a totally different beer. But if you're doing a Fremont tasting, I think they're well worth seeking out. And I feel it at least fits the theme of darker beers.
     
    #6 BobsLiquors, May 29, 2015
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  7. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    First Nail is an imperial stout with cinnamon, licorice, and smoked barley. Pretty cinnamon dominant as I recall.
    Rusty Nail is First Nail aged 12 months in 15-year bourbon barrels. Sadly I haven't had this one (yet).
     
    #7 Orca, May 29, 2015
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  8. jpbebeau

    jpbebeau Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2011 Washington

    That was the plan but it was too much. So it was blended.
     
    #8 jpbebeau, May 29, 2015
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  9. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    @distantmantra was kind enough to bring a 2015 First Nail to Bend for me. Just have to get past Beer Week and find a time to give it the attention it deserves!
     
    #9 sharpski, May 29, 2015
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  10. TreeBear

    TreeBear Initiate (0) May 29, 2014 Oregon

    2014 first nail was damn tasty. I would love to see Fremont start doing more nonbarrel aged imperial stouts.
     
    #10 TreeBear, May 29, 2015
  11. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Are nonbarrel aged imperial stouts the new barrel aged imperial stouts?

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    #11 Orca, May 29, 2015
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  12. TreeBear

    TreeBear Initiate (0) May 29, 2014 Oregon

    BA stouts are like skipping dinners and heading straight to dessert.
     
    #12 TreeBear, May 29, 2015
  13. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    You say that like it's a bad thing.
     
    #13 Orca, May 29, 2015
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  14. TreeBear

    TreeBear Initiate (0) May 29, 2014 Oregon

    Didn't you're mom ever tell you to eat you're vegetables or else you would spend the rest of your life chasing barrel aged whales.
     
    #14 TreeBear, May 29, 2015
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  15. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    And once again, she was right.
     
    #15 Orca, May 29, 2015
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  16. sukwonee

    sukwonee Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 Washington

    Ancient One was ever bottled????
     
    #16 sukwonee, May 31, 2015
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  17. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    If so, I missed that boat too :slight_frown:
    Only three ratings on here (and no reviews), so I suspect it was draft only, and probably not much of that.
     
    #17 Orca, May 31, 2015
  18. strongaf

    strongaf Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2012 Washington

    HHC. I didn't get any either. :slight_frown:
     
    #18 strongaf, May 31, 2015
  19. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Ancient One was bottled for the Heron Hunter Club tasting/dinner. A friend has one.
     
    #19 distantmantra, May 31, 2015
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  20. Kurmaraja

    Kurmaraja Initiate (0) May 21, 2013 California
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    From what I heard, the recommendation was to let the bottles of Ancient Ones hang out for a year to mellow before drinking.
     
    #20 Kurmaraja, Jun 1, 2015
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