2010 BCBCS

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  1. elliott1184

    elliott1184 Maven (1,320) Mar 31, 2011 Minnesota
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    I was offered at 2010 bourbon county brand coffee stout in a trade; any thoughts on this one? I am wondering if this is past peak, or if the coffee presence will have faded dramatically?

    Thanks!
     
    #1 elliott1184, Aug 13, 2012
  2. genuinedisciple

    genuinedisciple Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2010 Michigan

    If cellared correctly, the beer itself, will be fine. The coffee has def. faded at this point, and will be closer to regular BCBS...which isn't a bad thing imo.
     
    #2 genuinedisciple, Aug 13, 2012
  3. JRod1969

    JRod1969 Maven (1,290) Nov 23, 2010 New York
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    I just drank the last 2 years of BCBCS together and the coffee was still very present in both compared to normal BCBS which we had on the side as well. Bear in mind, these bottles were stored in a fridge rather than the cellar to maintain the coffee flavor.
     
    #3 JRod1969, Aug 13, 2012
  4. MaxSpang

    MaxSpang Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2011 Ohio
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    Regardless of whether the coffee has faded or not, I can't imagine '10 BCBCS being anything but a delicious beer.
     
    #4 MaxSpang, Aug 13, 2012
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  5. elliott1184

    elliott1184 Maven (1,320) Mar 31, 2011 Minnesota
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    Thanks for the input! The trade offer I have on the table is for a bottle of surly syx, so it's kind of a tough decision for me...
     
    #5 elliott1184, Aug 13, 2012
  6. harrymel

    harrymel Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2010 Washington

    I actually found the coffee in '10 to still be present, but not overpowering. The newer version is way overdone with the coffee for me; although it could be the bean/roast, but I'm no coffee expert.
     
    #6 harrymel, Aug 14, 2012
  7. iceatalamo

    iceatalamo Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 Michigan

    BCBCS '10 is amazing. I wish I could find more people looking to trade it.
     
    #7 iceatalamo, Aug 14, 2012
  8. theCoder

    theCoder Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2011 Minnesota

    This is quite late and I'm sure you already decided but honestly if you still have more Syx I'd do that trade hands down. If you don't/didn't shoot me the user I'll do it. I personally am contemplating dumping all my Syx as I still am not a fan and just recently got a 2011 BCBCS and Bramble. I was thinking of doing a crazy BC tasting with my 4 years of BCBS and the BCBCS and Bramble, if I could land a 2010 coffee that'd rule :slight_smile:
     
    #8 theCoder, Aug 31, 2012
  9. kscaldef

    kscaldef Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2010 Oregon

    FWIW, the bottles of BCBCS I've had in the last couple months (2010 once and 2011 twice) have all been pretty awful. Nasty green pepper / jalapeno aroma. It was disappointing, because the 2010 I had last November was fantastic. Maybe we've just gotten a string of bad bottles, but I'm personally a little concerned about this beer at this point.
     
    #9 kscaldef, Aug 31, 2012
  10. tbadiuk

    tbadiuk Pundit (814) Feb 9, 2009 Canada (MB)
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    2011 drank great a couple of weeks ago. Plan on finished my 2 other bottles this year though.
     
    #10 tbadiuk, Sep 1, 2012
  11. iceatalamo

    iceatalamo Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 Michigan

    Stop drinking the '10 (and '11) and send to me immediately, obviously it has gone bad.
     
    #11 iceatalamo, Sep 5, 2012
  12. mgp2675

    mgp2675 Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2007 New Jersey

    I'm sure this will still taste great and will still have coffee presence. People tend to overthink how much the beer is honestly going to change at this point. It's a COFFEE stout, it's not going to fade that fast.
     
    #12 mgp2675, Sep 6, 2012
  13. Alpar

    Alpar Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2009 Wisconsin

    Hahaha! Syx made two of my friends physically ill, that stuff is no joke even in small doses...
     
    #13 Alpar, Sep 6, 2012
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