Barrel Aged or Nah

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Do you prefer stouts that are Barrel Aged, or Not Barrel Aged

  1. I prefer stouts that are Barrel Aged

    198 vote(s)
    57.6%

  2. I prefer stouts that are NOT Barrel Aged

    146 vote(s)
    42.4%
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  1. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    If you HAD to choose...


    See, this guy knows how to play the game.
     
    #41 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Nov 30, 2015
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  2. gibgink

    gibgink Pooh-Bah (1,581) Oct 27, 2014 Missouri
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I prefer a well made BA stout over the regular stout. That being said however, there are not a whole lot of well made BA stouts that I can enjoy year round given my budget, so a regular stout will do just fine.
     
    #42 gibgink, Nov 30, 2015
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  3. MikeySea

    MikeySea Pooh-Bah (2,165) Sep 17, 2015 Arizona
    Pooh-Bah

    Jeebus, have you read the "we ruined BCBS thread"? I've never done so much googling in my life trying to figure out all the acronyms on that thread. :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #43 MikeySea, Nov 30, 2015
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  4. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    I read the first few comments and decided I didn't want to go down that road.
     
    #44 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Nov 30, 2015
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  5. NCMonte

    NCMonte Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2014 North Carolina


    Well shoot, went with Nah!

    And, I stand corrected. :grimacing::flushed::rolling_eyes:
     
    #45 NCMonte, Nov 30, 2015
  6. james02

    james02 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2015 New York

    I was going to write that, but I didn't want to get flamed.
     
    #46 james02, Nov 30, 2015
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  7. pat61

    pat61 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2010 Minnesota

    I like them both. Which one I pick depends on the brewer and the barrel. Lots of bourbon left over in the barrel tends to push my preference towards BA.
     
    #47 pat61, Nov 30, 2015
  8. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    I don't want to have to choose one ro the other. I don't really drink a lot of stouts but when I look for them I can't say that I prefer one over the other.
     
    #48 utopiajane, Nov 30, 2015
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  9. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
    Trader

    Ba Stouts all day as well. But I drink very little Stouts as well, but I tend towards maybe 3-4-5 and that's it. Bcbs and Kbs, Eclipse, Big Bad Baptist, Event Horizion. From Non Ba , FBS, Ten Fidy.
     
    #49 nc41, Nov 30, 2015
  10. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Throw em in a barrel! Throw everything in a barrel! Fuck, throw me in one!
     
    #50 StoutSnob40, Nov 30, 2015
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  11. Vivs85

    Vivs85 Savant (1,066) Nov 29, 2012 New York
    Trader

    Bourbon barrel age for Dayyyyss
     
    #51 Vivs85, Nov 30, 2015
  12. LennyOvies

    LennyOvies Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2015 Mexico

    I haven't tried anything barrel aged and even I feel tired of seeing everything being barrel aged. I need to try a good BA beer to make up my mind.
     
    #52 LennyOvies, Nov 30, 2015
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  13. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I don't mind some barrel time, but if the bourbon is overpowering the other flavors then I may as well drink boilermakers. One that I've tried that had overpowering bourbon was Dragon's Milk, while Backwoods Bastard was well balanced.
     
    #53 bbtkd, Nov 30, 2015
  14. TomMorris

    TomMorris Savant (1,143) Feb 19, 2015 Connecticut

    I wouldn't say that I ALWAYS prefer barrel-aged stouts, but the addition of barrel aging often does improve upon the base beer so I voted for it. A lot of my top rated beers here have been barrel-aged (Parabola, KBS) but I would agree that in some instances (such as with Abraxas or Speedway) it's superfluous and the barrel flavor ends up smothering the intent of the base beer and thus obfuscating its original individuality.
     
    #54 TomMorris, Nov 30, 2015
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  15. CB_Michigan

    CB_Michigan Pooh-Bah (1,552) Sep 4, 2014 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    A few months ago, I'd have been 100% barrel-aged, but I've had a LOT of mediocre stuff recently. Too many brewers out there using the same dictionary:

    Barrel (noun)
    1. a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
    2. a magical vessel with the ability to turn crap into gold.
     
    #55 CB_Michigan, Nov 30, 2015
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  16. Brolo75

    Brolo75 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,134) Aug 10, 2013 California
    Pooh-Bah

    I love both but would probably prefer Parabola over any non-barrel aged stout any day.
     
    #56 Brolo75, Nov 30, 2015
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  17. KBS

    KBS Savant (1,078) Apr 25, 2014 Michigan
    Trader

    Love barrels but if I could drink Bells 30th everyday there would be no need for a barrel....unless they throw 30th into a barrel.
     
    #57 KBS, Nov 30, 2015
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  18. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    I can get behind this line of thinking. I'd still require access to the regular though. Sometime this winter I'm going to do a side-by side with Expo stout. I have quite a stash of both built up.
     
    #58 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Nov 30, 2015
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  19. RBowers

    RBowers Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2014 Virginia

    I prefer barrel aged but I like to watch my figure and therefore only drink a handful a beers a year, most being BA.
     
    #59 RBowers, Nov 30, 2015
  20. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Barrel aged stouts wind up tasting all the same. I'm on the non BA boat.
     
    #60 MisSigsFan, Nov 30, 2015
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