PNW Stouts

SIR, doing so now, Sir!

First impressions sir: not a gusher. Maybe a slight vinegar/wine tang in the aroma.

Hobo Chris And I will continue our research. Wish us well.

 

SIR, final report, Sir, while clearly past prime, neither of us thought the beer was "bad". Chris thought there was a bit of wine tartness, while I thought there was a bit of vinegar/tart, spoiled wine taste. Still enjoyable, if one was lucky in their purchases. I wouldn't seek one out, but also, I wouldn't turn down a pour if offered .

 

this was my recollection. infected, but not off-putting.

 

Really enjoyed the Imperial Double Coffee Stout from Cloudburst tonight. A touch on the sweet side, but still really good.

 

If anyone is flying into PDX and needs 2018 Abyss, it's all over the place. The new Deschutes pub in Concourse D has a metric butt-ton of it. I also saw bottles in Concourse C at the Made in Oregon shop and in front of Capers Cafe.

Speaking of Deschutes' new PDX pub: If you need a few bottles of Black Butte XXIII, they can hook you up. Ditto for Mirror Mirror, Cultivateur Saison, and The Ages.

You can find bottles of pFriem Bourbon BA Imperial Stout for $13.50 at Timberline Lodge in Concourse D and $8.95 at the aforementioned Made in Oregon.

Are there any other airports where you can comparison shop for beer?

 

Speaking of comparison shopping... damn that's a pretty significant swing for the pFriem bottles just from concourse to concourse. Crazy!

 

So a post by @vurt in our goretex thread about balebreaker resulted in me visiting their site. It too has been redone. But this got me most excited (I think I email a couple times a year asking them to do this)



Further reading indicates can release party was yesterday. I hope it goes out in distribution and remains year round.

 

Had an Alesong Rhino Suit for the first time. That is quite a nice beer.

 

I haven’t tried this years’ version yet, but I’ve enjoyed it in the past. The Mocha version is fantastic as well.

 

Agree, I really like this year's version as well. Really enjoyed the Mocha also, but wasn't as into the vanilla. For my palate though, the Senor Rhino has definitely been my favorite of the series so far. Such a good, well balanced beer.

 

Even worse! I was actually at Beer o'clock and wanted to try it, but it was $11 for 8oz which I am not paying, but they had bottles of it in the cooler (500mL) for $17 so I got one of those instead.

edit: they also had Rackhouse Reserve at the time, I assume that is similarly as good?

 

correct, sir

 

That's interesting. I've never seen their stuff on draft around me so no comparison, but their BA stout bottles are typically $16-$17 (500mL I think?) which is fairly in line with other breweries BA stouts so I'm surprised that it's so expensive on draft.

 

You've got to recoup all those $3 pints somehow.

 

Just an edit...can release party is December 14. Also, saw cans will be a winter release. Draft is still year round.