DuClaw Divine Retribution #2

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  1. Beerontwowheels

    Beerontwowheels Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2009 Maryland

    I'm sitting at Frisco's in columbia drinking this and I can't help but to notice its similarity to bcbs. Has anyone else tried dr #2 and noticed the same? I tried it side by side with dr #1 and it's much better (#2 is retribution blended with repent, #1 is retribution blended with colossus).

    Thoughts?
     
    #1 Beerontwowheels, Nov 30, 2012
  2. DeutschesBier

    DeutschesBier Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2009 Maryland

    Hmmm, I am intrigued. I usually shy away from DuClaw stuff due to 1) The price and 2) I feel like most of their stuff finishes way too sweet.

    But you had me at BCBS.
     
    #2 DeutschesBier, Nov 30, 2012
  3. Beerontwowheels

    Beerontwowheels Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2009 Maryland

    Dr#2 is certainly sweet, but so is bcbs. I'm not saying it's a match, but I think its interestingly close to bcbs.
     
    #3 Beerontwowheels, Nov 30, 2012
  4. duceswild

    duceswild Pooh-Bah (2,108) Feb 8, 2010 Heard & McDonald Islands
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    Will have to find some bottles of this once it comes out. DR1 was way to sweet for me to drink more then a taster, but am definitely intrigued by this.
     
    #4 duceswild, Nov 30, 2012
  5. runner440

    runner440 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2011 Maryland

    I agree with you completely. I tried both #1 and #2 at Frisco's this past Wednesday along with the regular Retribution. Retribution was pretty hot this year. I may have enjoyed the Divine #2 better than either Retribution or Repent as a base. Really nice blend of the two of them. Any idea how much/if they are going to bottle #2 this year?
     
    #5 runner440, Dec 1, 2012
  6. scraff

    scraff Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2003 Maryland

    I too tried both at Frisco's on Wednesday. #2 blows away #1 IMHO. Definitely more of bourbon bomb, but not so much BCBS in my mind. Though I guess the bourbon part does remind a bit of BCBS if I'm stretching for it. Guessing it is still on tap today if people want to try it on draft. Either way, I'm sure people can go pick up a bottle soon at Perfect Pour for a billion dollars and decide for themselves. :wink:
     
    #6 scraff, Dec 1, 2012
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  7. AngusOg

    AngusOg Pooh-Bah (2,082) Apr 23, 2010 North Carolina
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    I don't know about BCBS, but i definitely thought the most recent batch of DR was better than the first. I thought maybe it was just my sketchy memory playing tricks on me, but i'm glad to see others agreeing.
     
    #7 AngusOg, Dec 3, 2012
  8. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    I thought batch 1 was disgusting. It was so sweet, it nearly made me gag. However, batch 2 sounds intriguing, though to be honest, I find most of their high alcohol beers to be way too sweet (colossus and repent). Of course if I happen to see it on tap over at Max's (sigh), I'm sure I'll have to buy a taster, just to see what it's like. :-)
     
    #8 John_M, Dec 3, 2012
  9. ao125

    ao125 Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2010 Virginia

    All I know is that regular Retribution has been hard as hell to find this year. I haven't seen any Virginia distribution, but luckily I work in a part of MD that saw a few retail bottles.

    That said I have a few 2011 bottles that I cellared that aged-out really well.
     
    #9 ao125, Dec 3, 2012
  10. jdaddy

    jdaddy Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2010 Pennsylvania

    I live in the Reading PA area and if anyone would like the rest of my case of DuClaw IIPA (probably 18 bottles) you can have it for exchange of 1 bottle of something interesting. BM for arrangement.
     
    #10 jdaddy, Dec 4, 2012
  11. crow121

    crow121 Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2010 Maryland

    I didn't think #2 compared to BCBS at all with too many sweet overtones. #1 was just unbearable as it was way too sweet.
     
    #11 crow121, Dec 4, 2012
  12. DeutschesBier

    DeutschesBier Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2009 Maryland

    Like I said above, that is the problem I've always had with DuClaw beers. Every single one I've tried. Not sure what their house ale yeast is, but it just doesn't work for me. Always wondered if I was the only one who thought this.
     
    #12 DeutschesBier, Dec 4, 2012
  13. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    As I think this thread shows, your impression appears to be fairly typical. After I sampled the DR 1 at Max's last month, I remember thanking my lucky stars that I didn't pick up a bottle or two (Fishpaws, thankfully, had just run out when I stopped by). I can't imagine what I would do with an entire bomber of that sickly sweet stuff.
     
    #13 John_M, Dec 4, 2012
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