Latest WOW! Beer (2020)

Absolutely second this! One of the best in it's style and a top beer of the year (so far) for me

 

Yes, I picked it up here in Colorado at a store that has about a case left they’re selling in singles.

 

I'm still waiting for the first.

 

Top five so far this year.

 

Bottle Logic Reaction State, in my top 5 for sure. Phenomenal Maple breakfast stout

 

Bottle Logic Details and Dialicts, boozy delicious peach Vanilla and Cinnamon strong Ale. Exactly as described.

Barrel Aged Marfa Lights from Big Bend, one of best no Adjunct BA stouts I've had. Rich thick and delicious.

 

Kane's Comet DIPA. Got some that was just 2 days old and it was just unreal. Haven't experienced such a combo of intense aromatics and prolonged bitterness in some time.

 

Oskar Blues One-y, WOW that is one of the worst beers I've ever had, 2 sips and down the drain. Bought a 15 can mixed pack, will be my last OB purchase, the can-o-bliss beer was not good either and the weed references are pretty juvenile.

 

You gotta at least try Old Chub and Ten Fidy. Then you can write em off if ya want!

 

Can O'Bliss is pretty decent on tap. On cans... blegh. For the price you can't complain.

 

Considering how lackluster Founder's releases have been the last few years, it surprises me they aren't cranking this out in four-pack bottles as soon as yesterday.

Had this on draft and it was exceptional! Smell and taste were perfectly on-point.

 

Just curious . . . did you detect the egg and bread flavor that French toast has or just a cinnamon flavor?

 

French Toast Bastard is actually the Cinnamon variant of Egg and Bread Bastard.

Kidding aside, I had the beer when I was in town for a wedding a few months back and it is very good. I’d rank it above both KBS and CBS.

 

Bumping this for something easily obtainable, while being noteworthy - It’s abundant in condiments, but soft in presentation, and wary of thickness…there is some solidarity in Hardywood’s spiced variants given aeration and time

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A cola like appearance that’s rightly black, and timbered, with shaded brown peaks. There is a semi off-white top that’s shy in retention and lace, but impressive in legging by playful agitation

Barrel is light on spices, and fairly subdued to more central grounds. Accordingly, the aroma is cataloged by coconut ginger crack bars, cinnamon crusted toast, and graham bark. The backing has earthy sentiments, while encapsulated thru rich dark malt, roasted barley, and charred oak. Although soft, the bourbon connotations linger in scent to figs and prunes

Copious amounts of milk chocolate on palate to an assessment of bourbonized spices in cloves, anise, and nutmeg. Some curated pauses for distance in sweet molasses brown bread, vanilla glazed scones, and nutty, biscuit-y gingersnaps. There is an even more herbal, earthier element in the concourse, which roots dark fruit to toffee in a subtle liquored smokiness

A gentle approach here with gentle carbonation, for harmonized circumstance - Strong ginger/GSB frequency, where the sweetness is regulated to be sticky, but cautious of cloying

 

Maine hops are just.....chef's kiss...chef kisses all around!

 

I had a few "wow!" beers this year but this one is the standout for me: Et Stay Home #1 from Evil Twin NYC. It is my favorite Sour IPA ever. This beer was a masterpiece and I am extremely grateful I was able to try a can.

 

Oxbow Albarrique. I had it Friday night and then had a Cantillon Kriek and the Oxbow was the more interesting beer.

 

I know you posted this back in March but I'm curious if you ever found a WOW! beer in the six months since then