Founders CBS set to return in December

There's a store near me with about 20 750s left both refrigerated and on shelf

was Always temped but at 23 bucks never bought one

 

If this year's hits shelves and I'm able to get a bottle, I'll be sharing a ten year vertical. Come on down and join. I'm also eager to clear out a box or two of bottles, lol.

I never intentionally started saving for this vertical until I realized I had 2-3 years bottles in the basement, and then sub sequentially missed opening the five year vertical when the latest bottle was fresh.

But based on current markets, I'm certain we'll see less Abraxas this year and less moving forward. I'm curious to see how much CBS hits our local shelves, and at what price point it sits. Liquid Spiritual Delight w/ Coffee is ~$18 a 4 pack of 12oz cans and a damn good imperial stout. I'm not willing to pay more than ~$1, maybe $2 (since it's barrel aged), more per bottle for CBS.

 

He might be talking about the cans. I haven't picked one up in a while but they are regularly on the shelf down here and they seem to package batches a couple times a year. The last one I bought was canned this January

 

CBS is one of my favorite beers, but it does not age well. Not that it turns "bad" after a couple years, but maple syrup is what makes the beer, and maple syrup fades away into generic extra sweetness after some time.

Anyway, I usually drink all of mine within a month, so I'm definitely excited to hear this news

 

The last year that I know of that the 750's were bottled is 2018, which to my palette, tasted better than the 2019. But if you want a 2019 12 oz, I have those.

 

I've only ever seen that in 16oz cans. But to be honest I quit buying it as I like the regular better.

 

Happy Dance! Nice way to start the New Year!

 

I've almost got my 12 Days of Christmas lineup nailed down. This would make a nice last-minute addition.

 

they are 2018s


and yes hold one for me. needa set up a trade with you soon!

 

Do these stay good for moderate time? She's been pregnant and can't drink until Feb, but we have family in MI

 

Despite my hesitation to support Founders in light of all the bullshit, CBS still hasn’t been displaced as my top rated beer of all time after nearly 4 years, so I’ll have to grab some of this. Yeah sure, that was back in my beer infancy, but I still love that beer and I doubt that will change

 

Good timing, my stash was getting depleted!

 

2019 aging so well. I’m down to my last two, so this is welcome news!

 

Some of the old 750s are still on shelves, though retailers now want $35 for one. Hard pass.

 

It will still be in top taste in February. I don't think this beer starts to change much until a year old, and then it starts slowly changing with declining flavors, but not to the point of being anywhere close to bad. My experience has been that it's still a tasty beer at the 5-6 years old, but I don't think it's worth it to keep longer than that - it won't improve into a greater beer.

 

I walked away from the last 25oz release. Bottles were $25-29 each.

Due to the way Founders handles themselves I won’t be buying this one either.

Enjoy