2013 BlackOps Quality Issues??

Discussion in 'New England' started by brewtechnik, Dec 30, 2013.

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  1. brewtechnik

    brewtechnik Crusader (468) Aug 31, 2011 New Hampshire
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    Just wanted to check around the BA interwebs regarding the quality of this year's Brooklyn Blackops (if it existed, of course).
    First bottle was basically sour. Not stout-like what so ever, except color.
    Second bottle surprisingly was not sour, but tasted like a shot of bourbon was literally poured into my glass. Very-very thin mouthfeel as well. Not at all like what I drank last year, which was thoroughly enjoyed - lots of chocolate, nice roast character, good barrel balance with the right amount of bourbon/vanilla/oak as would be expected.
    So what happened this year? At >$20 a bottle I would expect a bit more QC from Brooklyn. Anyone else find themselves with quality issues??
     
    #1 brewtechnik, Dec 30, 2013
  2. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Sounds consistent with previous years
     
    #2 rozzom, Dec 30, 2013
  3. Crookdrain

    Crookdrain Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2010 New York

    Haven't tried this year's yet but I have found that they usually need a few months of aging before hitting their peak.
     
    #3 Crookdrain, Dec 30, 2013
  4. scottDC

    scottDC Pundit (784) Jul 3, 2013 District of Columbia

    yeah, this beer has the same quality issues every year: it's overpriced and not very good
     
    #4 scottDC, Dec 30, 2013
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  5. Jb1677

    Jb1677 Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2011 Maryland

    Sounds par for the course. I have 2 bottles of 2011 that I have been sitting on after drinking 2 others that basically sucked (a year apart).
     
    #5 Jb1677, Dec 30, 2013
  6. bayridge27

    bayridge27 Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2009 New York

    Ops is usually a mess for 6 months or so and then it mellows into something nice. Fresh Ops is not an indication of how it will develop. Sit on em or a year and check back then. Although the Sour issue you have sounds odd.
     
    #6 bayridge27, Dec 30, 2013
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