BA Blackbeard

It has been bottle a couple times before. Nothing released in the last year.

 

This is off of the website....

"Barrel Aged Blackbeerd is designated by black waxing: Jack Daniels ('09), Buffalo Trace Aged ('10), JD and Buffalo Trace ('11), Blanton's ('12)."

Makes it seem that this years was aged in Blanton' Bourbon. When have the BA bottes been released in past years?

 

'10 and '11 came out during the summer. The '12 blantons has not been released and we haven't heard word of when it will be.

 

Whenever I've asked, the answer is simply 'when it's ready'.

Maybe the blanton's just doesn't impart a lot of flavor... If that's the case, I'm sure Dave would be disappointed, I seem to remember him being a fan.

 

It wouldn't surprise me. I haven't been by in a while.

 

If anyone wants to trade a bottle when it comes out let me know.

 

I've asked that question a bit too. I'm guessing this fall.

 

Not likely to be out in a week. Besides, they are low key when releasing beers. They normally just release it with no warning.

 

I asked a couple months ago when I was there, they said "soon". I asked a couple weeks ago when I was there, they said "soon". So my guess is it will likely be available in bottles soon.


I really thought it was going to be today, maybe that was just wishful thinking since I had the day off. Oh well, wrong again.

 

Any new intel on this? I'll be in Charleston this weekend and would consider it a nice score to be able to get a bottle or two. Can any of the regulars clue me in on the details? Cash only? # bottles? Etc. Any help would be appreciated. On another note, if anyone hears of any beer events or special kegs being tapped in Charleston/Mt. Pleasant this weekend, please message me or chime in on this thread. I've done enough research and been to Charleston enough times to know the best spots but seeing the thread about '09 BA Blackbeerd being tapped a while ago got my heart racing.

 

COAST is cash only for everything. They also have a tendancy to tap some version of Blackbeerd everytime I'm in town (seriously, it's happened the last 3 times) but as I have no trips currently planned I'm afraid I can't help beyond suggesting that you check out chsbeer.org though for a full calendar of events.

 

COAST actually accepts credit cards now, they got one of those thins that connects to a smart phone and reads CCs. Also, if its COAST doing the tapping they will likely keep it on the DL into right before it happens. For the '09 blackbeerd that was recently tapped, they didn't even announce it during their regular AM announcement of " what's on tap for the day". Instead they announced it at like 5pm in the middle of the tasting day. Needless to say it still sold out before close at 7, but I was pretty upset cause I had worked that night and checked the FB page at like 1pm and no word of it. I went to sleep and woke up from a nap around 8 pm, saw the post and it was too late. I'm slightly bitter about it still. I'm just hoping they don't bust out the BA Blackbeerd tomorrow. I've been religiously following that FB page for months waiting for it, but I work tomorrow til 8pm, and if its release and I miss it I will be quite disappointed.

 

Any word on this release?

 

I was at the brewery on Thursday, and they had it listed as "up next" on their board. Hopefully in the next week or two.

 

It's not BA, but they do have Blackbeerd from 2011 for growler fills at the brewery.

 

I picked up a grolwer yesterday. I work early AM tomorrow, but def pumped to try the BB tomorrow night, had a taste at the brewery and it was deliciously roasty.