Barrel Aged Night

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Which three to five would you celebrate with (poll allows multiple responses)?

  1. Abyss 2012

    14 vote(s)
    56.0%

  2. Jester King Funk Metal

    12 vote(s)
    48.0%

  3. Jester King El Cedro

    7 vote(s)
    28.0%

  4. Jester King RU-55

    8 vote(s)
    32.0%

  5. Karbach Bourbon Barrel Aged Hellfighter

    22 vote(s)
    88.0%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. tx_beer_man

    tx_beer_man Pundit (902) Jan 22, 2013 Texas
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    BA's,
    To celebrate my brother's acceptance in to the Ivy League, I'm going to do a Barrel Aged Night on Friday for us 2. Got the following and wondering your thoughts on which three to five we should enjoyably tank in celebration:

    Abyss 2012
    Jester King Funk Metal
    Jester King El Cedro
    Jester King RU-55
    Karbach Bourbon Barrel Aged Hellfighter
    Lefthand Barrel Aged Wake Up Dead
    Moa Imperial Stout Aged in Pinot Noir Barrels (12oz)
    North Coast Barrel Aged Old Rasputin
    Rahr & Sons Bourbon Barrel Aged Winter Warmer

    Thanks!
     
    #1 tx_beer_man, Mar 22, 2013
  2. tx_beer_man

    tx_beer_man Pundit (902) Jan 22, 2013 Texas
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    Darn [enter] button posted poll before I finished. O well.
     
    #2 tx_beer_man, Mar 22, 2013
  3. pwsoldier

    pwsoldier Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2007 Minnesota

    I don't think El Cedro is barrel-aged.

    From that list, Abyss and Raspy would be my top picks. I haven't tried BBA Hellfighter or RU-55, so I can't comment on those.
     
    #3 pwsoldier, Mar 22, 2013
  4. tx_beer_man

    tx_beer_man Pundit (902) Jan 22, 2013 Texas
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    You're right! El Cedro aged on Spanish Cedar spirals.
     
    #4 tx_beer_man, Mar 22, 2013
  5. cfh64

    cfh64 Pooh-Bah (2,070) Aug 16, 2005 Texas
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    Does he drink craft beer? What styles, if any, does he like?
     
    #5 cfh64, Mar 22, 2013
  6. tx_beer_man

    tx_beer_man Pundit (902) Jan 22, 2013 Texas
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    Good question. He's a huge RIS and American Imperial Stout guy.
     
    #6 tx_beer_man, Mar 22, 2013
  7. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas

    Save the Abyss... it ain't ready for primetime yet.

    Do the Hellfighter, Winter Warmer, & MoA (2 bottles, I'd say. It's small). I'd say keep the MoA for last as its the most complex of the bunch. It's not very sweet and is more acrid and tart.

    Maybe open an El Cedro afterwards just as a palate reset.

    I wouldn't mix sours in there just to make things consistent.
     
    #7 Lutter, Mar 22, 2013
  8. Cablejelly

    Cablejelly Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2010 Texas

    I find the MOA very inconsistent. I've had it range to no barrel at all to huge pinot flavors everywhere. The wake up dead, while barrel aged, I don't think they specify what barrel. I get no bourbon what-so-ever so I can only assume it's virgin oak barrels (maybe fired inside but never having seen liquor before.

    I'd go for an all bourbon night with the Hellfighter, Raspy, and Rahr... I'd vote that way too but there's only like 5 choices up top
     
    #8 Cablejelly, Mar 22, 2013
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  9. tx_beer_man

    tx_beer_man Pundit (902) Jan 22, 2013 Texas
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    Good point Lutter, the sweet Bourbon won't need sour mixins.

    Yeah, Cablejelly, pressed Enter too soon and it posted. I'd have to assume Wake Up Dead's oak barrel too. While a lot don't favor it, I find it mighty fine!
     
    #9 tx_beer_man, Mar 22, 2013
  10. tx_beer_man

    tx_beer_man Pundit (902) Jan 22, 2013 Texas
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    [quote="I'd go for an all bourbon night with the Hellfighter, Raspy, and Rahr... I'd vote that way too but there's only like 5 choices up top[/quote]
    Mmmmm Bourbon Barrel

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    #10 tx_beer_man, Mar 22, 2013
  11. HopAG

    HopAG Savant (1,137) Sep 22, 2012 Texas

    Hell just bust out 3 BBA Hellfighters and call it a night!

    Do you need anything else really?
     
    #11 HopAG, Mar 22, 2013
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  12. blatherbeard

    blatherbeard Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2007 Texas

    i picked abyss, hellfighter and would have said BA wake up dead.
     
    #12 blatherbeard, Mar 23, 2013
  13. icetrauma

    icetrauma Pooh-Bah (1,657) Sep 7, 2004 Texas
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    After seeing the entire list, hold Abyss and BA Raspy, unless Raspy is 1 yo or more. Go with Hellfighter for sure, MOA and Rahr.
     
    #13 icetrauma, Mar 23, 2013
  14. BrutalSusan

    BrutalSusan Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 Texas

    "(multiple votes allowed)"

    I voted for all of them.
     
    #14 BrutalSusan, Mar 23, 2013
  15. squirrely2005

    squirrely2005 Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2011 Texas

    None. Just shotgun beers all night. He's not gonna be able to do that as an Ivy league student.
     
    #15 squirrely2005, Mar 23, 2013
  16. pwsoldier

    pwsoldier Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2007 Minnesota

    Ten Fidy, ftw.
     
    #16 pwsoldier, Mar 23, 2013
  17. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas

    LOL... shotgunning Ten FIDY would be a very bad idea.
     
    #17 Lutter, Mar 24, 2013
  18. Cablejelly

    Cablejelly Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2010 Texas

    Agreed. Ten Fidy is classy enough it deserves a straw...
     
    #18 Cablejelly, Mar 24, 2013
  19. DanzBorin

    DanzBorin Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2012 Texas

    It's been done by people that a lot of us know. :wink:
     
    #19 DanzBorin, Mar 24, 2013
  20. tx_beer_man

    tx_beer_man Pundit (902) Jan 22, 2013 Texas
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    Hahah man, my wife tossed the bottles (so no picture) but it ended up going off course a tad:

    Small Batch 2
    Small Batch 5
    BA WUD
    Pumpkinator '12
    Rahr BBA Winter Warmer.

    Outside the Pumpkinator, which has developed so well, my favorite was Rahr BBA. The small batch 5 was delish. My brother and my uncle-in-law loved the BA WUD the most...including more than the three each DR13 on tap we enjoyed at the bar before starting this up.
     
    #20 tx_beer_man, Mar 25, 2013
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