Barrel-aged version easier to obtain than the regular?

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  1. Dennoman

    Dennoman Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2011 Belgium

    So I just managed to land a bottle of Summer Wine Brewing Kopikat. The barrel-aged versions are still being produced, but the non-barrel-aged has been retired for a while and is now crazy hard to get. Thought that was funny, since it's usually the other way around.

    Any other known examples of this? Did you try both non-barrel-aged and barrel-aged versions and if so: which was better?
     
    #1 Dennoman, Oct 17, 2013
  2. standardcherry

    standardcherry Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2011 Massachusetts

    Cook County Stout :grinning:.
     
    #2 standardcherry, Oct 17, 2013
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  3. gcamparone

    gcamparone Pooh-Bah (2,131) Dec 6, 2011 Rhode Island
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    This Is actually an interesting question. Im curious as to what bcbs would taste like without the barrell
     
    #3 gcamparone, Oct 17, 2013
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  4. Dennoman

    Dennoman Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2011 Belgium

    Technically older Night Stalker should be pretty close, after the dry-hopping has faded somewhat. Big John is overkill on the cocoa nibs, methinks.
     
    #4 Dennoman, Oct 17, 2013
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  5. BMMillsy

    BMMillsy Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2012 Florida

    Weyerbacher Heresy is always around but not sure what the base beer for it is.
     
    #5 BMMillsy, Oct 17, 2013
  6. mquartuccio87

    mquartuccio87 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2013 New York

    no way ubber rare to find ba's apposed to regulars
     
    #6 mquartuccio87, Oct 17, 2013
  7. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    No barrel aged example comes to mind. However I've found and bought lots of Imperial Biscotti Break, but have never come across the regular Biscotti. The former has around eight times as many ratings as the latter.
     
    #7 rozzom, Oct 17, 2013
  8. Axic10

    Axic10 Maven (1,386) Mar 15, 2008 New Jersey
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    Old Heathen.
     
    #8 Axic10, Oct 17, 2013
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  9. victory4me

    victory4me Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2004 Pennsylvania

    I see BA BORIS all the time, but struggle to find regular BORIS.
     
    #9 victory4me, Oct 17, 2013
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  10. zac16125

    zac16125 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,432) Jan 26, 2010 South Carolina
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    I believe both were made with the intention of being one-offs, but after the huge success of the initial IBB release they decided to make it a regular. No confirmation, but thats what I have heard. Ive also heard rumors that Lil B is the base beer for IBB.
     
    #10 zac16125, Oct 17, 2013
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  11. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    both so good.

    probably to a much lesser degree than the beers OP and others mentioned, but jack's abby framinghammer baltic porter. the BA version is bottled and they made a pretty good amount of it (plus it's priced low and is fucking delicious). the non-BA version is tap-only. i had it only once. was very good.
     
    #11 Pahn, Oct 17, 2013
  12. geocool

    geocool Savant (1,233) Jun 21, 2006 Massachusetts

    It seems obvious to me that for any beer that is brewed once (or once a year) that the fresh stuff will come out first, and then the aged stuff will come out later.
     
    #12 geocool, Oct 17, 2013
  13. danieelol

    danieelol Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2010 Australia

    BCBS
     
    #13 danieelol, Oct 17, 2013
  14. Prince_Casual

    Prince_Casual Savant (1,236) Nov 3, 2012 District of Columbia
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    That's a pricing issue, not a production one.

    Agreed.
     
    #14 Prince_Casual, Oct 17, 2013
  15. Etan

    Etan Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2011 Wisconsin

    Flossmoor Hi-Fi Rye comes to mind.
     
    #15 Etan, Oct 17, 2013
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  16. Can_has_beer

    Can_has_beer Initiate (0) May 14, 2013 Texas

    Revolution just released a BA stout, Deth's Tar, but I think the normal version, Alderaan, was only available on tap at the brewery.
     
    #16 Can_has_beer, Oct 17, 2013
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  17. mychalg9

    mychalg9 Pooh-Bah (2,123) Apr 8, 2010 Illinois
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    What is the base beer for Black Xantus?
     
    #17 mychalg9, Oct 17, 2013
  18. Jonnyhiggs

    Jonnyhiggs Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2012 Illinois

    I actually drain poured NightStalker. I have no idea how that becomes BCS.

    Now a BA Big John would make me the happiest man in the world!:grinning:
     
    #18 Jonnyhiggs, Oct 17, 2013
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  19. sandman3479

    sandman3479 Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2006 Connecticut

    Jack's Abby BA Framinghammer was released in bottles to distro, but the regular Framminghammer was draft only, primarily at the brewery.
     
    #19 sandman3479, Oct 17, 2013
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  20. sandman3479

    sandman3479 Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2006 Connecticut

    This is true.
     
    #20 sandman3479, Oct 17, 2013
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