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... barrel aged? Yeah, I'll try it!

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by docnose, Feb 24, 2013.

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  1. docnose

    docnose Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 Alabama

    A local seasonal got me started on barrel aged beers. It's a porter (which I love) aged in a Jack Daniel's barrel (which I love and would live in - forever) and it comes out every spring (but tastes soooo goood in the fall). After it ran out last year I started trying to find something else to fill the void that was left inside me - an endless craving for a whiskey barrel aged porter...

    Basically, if it said, "barrel aged" on it, then I would try some... and from what I can tell, people will barrel age anything in any kind of barrel. Also... I'm a complete slut for barrel aged beer. I have a literal Pavlovian response to the words "barrel aged." I may have a problem, but it's a delicious one.

    The underlying porter is respectable - good, but not exceptional - but toss it in some Jack Daniel's barrels and then give it another six months or more and it becomes the sweetest nectar of the gods. If I could live in it then I would sell my house. If it could drive me to work then I would sell me car...

    It just came out again. And it's good. Nine to twelve months from now it will be amazing again... but there's the waiting. Although I pretty much like anything barrel aged, I have found that others do not live up to the expectations I hold based on my first...

    What beers would you recommend that might be similar to my local porter aged in Jack Daniel's barrels...?
     
    #1 docnose, Feb 24, 2013
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  2. beercanman

    beercanman Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2012 Ohio

    Flying dogs barrel aged gonzo
     
    #2 beercanman, Feb 24, 2013
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  3. docnose

    docnose Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 Alabama

    #3 docnose, Feb 24, 2013
  4. NickyDee21

    NickyDee21 Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Don't get too caught up on the one style. I agree with you and I love barrel aged stuff as well. Unfortunately, most of these beers are very limited/expensive. You'll miss out on some great beers while focusing on hunting these down exclusively. There's plenty of readily available stouts and porters that may not be barrel aged, but are still damn good. As for your original question, I'll second the barrel aged Gonzo; Wild Dog btw.
     
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  5. NickyDee21

    NickyDee21 Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Also, try some Evil Twin Auld Yin. If your stores carry Evil Twin, they may have some in. It sat on shelves forever back home. It's a scotch barrel aged imperial stout. Drank pretty smooth, too
     
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  6. Highbrow

    Highbrow Pooh-Bah (1,758) Jan 7, 2011 California
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    won't be quite the same but perhaps try the "underlying porter" with a few drops of some JD added to see how that works out.
     
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  7. Tmonk13

    Tmonk13 Initiate (0) Mar 13, 2012 Pennsylvania

    This one... it says retired but I keep finding it every where...perhaps it is the $5-6 price tag associated with it... I think the Brettanomyces version is a pub only release and the Wild Dog is the replacement for the aforementioned BA Gonzo that comes in the 750ml (?) bottle..
     
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  8. beercanman

    beercanman Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2012 Ohio

    This. I don't know why it says retired. Its available where I'm at. You should be able to find it if you have flying dog available
     
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  9. TheJollyHop

    TheJollyHop Initiate (0) Sep 2, 2009 California

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  10. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Foothills BA Peoples Porter done in PVW barrels, not expensive easy to trade for.
     
    #10 nc41, Feb 24, 2013
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  11. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    512 Whiskey Barrel Double Pecan Porter seems to fit the bill. If you're into buttery nuts.
     
    #11 FUNKPhD, Feb 24, 2013
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  12. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    LOL.
     
    #12 nc41, Feb 24, 2013
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  13. KevinGordon

    KevinGordon Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2012 North Carolina

    yeah for 7 bucks BBL People's is awesome
     
    #13 KevinGordon, Feb 24, 2013
  14. KevinGordon

    KevinGordon Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2012 North Carolina

    I agree, I'm going to try anything aged in a bourbon/whiskey/cognac barrel. The results are rarely disappointing (Zinneke)
     
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  15. Thickfreakness

    Thickfreakness Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2010 New York

    One of my favorite JD barrel aged brews is Adirondack JD BBA Fat Scotsman. It's a Wee-Heavy/Scotch Ale aged in Jack Daniels barrels. If you ever get up to Lake George, NY... it's really worth hitting the brew pub and grabbing a 4-pack.
     
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  16. gustogasmic

    gustogasmic Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2012 Michigan

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  17. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    I love horses.
    I love butterstuff!
    Buttercup!
    Butternuts!
    Buttercup!!
     
    #17 yamar68, Feb 24, 2013
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  18. NickMunford

    NickMunford Pooh-Bah (2,094) Oct 2, 2006 Wyoming
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  19. ESeab

    ESeab Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 New Jersey

    yeah buuuuutttt, the $5.99 bomber price is justifiable. It is a crazy mess of flavors but I didn't hate it
     
    #19 ESeab, Feb 24, 2013
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  20. KevinGordon

    KevinGordon Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2012 North Carolina

    true. I didnt hate it. Which just goes to show that even the bottom of the food chain bourbon barrel aged beers are decent at worst
     
    #20 KevinGordon, Feb 25, 2013
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