Beer shop finds.

If you're looking for a coconut bomb, I've found Oskar Blue's Death by Coconut to be pretty enjoyable

 

Liquor Junction in Reading has quite a bit of Barrel Aged Victory at Sea. $13.99 for a 4-pack.

 

I wandered into Lincoln Liquors in Bedford last night, seeking CBS. No dice, but they did have plenty of Triple Barrel Big Bad Baptist, Big Bad Baptista, and Second Fiddle.

Oh, and the Olde Bedford Package Store had Sip and Captain's Daughter out the yin-yang.

 

dying to try the Triple Barrel

 

I drank one last night. It's extraordinary. Down to either that or Baptista as my favorite barrel-aged stout ever (among what I've managed to drink).

Edit: I originally grabbed one a couple weeks ago from the liquor store by H-Mart in Burlington. No idea the name of the place. It was $20, $19 at Lincoln. Shouldn't be terribly hard to find, and worth every penny.

 

My yankee spirits triple barrel says they got a shipment with more rum barrel than most allotments. Legit or bs?

 

Is it similar mouthfeel to ten fidy, just with coconut flavor? I've been tempted but still haven't pulled the trigger on this.

 

Nasty Nonnis has a 25% off on bombers. They don't carry many but it means you can grab Baptist for about $10.50 and Baptista at about $12.75.

Only have a few but worth the inquiry if in the neighborhood

 

It's a porter so it's a tad thinner than Ten Fidy but it's certainly worth a try, especially if you can get a single can

 

O shit son, Omnipolo Nebuchadnezzar in a 4-pack of cans? Hell yes.

 

It's legit... A quote from Epic themselves.

“For the Yankee batch of Triple Barrel Big Bad Baptist, we wanted to really concentrate on the components that make this new beer unique- the rum barrels and the coconut, two ingredients never used in an Epic beer before now. Like all Baptists blends, the beer will also have coffee, in this case barrel-aged coffee, and cacao nibs, but in this blend, they take a backseat to the rum barrels and barrel-aged coconut. The first thing that makes this blend unique is the increased proportion of rum-barrel-aged beer we used. Most other blends feature about 15-20% of rum barrel-aged beer and 80-85% whiskey-barrel-aged beer. For the Yankee blend it is closer to 50% rum-barrel-aged beer. The burnt sugar notes and other characteristics of the rum barrels really accentuates the flavors from the barrel-aged coconut that was added to the beer after aging in whiskey barrels for almost four months. The coconut shines through more compared to the coffee in this batch of beer we blended for Yankee.”

Darin McGregor, Epic Brewing - National Sales Manager


Cheers!

 

Damn I got the Yankee blend. Now I want the regular...

 

Anyone see or hear anything about the Lagunitas Willettized Coffee Stout? The High West-ified six-pack last year was a highlight of the season even putting aside the absurdly reasonable pricing.

 

Nope, it really isn't. They're very different beers. Ten Fidy is like engine oil and DBC is like dark coconut soda. For what it's worth, I find that Fiddlehead's Hodad is super rich on the mouthfeel aspect and I keep hoping they'll can it again. (They keep saying 'sometime' whenever I ask at the brewery but there's a recent batch on draft locally so I hold up hope).

 

Thank you for replying to this thread. Is there any indication on the bottle differentiating the Yankee blend from the normal version available elsewhere?

 

There is a sticker towards the bottom that says it's a Yankee spirits batch.

 

Black Ops

Framingham

 

Not a "Beer Shop Find" per se, but I grabbed a 6pack of Fort Hill Fresh Pick last night. Thats a great wee beer for under $8.

 

$8 is cheap. It's a steal at the $10 price you see in most places.

 

Agreed. Excellent beer, fantastic price.

 

Picked up a couple cans of Klara from Idle Hands at CBC Newton when I was in the area. Only other time I’ve tried this style (Dortmunder-Style Lager) was in Ohio - Great Lakes makes a real tasty version. Love seeing these hometown fellas pumping out lagers. Great complement to JA’s offerings. The rich get richer in MA.

 

Picked up Seirra Snowpack a few days ago

Love the coffee Stout and Holiday Haze is good for being 3 months old.

 

This has been the general consensus for S&E. It's a completely different (better) beer in the taproom brewed on the small system compared to Von Trapp version.

Zwickle is very good.

 

Have you tried the Night Shift Zwickel?

 

epiphany at cbc newton yesterday.

 

Is that Kehl? Had that one at Night Shift maybe a year or so ago and was blown away. Changed my impression of zwickel beers to be honest.

 

What did they do to you? They seem pretty cool

 

Might I ask why?

 

Not sure if it’s out of your way, but Notch instagram posted a large display of it today at Pemberton in Cambridge.

 

Was it that they released something you thought was "off" ? I think I remember seeing it here

 

You're welcome. Yes, there is a sticker on the bottom right of the label. Pictured here: https://www.yankeespirits.com/main.asp?request=ARTICLES&article=43&view=html&

 

Anywhere on the south shore have triple barrel big bad baptist ?

 

12 ounce?