Bell's Expedition Stout (2013)

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  1. mjshearer1

    mjshearer1 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Michigan

    My second favorite non-barrel-aged imperial stout was bottled today at Bell's:

    I'm not sure if it was specifically confirmed yet, but with the above post, Cherry Stout is making a comeback after the poor cherry harvests from last year prevented it's appearance for 2012. And of course, Java and Double Cream along with Third Coast being up on the docket as well. Also, (and this is pure conjecture) I would assume that this stuff is being blended with the Double Cream and basking in bourbon barrels as we speak for hopefully another release of the coveted Black Note.
     
    #1 mjshearer1, Aug 29, 2013
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  2. Chenchilla

    Chenchilla Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2013 Virginia

    Fingers crossed
     
    #2 Chenchilla, Aug 29, 2013
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  3. striker2160

    striker2160 Savant (1,172) May 5, 2013 Minnesota
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    Which is your favorite?
     
    #3 striker2160, Aug 29, 2013
  4. partypak

    partypak Crusader (404) Jan 1, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    This is My second favorite non-barrel-aged imperial stout Too. This is a good one to lay down for a year or two. Cant wait to get a case this year to.
     
    #4 partypak, Aug 29, 2013
  5. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,096) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    Wondering the same. Is it FIS?
     
    #5 Stevedore, Aug 29, 2013
  6. partypak

    partypak Crusader (404) Jan 1, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Yes it is FOUNDERS IMPERIAL STOUT is there any outher!!!!!!!!
     
    #6 partypak, Aug 29, 2013
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  7. VictorWisc

    VictorWisc Maven (1,379) Jan 2, 2013 Massachusetts

    Case of each, please! [No Bell's distro in MA, so just wishful thinking...]
     
    #7 VictorWisc, Aug 29, 2013
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  8. striker2160

    striker2160 Savant (1,172) May 5, 2013 Minnesota
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    I am kind of fond of Darkness myself TG MD is pretty good to. It is probably just the homer in me.
     
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  9. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,096) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    Marshal Zhukov, followed by Darkness would be mine. Wish both were easier for me to get like FIS and Expediation are.
     
    #9 Stevedore, Aug 29, 2013
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  10. mjshearer1

    mjshearer1 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Michigan

    What he said. With less yelling. :wink:
     
    #10 mjshearer1, Aug 29, 2013
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  11. Sunn

    Sunn Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2012 Iowa

    If you drive to Illinois you can pick some up. :slight_frown:

    Can't wait to have Expedition Stout back on the shelves. I had one a month or so ago that had been aging for a little over a year and it was disgustingly good. It's easily my favorite stout behind KBS.
     
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  12. BradenMK

    BradenMK Pundit (897) Sep 24, 2012 Alaska

    Nice. Very, very nice. I'm just as excited to hear about Double Cream and Old Ale. It's a good time to be a beer drinker. :grinning:
     
    #12 BradenMK, Aug 29, 2013
  13. JulianC

    JulianC Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2012 Illinois

    Expo is my #1 non-BA stout!
     
    #13 JulianC, Aug 29, 2013
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  14. MortalKombat14

    MortalKombat14 Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2012 Michigan

    For those saying Founders Imperial Stout as number 1 I'd say Dark Horse Plead the 5th is number 1 then Founders Imperial Stout. Both are fantastic and I wouldn't turn either down though
     
    #14 MortalKombat14, Aug 29, 2013
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  15. PsilohsaiBiN

    PsilohsaiBiN Maven (1,473) Aug 10, 2010 New York

    This! Plead The 5th all day long!!

    The day I got one as an extra was glorious, indeed.
     
    #15 PsilohsaiBiN, Aug 30, 2013
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  16. BeerMeInStl

    BeerMeInStl Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2013 Missouri

    Both are excellent but I do like Plead the 5th better.
     
    #16 BeerMeInStl, Aug 30, 2013
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  17. deadonhisfeet

    deadonhisfeet Pooh-Bah (2,481) Apr 23, 2011 Kentucky
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    Expedition and Double Cream are superb beers. I was never all that crazy about Bell's Cherry Stout. Then I got to try the bourbon-barrel-aged version at a tasting. Just like Jake Blues, I saw the light.
     
    #17 deadonhisfeet, Aug 30, 2013
  18. kell50

    kell50 Pooh-Bah (2,334) Jul 25, 2007 North Carolina
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    Ten Fidy kills them all.

    Third Coast Old Ale is pretty damn awesome, though.
     
    #18 kell50, Aug 30, 2013
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  19. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

    Plead the 5th is better out of the gate. FIS may be better from year one to two-ish. Once you start to creep towards two and a half years and beyond, Expedition wins with ease. Expedition can still go strong pushing twenty years, call me when either of the other two have been verified to hold form for that long.
     
    #19 kzoobrew, Aug 30, 2013
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  20. c64person

    c64person Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2010 Michigan

    Any idea when we would see this in the General Store?
     
    #20 c64person, Aug 30, 2013
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