Bigwood at Brouwers

Thanks john. The boneyard website has suge knight but lists it at 13% so I guess that is one way to tell the different as the Bourbon Barrel aged version is 14%...I know the one I had was 14% so I am thinking I had the bourbon barrel aged. I guess it is a good reason to seek out both

 

Agreed. But, of course, there would have been no hiding just how pathetic both of us actually are! :-)

 

Favorite beers of the day:

Black Raven Great Grandfather
Perennial BA Abraxas
Pelican MOAS
Iron Fist Rum BA Dark Day
Goose Island BCBS
Fremont BBA Coffee Darkstar
Avery Tweak
Old Schoolhouse Oaked Imperial Porter

 

And the Goose Island Coffee BCBS.

 

Was BA Abraxas the special keg?

 

The 6PM was indeed BA Abraxas. 2PM was Great Grandfather, 8 was Coffee BCBS. Cinnamon BBomb was my favorite of the night, though I'll probably be back in the next couple days to build on what I got in one day.

 

Unfortunately I didn't make it there in time to try the BA Abraxas, it was gone in a half hour according to one of the bartenders. But, as a couple other people have said, Cinnamon BBomb on nitro was incredible. Get some while you can. Also Ardbeg Adam FTW was a very unique beer experience, kinda like eating peat in beer form, pretty awesome.

I'm probably going to be back there at some point this weekend to try at least a few more of the incredible list Brouwers put together. Bravo on a great event.

 

Aside from it being on nitro, is Cinnamon BBomb the same version that will be bottled later this month?

 

From what I understand, they bottled a Coffee/Cinnamon version (combined).

 

I'm wondering this as well.

When I got a glass the aroma that hit me was coffee. Strangely, the other folks sitting with me at the bar agreed ... "lots of coffee." But then I talked to folks at a table and they looked at me like I was crazy - "there was no coffee in that!"

As others have said, the Cinnamon B-Bomb was among the best beers of the night for me. BA Abraxas is amazing, but I really can't say it was better or I prefered it to Cinnamon B-Bomb. The thickness and sweetness of BA Abraxas can be a little cloying; I'm fairly confident I slightly prefer regular Abraxas to BA but I'd guess I'm in a minority on that.

Other beers that were unsurprisingly great:

2011 Great Grandfather Raven
BA Suge Knite
La Boheme (Bourbon barrel aging Oud Bruins works nicely!)
MoaS - this was also interesting in that I thought it was incredibly fruity up front, smooth (no burn), creamy body, toffee / butterscotch finish ... the people I was with at the bar agreed but again, friends at a table all felt it was far too sweet.
Bottleworks XII
Bourbon County Coffee

Beers that were surprisingly great:

Elevation Chardonnay Farmhouse
Ardbeg Adam (in a very small dose - the aroma seemed overwhelming but it smoothed out and tasted like a dry beer / scotch hybrid ... split that 6 oz glass)
Malbec Prunus (I've enjoyed most beers I've had from Propolis ... not sure why the ratings hover a bit low ... the tannic, dry wine character was nice)

Beers that were disappointing:

Elevation Rum BA Horchata Stout (the horchata elements didn't come through ... maybe it was the bigger beers overwhelming it. It was tasty but I didn't get cinnamon or vanilla as much as I expected.)
Tweak (sampled while drinking BA Suge Knite and as huge as Suge is, this just felt like too much - the burn was a bit distracting)

 

I tasted a lot of coffee in the "cinnamon" infusion version at Brouwers. Am I crazy?

 

That's what I heard as well during the Bbomb waxing session.

 

No, For a minute I was convinced I was served KDS-Coffee when I ordered cinnamon b-bomb. It took me a few minutes to convince myself that it was in fact the right beer (clear nitro-head, lighter body) but I got a ton of coffee and very little cinnamon. Whatever they want to call it, that shit was ridiculously good.

 

Perennial La Boheme Kriek was awesome too...

 

My god you must have been shit housed if you drank all of those...

 

Thankfully there was a lot of glass sharing.

 

Damn, bummed i missed the BA Abraxas...incredible that they tapped a keg of it in 30 min...i mean i know it is popular but given how high everything they have on tap is in ABV i would think the kegs would last at least a little bit longer.

I am planning on stopping by tomorrow mid day so hopefully there will be some good stuff left!

 

Yeah, that helps a lot...i am trying to get at least 3 people to go with me tomorrow so i can try more than 1 without getting to housed...

 

ahh!!! I missed the BA Abraxas! I was able to try Cantillon (it kicked right after I got mine) and BCBS coffee though. Cinnamon B-Bomb was my favorite of the 6 I tried.

 

Tried 28 beers total from 11am-9pm - but had three others at the table and everything ordered was split 4 ways. Utilized Uber after eating dinner at Revel (nearby Korean restuarant). Felt good the next morning. The key is drinking water and eating throughout and taking ibuprofin right before bed.