Bishops barrel 10

Well fuck me running. I'll be out of town starting Saturday.

 

Good call. Someone at BB Rover's is going to have an unexpectedly great evening.

 

Lucky me for once. My first full week off for summer starts MONDAY!

I may finally make it up to Hay Merchant for one of these releases.

 

Is there a BB10 spreadsheet out there?

 

There is, but haven't seen any announcements. Might have jumped the gun. Maybe release is next Monday?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhXeJOwVFOIOdE04TTdpZ1owZEtpM1ZNZ1pyazVGY0E&usp=sharing

 

Flying Saucer Sugar Land tweeted that they have it at opening. I spoke to some people at St. Arnold yesterday that confirmed the release date is today, but it has been really quiet.

 

Barry's tweeted they are waiting on their delivery, but have BB9 (limit 1 per) on sale with purchase of meal.

 

Hmm.. guess I'm not about to head up to Hay Merchant.

 

I can't say I really blame them. It's their business, they can run it how they want.

 

Oh yeah. I'm not mad. I'm glad I checked here before leaving as its about a 50 minute drive for me!

 

Now I've heard that Hay Merchant did have BB10.. oh well. I'll get some somewhere else hopefully. I could just get it to go there.

 

I am seeing tweets from Hay Merchant indicating people are enjoying BB10 there (and others are tweeting from the Saucer, so it appears that the spreadsheet is either outdated or inaccurate or both. Petrol Station is the only account that turned down BB10 according to Saint Arnold sales rep Kelsey Lamb. https://twitter.com/search?q=bb10&src=typd

Kelsey also says that at 6:30PM Hay Merchant will tap Saint Arnold 20th Anniversary Ale aged in cognac and tequila barrels as well as vintage 20th Anny Ale.

 

Yeah, you could get BB 10 till at least 8:00, and I am sure later. There was no reason to line up. They did not promote this at all, so I am sure that helped.

 

Can anyone who sampled it share tasting impressions?

 

Tastes great!

 

Blah, on-premise only per their Twitter account. I may need someone to hook me up with one of these in trade.

 

Lots of caramel and whiskey notes in the aroma; tastes of caramel, dark dried fruits, oaky barrel spice. Of the past few Bishop's Barrel releases, this is my favorite.

 

I need to get out and find some to drink on premises somewhere in the Clear Lake area... anyone still have it?

 

Okay, so maybe it's my poor beer-deprived palate, but does anyone else feel like this beer is extremely hot?

 

Does anybody know if this has hit the stores (assuming it does) in the DFW area yet? I've seen it on tap here but not in the stores.