Caldera Mogli

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by Orca, Sep 24, 2013.

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  1. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    Mine were white wax too and delicious.

    I also applaud your understanding of sunken costs:slight_smile: If the beer sucks, why finish it?

    cheers
     
    #21 digita7693, Sep 30, 2013
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  2. facesnorth

    facesnorth Savant (1,030) May 4, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Touche, and lesson learned. Although I didn't expect to find much support for my statement considering the praise in this thread. I am a huge fan of coffee and/or vanilla porters and stouts. Love me some Victory at Sea. Highly unlikely we had 2 bad bottles as you said, considering they were bought at different stores, at different times, and with different wax colors. I don't think the wax really meant anything, because they tasted the same. Hard to remember specifics about the taste, other than it being very bland - not bad necessarily just very bland. Disgusting may have been a bit strong, although I didn't enjoy it at all.
     
    #22 facesnorth, Sep 30, 2013
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  3. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Actually the main reason I started this thread was because I knew Mogli was highly rated, but almost nobody ever mentions it, so I was curious why that might be.

    Your mention of Victory at Sea is intriguing, in that I had a bottle in San Diego about a year and a half ago and absolutely loved it, considered it one of the best porters I'd ever had; but then more recently I had another bottle here in Seattle (after BP expanded their distribution here) and picked up a pretty powerful artificial vanilla taste that almost made it seem like a different beer. Not sure if they changed the recipe or something, but I usually don't have such different reactions to the same beer.

    What I really liked about Mogli was the quality of the chocolate, and how it was balanced with the other flavors. It wasn't overdone, as I think it is in ST Choklat (a beer I actually like, in small doses). I didn't find it bland at all; it was rich and flavorful without hitting you over the head. I also appreciated the balanced, nuanced flavor from the bourbon-soaked oak spirals (per Caldera's website). Then again, I'm also not a huge fan of BCBS, as I like to taste a little beer in my bourbon barrel beers...

    Different strokes I guess.
     
    #23 Orca, Sep 30, 2013
  4. facesnorth

    facesnorth Savant (1,030) May 4, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I also find BCBS a little too bourbon-y. I've drank VaS twice and loved it equally both times, but my palate has also grown since then (I've had Birth of Tragedy). I don't recall any artificial taste to it, but I'd have to revisit it to think about that one.
     
    #24 facesnorth, Sep 30, 2013
  5. fsck

    fsck Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2013 Washington

    I was pretty disappointed with VaS that i got in Seattle. Mogli was much better and anything but bland. It was rich sweet balanced chocolate.
     
    #25 fsck, Oct 1, 2013
  6. SatlyMalty

    SatlyMalty Initiate (0) Sep 12, 2012 Washington

    I was also disappointed with VaS. Haven't had Mogli yet. Have a white waxed bottle I've been waiting to get into.
     
    #26 SatlyMalty, Oct 1, 2013
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