Deschutes - Black Butte XXVI

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  1. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

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    Black Butte XXVI ~11% Alc. by Vol.

    Each year, we celebrate our anniversary with a huge double version of our flagship Black Butte Porter. Our brewers love to experiment and they always add some fun new ingredients to this beer. In the
    past, we’ve added chilies, chocolate nibs, dates, figs and tart goodness. This year, we’ve added cranberries, pomegranate molasses and Theo’s cocoa nibs to this 50 percent bourbon barrel-aged awesomeness. Like all of our Reserve Series beers, we encourage you to drink one upon its release and put some away for later. Some things just get better with age! Head on over to our Bend or Portland Pubs on June 27th for a snifter or bottle of this beer. We’d love to celebrate with you! RESERVE SERIES

    AVAILABILITY: June 27th in 22 oz. wax-dipped bottles and on draft in limited quantity in all. 25 states where Deschutes Brewery beers are sold.

    http://beerpulse.com/2014/05/deschu...ian-ipa-black-butte-xxvi-coming-in-june-3159/
     
    #1 BottleCaps80, Jun 2, 2014
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  2. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    ISO! I always trade for this every year, looks like I'll be doing the same this year.
     
    #2 Treyliff, Jun 2, 2014
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  3. Spinaltapped

    Spinaltapped Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2013 Illinois

    Excited. XXV was one of the first beers I ever bought to cellar. I'm going to buy three bottles this time. 1 for now, 1 for the Best After date, and 1 for a year or so after that.
     
    #3 Spinaltapped, Jun 2, 2014
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  4. SS114

    SS114 Initiate (0) May 8, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Really hope I get to try this years release!
     
    #4 SS114, Jun 2, 2014
  5. ohiobeer29

    ohiobeer29 Pooh-Bah (1,675) Feb 2, 2013 Ohio
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    awesome news!!!!!!
     
    #5 ohiobeer29, Jun 3, 2014
  6. stealth

    stealth Pooh-Bah (2,023) Dec 16, 2011 Minnesota
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    Sounds amazeballs
     
    #6 stealth, Jun 3, 2014
  7. TruePerception

    TruePerception Initiate (0) Aug 30, 2013 California

    That sounds awesome!
     
    #7 TruePerception, Jun 3, 2014
  8. breadwinner

    breadwinner Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2014 California

    Huge Deschutes fan -- looking forward to this one, as its composition sounds a bit more up my alley than XXV. I just don't usually get down with figs/dates as flavor components (or really fruity dark beer in general). But, the molasses/pomegranate/cranberry sounds promising enough.
     
    #8 breadwinner, Jun 3, 2014
  9. reefer_bob

    reefer_bob Savant (1,010) May 13, 2014 California
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    Maybe they have left over pomegranate molasses from their Not the Stoic run... :wink:
     
    #9 reefer_bob, Jun 3, 2014
  10. OMsweetOM

    OMsweetOM Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2011 California

    To sway local distribution towards consideration of my house as an account...
     
    #10 OMsweetOM, Jun 3, 2014
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  11. Smithrob9999

    Smithrob9999 Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2011 Texas

    I'll be happy to get some for you East Coast guys. It's been getting a little easier to snag the Deschutes limited releases.
     
    #11 Smithrob9999, Jun 5, 2014
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  12. mikehblack

    mikehblack Zealot (602) Feb 10, 2010 California
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    Nice to see they cranked up the barrel-aged percentage. Will be seeking this out for sure.
     
    #12 mikehblack, Jun 5, 2014
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  13. AstraXtreme

    AstraXtreme Zealot (539) Mar 21, 2014 Wisconsin

    Sweet, I'll be on vacation in Oregon at this time, so hopefully I can snag a bottle.
     
    #13 AstraXtreme, Jun 5, 2014
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  14. Phobicsquirrel

    Phobicsquirrel Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2013 Oregon

    nice. wish they would do 100percent BA, but I'll take 50 I suppose. Sounds good, hope it is.
     
    #14 Phobicsquirrel, Jun 5, 2014
  15. RobinLee

    RobinLee Maven (1,423) Feb 15, 2012 Wisconsin

    Let's hope this is going to be one of the first shipments of Deschutes to WI!

    Unlikely, but a man can dream
     
    #15 RobinLee, Jun 5, 2014
  16. cjoc83

    cjoc83 Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2010 Pennsylvania

    Loved XXV, this sounds terrific! Luckily I have a friend in Washington who is also a beer nerd... :grinning:
     
    #16 cjoc83, Jun 6, 2014
  17. WelshBrewer

    WelshBrewer Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2013 Oregon

    Always there on release day and get 6 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm good stuff
     
    #17 WelshBrewer, Jun 6, 2014
  18. putonyourwalkingshoes

    putonyourwalkingshoes Pooh-Bah (1,574) Jul 31, 2013 California
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    These guys were like $12-13 2 years ago, I have a good feeling they'll be running close to $19 this year... Sigh.
     
    #18 putonyourwalkingshoes, Jun 6, 2014
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  19. mjshearer1

    mjshearer1 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Michigan

    Was this always 50% barrel aged or did they up the portion this year? I thought it was lower in the past.
     
    #19 mjshearer1, Jun 6, 2014
  20. atorres

    atorres Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2013 Illinois

    It was 50% last year, but a portion of last year's was also "soured" with black currant. #delicious
     
    #20 atorres, Jun 6, 2014
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