I walked into a store today and saw several bottles of fifty fiftys 2013 eclipse. Some bottles had red wax and some had orange but both were 11.9%. Any idea what the difference is and if so is one better than the other? I want to know before I go spending $25+ on a bottle of beer. Thanks in advance for the info and if this is an ignorant question I apologize.
Here you go @Kramerwtmf Purple Elijah Craig® 12-yr Black Evan Williams® Lime Green High West® Rye Silver Maker’s Mark® Red Four Roses® Yellow Buffalo Trace® Tangerine High West® Bourbon Fuchsia 18-yr Rum Barrel Pink Pearl Pappy Van Winkle® 20-yr Lavender Pearl Java Coffee
http://fiftyfiftybrewing.com/style-guide/ As far as which is better, I'd say Four Roses (red wax) but neither is the best of the Eclipse series.
They are all the exact same beer. The company just enjoys using different color wax because they employ the same amount of effort as yourself.
I do believe it is the type of bourbon used that denotes the wax color. I believe red wax is Four Roses bourbon barrels Not sure about Orange wax.
Of the distro/futures varieties, Elijah Craig 12 followed by Evan Williams. I've heard good things about the High West Rye as well. The Java variant got a lot of hype, but I found it disappointing by the standard of coffee stouts. Then again, they still have enough bottle variation that I could open a Makers Mark or Buffalo Trace bottle in a few weeks and be blown away (probably won't be since Eclipse almost never reaches the level of blowing me away, but a lesser barrel treatment can occasionally produce stellar bottles).
