Good Rum Barrel Aged beers??

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  1. FFFjunkie

    FFFjunkie Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2014 Illinois

    I’m not sure about always available. I do not believe there to be much hype behind , so even if it’s a seasonal release finding it shouldn’t be very difficult .

    I just checked BeerMenus and I show 7 places near me that have it.
     
    #21 FFFjunkie, Apr 10, 2019
  2. not2quick

    not2quick Grand Pooh-Bah (3,600) Dec 1, 2015 Missouri
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    Pirate bomb and cycle dbrrrrr. Come to mind
     
    #22 not2quick, Apr 10, 2019
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  3. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
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    Cycle does online sales and will ship to you. Looks like the next sale is at the end of this month. Not sure if it'll be anything rum barrel aged, but worth looking into. Oh, and I'm a big fan of Pirate Noir. In IL at least, Prairie BA stuff isn't easy to find. Good luck with your hunt!
    https://cyclebrewing.com/pages/online-bottle-sales-must-read
     
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  4. LGHT

    LGHT Initiate (0) Sep 28, 2007 California
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    Wow that's good to know they ship and it seems that the prices to do so are pretty fair. I wonder why other places don't ship like that. Hopefully that have something of interest on the next release!
     
    #24 LGHT, Apr 12, 2019
  5. putonyourwalkingshoes

    putonyourwalkingshoes Pooh-Bah (1,574) Jul 31, 2013 California
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    Whats your take on aging rum ba beers in general? I dont dig them as much as bourbon BA as it seems when rum BA beers are hot they are intolerable unlike bourbon. A real hard barrel ive found to nail in a beer without adjuncts to back up the rumminess.
     
    #25 putonyourwalkingshoes, Apr 14, 2019
  6. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    A good question, and I don't have a lot of experience on the matter, but will share what I've been told.

    When Deschutes released their rum version of Abyss, I of course ran over to try it on tap over at the pdx pub, like any sensible person. The bar tender told me he thought it was delicious, but also pretty hot. I thought he was right on both counts, and did indeed find the beer to be pretty boozy. The bartender advised me that the brewer had indicated the heat should subside pretty quickly, but even so, he thought it a good idea to lay it down for maybe a year. Based on our conversation, I got the impression that Deschutes felt the beer would definitely improve with some short term aging, assuming you enjoyed rum flavors in your stout, and enjoyed the beer when young.

    I haven't personally tried it again since that time, so I can't corroborate his opinion. That being said, it's become pretty hard to find rum variants of the abyss around town (unlike some of the other variants), which tends to make think what I was told maybe accurate. I do know a beer bar in town that still has some bottles at the original release price, so maybe I'll run over tomorrow and see.
     
    #26 John_M, Apr 14, 2019
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  7. Bruno415

    Bruno415 Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2016 Minnesota
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    Actually since you bring it up.... generally speaking I typically like Rum BA beers better fresh. It seems to loose something with age maybe some of the sweetness of the rum? Not sure what it is. Rum king in general doesn’t age well for some reason especially since they went to cans.
     
    #27 Bruno415, Apr 14, 2019
  8. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    I second and third Pirate Noir and Pirate Bomb. They were last distributed January 2018, so could be back late this year or early next year. They're drinking pretty good yet, just had some recently. If you drink a Pirate Bomb/Noir with less than 6 months age on it, you may as well just slam it. One of the rare cases of a beer actually improving with age, but it's all subjective. I buy a case of these when I find them.

    As far as Odell Jolly Russian, it's not quite as good as Pirate Bomb/Noir IMHO, a bit weaker on the rum. It is on the shelves now, at least here.

    Boulevard also has one, but I think it's only been in a sampler lately. Similar to Jolly Russian.

    The CW Rum Coconut Porter is pretty good, as are most of their BA lineup.
     
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  9. LGHT

    LGHT Initiate (0) Sep 28, 2007 California
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    What bar is that if you don't mind sharing? I have family in Portland and if it's not too far I may be able to get a few bottles to try.
     
    #29 LGHT, Apr 14, 2019
  10. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Bailey's. In fact, I think their annual bottle sale event is either next week or the next. So you might even be able to get it at a discount.
     
    #30 John_M, Apr 14, 2019
  11. LGHT

    LGHT Initiate (0) Sep 28, 2007 California
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    Ok is that the taproom on broadway?
     
    #31 LGHT, Apr 14, 2019
  12. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Yes, that's right. Just up the street a few blocks from the Deschutes pub in the pearl.
     
    #32 John_M, Apr 14, 2019
  13. LGHT

    LGHT Initiate (0) Sep 28, 2007 California
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    Ok great I think he's not too far and also enjoys beer so I'll be sure to have him check it out.
     
    #33 LGHT, Apr 15, 2019
  14. Thirst_trappist

    Thirst_trappist Maven (1,420) Jan 18, 2016 Florida
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    Yeah I've dealt with some that were really hot and needed time to mellow

    But there's been just as many that were great fresh
     
    #34 Thirst_trappist, Apr 17, 2019
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  15. Nicksockr790

    Nicksockr790 Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2018 Iowa

    Had a can of magnify “Running Out of Daylight” and was pleasantly surprised by the rum barrels. Normally something I avoid but in this case worked with the adjuncts wonderfully!
     
    #35 Nicksockr790, Apr 18, 2019
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  16. Slack

    Slack Pooh-Bah (2,018) Feb 14, 2012 Virginia
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    Having had a bottle of Rum Abyss here in the last 2 months, I can say it was very mellow and reminiscent of regular Abyss with a kiss of rum. A good beer by all means but not very Rum forward after aging.
     
    #36 Slack, Apr 26, 2019
  17. ktr5010

    ktr5010 Savant (1,028) Dec 12, 2014 Illinois
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    I had a can that was over a year old and thought it was quite delicious. Unless you're talking multiple years...
     
    #37 ktr5010, Apr 26, 2019
  18. birch_harvey

    birch_harvey Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2019 Oklahoma

    Just came from the festival in McAlester, OK and Bottle Logic has a great barrel aged imperial. Fundamental Observation
     
    #38 birch_harvey, Apr 27, 2019
  19. Bruno415

    Bruno415 Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2016 Minnesota
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    It can be good but it’s really a crap shoot... I have had good ones from the same years.... but yeah some of them taste like aluminum for some reason
     
    #39 Bruno415, Apr 28, 2019
  20. Izzy_Izumi

    Izzy_Izumi Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2017 California

    That's bourbon barrel aged.
     
    #40 Izzy_Izumi, Apr 29, 2019
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