KBS 10 bucks a bottle is it worth it?

I prefer BCBS, especially this past batch, but I surely loved KBS last year. Again, palates change as do batches....look at how Hopslam became a BA Citrus Honey Badger to some this year!

 

I tasted '10-'12 this past week and found the '11 to be in a awkward phase. The coffee flavors were fading but there was still some coffee bean bitterness lingering which wasn't super pleasant. I found the '10 to be excellent though. Massive chocolate and bourbon notes but all the coffee was gone. I'm in the boat that its either 2 years plus, or fresh. Its weird how taste buds differ....

I drank my '11 fresh while I had just gotten over a cold....big mistake as it tasted like a mess to me. Enjoying a hopslam right now, honey badger don't give a damn!

 

I completely disagree. BCBS is a bourbon bomb with not enough backbone on the stout while KBS blends chocolate, coffee and bourbon in perfect harmony.

 

Love me a good bourbon!

 

I say no on the $10/12 oz. Then again, I am not a big bourbon barrel fan though I do enjoy bourbon without the boilermaker effect. It's certainly worth a try though and I know my palate is not universal.

 

One bottle, yes. More than one, no way.

 

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I got a 4 pack. It was good imo but $10 is way to much for a bottle imo. There are just to many beers like CW BBBW that are way tastier that you can get at $10 a 4 pack.... Not to mention countless other beers. Is it a great beer? Yes, but I would not pay more then 6 a bottle.

 

At a bar yes, but not retail.

 

Clearly you've already acquired one this year. Did you drink it? If so then it is for you to decide if $10 is worth it

 

I would pay $10 for a bottle of this if it meant that I could break the bottle over the store owner's head for ripping me off.

 

BBBW is a completely different style than KBS (English style Barleywine compared to Coffee Imperial Stout). It also isn't distributed in most areas that KBS is distributed in.

 

KBS is a whopping $15 a bottle at SmallBar on Division Street in Chicago. Looks like I'm taking my business elsewhere.

 

Fritts211; excuse me as i'm not used to the new forum format, and an old fart like me can't figure out how to Beer Mail someone like we used to. Anyway, I did well with procuring KBS this year and love Zombie Dust and other FFF brews. Send me a note if you'd like to set up a trade. I apologize 10 times over to all those whose time has been wasted reading this post.

 

You've already had it and paid $4.75 for it. Shouldn't you be able to determine whether a $5.25 markup is worth it to you or not? Talk about unnecessary threads.

 

So you concur the thread is unnecessary as well as the comments

 

So true so true.
Anyways we don't get KBS out here in Cali, so I really don't understand what all the fuss is about. But there sure is a ton of it around here lately. You'd think people can't find another BA Imperial Stout or something.

 

Somebody please trade me a few 4-packs of CW BBBW if it's so easy to get.