New to Ohio (2015)

Too bad, I was hugely impressed by it! And I do not enjoy black ipas, its still available in NKY.

 

Xocoveza finally hitting the NE market this week!!

 

Ah. Kind of crappy news considering this one will most likely be better fresh according to everything I've heard thus far.

 

The freshness police are getting out of control. Getting this a few weeks after we thought we would does not make it "not fresh", especially given what this is. It is not a fresh hop beer; it's a black IPA that sat in barrels. Sorry for coming off like an asshole (not my intention), but sometimes people are a bit too sensitive about freshness. For some beers, that makes sense. For this one, it does not.

 

After tasting it - the hops already take a backseat to big sweet maple and chocolate, moderate bourbon barrel character. I was actually wondering how this will be a year down the line as the hops fade even more. I am considering aging one for that reason. I think the hops taste fine jiving with those other flavors, but I would love it if they were even a little less present - only because I was already impressed by how much of those killer maple bourbon barrels came through in the flavor.

 

IMO, Founders Maple BA beers tend to lose that kick-ass maple over time, though, so just be careful...you may end up with just a muted version of what you have today....less hops, less maple.

 

No offense taken at all, I have thick skin. And normally, I'd agree with you about "freshness police". What I find crappy is the beer sitting in a distributor warehouse for X number of weeks. I prefer to handle and store my beer in a manner I see fit. It's a small thing, but when I'm dropping $15.99 on a beer (that I am admittedly very much looking forward to), I want the option to drink it as fresh as other markets and stored in conditions I deem best.

Frankly, I don't care about whether this beer should be consumed fresh or not - I'd prefer to be the judge on that. Not assigning blame, just noting that it's "crappy".

 

Stone Xocoveza and Sorry Not Sorry seem to be hitting Cincy distro this week.

 

Stone XocovezaXocoveza is legit!!

 

I had 2 bombers last year. The bottle I had last night was a more enjoyable experience than I remember from last year, and I enjoyed it quite a bit last year. Might need to snag another 6'er or two.

 

The Stone Beerfinder is listing Xocoveza at several locations across Columbus. I picked a sixer today for 16.99 which I'm guessing is the going rate. It's as good as I remember last year the six pack format is awesome.

 

$16.99 at Whole Foods in CLE

 

16.99 at the Wine Merchant in Findlay.

 

Saw Sorry Not Sorry on the shelf at GE Market District in Solon... I didn't even check for the Xocovenza though.

 

Around Cincy, all the Sorry's, Xocos and 12.25 Enjoy By's arriving together.

 

Are they gone? I was at FF Jungle last night and no sightings of Xoco

 

Anyone have any word if we will see Prairie Christmas Bomb! this year?

 

Sold out fast at jungle Jims. I'm sure it's still around cincy somewhere.

 

Hey guys, I live in Pittsburgh and would like to hunt down some Jackie O's (barrel aged if possible) tomorrow. My question is, where is a great place to pick up some? Hopefully closer to Oh-PA border but I will drive if its worth it. Also interested in out of my usual distro area stuff. Thanks in advance.

 

Vintage Estate in boardman, oh would probably be closest. I haven't seen any BA offerings as of the last couple months but if you make it out to Akron my cellar has a couple I could part with. Cheers!