Prairie Noir & Bomb! variants

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  1. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
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    Incredibly, I go into my other regular store (different one from my original post) today to pick up CW BBS, and they offer me the entire same allotment. All 4 Noir and BA Bomb! But this time I'm offered 2 of each! They got even more of it than the last place. Couldn't believe it. I grabbed another Pirate and went about my evening. My wallet just can't take much more.

    I guess my greater point is not to be that guy on here and brag, but rather that there seems to be quite a bit of this out there, and if you are looking, keep on the good fight. Odds are probably decent you'll get.
     
    #41 flat_lander, Dec 21, 2016
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  2. Vott3236

    Vott3236 Initiate (0) Sep 27, 2014 Illinois

    flat_lander...can I ask where still has some noir and variants in Illinois. Was looking for some and missed the boat on it from last week.
     
    #42 Vott3236, Dec 21, 2016
  3. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
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    Sure can. Shampoo-banana.
     
    #43 flat_lander, Dec 22, 2016
  4. Blutz

    Blutz Crusader (414) Mar 25, 2014 Michigan
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    For those of you in SE Michigan still looking, Prairie Noir and Pirate Noir have landed in Ann Arbor.
     
    #44 Blutz, Dec 22, 2016
  5. fishtremble

    fishtremble Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2010 Michigan

    Holiday Market in Royal Oak received it today and had Whiskey, Coffee and Pirate limit of 2 choices per person.
     
    #45 fishtremble, Dec 22, 2016
  6. theonegman

    theonegman Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2016 Michigan

    I just hope for Oakland and Livingston county
     
    #46 theonegman, Dec 22, 2016
  7. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
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    Just rounding things out here. Drank my Noir last night. Really sweet. Lots of barrel and oakiness happening. Good, but my "least favorite" of the line. So for me: Coffee>/= Pirate>Vanilla>Noir.
     
    #47 flat_lander, Jan 2, 2017
  8. rails

    rails Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2012 California

    Like a million dollars worth there on that pallet!
     
    #48 rails, Jan 2, 2017
  9. croush

    croush Pooh-Bah (2,407) Mar 20, 2015 Illinois
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    Finally had my Vanilla Noir at the end of last week. I enjoyed it...just about at the tipping point for me in terms of vanilla flavor. It actually reminded me quite a bit of the Vanilla Rye I had a couple months back - very much like a chocolate chip cookie. I drank the whole 12 oz. bottle by myself, which is about the limit I could handle for that style of beer. I think this will be great for those that are really into this style.

    I also had my buddy's BA Bomb! on New Year's Eve...that was already after way too many other beers, so can't give a great impression of it with details. However, I recall both of us commenting that we liked it.

    I'll probably open Pirate Noir next, but not sure when.
     
    #49 croush, Jan 2, 2017
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  10. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
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    ^ Agree with everything on Vanilla...except the part where I had a VR :slight_frown:

    Opened my last year's BA Bomb with some friends back in Oct. Same in that we had drank several others first, but we intentionally saved Bomb until the end as it's a fairly intense beer to start. We all thought that the aspects we love about regular Bomb were all muted. It wasn't bad, just a bit of a let down. Be interested to see if I have the same experience with this one.

    At risk of jacking my own thread a bit, is Christmas Bomb the same from year to year? I had '15 on Christmas eve, '16 on Christmas day. Really preferred the '16.
     
    #50 flat_lander, Jan 2, 2017
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  11. FFFjunkie

    FFFjunkie Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2014 Illinois

    I believe Christmas Bomb varies slightly every year. That being said I know quite a few people who didn't care for the '15 but liked it every other year (like '14 and '16).
     
    #51 FFFjunkie, Jan 2, 2017
  12. Vott3236

    Vott3236 Initiate (0) Sep 27, 2014 Illinois

    Thanks....im in the chicago suburbs...dont make it down to Urbana area very often. Enjoy
     
    #52 Vott3236, Jan 4, 2017
  13. LambicPentameter

    LambicPentameter Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2012 Nebraska

    The 2014 version used "holiday spices", which I believe amounted to nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon bark.

    The 2015 version replaced the nutmeg and ginger with additional cinnamon bark, per this: http://tenemu.com/news/prairies-christmas-bomb-returns-this-week/11/2015

    But it sounds like the recipe for 2016 is a redux of 2016--cinnamon added to Bomb! instead of nutmeg/ginger: http://prairieales.com/index.php/2016/11/10/its-that-christmas-bomb-time-of-year/

    Interestingly enough, I've talked to people that had issues with their 2015 bottles. Just undrinkable in a way they couldn't quite describe--not sour, just off. I didn't have any of those off bottles, but I didn't think Christmas Bomb was anything special either 2014 or 2015, and I'm a huge cinnamon stout beer freak.

    But the real story is BA Christmas Bomb, which was fantastic. I thought it tasted like a boozy, bourbon-infused marshmallow in the best way. The flavors melded together in a way I didn't remember them doing in the 2014 and 2015 non-barrel aged versions.

    Now, a friend of mine had regular 2016 Christmas Bomb and also described the marshmallow aspects, so maybe the recipe is different after all.
     
    #53 LambicPentameter, Jan 4, 2017
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