Side by Side 2020 Fall Release KBS v 2020 Lagunitas Willettized

I've never seen Willettized at my store so I can't give you a full comparison to match your points, but as a Michigander I have to take the side of KBS and point out the errors in your ways.

You may have used a KBS in your comparison that you paid $24 for a 4-pack last year, but since KBS has gone to year-round production its cost is generally around $15-$17. And since it's gone to year-round availability, well it's available year-round (or compared to Willettized, not at all in my store). So KBS wins.

 

Not seen those prices here, $24-27 for KBS

I choose Willet at under $14, I paid $11.69 out the door. That includes a 10% coupon.



Enjoy

 

Finally received willitized in town this year. Can’t wait to try it.

 

@Giantspace beat me to it; there have been no price decreases in my area (SEPA) and at $24+ a pop KBS is a pass for me.

I did buy my first four-pack of Lagunitas Willetized Stout of the season yesterday. And I noted that I still had two bottles from 2019 in my cellar so I will be drinking those two beers soon. Maybe one this evening and another tomorrow.

Cheers!

 

@RacerX5k , I am a BIG fan of side-by-side tastings. I have done this frequently in NBW (formerly NBS) threads and I am of the opinion it is a good way to compare & contrast two beers of similar beer styles.

SPOILER ALERT: Next weekend I will be conducting a side-by-side tasting of two Southern German Pilsners.

Cheers!

 

Willitized for the win. And that’s an easy decision. Rye whiskey barrel aged coffee stout. Yes please.

KBS barrel notes come off a little bit harsh the last four or five years.

Willitized Has a better price point and is a higher quality barrel aged stout .

 

KBS has been cleaned off the shelves for a few weeks here in SWFL, and price is never discounted, it’s $27.99...and I would take KBS every time over Willettized...yes, the cheapskate in me likes the much lower price point of Willetized but the mouthfeel is way too drying and it doesn’t taste as good as KBS, IMO. Happy belated birthday to OP!

 

Okay, point taken. But I have to wonder if so much of this $24 KBS is old inventory that the store paid, let's say $18, and and can't mark it below that and take a loss. Seems like Founders came out with a 'wholesale' coupon/voucher to overcome this situation, but I don't recall when that was nor the details, deadline to use it, etc.

 

It's fresh batches in my area, 3 different locations I've checked recently, all $25-$28. Easy pass.

 

Guy at work said willetized is even better than bourbon county so I need to jump on that. Not that I’m a huge fan of bourbon county I just love stouts.

 

And that means you like barrel aged stouts? Or maybe the reason you are not a fan of BCBS is because of the flavors imparted from the Bourbon Barrel aging process?

Cheers!

 

I had the Willettized Rye barrel coffe stout (which I am assuming your talking about) from ‘19 and the ‘20 smokes it! Probably in my top 5 and the price point is incredible. I am in SW MI and it finally showed up at MegaBev last week. It is a steal for $14. If your looking at KBS, if it has no date on the back it is the “year around” batch that they have.

 

I am not against barrel aged stouts I just prefer “ordinary” stouts without adjuncts or barrels. Does goose island do a base stout which is then turned into bourbon county? Or is that stout specific to that release?

 

I am not aware that Goose Island produces a non-barrel aged stout that we can purchase.

Maybe some special/rotating product just served at the brewpub in Chicago?

Cheers!