Skawork Orange Cream Stout

Since you have two, why don't you drink one now and lay the other one down? Then you could see first hand if it develops better with age.

 

I drank mine a couple weeks ago. I really enjoyed it. It tastes like those chocolate oranges you get from King Soopers. I definitely think it would be a good beer to age, I am just not that patient. Drink one now, age the other one I say

 

Any idea where to find some along the front range?

 

What would you want in return for this? I've wanted to try this for some time.

 

Sounds interesting!

 

Post an FT thread since that's obviously what you want to do with it?

 

Yep. I'm a troll...good call. Maybe I'll have to learn how to use those tweeny emoticons to get my point across next time.

 

I'm pretty sure this was based on the Local 14 (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/923/55522), which I had my last bottle 3 months ago. My comment at the time, "This one aged fantastically over 2 years."

There are some differences though, with the new one being far more "orangey" than Local 14. (I understand the orange peel got away from them this year.) The orange in the previous version was still present even after two years, unlike the Merlot Stout where the wine had all but disappeared. I'm also pretty sure the 14 was aged in bourbon barrels and this was just aged on oak, so you will have a lower ABV. Overall though I think there is a good chance for positive results with age. (And in fact picked up 6 bottles while I was in Durango this week to do just that with some of them.)

 

So, I'm behind the great firewall of China right now so can't click through on any of the links (so this may be a Google search results mashup of two areas of the site and the ABV refers to another beer), but I'm showing in Google search on a beer menu at 7% ABV: www.vailcascade.com/pdf/Winter-Bar-Menu-3.19.2012.pdf, and at 7.5% here: www.zimbio.com/Craft.../Colorado+Beer+News+012012

So somewhere between 7% and 7.5% would be my guess.