Stocking up for the Winter

I've got a bunch of w00tstout, Westbrook cap'n skoon's ballistic stout, ST Pumking, and a set of BA Westbrook Mexican Cakes stored so far. I've been eyeing the Narwhal and some other good stuff, as well. If the money runs dry this winter, I'm set!!

 

I'm just now becoming more seasonal in my beer selection and I'm really digging porters these days. Have always liked Guinness and Murphy's, but am branching out. Haven't developed a full taste for imperial stouts but will try some more this winter.

On my list to get for winter (all styles) are:
-Founders Breakfast Stout (& KBS if I can find it)
-Great Divide Hibernation Ale (hope NC gets it)
-Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
-New Belgium Snow Day (fave NB beer)
-Founders Porter
-Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald (have some already)
-Left Hand Black Jack Porter

Will try Stone IRS, Old Rasputin, and the Founders and Bell's imperials if I see them.

Finally, going to rock the local Charlotte beers. All 3 of these are amazing:
-NoDa Midnight Madness Black IPA
-NoDa Coco Loco Porter (& imperial)
-Triple C Up All Night Breakfast Porter
May get Foothills BA People's Porter too

Oh yeah! Founders Harvest Ale, Lagunitas Sucks, and Southern Tier Harvest will keep the hops going. Plus there is Chimay Rouge et Bleu.
Gonna be a good winter!

 

I like OP's first three. Regarding Expedition, you need to stock up this winter and then start reaping the rewards next winter and forward. Takes discipline though.

 

Right now, I've got some Big Foot, Stone RIS, Stone Espresso RIS, w00stout, and BCS waiting for the temps to drop into the 40s.

 

Breakfast stout. BCBS, BCBS variants, Bourbon County Barley wine, Terrapin Moo-Hoo and White Chocolate Moo-Hoo, Wake-n-Bake, and finally French Toast Wake-n-Bake. Oh, and possibly Founders Sweet Repute if I can find it. I can't wait for this winter!

 

Jubelale, Hibernation, Doggie Claws. off the top of my head

 

Would be nice to have access to that lineup.

 

Lots and lots of founders breakfast stout

 

Ah, I do believe you are correct, sir.

 

gonna try to get my hand on some fling fish exit 4. dare i say its my favorite american tripel....

 

I am sure I will stock up on a few others but I mainly plan on drinking Wake-n-Bake!

 

Sucks, SN Celebration, Velvet Merkin, Jubelale, n Santa's Lil Helper will get me through

 

Sitting on 2 cases of last years BCS I picked up cheap. Half a case of Siberian stout I picked up at the 20% off sale at WF, and some other stouts from last year. Looking forward to some Shackamaximum , more labyrinth and I still have a few bottles if Flying Mouflan I found this summer. Bigfoot comes out soon and I still have a few from the last two years.

Waiting for Nugget Nectar to come out next year too.

Love me some winter beers.

Enjoy

 

Backwoods... Cant wait

 

Last winter, I was the ant, not the grasshopper, which will make for a very nice winter this year - the wait will be worth it. I've got in the cellar:

-Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad (2011)
-SN Bigfoot (2011, 2012)
-Bell's Third Coast Old Ale (2011, 2012)
-Bell's Expedition Stout (2012)
-Great Lakes Blackout Stout
-Saugatuck Neopolitan Stout
-FW Velvet Merlin
-Human Blockhead
-Evil Twin 'Lil B
-Biscotti Break
-Goose Island Bourbon Barrel Stout (2012)
-Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout (2011)
-Central Waters Barrel Aged Barleywine (2012)
-21st Amendment Lower de Boom
-Victory at Sea
-Ten Fidy
-Central Waters Cosmic Charlie Y2K (2012)
-Sixpoint Resin
-Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog
-Smuttynose Baltic Porter
-Jones Dog
-Hyper Dog
-Central Waters Peruvian Morning
-Listermann's Cincinnatus Bourbon Barrel Aged (2011)
-Northwind Imperial Stout
-Central Waters Brewhouse Coffee Stout
-Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale
-North Coast Old Stock Ale (2011, 2012)
-4th Hand Chocolate Milk Stout
-Perennial Fantastic Voyage
-Pipeworks Chocolate Raspberry Truffle
-Southern Tier Backburner

5 gallon batch of homebrew - Old Ale 9.1% ABV
5 gallon batch of homebrew - Blackstrap Molasses Porter 4.3% ABV
5 gallon batch of homebrew - Chocolate Milk Stout 6.3% ABV

 

My mom brought me some Expedition Stout from the great white north last winter. I am going to need some this winter for sure. I just saved one bottle to age. Trades?
Gonna pick up more Ten Fidy and Narwhal this year. Winters aren't really anything too brutal down here so I will crack open tons of lighter fare while it is 80 in January. Don't really need to stockpile anything. I've got mini verticals of Westy 12 and Brooklyn Chocolate Stout that might go down.
Can't wait for Backwoods Bastard to hit! So glad Founders is here now.

 

Old Chub and Old Brown Dog will be in stock all fall and winter along with some christmas ales like Corsendonk.

 

stout season baby! looking forward to bells hitting new york, bcbs + variants(i hope)velvet merkin, backwoods bastard, breakfast stout, new backstage series release and i really wanna try dirt wolf, pretty sure sucks is around the corner too

 

I'm saving money up now for the winter...

Lake Louie reserve scotch ale (if it ever comes out!)
Founders Imperial stout
Expedition
BCBS and BC barleywine
Backwoods bastard
CW BA stuff
Some other new stouts and barleywines I might try

Damn the wallet takes a beerting this time of year!