Stone - Southern Charred (2014 series)

hell yeah. last year's was awesome. hopefully it's even better

 

Hopefully, I can grab a bottle this year. Never even saw it on shelves here. I don't even know if it hit shelves in MD. The only place I know that got some was the Stillwater bar, Of Love and Regret.

 

Hmm, much less time in barrels than last year's, and also possibly not blended (which would mean no charred oak)? Definitely will do a side-by-side when this comes out. And don't worry @PuckIt, I'll grab some for you

 

this guy knows me too well

 

really excited, this beer was fantastic!

 

Yeah, would be stoked to see it here. Never saw it last year.

 

IDK man compared to a lot of other BA beers out there this tastes like they haphazardly threw arrogant bastard into bourbon barrels. Granted that's a BA beer, the base and barrel didn't complement each other here well last year.

 

Didn't get to try this one last year. Suppose it's a bit better than Crime...?

 

I don't think it shares any similarity with Crime other than the colors on the bottle.

 

I know. I was joking. Christ that Crime was a mess. I'm still holding on to Punishment in the hopes that it will mellow over the next few years.

 

Can anyone tell me what the price was on this first release?

I know its barrel aged, but only 500 ml....hoping not too much

 

*decades

 

Exactly.

 

They average out at about 17 bucks usually.

 

Agree 100%. I don't know a single person that likes Crime or Punishment. I say anyone who's excited about Southern Charred just get Fyodor's Classic. Prob same price way better barrel aging.

 

Unless you happen to enjoy any sort of complexity in your BA beer.

Okay, I'm being snarky, but Fyodor's is just another BA stout, which are a dime a dozen (even if good ones are rarer); often, even "complex" BA stouts just have lots of flavors along the same general axes (coconut, toffee, dark fruit, etc), although some do of course bring in other elements (licorice, char, etc). I don't love Southern Charred, but I like what it's going for, and I like that I could pick it out of a line-up of BA offerings, which isn't necessarily true of BCBS/Black Note/Uncle Jacob's/Fyodor's/Parabola/BORIS/etc (some of which are distinct, but all of which overlap pretty heavily).

 

And its not like you can just walk into your local store and have your pick. For most of us these are very hard to come by. I'd be happy to have either one.

 

Hey I have mad respect for you pointing that out. I'll admit that I've come to the point with my BA beers where its either a really well done barley wine or a stout and the stout better blow my tits off but yes I agree with you that Southern Charred is different in its own class. I wish more people like you would review beer because you get what it's going for and aren't gonna throw a 5 down on anything because you're 5 beers deep and having a good time at whatever bar/setting you're at. You have my respect.

 

I suppose but I'm sure in Virginia prices are less and there are still gem of bottle stores/liquor stores where you can find near-whales for prices we would only dream of on the west coast. Ya beer shops around here get stuff but they know they have it and they mark it up to a point where you hate yourself inside for caving in a paying a markup where the owner can smile at you and think "ya that was just at his/her breaking point".