Twin Cities Bottle Hunt - 2018

CW Rye, yes. Willetized is still pouring great. Miss that High Westified though. Holy cow was that great.

 

No doubt about it! ‘16 was unreal

 

The Drekker Secret Handshake Lemon Meringue Milkshake IPA is really good if you can find it. Had the Modist Key Lime a couple weeks back and prefer the Handshake.

 

The chocolate porter or the stout?

 

BA Expedition at Hy-vee Plymouth. 1 dozen or so.

 

Chocolate Rye Porter. Vanilla Stout has been outstanding. Hard to beat that for the money as well.

 

Just the Chocolate Rye Porter for me went bad. Have not had The Rye Barrel Stout go bad.

 

Had willetized last night after a couple spirit fouls... real tasty. 12oz would have been sufficient

 

Dosvidanya Bourbon Barrel & Rye Barrel both at Total Wine - Bloomington. Have fun navigating that parking lot.

Pro tip: exit out through the back side of the parking lot by Michaels. You'll wait forever to make a left trying the conventional way.

 

Argh... This thread made me go crack open my '17 CW Chocolate Rye. Soured.
Still drinkable.. but lost all it's smoothness.

Better go find a fresh one.

 

12/8/18 Went to Chicones in Hudson they had the latest canning of Potosi Northern Method Doppel Bock. There was (4) 4 packs on the shelve , I bought three of them. Not sure if they have more in the back. I had a can it's very good but seems different from last years canning. Smoother, sweeter, maybe more caramel and dark fruit. i will have to update my review after having a few more cans

 

Over 60 bottles of regular BCBS at Northbound Liquor in Elk River. Also Gravity Well variants from Insight Brewing.

 

The Rye Barrel-Aged Chocolate Porter went bad on me, which is a real bummer since I have a grip of them still in the cellar

 

Correct. Sorry to hear that.. Had 1 left myself opened it this Saturday. It had a 2 inch tan foam head that worked its way up the bottle, dumped it.

 

Surly Darkness, Willetized, 2017 DSDB at Chicago Lake Liquor.

 

And when you glance down at the receipt after buying all three, you mutter to yourself: “Holy shit, how did I just spend $108?”

 

Is that a comment on their prices? That should all be at most, $60, right?

 

That is about what it would cost. They had 25 on the Darkness so definitely marked up a few bucks. I grabbed a couple Willetized which were $8.99.

 

Their Darkness price is a bargain compared to their BCBS price.

 

Funny, I said the same thing to myself after making a run to Casanovas yesterday.

One 4 pack of Raspberry Tart for the wife
One 4 pack of Weyerbacher Sunday Morning Stout
One 4 pack of Resist
One 4 pack of Light Em Up
4 bottle of Odd Sides BA stouts (Rye Hipster Brunch, Cap De Night, Hazels Nuts, Mayan Mocha)

I went there intending to only buy a 4 pack of Light Em Up and Raspberry Tart....

$100.14 out the door.