What beer are you drinking now? #1995

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  1. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Good morning BA, have a great Saturday! Not much going on as usual today. Need to make a grocery run and maybe a beer haul as one of my local stores got a bunch of new stuff in yesterday. Going to be a bit chilly, but otherwise nice on weather.

    Amazing as usual this year! Aromas and flavors of huge mango, melon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, berry, grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, and pine hops; with moderate honey and spicy rye bread malt balance; and herbal, floral, grassy hops earthiness. Good sized pine, citrus rind, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium-plus bodied with balanced bready/grainy malts and sticky/resin/rindy hops in the mouthfeel. Moderate increasing resin/rind dryness, minimal hop astringency. Very mildly warming ABV, dangerously smooth. Insane dankness across the board. Glad I got a 2 6 packs for sure, might get another one. This is basically just imperial Born Yesterday IMO, very similar if not the same hops. Ekuanot, Galaxy, Simcoe, and Mosaic was the first batch, probably similar here. This has all of the same dankness at a much higher ABV, while remaining well attenuated and not overly sweet for over 11%. Mosaic and Ekuanot are my favorite hops.
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    3 year revisit, 2016 bottle. This was my 2900th review. This is mind blowing amazing! Aromas and flavors of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, fudge, brownie batter, licorice, dark bread, spicy rye, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, raisin, and prune; with light tobacco, leather, smoke, and char. Light roast/char bitterness and bourbon/rye/oak spiciness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is amazing. Lightly slick, chalky roast, oak tannins, and dryness. No cloying sweetness, mildly warming 12%, no barrel booze. Lives up identical to what I remember in 2015. Very similar to Even More Jesus on malt complexity; with mellower roast/char and bitter hop character, perfect integration of Bourbon/Rye barrels. Got another BA Biscotti this week as well, so will be revisiting that soon. One of my top 5 beers of all time.
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    Cheers



     
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  2. lordofthewiens

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    The good news: the snow all melted.
    The bad news: it's still cold and cloudy.
    Have a good weekend!

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    #2 lordofthewiens, Apr 7, 2018
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  3. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    El cafe.
     
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  4. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,827) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
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    Finishing this bottle from last night/earlier this morning:

     
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  5. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] Please lord let this be my last snow pick until December? @lordofthewiens I am sure agrees. Cheers all.
     
    #5 SawDog505, Apr 7, 2018
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  6. Ray9230

    Ray9230 Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2017 New York

    Trying to get the juices flowing this morning before heading out to other half hoping to not be on line for hours cheers
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    #6 Ray9230, Apr 7, 2018
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  7. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,419) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Good day BAs! Yesterday's snow melted off prior to dark - hopefully last night's snow will do the same today. Today's New Breakfast Beer:

     
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  8. JoePasko

    JoePasko Zealot (529) Mar 10, 2018 New York

    I woke up to a dusting of snow, here, as well. My wife had today planned as our day to clean up all the dog shit in the back yard. (If you're a dog owner, you must be familiar with the Great Spring Reveal. yecccch). I really want to get the cleanup out of the way and not have to postpone it. We shall see. Wife's still in bed, I'll leave the rest of the coffee in the pot for her... I got this :

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  9. Snowcrash000

    Snowcrash000 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,041) Oct 4, 2017 Germany
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    Another fine, well-balanced stout by Beavertown, great stuff.

     
    #9 Snowcrash000, Apr 7, 2018
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  10. TheHopsman

    TheHopsman Pooh-Bah (1,570) Apr 7, 2015 Nebraska
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    Coffee in my glass, good day ya'll. Cheers!
     
    #10 TheHopsman, Apr 7, 2018
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  11. goingbrokeonbeer

    goingbrokeonbeer Grand Pooh-Bah (3,412) Dec 4, 2013 South Carolina
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    When you get an upgrade, you gotta take advantage
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  12. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,667) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
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    Good morning BA's

    Happy sunny Saturday....not going to warm up much this weekend, but it is not snowing - so that's good....nice new brew

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    #12 BeerVikingSailor, Apr 7, 2018
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  13. drunkenmess

    drunkenmess Pooh-Bah (2,668) Mar 27, 2015 Michigan
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    Such a great beer.
    Really under estimated.
    At such a great price point too!

    CHEERS
     
    #13 drunkenmess, Apr 7, 2018
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  14. JouerAvecLeFeu

    JouerAvecLeFeu Pooh-Bah (2,032) Apr 17, 2015 Washington
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  15. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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    Mornin' - one of my usual. 1995? Ok...cheers!
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  16. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,584) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
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    Seen/heard a few people that really like this year's batch. I've never been as big a fan as most, a damn fine beer but it doesn't grab me like other beers do. Hey, we're all different (some of us more than others :smirk:).

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    Founders KBS (still a little chilled) is hitting more with the coffee, the barrel aspects sneak in the back. Barrel influence grows with warmth. Damn good, but this year's doesn't have it jumping any higher than it already is in my book.
     
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  17. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,584) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
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    How'd that beer make its way all the to Nebraska? :slight_smile:
     
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  18. jkblr

    jkblr Grand Pooh-Bah (5,132) Nov 22, 2014 Indiana
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    Good Morning BA
    A beautiful spring day here in southern Indiana...
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    Son is at baseball practice and wife and daughter went in to town to shop. I start nights tonight, so I'm going to have a couple beers this morning.
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    This one is nice canned 2/27. Only one liquor store in our area picked it up. I love the Sierra Nevada beer finder. I notice more and more with all the options, my favorite store doesn't always order what I want. Accurate beer finders make it nice to locate non-hype beers that you want to try fresh. Cheers all!
     
    #18 jkblr, Apr 7, 2018
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  19. JoeBloe

    JoeBloe Pooh-Bah (2,051) Nov 16, 2007 New York
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    I just discovered this show on the YouTube....
     
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  20. beermanben

    beermanben Maven (1,358) Jan 23, 2015 Wisconsin
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