What Stone collabs would still be good?

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  1. gillagorilla

    gillagorilla Pooh-Bah (2,691) Feb 27, 2013 Maryland
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    I was thinking that the Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout, maybe the Cherry Chocolate Stout (low at 7.3% from), and maybe the Highway 78 Scotch Ale (8.8% from 12/17/10). I would really like to try these, but I was wondering if they would have held up at all. I am still not 100% on cellaring, but I know Stouts, Barleywines, Porters(?), strong ales, and sours, generally hold up with a high enough ABV.

    Unlikely, but relatively high ABV:
    El Camino (Un)Real Black Ale (9.5% from 1/15/10)
    Kona Coffee Macadamia Coconut Porter (8.5% from 6/29/09)
    Juxtaposition Black Pilsner (10% from 3/27/09)
    Belgian Style Triple Ale (9.5% from 6/4/08)
     
    #1 gillagorilla, Mar 27, 2013
  2. beerassociate

    beerassociate Initiate (0) Apr 21, 2011 New Jersey

    that's actually a great question, I still have a bottle of Mint Chocolate Stout from last year. I'd like to know if it ages well
     
    #2 beerassociate, Mar 27, 2013
  3. gillagorilla

    gillagorilla Pooh-Bah (2,691) Feb 27, 2013 Maryland
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    Pop it open and you will know, or did you not have a fresh one?
     
    #3 gillagorilla, Mar 27, 2013
  4. Smitty1988

    Smitty1988 Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2012 Arizona

    the Scotch Ale would still be good Im sure.
     
    #4 Smitty1988, Mar 27, 2013
  5. evilcatfish

    evilcatfish Pooh-Bah (2,116) May 11, 2012 Missouri
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    I had my last mint chocolate about 8 weeks ago and it was still tasty
     
    #5 evilcatfish, Mar 27, 2013
  6. luisc123

    luisc123 Zealot (513) Oct 20, 2011 California

    Wow that's how old the Juxtaposition is? I had a bottle sometime last summer and I loved it. I would still do dirty, disgusting things to get my hands on a bottle of Macadamia Coconut Porter. I've got several bottles of MCIS and those are still tasty
     
    #6 luisc123, Mar 27, 2013
  7. sandiego67

    sandiego67 Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2008 California

    I have a 12 pack of the Mint chocolate in my cellar. I saw Ken Schmidt last week at the AHA event at Stone. He said that the beer will only get better with a little age.
     
    #7 sandiego67, Mar 27, 2013
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  8. Provenflipper

    Provenflipper Initiate (152) Sep 13, 2012 California

    On the sides of the bottles it either has "Drink Fresh" or Cellaring instructions.
     
    #8 Provenflipper, Mar 27, 2013
  9. HoshuaJobbs

    HoshuaJobbs Initiate (0) May 12, 2012 California

    Good to know. Im in the same boat.
     
    #9 HoshuaJobbs, Mar 27, 2013
  10. SpdKilz

    SpdKilz Pooh-Bah (2,239) Jan 8, 2009 Illinois
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    I had the Kona a month ago and I thought it was still drinking amazing. Very surprised at how well it held up.
     
    #10 SpdKilz, Mar 27, 2013
  11. gillagorilla

    gillagorilla Pooh-Bah (2,691) Feb 27, 2013 Maryland
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    Ugh. I saw the original Saison du Buff (I had the 2012 one fresh last year) and the Session Ale both still on store shelves at some weird place I had never been to but was told about by the owner of another store to look for Stone Verticals. The employees know nothing of what great stuff and way old/OOD stuff they have. Alas, nothing that actually stands up to some aging.
     
    #11 gillagorilla, Mar 27, 2013
  12. HopsintheSack

    HopsintheSack Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2012 California

    El Camino is not what it used to be, but is still holding up good. Had one a month or so ago and have a few in the cellar still. Had a Juxtapostion about 7-8 months ago and it was really enjoyable still.
     
    #12 HopsintheSack, Mar 27, 2013
  13. Goblinmunkey7

    Goblinmunkey7 Pooh-Bah (1,554) Dec 24, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Had a Cherry Chocolate and Mint Chocolate about 2 weeks ago. Cherry is on the fence as the cherry flavor is still burly, but the underlying stout seems to be fading and thinning around the edges. Still good though.

    The Mint Chocolate is getting better. Some of the more aggressive mint flavors are smoothing out and the base stout is developing a little more complexity and adding some nice burnt and roasted flavors.

    Maui Coconut is completely different at this point. The softer coconut and macadamia flavors are gone and the Kona seems to have taken a sharper acidity. Mouthfeel and body are impeccable though.

    Have one bottle of the JP/Nogne/Stone collab sitting in the cellar. Had one a month ago and it was better than I remember.
     
    #13 Goblinmunkey7, Mar 27, 2013
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  14. gillagorilla

    gillagorilla Pooh-Bah (2,691) Feb 27, 2013 Maryland
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    Jealous. Also, Nogne apparently produces the collab each winter as a Special Winter Ale, and they are on their third iteration of it. For the life of me, I can't remember what it tastes like, but I know that I liked it or at least didn't not like it.
     
    #14 gillagorilla, Mar 27, 2013
  15. blguillen

    blguillen Initiate (0) Apr 19, 2011 California

    I still have a Bruery / Elysian / Stone La Citrueille Céleste de Citracado. I wonder if its still good. Would anyone know by chance?
     
    #15 blguillen, Mar 27, 2013
  16. Onizilla

    Onizilla Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2009 New York

    I'm so jealous of those with Mint Chocolate stout bottles, I couldn't track down a single bottle when it was released and I'd been looking forward to it so. Re-release!
     
    #16 Onizilla, Mar 27, 2013
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  17. gillagorilla

    gillagorilla Pooh-Bah (2,691) Feb 27, 2013 Maryland
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    Yeah, I had the two beers between that collaboration, but it wasn't distributed to MD for some reason (unlike their other collabs). http://www.stonebrewing.com/collab/mintchocolate/
     
    #17 gillagorilla, Mar 27, 2013
  18. gillagorilla

    gillagorilla Pooh-Bah (2,691) Feb 27, 2013 Maryland
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    I like Stone's new layout but they have moved a lot of things around and some of their distribution info for collabs contradicts one another depending on the link you view. Also, does anyone know if they will be releasing Lukcy Basartd again this year? Otherwise, I will have to go ISO.
     
    #18 gillagorilla, Mar 27, 2013
  19. smartassboiler

    smartassboiler Pooh-Bah (2,518) Apr 9, 2012 Illinois
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    I just had Lucky Bastard on tap last weekend at a place by me, so I'm guessing so?
     
    #19 smartassboiler, Mar 27, 2013
  20. brewbetter

    brewbetter Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2012 Nauru

    Mint chocolate should have some legs. Should be good for another year at least.
     
    #20 brewbetter, Mar 27, 2013
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