Worst Barrel Aged Beer?

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  1. BigBarley

    BigBarley Pundit (759) Aug 5, 2011 Texas

    I know! and Firestone Walker! I am a happy man, and it's enabled me to try several new beers I've already read about.

    And I'm not saying we don't get a wide selection of amazing beer, it's just that Imperial Stouts are easily the style that I look forward to trying the most, but it seems like aside from seasonal releases, I've had every one readily available in my immediate area. Maybe I just need to start looking a little deeper for some hidden gems around the metroplex.

    Or move to Austin, which I hear caters more thoroughly to the craft community
     
    #181 BigBarley, Apr 17, 2013
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  2. Veazus

    Veazus Initiate (0) Sep 13, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I really don't care for Wyerbacher Insanity...at all.
     
    #182 Veazus, Apr 17, 2013
  3. BigBarley

    BigBarley Pundit (759) Aug 5, 2011 Texas

    Pinot Noir, and I wholeheartedly agree... mouthfeel is all that saved it.

    And it was 20 bucks a 4-pack! I cringed to know that each one of those I had coulda been a Rochefort 10 or Ten Fidy instead.
     
    #183 BigBarley, Apr 17, 2013
  4. Rollzroyce21

    Rollzroyce21 Pooh-Bah (2,211) Oct 24, 2009 California
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    Man.. I kinda want to try this Indian Wells brew just to see how bad it is.
    Kentucky BBA was pretty bad.

    Black Betty is currently my lowest rated BBA brew.
     
    #184 Rollzroyce21, Apr 17, 2013
  5. Benny3000

    Benny3000 Initiate (0) Apr 4, 2012 Michigan

    Sorry buddy. I loved everything else.
     
    #185 Benny3000, Apr 17, 2013
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  6. travMI13

    travMI13 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    Rare. No contest.
     
    #186 travMI13, Apr 17, 2013
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  7. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas

    Most of my bad experiences have been related to contamination/infection...

    Ranger Creek Small Batch #3 (BBA Barleywine) - tasted like Butter-flavored topping they use at the movie theater.
    Ranger Creek Small Batch #4 (BBA Smoked Porter) - Imagine a Sour Stout meets a Rauchbier. Trust me, it was not a happy accident.
    Foothills BBA People's Porter - tasted like green apples and had billowing carb
     
    #187 Lutter, Apr 17, 2013
  8. Johnnyramirez

    Johnnyramirez Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2012 California

    Yeah. Pinot noir. My mistake
     
    #188 Johnnyramirez, Apr 17, 2013
  9. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    I've had a ton of the BBL Porter, every bottle has been great and for Foothills very consistent. Had to be a bad bottle. Definitely try it again when the next batch is released, if nothing else this one is a pure Bourbon bomb, if it was sour you got an infected bottle..
     
    #189 nc41, Apr 17, 2013
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  10. ao125

    ao125 Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2010 Virginia

    Black Diamond barrel-aged Grand Cru. Just tasted like I was drinking dime-store vanilla extract on top of a thin beer. Definitely the worst barrel-aged thing I've ever had.
     
    #190 ao125, Apr 17, 2013
  11. Tchfunkta

    Tchfunkta Initiate (0) May 14, 2009 Kentucky

    They have a bourbon barrel stout that is pretty decent now. But I agree, when I hear someone order it I cringe...
     
    #191 Tchfunkta, Apr 17, 2013
  12. beergurujr

    beergurujr Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2003 Illinois

    But the customers LOVE IT. I see several cases a month, plus about one 5 gallon keg a month as well.
     
    #192 beergurujr, Apr 17, 2013
  13. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas

    Like I said... it was infected.

    I'll try it again next go around.
     
    #193 Lutter, Apr 17, 2013
  14. justyouraveragebeerguy

    justyouraveragebeerguy Initiate (0) Feb 5, 2013 Illinois

    2013 kbs
     
    #194 justyouraveragebeerguy, Apr 17, 2013
  15. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    :grimacing:

    Surely you must be talking about the label and not the beer...right?
     
    #195 Hanzo, Apr 17, 2013
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  16. Bildo

    Bildo Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2013 Minnesota

    I second that one esp for the proce point on it.
     
    #196 Bildo, Apr 17, 2013
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  17. DVMin98

    DVMin98 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,125) Nov 1, 2010 North Carolina
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    I wasn't a fan of the Foothills Hoppyum BA. The flavors just didnt meld for me. I like regular Hoppyum, though.
     
    #197 DVMin98, Apr 17, 2013
  18. xanok

    xanok Savant (1,085) Aug 13, 2009 Connecticut

    Can't say I've had the misfortune of trying Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, but I will say the first batch of NEBC BA IST was less than impressive.
     
    #198 xanok, Apr 17, 2013
  19. RangnaR

    RangnaR Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2012 California

    ^ -- Something saved it!? Nothing saved it from my drain pouring it...
     
    #199 RangnaR, Apr 17, 2013
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  20. henryspam

    henryspam Crusader (424) Jan 14, 2009 California
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    Did you try it at the Grape and Grain bottle share a few months ago? Yea that stuff was pretty nasty.
     
    #200 henryspam, Apr 17, 2013
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