Red Mosquito

Guys, the beer fairy came today, and I got some stuff im very excited to try

The RM beer fairy came today.



Bells oracle, mars, and black note.
Pipeworks ninja v. unicorn
Three Floyds dreadnaught
2 bottles of zombie dust
Half acre daisy cutter and heyoka
Founders KBS

Ignore that shiner premium in the photo, wasn't part of the delivery.

Yum!

I'm going I have my first dogfish head 60 minute IPA tonight.

I just spent another $25 on 4 Bourbon County stouts. I'm such a rube.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:The RM beer fairy came today.



Bells oracle, mars, and black note.
Pipeworks ninja v. unicorn
Three Floyds dreadnaught
2 bottles of zombie dust
Half acre daisy cutter and heyoka
Founders KBS

Ignore that shiner premium in the photo, wasn't part of the delivery.

Yum!

Holy shit that's quite the haul you got ruddo. Black Note is quite the score.

Are you guys hoarders or drinkers?

My buddy has the most amazing beer cellar at his place. Beers from all around the world. Im getting into that but I just can't not drink it. You know? And i have no place to store it but a fridge.

I always drink. Those beers Chris sent will be gone by next weekend.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I always drink. Those beers Chris sent will be gone by next weekend.

I do a little of both, I guess. More often than not it's not intentional when I hoard though. It's just a result of how often something interesting seems to come out, and available times to drink. A lot of the time, I will buy a six pack, have 2 that night, set them aside for something else I bought and not go back to it because I've repeated the process with something else that has come out. Obviously I try and drink the super hoppy stuff right away, but the stouts and other stuff will get put in my bar and I'll go back and have some of them during the slow periods.

Although I do have a few beers aging that will be enjoyed throughout the year.

Kaius wrote:I'm going I have my first dogfish head 60 minute IPA tonight.

Meh

I do wish I had a place to age beers. I am really starting to understand the beauty in that. These Whiskey barrel aged stouts are really turning my crank lately.

Kaius wrote:

Kaius wrote:I'm going I have my first dogfish head 60 minute IPA tonight.

Meh

yep

Strat wrote:I do wish I had a place to age beers. I am really starting to understand the beauty in that. These Whiskey barrel aged stouts are really turning my crank lately.

First RM'r to visit Skitch can partake in a 4 year KBS vertical tasting!

Kaius wrote:

Kaius wrote:I'm going I have my first dogfish head 60 minute IPA tonight.

Meh

I think these are overrated.

@SkitchP wrote:

Strat wrote:I do wish I had a place to age beers. I am really starting to understand the beauty in that. These Whiskey barrel aged stouts are really turning my crank lately.

First RM'r to visit Skitch can partake in a 4 year KBS vertical tasting!

on my way.

I'm by no means an expert, but through a series of trials and errors I can recommend the following in terms of aging: (1) refrigerate the bourbon-barrel-aged stouts that are brewed with flavors (like coffee, vanilla, coconut) because the flavors will definitely fade very quickly if you don't; (2) it's not always necessary to sit on stouts with the thinking that aging will change the flavor profile for the better -- for instance, Founders actually recommends against aging KBS and Backwoods Bastard (I've noticed that 2012 KBS is really chalky, but the 2013 is drinking fantastically (Ruddo -- you have a 2013 there); and (3) it's more important to keep them in dark places with a constant temperature (even if it's warmer) than in a place where the temperature fluctuates.

I have a shitload of barrel-aged stouts that I simply don't know what to do with -- if I drank it all in the next year, I would weigh a solid 300 pounds and have a bad case of the diabetes. I've pretty much stopped buying them, unless there's a rare exception on sale (like Firestone Walker, KBS, Black Note, BBPt5, Bourbon County, Central Waters, Pipeworks, etc. (shit, so that's why I have so much beer)).

Chris_H_2 wrote:I'm by no means an expert, but through a series of trials and errors I can recommend the following in terms of aging: (1) refrigerate the bourbon-barrel-aged stouts that are brewed with flavors (like coffee, vanilla, coconut) because the flavors will definitely fade very quickly if you don't; (2) it's not always necessary to sit on stouts with the thinking that aging will change the flavor profile for the better -- for instance, Founders actually recommends against aging KBS and Backwoods Bastard (I've noticed that 2012 KBS is really chalky, but the 2013 is drinking fantastically (Ruddo -- you have a 2013 there); and (3) it's more important to keep them in dark places with a constant temperature (even if it's warmer) than in a place where the temperature fluctuates.

I have a shitload of barrel-aged stouts that I simply don't know what to do with -- if I drank it all in the next year, I would weigh a solid 300 pounds and have a bad case of the diabetes. I've pretty much stopped buying them, unless there's a rare exception on sale (like Firestone Walker, KBS, Black Note, BBPt5, Bourbon County, Central Waters, Pipeworks, etc. (shit, so that's why I have so much beer)).

I dont intentionally age often, I just dont drink as much as I buy

Shit. So you are telling me im gonna get fat drinking these meaty stouts?

800 calories per serving lard ass . . .