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Electromatic wrote:I drank the last two of my Hopslams with my dad over the weekend aged about 11 months, and they were maybe a little more mellowed than they were fresh. I didn't remember tasting as much of the honey but still, one of my favorite IPA's ever.

Interesting. I have an entire case left, and I was thinking about dumping it.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Electromatic wrote:I drank the last two of my Hopslams with my dad over the weekend aged about 11 months, and they were maybe a little more mellowed than they were fresh. I didn't remember tasting as much of the honey but still, one of my favorite IPA's ever.

Interesting. I have an entire case left, and I was thinking about dumping it.

Blasphemy!

Electromatic wrote: I've always liked Chicory Stout for what it's worth, what didn't you like about it? The last time I got it was early last year and it was good.

It seemed too thin for a stout, at least to me, and I picked up a strange herbal taste that I just didn't like.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Electromatic wrote:I drank the last two of my Hopslams with my dad over the weekend aged about 11 months, and they were maybe a little more mellowed than they were fresh. I didn't remember tasting as much of the honey but still, one of my favorite IPA's ever.

Interesting. I have an entire case left, and I was thinking about dumping it.

Did yours change much?

vegman wrote:

Electromatic wrote: I've always liked Chicory Stout for what it's worth, what didn't you like about it? The last time I got it was early last year and it was good.

It seemed too thin for a stout, at least to me, and I picked up a strange herbal taste that I just didn't like.

Hmm, I do remember it being fairly thin. I think mexican coffee is pretty mild on the whole as well. I wonder if it's the chicory you're tasting.

To each his own.

Any other good stouts you've had lately? I enjoyed the Southern Tier Chocolat and Sierra Nevada Narwhal (though the Narwhal generally taste to me like most well made high alcohol stouts)

I'm still a sucker for North Coast Old Rasputin.

Electromatic wrote:

vegman wrote:

Electromatic wrote: I've always liked Chicory Stout for what it's worth, what didn't you like about it? The last time I got it was early last year and it was good.

It seemed too thin for a stout, at least to me, and I picked up a strange herbal taste that I just didn't like.

Hmm, I do remember it being fairly thin. I think mexican coffee is pretty mild on the whole as well. I wonder if it's the chicory you're tasting.

To each his own.

Any other good stouts you've had lately? I enjoyed the Southern Tier Chocolat and Sierra Nevada Narwhal (though the Narwhal generally taste to me like most well made high alcohol stouts)

I'm still a sucker for North Coast Old Rasputin.

If I'm not drinking homebrewed stout, I tend to drink big stouts like, of course, Old Rasputin. Some other standouts lately have been FBS, Great Lakes Blackout Stout, Southern Tier 2X Stout (Imperial Milk Stout), and SN Narwhal (aging my last two). If I'm going for something with a lower ABV I usually stick with Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout, Sierra Nevada's basic Stout , Rouge's Chocolate Stout and Guinness.

Brooklyn Brewery has a new Dry Irish Stout that's pretty damn good.

Electromatic wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Electromatic wrote:I drank the last two of my Hopslams with my dad over the weekend aged about 11 months, and they were maybe a little more mellowed than they were fresh. I didn't remember tasting as much of the honey but still, one of my favorite IPA's ever.

Interesting. I have an entire case left, and I was thinking about dumping it.

Did yours change much?

A lot. And it seemed like overnight. I remember drinking it fine in early October. A month later, it was horrible.

vegman wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Electromatic wrote:I drank the last two of my Hopslams with my dad over the weekend aged about 11 months, and they were maybe a little more mellowed than they were fresh. I didn't remember tasting as much of the honey but still, one of my favorite IPA's ever.

Interesting. I have an entire case left, and I was thinking about dumping it.

Blasphemy!

Drive to Chicago and the case is yours.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Electromatic wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Electromatic wrote:I drank the last two of my Hopslams with my dad over the weekend aged about 11 months, and they were maybe a little more mellowed than they were fresh. I didn't remember tasting as much of the honey but still, one of my favorite IPA's ever.

Interesting. I have an entire case left, and I was thinking about dumping it.

Did yours change much?

A lot. And it seemed like overnight. I remember drinking it fine in early October. A month later, it was horrible.

Wierd, I wonder what happened. Mine stayed upright in my refrigerator for 11 months, and it was still good.

vegman wrote:

Electromatic wrote:

vegman wrote:

Electromatic wrote: I've always liked Chicory Stout for what it's worth, what didn't you like about it? The last time I got it was early last year and it was good.

It seemed too thin for a stout, at least to me, and I picked up a strange herbal taste that I just didn't like.

Hmm, I do remember it being fairly thin. I think mexican coffee is pretty mild on the whole as well. I wonder if it's the chicory you're tasting.

To each his own.

Any other good stouts you've had lately? I enjoyed the Southern Tier Chocolat and Sierra Nevada Narwhal (though the Narwhal generally taste to me like most well made high alcohol stouts)

I'm still a sucker for North Coast Old Rasputin.

If I'm not drinking homebrewed stout, I tend to drink big stouts like, of course, Old Rasputin. Some other standouts lately have been FBS, Great Lakes Blackout Stout, Southern Tier 2X Stout (Imperial Milk Stout), and SN Narwhal (aging my last two). If I'm going for something with a lower ABV I usually stick with Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout, Sierra Nevada's basic Stout , Rouge's Chocolate Stout and Guinness.

Nice, I keep meaning to get the 2x Stout, I've tried it, but I'd like to get more. If you make it to Georgia sometime, try and get Jailhouse Breakout Stout.

Ive seen brewing kits for the Rogue Shakespeare Stout, have you ever made that one?

The Alaskan Winter Ale Nate sent me was brewed with spruce tips. It made for such a great winter ale I'm really upset I only had one.

Electromatic wrote:

vegman wrote:

Electromatic wrote:

vegman wrote:

Electromatic wrote: I've always liked Chicory Stout for what it's worth, what didn't you like about it? The last time I got it was early last year and it was good.

It seemed too thin for a stout, at least to me, and I picked up a strange herbal taste that I just didn't like.

Hmm, I do remember it being fairly thin. I think mexican coffee is pretty mild on the whole as well. I wonder if it's the chicory you're tasting.

To each his own.

Any other good stouts you've had lately? I enjoyed the Southern Tier Chocolat and Sierra Nevada Narwhal (though the Narwhal generally taste to me like most well made high alcohol stouts)

I'm still a sucker for North Coast Old Rasputin.

If I'm not drinking homebrewed stout, I tend to drink big stouts like, of course, Old Rasputin. Some other standouts lately have been FBS, Great Lakes Blackout Stout, Southern Tier 2X Stout (Imperial Milk Stout), and SN Narwhal (aging my last two). If I'm going for something with a lower ABV I usually stick with Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout, Sierra Nevada's basic Stout , Rouge's Chocolate Stout and Guinness.

Nice, I keep meaning to get the 2x Stout, I've tried it, but I'd like to get more. If you make it to Georgia sometime, try and get Jailhouse Breakout Stout.

Ive seen brewing kits for the Rogue Shakespeare Stout, have you ever made that one?

I've never tried the Shakespeare Stout. I brew an Oatmeal Stout that's a knockoff of Sam Smith's with a little coffee added and it's one of my standby homebrews. As a matter of fact I'm kegging a batch in a few more days.

I got some beers from out west i've never tried before. I think mostly from idaho:

Payette Brewing- Pale Ale (can)
Sockeye Dagger FallsIPA (Can)
Grand Teto Brewing Lost Continent Double IPA (22 0z btl)
Crooked Fence Derby Oatmeal IPA (22 oz btl)
Odell Brewing IPA (12oz btl)
Odell Brewing Myrcenary DIPA 12 oz btl)

Anyone had any of these?

I'm interested in teh oatmeal ipa. I've enjoyed oatmeal stouts but never an ipa!

intodeep wrote:I got some beers from out west i've never tried before. I think mostly from idaho:

Payette Brewing- Pale Ale (can)
Sockeye Dagger FallsIPA (Can)
Grand Teto Brewing Lost Continent Double IPA (22 0z btl)
Crooked Fence Derby Oatmeal IPA (22 oz btl)
Odell Brewing IPA (12oz btl)
Odell Brewing Myrcenary DIPA 12 oz btl)

Anyone had any of these?

I'm interested in teh oatmeal ipa. I've enjoyed oatmeal stouts but never an ipa!

Can't say I've had any of those but Grand Teton Brewing Company is a great name.

pretty drunk on Hopslam.

I was incredibly surprised just how good this beer was:

Had a six pack of this over the weekend. Pale wheat ales are hit or miss for me (not that I've tried a lot of them), but this hit the spot.

Just got some Boulevard Double Wide IPA in the mail. Anyone try this?

It's pretty decent. Let us know what you think.

I've had most of everything the brewery has put out, and found that the only truly interesting brews by Boulevard are those in its Smokestack Series and its collaborations.