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Was able to score two bottles of cbs. Couldn't resist. Opened one tonight.
Huge chocolate notes initially. Maple syrup, bourbon, char, and coffee all play and blend together nicely. I kept expectations low and found it to be one of the best stouts I've ever had. But I've been having a lot of those moments lately. So maybe that doesn't mean much anymore.
Lightish on the bourbon element. Hard to find it exclusively through all those other flavors. If you can get past that, you should enjoy it immensely.
Dont age it too long. Coffee elements will fade by spring imho.
Huge chocolate notes initially. Maple syrup, bourbon, char, and coffee all play and blend together nicely. I kept expectations low and found it to be one of the best stouts I've ever had. But I've been having a lot of those moments lately. So maybe that doesn't mean much anymore.
Lightish on the bourbon element. Hard to find it exclusively through all those other flavors. If you can get past that, you should enjoy it immensely.
Dont age it too long. Coffee elements will fade by spring imho.
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Damn...I feel left out haha.
Fortunately the drop on Long Island is tomorrow and I happen to be off. Hoping to snag 2 for myself.
Fortunately the drop on Long Island is tomorrow and I happen to be off. Hoping to snag 2 for myself.
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Format is terrible. As someone who tends to drink to end an evening alone, this was all I needed for the evening.
Overseas is getting the 12 oz bottles since they aren't used to bombers. We're some gullible suckers
Even with BCBS, I used to love that I got 4-6 unique experiences. All caught different flavor notes. Now I'm stuck with 1-2 total for a whole year. Parabola, KBS, black note, high westy, all have been 4-12 different sessions worth. I feel I strive for those more more than this one and done moment with CBS. Amazing Stout but it doesn't mean much when your experiences are cut short due to corporate decisions. Would've loved this in a 4x12oz pack. But founders is making almost double by going with the bigger bomber.
Overseas is getting the 12 oz bottles since they aren't used to bombers. We're some gullible suckers
Even with BCBS, I used to love that I got 4-6 unique experiences. All caught different flavor notes. Now I'm stuck with 1-2 total for a whole year. Parabola, KBS, black note, high westy, all have been 4-12 different sessions worth. I feel I strive for those more more than this one and done moment with CBS. Amazing Stout but it doesn't mean much when your experiences are cut short due to corporate decisions. Would've loved this in a 4x12oz pack. But founders is making almost double by going with the bigger bomber.
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Agreed. Every bomber/750mL I purchase tends to sit in my closet collecting dust. Not because I'm looking to age it, I just can't justify/don't want to justify drinking that volume of a super decadent beer in one session. I always crack one open with friends, but even then they tend to stockpile.
Interboro has one-upped everyone with their most recent BA-stout release. They have 3 variants and they all come in 8 oz. cans. Really hope more breweries catch wind to this and follow suit for their higher ABV offerings.
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^ I agree with the 750ml format being bad especially for higher ABV beers. Like CF, I still have a ton of stouts (Black Tuesday, Abraxas, Huna, amongst others) just chillin in the cellar because I just can't finish it in one sitting. #firstworldproblem 
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8 oz cans sound awesome. Modern times had their bigger ba stouts in 12 oz cans and sold them for what felt like $30 for 2 cans. I can deal with that price increase of more than $1/oz and would pay that here with CBS. Getting 4 experiences instead of two makes all the difference on a review ratings front.
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CBS won't be available to my local distributor I'm buying from until Monday evening
for bombers and 750 ml bottles i just use a soft rubber wine stopper and jam it in there, always good still when I drink it later in the day or the following day
hoping to have the opportunity to try CBS on draft as well
for bombers and 750 ml bottles i just use a soft rubber wine stopper and jam it in there, always good still when I drink it later in the day or the following day
hoping to have the opportunity to try CBS on draft as well
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Looking like I'll be scoring 3 bottles of CBS today. Now I just have to wait for the bottles to get to the 2 distributors.
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2016 saison brett. Very good.
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Got 3 BCS but need that banana almond joint
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A brewery/bar called wrecking bar in Atlanta had their annual strong beer festival today with every beer being over 8%. I had all I could take for four hours haha. It was my first time having barrel aged hunahpu's and I'm impressed. I may have to buy tickets to hunahpu's day with Tampa only being a six hour drive from Atlanta.
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2016 saison brett. Very good.
My favorite beer ever...
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Xocoveza is back in season -- but my shop is selling it for $18
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Drank it last night:
Verdict? It’s fine. Really just tastes like a sweeter version of KBS to me. Definitely not worth the price tag. You could pour a half-shot of maple syrup into a pour of KBS and you would wind up with an extremely similar beer.
This seems like a case of a formerly “amazing” beer still being good, but seeming much less impressive in a time where competition is much stiffer.
Verdict? It’s fine. Really just tastes like a sweeter version of KBS to me. Definitely not worth the price tag. You could pour a half-shot of maple syrup into a pour of KBS and you would wind up with an extremely similar beer.
This seems like a case of a formerly “amazing” beer still being good, but seeming much less impressive in a time where competition is much stiffer.
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If you know someone who likes corona without lime you shouldn’t trust them
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Drank it last night:
Verdict? It’s fine. Really just tastes like a sweeter version of KBS to me. Definitely not worth the price tag. You could pour a half-shot of maple syrup into a pour of KBS and you would wind up with an extremely similar beer.
This seems like a case of a formerly “amazing” beer still being good, but seeming much less impressive in a time where competition is much stiffer.
Im glad i passed on that then. I always felt the same way for KBS.
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what is the price tag on CBS, my local spit had it but it was 30 bucks so I passed one it
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Hearing $18 to $36.
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wow so in other words spots are taxing
