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rating of 100
From last PM:
CBS-Founders Brewing Company
Not a bit local
Credit-all mine!!
Style-if'n you don't know by now
Format-12 ounce bottle
Bottled on-09.16.19
Stemware-a very handy Founders snifter
Appearance-Quaker State; modest tan head
Nose-maple syrup, coffee and bourbon
Mouthfeel-slippery
Tastes-matched the nose with a heavy dose of semisweet chocolate
Adjuncts-chocolate, coffee
Aging-maple syrup (likely Canadian, not some of that cheep south of the border stuff) bourbon barrels)
IBU-45
ABV-11.3%
Overall impression-an absolute classic; happy to have 5 left
Ymm, Beer rating-near the top of the class on that cat 3 shelf; world classic
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rating of 100
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It's a Merry World. (teaser)
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Nothing exciting to report this weekend as I resisted a Stella run even though they have new Commonwealth and Incendiary.
I'm trying to drink off some old stock. Stouts keep or improve with age I'm told. But my experience keeps telling me that many beers (even other than IPA's) are better fresher. This weekend I had an old Bhavana Schism and old Bhavana Rosette. The Schism was nowhere near the level it was when I first tried it many, many months ago. The Rosette slowly erupted like a volcano all over the island. Beergoddess - "You're cleaning that up." The cleaning wasn't as bad as the beer. It was fine - but slow sipper, big beer and I think lost something with age.
But good progress is being made on slowly reducing inventory.
BBA Merry World Breakfast Stout-Wise Man Brewing
From Untappd:
"The release of our Breakfast Stout aged for 6 months in bourbon barrels means that we’re all living in a more merry world. Delectable malts, Krankies' roast, Black Mountain Chocolate, and the lingering touch of Buffalo Trace combine to form one of our warmest, richest, and most endlessly inviting brews. What a merry year it has been!"
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Wow! You're really diversifying your tastes; first IPAs and now imperial stouts. Ymm, Beer does indeed challenge and edjumacate its participants.
Never had the base version. Review of the BBA version after a 45 minute "contribution" to the Fitness Thread. No nonsense.
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I had a SoPines Prioress milk stout on draft this weekend. It was terrific. I don’t *think* it was on nitro, but it totally could have been. Good, good stuff.
"Amazing what a minute can do."
BBA Merry World Breakfast Stout-Wise Man Brewing
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." JRR Tolkien
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DL '17 is a very good vintage, I still have 2-3 tucked away in the cellar. Splitting a bomber over the course of two days probably makes you appreciate the flavors even more... As I've detailed previously, Dark Lord tends to lose it's smoothness around the 80 ounce mark unless you drink a couple of gallons of water throughout the day.
Finally:
Merry World-Wise Man Brewing (aka WMB )
Close enough for local
Credit-trader from RJ199; thanks!
Style-BBA breakfast stout
Format-12 ounce can ($5)
Canned-01/20/21 09:24:32
Stemware-why, a Stella snifter, of course
Appearance-dark brown; smallish tan head
Nose-java, milk chocolate
Mouthfeel-a bit thin
Tastes-coffee, milk chocolate, dark caramel, hints of Buffalo Trace
Adjuncts-Black Mountain chocolate, Krankies roast
IBU-40
ABV-8.2%
Overall impression-a good brew but the Coffee Infused BBA Sexual Chocolate is better taste and value wise at $3/12 ounce can at Wegmans in Raleigh
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2; it's a very good beer but a bit thin on the palate with lower ABV than Sexual Chocolate and more spendy
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The original:
Climb The Ballmer Peak (Batch 1)-Equilibrium Brewery (Collaboration with Trillium Brewing Company)
Disclaimer-I've not had this; it's a teaser.
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The story-from Untappd:
"The Ballmer Peak - Steve Ballmer of Microsoft discovered a correlation between cognitive ability, creativity, problem solving, and performance after you indulge in an alcohol beverage and are in the 0.129% - 0.138% BAC range. This sweet spot is known as the Ballmer Peak. When we had the pleasure of having JC from Trillium here, we talked about how much we loved the Ballmer Peak collaboration we brewed in Canton in back in 2019 (possibly mid-peak). Keeping the recipe similar, we wanted to revisit the beer that helped form precious moments, enhanced BBQ recipes, friendships, and of course delicious recipes. To help you obtain this experience, we will help you Climb the Ballmer Peak.
Climb The Ballmer Peak uses our Super Fractal base and fermentation and is hopped exclusively with Citra. This TIPA pours an opaque bright orange and has an intense juice forward aroma of Mango, Passionfruit, Pineapple, and Rainbow Melon. We don’t know exactly what rainbow melon is, but we want to stay true to our emotional responses that occur while we Climb the Ballmer peak. Flavors and bright notes of deep navel orange, passionfruit, grapefruit and lime go along with a touch of berry and lychee. The EQ juice profile is extreme, and this beer can easily pass as a juice drink, although reaching your Ballmer Peak after just a few sips may say otherwise."
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