Stouts

[Scott_Butler]

Lon , have you tried any Pisgah brewing beers? I think they are the best in NC…though i haven’t had the Mother Earth beers. I need to try them

[Lon_Snider]

Scott, I have not but will track some down or just stop in my next trip through which should be soon. Which one do you like the best?
I did see that Pisgah makes a Bentons Bacon Stout not sure how I would like it in beer but Bentons Bacon is the best I have ever had.
I really like Mother Earth’s Endless River & Dark Cloud.
Also a big fan of the Highland Cold Mountain Winter Ale which is what I have been drinking a lot now.

If you are ever in the Greensboro area make a stop at Bestway Grocery to see the wall of beer.

[mstockley]

@Dusty Kelley

Yea, I will post notes. It is going to be hard to wait to try them.

Corey, not underdressed at all. I am a HUGE fan of that Milk stout. Having it on Nitro is amazing. I missed the nitro bottles they put out though. You should look for it in nitro if you can find it.

Picked up a case of the nitro bottles a couple of weeks ago. Great stuff!

[Tom_D]

@Anthony Lombardi

Oh shit- Old Rasputin.

Loooooove Old Rasputin. Great value, too.

However, just tried the Barrel Aged Rasputin the other day. Was not impressed, especially at $22 a bottle. Got very little of the bourbon flavor out of it, no vanilla at all. Dry with no creamy mouth feel. I would recommend that folks stay away from this one.

[Scott_Butler]

@Lon Snider

Scott, I have not but will track some down or just stop in my next trip through which should be soon. Which one do you like the best?
I did see that Pisgah makes a Bentons Bacon Stout not sure how I would like it in beer but Bentons Bacon is the best I have ever had.
I really like Mother Earth’s Endless River & Dark Cloud.
Also a big fan of the Highland Cold Mountain Winter Ale which is what I have been drinking a lot now.

If you are ever in the Greensboro area make a stop at Bestway Grocery to see the wall of beer.

Thanks Lon, I will do that if in the area.

Last time I was at Pisgah I have a few great ones. Their pale Ale is nice, their tripel is epic. They had a Valdez coffee stout that was wonderful…it is currently on tap there. That bacon stout sure does sound crazy!!

[Dusty_Kelley]

I forgot to say but my stout experiment turned out well. The dry stout was good on its own, the one aged on blueberries was great but not a ton of blueberry flavor, the bourbon barrel one was my favorite and turned out as well as a commercial bourbon aged beer, the vanilla/cinnamon one tasted like a candle…I’ll let those age some but doubt it will get better, the coffee stout was loved by those that drank it but I am not a coffee fan so I just took a few sips, and the mint chocolate had a bare hint of chocolate but the mint came out great in scent and taste.

All in all it was a success. I will be doing this again with my next dry stout!

[Corey_N]

Had a couple Big John stouts the other night – a 2012 (just bottled a couple weeks prior) and a 2011.

The bottle with age was much smoother. The 2012 tasted like it had Hershey’s syrup squirted in the bottle, whereas the other has far more complexity and the flavors were better integrated.

[DougS]

@Tom D

@Anthony Lombardi

Oh shit- Old Rasputin.

Loooooove Old Rasputin. Great value, too.

However, just tried the Barrel Aged Rasputin the other day. Was not impressed, especially at $22 a bottle. Got very little of the bourbon flavor out of it, no vanilla at all. Dry with no creamy mouth feel. I would recommend that folks stay away from this one.

I also love Old Rasputin, and also didn’t enjoy the amped-up, expensive version considering the price.

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

@Doug Schulman

@Tom D

@Anthony Lombardi

Oh shit- Old Rasputin.

Loooooove Old Rasputin. Great value, too.

However, just tried the Barrel Aged Rasputin the other day. Was not impressed, especially at $22 a bottle. Got very little of the bourbon flavor out of it, no vanilla at all. Dry with no creamy mouth feel. I would recommend that folks stay away from this one.

I also love Old Rasputin, and also didn’t enjoy the amped-up, expensive version considering the price.

Yowza!! At that price point, one can track down a Harviestoun Ola Dubh 12, 16, 18, 30, or 40, and have some money left-over. And I can all but guarantee that the Harviestoun will not disappoint.

[Mel_Hill]

Drinking Half Acre’s Big Hugs (coffee stout) out of a 32 oz growler filled on Sunday (opened today) and it is a bit flat (seal was not so good) nice coffee, not too thick or sweet maybe a bit boozy

[Ian_Dorin]

It was mentioned on the previous page, but Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti is out now. I highly recommend it. I’m not big on the stouts like KBS or CBS or pretty much anything added to them. This one is unctuous and super pure.

Also, if you can find it, 21st Amendment Marooned on Hog Island is interesting and damn good.
Ballast Point is another one that is up there.

[Jason_Hagen]

@Scott Butler

@Lon Snider

Scott, I have not but will track some down or just stop in my next trip through which should be soon. Which one do you like the best?
I did see that Pisgah makes a Bentons Bacon Stout not sure how I would like it in beer but Bentons Bacon is the best I have ever had.
I really like Mother Earth’s Endless River & Dark Cloud.
Also a big fan of the Highland Cold Mountain Winter Ale which is what I have been drinking a lot now.

If you are ever in the Greensboro area make a stop at Bestway Grocery to see the wall of beer.

Thanks Lon, I will do that if in the area.

Last time I was at Pisgah I have a few great ones. Their pale Ale is nice, their tripel is epic. They had a Valdez coffee stout that was wonderful…it is currently on tap there. That bacon stout sure does sound crazy!!

Big fan of Pisgah. Try as many as I can on my annual trip to Asheville. Their nitro stout was excellent.

Jason