Favorite Beer?
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OP and my little sister (no pic) have the same taste in beer.
Varies depending on my current mood/craving/taste. That said... perhaps Founders' Kentucky Bourbon Stout.
Full, rounded body... the bourbon barrel aging really helps this. Semi sweet. Roasty chocolate helps finish off the sweet and smooth up front. Really kicks at 12% abv.
Full, rounded body... the bourbon barrel aging really helps this. Semi sweet. Roasty chocolate helps finish off the sweet and smooth up front. Really kicks at 12% abv.
Delicious. Might have to pick some up on the way home actually.
I have one more of those in my fridge. Need to smuggle some more back from the east.
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Or this especially in the summer
There is nothing like cracking open a cool Michelob Ultra and watching The View.
Beer for puzzies, no surprise.I will start...
Or this especially in the summer
Varies depending on my current mood/craving/taste. That said... perhaps Founders' Kentucky Bourbon Stout.
Full, rounded body... the bourbon barrel aging really helps this. Semi sweet. Roasty chocolate helps finish off the sweet and smooth up front. Really kicks at 12% abv.
There was a place in Brownville, IN that had this on tap when we to Indy in 2015. They would only serve it in a 10oz or 12oz portion? I forget which.
Dirty Bastard, Arrogant Bastard, Central Waters Mud Puppy Porter.
How do you cut it down to less than 25 favorites? Too many GREAT beers out there.
Exile Mocha Stout is awesome for a local Des Moines concoction.
Missed that, unfortunately.
Yeah, as strong and expensive as that stuff is you rarely ever get a full pint pour. Once in a great while though you run into a bar that doesn't know what they have and they'll give you that or sell at regular happy hour price or whatnot.
This happened at a bar in Des Moines last time this beer came out. Tapped a keg of KBS and were selling pints of it for $5.
Please tell me you're joking. Please.
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Or this especially in the summer
I'm a big to each their own guy, but I find That beer overrated and just not that good imo.
Any Pale Ale anytime.
I'm a fan of Founders Imperial Stout, DSM IPA, and Bud.
It's hard to pick just one with the options we have today. So much goodo stuff out there. I've kinda burned myself on the "hunt" for the hard to get stuff. I'm lazy.
I'm a fan of Founders Imperial Stout, DSM IPA, and Bud.
It's hard to pick just one with the options we have today. So much goodo stuff out there. I've kinda burned myself on the "hunt" for the hard to get stuff. I'm lazy.
I don't mean to be skeptical but, on 4/1/2016, the Draught House on Mills Civic in West Des Moines had a keg of KBS. We lucked into being there and had a long conversation with the General Manager who didn't have a clue about the KBS phenomenon. He was stunned that my wife and I were so thrilled to be paying $9 for a full pint (I'd pay that or more for a snifter). He told us that the keg cost approximately $1,000. He felt that the price would "scare" away customers but he was constrained due to the keg cost. If you do the math, with no waste (they were not allowing "tastes"), the bar would make about $116 on the keg. I told him that we appreciated the price but that he was underpricing it. For full pints (16 oz), he should have been charging at least $12, if not more. In actuality, he should have been serving it in 8 oz snifters for $9. He would have not only doubled his revenue but that is how a KBS or other high-gravity, barrel aged Stout should be served.
If you found a bar selling it at $5/pint, that bar would have lost about 35% on their purchase of the keg.
The Des Moines metro received a grand total of 6 kegs of it last year. I have a hard time believing that any of those establishments didn't understand that they were receiving a limited release, that they were paying a premium price and priced the pours so that it would take a hit financially.
That written, if you find an place like that - please post it immediately. I'll throw my growlers in the car and take advantage. If they are willing to sell $5 pints, perhaps they'd be naive enough to sell growlers of it.
And, yes, I already know that I'm a stout geek/dork/snob. One must recognize one's faults.
Speaking of stouts ... Madhouse is having its Carpe Diem 2017 release on 2/17. Great local stout. Could be the best. Better than Milkman Stout, Sir Moch A Lot and, IMO, better than Jesus On A Forklift (although the latter is really good).
Trying to wrap my head around this. It's like saying that you are a fan of a 16 oz filet mignon and Hamburger Helper. LOL!
