Booze The recommend-a-beer thread

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Stormy2213 said:
I've been killing the SN Celebration and Firestone Velvet Merkin like there is no tomorrow. And the holiday beers are just now starting to hit the markets.

Has anybody seen if the Anchor Our Merry Christmas Ale has hit anywhere? I always like that stuff b/c it's different every year.
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The new Anchor Our Merry Christmas is out.

The Firestone 14 were $21.99 at BevMo. Total Wine had some 2 dollar off coupon and some of my buddies ended up getting theirs for 16! I feel like I got ripped off, and later came to find out that some BevMos were price matching!
 
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DFH Theobroma. Not what I was expecting. Glad I tried it but I wouldn't look for it again.
 
Well, when I heard that it was brewed with cocoa nibs and powder I was expecting a porter or stout style beer, but of course Theobroma is a lighter beer with a honey golden color. I picked up the sweetness of the cocoa powder but none of the flavor. Got the bitterness of the chilies but no flavor and hardly any zing from the heat. Taste overall was boozy and reminded me of sipping some liquor. I dunno, left me wanting more of what it wasn't and less of what it was. Just not my style, I guess.
 
UnholyGoalie said:
Well, when I heard that it was brewed with cocoa nibs and powder I was expecting a porter or stout style beer, but of course Theobroma is a lighter beer with a honey golden color. I picked up the sweetness of the cocoa powder but none of the flavor. Got the bitterness of the chilies but no flavor and hardly any zing from the heat. Taste overall was boozy and reminded me of sipping some liquor. I dunno, left me wanting more of what it wasn't and less of what it was. Just not my style, I guess.
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Do realize that one thing peppers do is increase the flavor of other spices.

I have had spicy beers before like Cave Creek and when they overdue the heat, they are horrible.

I was picking up a little of the chipotle smoke in the beer and also quite a bit of cocoa in the finish, but I also did have two of the Theobromas and they were both different on the ratios of the spices, cocoa, etc.
I have had consistently issues with DHF's beers before, especially the Aprihop
 
UnholyGoalie said:
Well, when I heard that it was brewed with cocoa nibs and powder I was expecting a porter or stout style beer, but of course Theobroma is a lighter beer with a honey golden color. I picked up the sweetness of the cocoa powder but none of the flavor. Got the bitterness of the chilies but no flavor and hardly any zing from the heat. Taste overall was boozy and reminded me of sipping some liquor. I dunno, left me wanting more of what it wasn't and less of what it was. Just not my style, I guess.
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I'm with you. With those ingredients, I was expecting something better and bolder in flavor. DFH's Sahtea and Bitches Brew are way better for the same price.
 
The Firestone 14th Anniversary was off the hook. Great flavor. Reminds me of Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout, just not as thick which makes it even better. Can get a good buzz off the 12.5 ABV in it.
 
mitchrock said:
The Firestone 14th Anniversary was off the hook. Great flavor. Reminds me of Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout, just not as thick which makes it even better. Can get a good buzz off the 12.5 ABV in it.
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Man, it hit me more like a 15% would. I think 12.5% is a very conservative figure. Maybe off a few %'s.
 
Azagthoth said:
Man, it hit me more like a 15% would. I think 12.5% is a very conservative figure. Maybe off a few %'s.
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It's what the bottle said. I loved the buzz off of it. It's thinner than I expected for a beer of such great flavor. We probably drank it quicker as a result.
 
mitchrock said:
It's what the bottle said. I loved the buzz off of it. It's thinner than I expected for a beer of such great flavor. We probably drank it quicker as a result.
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for sure! The buzz from it was awesome and came in with no warning from out of nowhere.

Yeah, the bottle says 12.5% but I do believe its way off. It's pretty difficult to determine the ABV on barrel aged beers, let alone several BA beers blended for the Firestone 14. You've always gotta figure in the bourbon from the barrel, which is tough since its always different.
 
Azagthoth said:
Yeah, the bottle says 12.5% but I do believe its way off. It's pretty difficult to determine the ABV on barrel aged beers, let alone several BA beers blended for the Firestone 14. You've always gotta figure in the bourbon from the barrel, which is tough since its always different.
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It's really not. It's the same as determining non barrel aged.

Triple Scale Hydrometer for the win!

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Obejuan said:
It's really not. It's the same as determining non barrel aged.

Triple Scale Hydrometer for the win!

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Hmm, I recall an interview where determining the Black Tuesday ABV in particular was difficult because of the additional booze from each barrel, and that the figure they went with was an estimate and not entirely accurate. Something like an added 3% because of the barrel alone. I would imagine this applies for several barrel aged beers?
 
Azagthoth said:
Hmm, I recall an interview where determining the Black Tuesday ABV in particular was difficult because of the additional booze from each barrel, and that the figure they went with was an estimate and not entirely accurate. Something like an added 3% because of the barrel alone. I would imagine this applies for several barrel aged beers?
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I'll double check

ABV is determined by comparing orginal gravity with final gravity. or on a triple sale hydrometer, there is a built in ABV %

It could be an issue with losing some water to the barrel or gaining some fermenable sugar but that would only increase alcohol % further I am guessing.
 
Obejuan said:
I'll double check

ABV is determined by comparing orginal gravity with final gravity. or on a triple sale hydrometer, there is a built in ABV %

It could be an issue with losing some water to the barrel or gaining some fermenable sugar but that would only increase alcohol % further I am guessing.
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Alrighty. I recall something about a White Labs company which gives you a definite figure, but apparently its too expensive.
 
Az, you were right.

The barrel adds alcohol (from what was previously in there) plus some sugars the beer extracts from the wood
 
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