Cellared 2013.11.17 12oz
Drank 2015.02.11
I’ve gotten this a few times. I don’t remember what it tasted like. One year in, it is still hoppier than I would have expected. But it might be bitterness and not hoppiness. It is an English Barleywine so it shouldn’t be very hoppy. It is very flavorful. Certainly more so than the Great Divide Hibernation Ale. But I don’t think I want what flavors are here. I mostly expect and want a malt bomb. Seems a bit like a quad.
Cellared 2013.10.20 22oz
Drank 2015.02.01
Part of my first batch for the cellar. Never had this fresh. I didn’t like it. Great mouth feel. Crazy thick. Very creamy. But there were some fruit flavors. I did not expect anything like that and it was a bit off-putting. Not a drain pour. But definitely off. I’ve heard that early Pipeworks bottles oxidized easily. Maybe this is heavy oxidization.
Cellared 2013.11.13 12oz
Drank 2015.1.25
Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout
Used to drink this regularly before I stocked up on stout. It used to be one of the few year round imperials. But the price is high. Great mouthfeel. Creamy and coating. Nice roastiness and bitterness. I haven’t had one in over a year so I can’t compare it to fresh. But it is very, very good if lacking only in complexity.
Cellared 2013.10.20 22oz
Drank 2015.01.04
Never had this fresh. Not great. A bit sour. Not very roasty. Low perceived alcohol. Awkward aftertaste. Bitter but without the roastiness to go with it. Slightly thin mouthfeel but only very slightly so. Cheap but unlikely to get again.
Cellared 2013.10.20 22oz
Drank 2014.12.22
Widmer Brothers Galaxy Hopped Barleywine Ale
Never had this before so can’t compare it to fresh. Bitter. Mouthfeel is bit then. Not as rich or complex as I would want. Not bad. Just not great. Allegedly brewed/bottled 2011.04 so it has sat for a while.
Cellared 2013.10.20 12oz
Drank 2014.12.07
Tastes about what it did when fresh. Thin body. Not that rich flavor. I wouldn’t call this an Imperial.
Cellered 2013.10.20 12oz
Drank 2014.12.09
Alltech Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Stout
Still thin and not that good. I think it tastes about the same as it did a year ago.
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| 60 | Maindeck | 15 | Sideboard | ||
| 4 | Wasteland | 4 | Sinkhole | ||
| 4 | Underground Sea | 4 | Spell Pierce | ||
| 3 | Verdant Catacombs | 2 | Submerge | ||
| 3 | Polluted Delta | 1 | Darkblast | ||
| 3 | Misty Rainforest | 1 | Life from the Loam | ||
| 2 | Bayou | 3 | Extraction | ||
| 1 | Tropical Island | ||||
| 20 | Lands | ||||
| 4 | Deathrite Shaman | ||||
| 4 | Delver of Secrets | ||||
| 4 | Tarmogoyf | ||||
| 2 | Tombstalker | ||||
| 14 | Creatures | ||||
| 4 | Abrupt Decay | ||||
| 4 | Spells | ||||
| 4 | Brainstorm | ||||
| 4 | Force of Will | ||||
| 4 | Daze | ||||
| 3 | Hymn to Tourach | ||||
| 4 | Ponder | ||||
| 3 | Stifle | ||||
| 22 | Blue Spells | ||||