I'm thinking of at least one from Avery, and one from Sierra Nevada, though I know there's a couple others.
Definitely prefer bourbon, but I don't think Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey and the like add much if anything. Heaven Hill is good but EVERYONE uses those barrels, so what was great as a novelty a decade ago is overdone now.
Originally posted by Bill Becker
Originally posted by slowrunner77
I probably still prefer barrel aged to non barrel aged beers 2-1, maybe a little less...but back in the days before everyone and their mother was doing it, it was probably more like 90% of the time (9 to 1).
Definitely some that are over-barreled (though if it's a really good barrel and a lesser beer to start with, that's not always a bad thing) and definitely some that use lower quality barrels or barrels that don't seem to fit the beer.
I'm not a big fan of tequila barrels eithers, but I've had a few that really worked.
I'm finding I'm not willing to plunk down 2-5 X per pounce for a beer anymore just cause it says barreled on the label.
Upslope brewed a good tequila barrel aged beer and I'm not a fan of tequila.
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Originally posted by slowrunner77
I'm thinking of at least one from Avery, and one from Sierra Nevada, though I know there's a couple others.
Definitely prefer bourbon, but I don't think Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey and the like add much if anything. Heaven Hill is good but EVERYONE uses those barrels, so what was great as a novelty a decade ago is overdone now.
Originally posted by Bill Becker
Originally posted by slowrunner77
I probably still prefer barrel aged to non barrel aged beers 2-1, maybe a little less...but back in the days before everyone and their mother was doing it, it was probably more like 90% of the time (9 to 1).
Definitely some that are over-barreled (though if it's a really good barrel and a lesser beer to start with, that's not always a bad thing) and definitely some that use lower quality barrels or barrels that don't seem to fit the beer.
I'm not a big fan of tequila barrels eithers, but I've had a few that really worked.
I'm finding I'm not willing to plunk down 2-5 X per pounce for a beer anymore just cause it says barreled on the label.
Upslope brewed a good tequila barrel aged beer and I'm not a fan of tequila.
Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey. Laws NO! |
Originally posted by slowrunner77
I'm thinking of at least one from Avery, and one from Sierra Nevada, though I know there's a couple others.
Definitely prefer bourbon, but I don't think Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey and the like add much if anything. Heaven Hill is good but EVERYONE uses those barrels, so what was great as a novelty a decade ago is overdone now.
Originally posted by Bill Becker
Originally posted by slowrunner77
I probably still prefer barrel aged to non barrel aged beers 2-1, maybe a little less...but back in the days before everyone and their mother was doing it, it was probably more like 90% of the time (9 to 1).
Definitely some that are over-barreled (though if it's a really good barrel and a lesser beer to start with, that's not always a bad thing) and definitely some that use lower quality barrels or barrels that don't seem to fit the beer.
I'm not a big fan of tequila barrels eithers, but I've had a few that really worked.
I'm finding I'm not willing to plunk down 2-5 X per pounce for a beer anymore just cause it says barreled on the label.
Upslope brewed a good tequila barrel aged beer and I'm not a fan of tequila.
Myrcenario or the other one? |
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Originally posted by Bill Becker
There's quite a few that I liked the non BA version more. BORIS is one example.
This brings up something interesting, is it poor conditioning or preference? I prefer Barrel-aged BORIS over regular BORIS fresh or aged. I think it could be just as much personal preference as much as conditioning. in addition I find DORIS to be over the top, either version, but I know other people that prefer DORIS to BORIS. It seems my biggest problem in addition to the Barrel type is leaving the beer in the barrel too long. |
The best Avery tequila ba beer I was thinking of was Fiel Al Estilo (4.3). There was another Avery that was a margarita sour, and the Sierra Nevada was Tequila Lime as well.
Probably the best was The rare Barrel No Salt (also a 4.3 from me).
Originally posted by Bill Becker
Originally posted by slowrunner77
I'm thinking of at least one from Avery, and one from Sierra Nevada, though I know there's a couple others.
Definitely prefer bourbon, but I don't think Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey and the like add much if anything. Heaven Hill is good but EVERYONE uses those barrels, so what was great as a novelty a decade ago is overdone now.
Originally posted by Bill Becker
Originally posted by slowrunner77
I probably still prefer barrel aged to non barrel aged beers 2-1, maybe a little less...but back in the days before everyone and their mother was doing it, it was probably more like 90% of the time (9 to 1).
Definitely some that are over-barreled (though if it's a really good barrel and a lesser beer to start with, that's not always a bad thing) and definitely some that use lower quality barrels or barrels that don't seem to fit the beer.
I'm not a big fan of tequila barrels eithers, but I've had a few that really worked.
I'm finding I'm not willing to plunk down 2-5 X per pounce for a beer anymore just cause it says barreled on the label.
Upslope brewed a good tequila barrel aged beer and I'm not a fan of tequila.
Myrcenario or the other one?
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Originally posted by weihenweizen
For me it does not always improve a beer. Do some of you think it is always an improvement or always makes the beer worse.
Its always worse |
Straight wood is all ya need. |
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tasted a lot of original vs the barrelaged one and most of the time the base beer is nowhere to be tasted or smelled.
might aswell buy me a bottle of the barrel it was in |
"Barrel ruined" has become a phrase I use fairly frequently in reviews. |
Some styles suit BA, some don't. I prefer 'Red Wine' barrels to 'spirit' barrels for BA, adds depth without usually upping the ABV or imparting too much flavour.
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