Comments on: Oskar Blues beers aged in Stranahan’s whiskey barrels

By: Ilya Feynberg

Ilya Feynberg — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:51:56 +0000

Oh how freakin’ right you are!!

It’s stunning how many beer bloggers and beer lovers have yet to try barrel aged brew. If you haven’t tried it yet, then you’re not doing your passion justice. ;)

Though to be fair, I’ve had some seriously bad ones too. Like WTF were you thinking type of bad.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:40:17 +0000

No comment.

By: Big Jon

Big Jon — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:10:30 +0000

I heard something the other day about Vorlauf Initiative. Any idea what that is all about? Sounds intriguing…

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:52:18 +0000

I’m going to second Nathaniel over there…banana malt milkshake?! That’s a little far out for me, but at least you’re not comparing the flavor to something completely nostalgic and immaterial (ie: “It tasted like the sweet tenderness of a virgin’s kiss…”) I’ve actually heard wine snobs talk about wine that way…Gag me. Your post reminded me how much I like Old Chub, though…time to pick some up. Cheers!

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:36:43 +0000

I agree that overall the Old Chub was the best of the three (though both the Little Yella Pils and the Ten Fidy had their definite merits). Personally I didn’t notice as much of the banana in the Old Chub as you did, but instead picked out what I thought of as an almost “cidery” flavor. Whatever it was it provided for an excellent drinking experience. Of course, having those three, plus a number of other beers throughout the night, definitely did a number on me. Got to remember that when drinking from casks we’re dealing with the big guns in both flavor and alcohol.