It’s been a long, stupid week in craft beer thanks to Bourbon County madness, so we wanted to find some substitutes to feed those cravings on a budget and a whim. We review five bourbon barrel-aged beers that are pretty easy to find. It mostly doesn’t work out well. We talk about other barrel-aged beers that regularly inhabit shelves and whether or not length of aging makes a difference. Then the belligerence begins and we use bizarre aroma descriptors, discuss “Battletoads” erotica, and recklessly bash a few breweries in the process. There’s no substitute for our hilarity! Sorry.
Ryan
1. Hoppin’ Frog Barrel-Aged D.O.R.I.S.
2. New Holland Dragon’s Milk
3. FiftyFifty Eclipse Four Roses 2013
4. Central Waters Headless Heron
5. Abita Bourbon Street Imperial Stout
Craig
1. Hoppin’ Frog Barrel-Aged D.O.R.I.S.
2. FiftyFifty Eclipse Four Roses 2013
3. New Holland Dragon’s Milk
4. Central Waters Headless Heron
5. Abita Bourbon Street Imperial Stout