stingray's Cellar Janesville, WI
Total Beers: 37 | Unique Beers: 27 | Breweries: 16
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| Consumption History | When |
|---|---|
| Drank 12 oz of Nectar Ale by New Glarus Brewing Company | March 29th, 2020 |
| Drank 12 oz of Bourbon Barrel-Aged Expedition Stout by Bell's Brewery, Inc. (2018-10-16) | March 28th, 2020 |
2024-02-05 Last bottle. Last night in Wisconsin. It can't get much better than this. Will probably never have it again. | |
2020-01-19 Now this is more like it! So much more well integrated after a year in the bottle. I can taste the base beer and it's great, and the barrel adds so much. It softens the corners of the aggressive stout underneath without losing the bite. This is what I was expecting, one of the best I've ever tasted. | |
| Drank 12 oz of Stone IPA by Stone Brewing (2019-11-12) | March 27th, 2020 |
2020-03-22 Not fair to evaluate this since I mistakenly bought it out of code. Still has nice bitterness, some grapefruit rind and pine, but overall hop presence is very muted. | |
| Drank 12 oz of Brewer's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale by Central Waters Brewing Company (2018-06-26) | March 26th, 2020 |
2019-09-06 I missed recording a bottle of this somewhere. | |
| Drank 12 oz of Stone IPA by Stone Brewing (2019-11-12) | March 24th, 2020 |
2020-03-22 Not fair to evaluate this since I mistakenly bought it out of code. Still has nice bitterness, some grapefruit rind and pine, but overall hop presence is very muted. | |
| Drank 12 oz of Brewer's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout by Central Waters Brewing Company (2017-10-17) | March 23rd, 2020 |
2017-12-06 Cocoa powder. Less bourbon than I remember from the other bottle, wouldn't mind a little more. It also needs another month, at least, to settle in the bottle. But maybe the best vintage that I can remember. | |
2017-11-24 The 2016 took a few months to get this good. This one is ready to go out of the gate. Chocolate bomb on the nose and tongue. Some coffee at the backend, too. More than I remember in other vintages. This is simply great. Reaffirms that I don't _need_ any other barrel stout. | |
| Drank 12 oz of Stone IPA by Stone Brewing (2019-11-12) | March 22nd, 2020 |
2020-03-22 Not fair to evaluate this since I mistakenly bought it out of code. Still has nice bitterness, some grapefruit rind and pine, but overall hop presence is very muted. | |
| Drank 500 ml of Bourbon County Brand Stout by Goose Island Beer Co. (2016-09-06) | March 21st, 2020 |
2020-03-21 Char baby, char. Sweetened (but not too sweet) Postum as it warms. Good stuff after four and a half years. | |
| Drank 12 oz of The Commuter by One Barrel Brewing (2019-12-05) | March 19th, 2020 |
| Drank 12 oz of The Commuter by One Barrel Brewing (2019-12-05) | March 17th, 2020 |
| Drank 12 oz of CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout) by Founders Brewing (2019-09-25) | March 16th, 2020 |
2020-01-24 When fully chilled, coffee is bitter and maple syrup is barely present. Let it warm a little and it all integrates much better. | |
2020-01-23 When fully chilled, coffee is bitter and maple syrup is barely present. Let it warm a little and it all integrates much better. | |
| Drank 12 oz of Expedition Stout by Bell's Brewery, Inc. (2015-10-16) | March 14th, 2020 |
2020-03-14 Still fantastic. No drop-off but my preference center's around the three year mark. Barrel-aged is great but not what I want all the time. Perfect with beef stew. | |
2018-07-23 Nearly 3 years old and this is in it's prime. | |
2016-10-19 Yep, this is my definition of Russian Imperial Stout. | |
| Drank 22 oz of The Ballad Of Minnie Quay by Clown Shoes (2018-03-09) | March 13th, 2020 |
2020-03-13 Dried fruit, lots of residual sweetness. Almost cloying. A 6-8 ounce serving would be enough for me. Not as much depth as I would have expected from the barrel, though I didn't expect to wait two years before consuming. No regrets but not worth revisiting. | |
| Drank 12 oz of The Commuter by One Barrel Brewing (2019-12-05) | March 11th, 2020 |
| Drank 12 oz of Racer 5 IPA by Bear Republic Brewery (2019-12-19) | March 10th, 2020 |