OT Hello: Founders Dirty Bastard

Submitted by myrtlebeachmai… on
I enjoy good beer. I've read several posts over the years extolling several Michigan based offerings, and have always wished I would get the opportunity to partake in one in due time. A year or so ago, Beef O Brady's ran a summer special down here in Myrtle Beach, offering 3 different Michigan brands... Odd considering the extensive Buckeye summer visitor base... Never had the chance to enjoy the opportunity, always was driving the kids (sans wife) if I stopped and the whole responsible dad thing... Anyway, a Lowes Food just opened up, housing a little beer garden within. Aside from a growler program currently offering eight small batch Sam Adams varietals, they have a wall of domestic coolers. Lo and behold, several Founders selections are available. I flipped a coin to decide between Dirty Bastard and All Day IPA.... As post title implies, DB won. Must honestly say I was not expecting to be so "DAMN, WHAT HAVE I BEEN MISSING????".... Was just hoping to enjoy it and understand some of the hype... Maybe it's the coming off a week of night shifts, maybe it's the combo with the gourmet BBQ chicken pizza (so good)... But I'm two bottle in and feeling DAMN good, both tongue and mood... Good enough to actually take time to sign in and tell y'all who already know. Much respect.
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RenatoDR12

July 15th, 2014 at 6:13 PM ^

As far as cellaring goes, I would dedicate a fridge (or mini fridge) to beers you want to age. Set it to around 50-55F.

If you don't have access to a dedicated beer fridge, try to keep it in an area that holds as constant a temperature as possible (for most people it is in their basement) and in a closed door cabinet or box. The most important things to remember:

1. Don't let it come into contact with sunlight

2. Keep it as constant a temperature as possible. 

So your garage is probably not a great place.

As far as how long you should cellar a bottle, it depends on the beer. For example, I have some '13 and '14 KBS in my collection, and a few other Barrel-Aged goodies. I'll try to cellar them for a while and maybe do a vertical tasting if I am able to get my hands on some '11 and '12 KBS.

IPAs don't really age well, because one of the first flavors to go are the hoppy floral notes. The fresher the better for IPAs.

I think beers that derive their flavor from malts and/or non perishable adjuncts and additives age the best. The flavors change dramatically. I like to drink a bottle of KBS as fresh as possible, cellar one for a year and see what it tastes like.

I think stouts and porters age the best, but cellaring a Backwoods Bastard would be fun, too.

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BRBLUE

July 15th, 2014 at 8:20 AM ^

I went to the Shorts 10th Anniversery Party a few months back and they had 99 of their beers on tap... what caught my eye was they had a burbon barrel series with all of their regular line beers...huma lumpa, bellaire brown, pandamonium and so on, which was nice. I know they are coming out with burbon barrel version of evil urges which is a belgian dark strong ale. 

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doughboy

July 15th, 2014 at 10:25 AM ^

Dirty Bastard is excellent.  Had my first in Disney couple years ago and I'm fortunate to be in Michigan so it's become a regular for me.  As for the All-Day IPA, I'm not a fan.  Love the Centennial and Bell's Two Hearted, but the All-Day is VERY bitter for me.

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Go Blue in MN

July 15th, 2014 at 12:56 PM ^

Session IPAs all tend to be that way it seems.  If I'm in the mood for something lighter but still hoppy, I'll usually go for a pale ale, which tends to be similar in alcohol content but is more balanced that the session IPAs.  New Glarus Moon Man is an example of an incredible pale ale that I just had for the first time a couple weeks ago.  New Glarus does not ship outside of WI, however.

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