tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post4898614863952920111..comments2024-03-26T12:05:16.393+00:00Comments on Are You Tasting the Pith?: 1992 Courage Russian Imperial Stout and Three Floyds Dark LordZakAveryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-50537800532783568982010-02-14T23:06:42.173+00:002010-02-14T23:06:42.173+00:00There is no higher praise for a beer than to be ni...There is no higher praise for a beer than to be nice. I mean, who'd drink a beer that wasn't nice, eh?<br /><br />I should credit Ron's stash here as the source of my Courage Russian Imperial.<br /><br />Ron is nice.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-36586409568283353832010-02-14T20:36:33.881+00:002010-02-14T20:36:33.881+00:00I have 1 x 99, 1 x 2003 and a pretty good spread o...I have 1 x 99, 1 x 2003 and a pretty good spread of every vintage since.Kieran Haslett-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562970144894398803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-53522333320475030392010-02-14T19:25:42.240+00:002010-02-14T19:25:42.240+00:00Yeah, so what, I drank Pliny the Younger last week...Yeah, so what, I drank Pliny the Younger last week ;)<br /><br />I kind of love the hype that surrounds Dark Lord and am fascinated that one beer can have such a huge following to allow a whole day to be dedicated to it. On the flip side I hate that on this day people will queue up, buy their stash and then sell half of it or use half of it in trades. I don't like that. But I do wish that a brewery and a beer could have that kind of hype in the UK - it adds some build up and excitement to the beer scene rather than simply releasing it into the market.Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-54618521903364369752010-02-14T18:24:49.009+00:002010-02-14T18:24:49.009+00:00I'm glad the beer has stood the test of time. ...I'm glad the beer has stood the test of time. I am down to my last seven bottles and I haven't opened one for a while. Cheers, SteveThe Beer Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418201851697711865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-76194035941524680912010-02-14T16:39:08.815+00:002010-02-14T16:39:08.815+00:00Yet to have a three floyds beer - my US buddies ra...Yet to have a three floyds beer - my US buddies rave about thier Alpha King. Love the label too, 80's heavy metal, but in a good way. Like a Budgie album cover!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-29744854671790089252010-02-14T08:42:13.236+00:002010-02-14T08:42:13.236+00:00Ron - I'm curious to know how much you bought,...Ron - I'm curious to know how much you bought, and how much you've drunk - have you been trying a couple of bottles a year?<br /><br />Kieran - I visited a UK brewer recently who was saying that they would love to produce THA again, so I'm sure it won't be out of production for long. Are they all of one vintage, or did you manage to sprread your purchases a bit?ZakAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-8068157156183250822010-02-13T22:57:55.861+00:002010-02-13T22:57:55.861+00:00Much like my Thomas Hardy buying spree post the an...Much like my Thomas Hardy buying spree post the announcement that O'Hanlon's were giving up the contract. I think I have about 60 in the cellar now.Kieran Haslett-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562970144894398803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-36323106475526017122010-02-13T13:30:14.952+00:002010-02-13T13:30:14.952+00:00I bought them straight after S & N announced t...I bought them straight after S & N announced they would no longer brew it.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-61856771119201307352010-02-13T09:37:50.704+00:002010-02-13T09:37:50.704+00:00Beer Nut - are you damning Dark Lord with faint pr...Beer Nut - are you damning Dark Lord with faint praise?<br /><br />Adrian - hey, don't feel bad - pointy hats look good on you<br /><br />Paul - a great way of ageing beer, although I hope it isn't behind a radiator or something<br /><br />Kieran - I was surprised (and a bit pleased) that Dark Lord didn't have a brighter hop character, to be honest. I've no doubt it will get better as it ages, but whether it's good for the long haul remains to be seen.<br /><br />Ron - is this a stash that you bought on release, or a recent purchase? And as for empyreumatic, I'm sure your blog was the place I saw it last.ZakAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-72986140738593448982010-02-13T09:00:11.575+00:002010-02-13T09:00:11.575+00:00I've got 50-odd bottles of 1992 and 1993 Coura...I've got 50-odd bottles of 1992 and 1993 Courage Russian Stout. The best beer I've tried by a considerable distance was one of the 1993's.<br /><br />Great to see the word empyreumatic used for the first time in 100 years to describe a beer.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-74939705390004532142010-02-13T00:32:01.561+00:002010-02-13T00:32:01.561+00:00I love old beers. When I bought my 1979 Thomas Har...I love old beers. When I bought my 1979 Thomas Hardy's I tried to get a bottle Courage RIS but the chap selling them had run out. <br />I know which beer I would be more excited to try. American Imperial Stouts always just miss the mark a little in my opinion. I find they are often heavily hopped with new world variety's late in the boil (or dry hopped), overly neutral in fermentation character and often to light in body. A high alcohol hoppy stout is fine but its not the same as what I like a RIS to be i.e. a mature slick viscous fruity, bitter, fortified Cuban cigar of a beer.Kieran Haslett-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562970144894398803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-3280914259622627312010-02-12T22:19:43.988+00:002010-02-12T22:19:43.988+00:00I've got a bottle of Courage Imperial Stout so...I've got a bottle of Courage Imperial Stout somewhere. Still lost in our move. It dates from about 1991/1992. I really should drink it when I find it.Paul Garrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393405914271508860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-6482257170074333512010-02-12T18:33:04.680+00:002010-02-12T18:33:04.680+00:00I gave away a bottle of Courage’s Imperial in the ...I gave away a bottle of Courage’s Imperial in the late 1990s when I won it at some CAMRA bazaar, wasn’t that hot on dark beers then. Now where’s that dunce’s hat?<br />Dark Lord you won’t be surprised to hear is in 1001, written by the peerless Don Russell.Adrian Tierney-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-80122334932304531142010-02-12T16:27:49.127+00:002010-02-12T16:27:49.127+00:00Had both of them. *Sniff*
Dark Lord is nice.Had both of them. *Sniff*<br /><br />Dark Lord is nice.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com