tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post8332418184039405601..comments2024-03-26T12:05:16.393+00:00Comments on Are You Tasting the Pith?: Open It! - Lexington Brewing Co. Kentucky Bourbon Barrel AleZakAveryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-72012462760342123702010-12-06T12:44:41.814+00:002010-12-06T12:44:41.814+00:00Leigh - fair do's, and you're ig, there ha...Leigh - fair do's, and you're ig, there have been a few interesting oddities out there.<br /><br />Zac - I'm struggling wth Lees Harvest at the moment - they just seem so tooth-rottingly sweet.<br /><br />Kieran - I've drunk more bad than good, but only just.ZakAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-24633289886879199152010-12-06T00:03:04.495+00:002010-12-06T00:03:04.495+00:00I have had "good" or unsoured vintages a...I have had "good" or unsoured vintages as well. I like them both.Kieran Haslett-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562970144894398803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-30425737618496902922010-12-05T19:01:28.726+00:002010-12-05T19:01:28.726+00:00Didn't open a Gales last night as I'm keep...Didn't open a Gales last night as I'm keeping the '06 bottles for my son's birthdays.<br /><br />However I did open a JW Lees Harvest Ale 2005 which was rather nice. It seemed to have mellowed really well and didn't taste anywhere near its 11.5% ABV<br /><br />Zac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-53048837502215248642010-12-05T14:46:13.433+00:002010-12-05T14:46:13.433+00:00Surprisingly, I've been most interested with w...Surprisingly, I've been most interested with what people actually have - despite normally shying away from such pissing contests. There have been some awesome-sounding beers out there!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-41194031455228488832010-12-05T07:03:56.078+00:002010-12-05T07:03:56.078+00:00Kieran - that's an interesting point of view. ...Kieran - that's an interesting point of view. Maybe if I hadn't had 'good' bottles of POA, I wouldn't feel so disappointed by 'bad' bottles. Maybe I haven't got an open enough mind, or maybe I've heard to many tales about the poor sanitation control at the old Gales brewery to want to have an open mind. Or maybe I should just Open It! tonight and see for myself. And you're right about the lack of beer character - it was more like the results of <a href="http://www.thebeerboy.co.uk/211007.html" rel="nofollow">'grogging'</a> than it was a beer.<br /><br />Barry - I bow before your wit, sir!<br /><br />Ghostie - there's no willy-waving here, just the observation that sometimes a beer that you know nothing about has a greater pull than one you know is going to be spectacular. Sort of an inverse Reluctant Scooper, I guess.ZakAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-64921545218985589792010-12-05T00:39:10.885+00:002010-12-05T00:39:10.885+00:00If were all going to be 'willy waving' aro...If were all going to be 'willy waving' around town then I can only say that all the 'open it' articles I've read so far are all beers that are comfortable in my cellar. And will be for a few years yet, apart from yours Zak, so I guess you win! Is it just me but does it sound like Gales POA should be in a nursing home? (Decadence Frambozen - so good!!)Ghost Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753576955816756710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-44910336604249199022010-12-04T22:49:40.804+00:002010-12-04T22:49:40.804+00:00Are you drinking that sans Andreas Falt?Are you drinking that sans Andreas Falt?Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-87372102472347736522010-12-04T22:29:43.144+00:002010-12-04T22:29:43.144+00:00I dont mind the still lambicesqe latter POA vintag...I dont mind the still lambicesqe latter POA vintages. <br /><br />I had the kentucky bourbon ale the other week. big barrel character , lacking 'beer' character I thought.Kieran Haslett-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562970144894398803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-52228558660987504322010-12-04T21:54:07.250+00:002010-12-04T21:54:07.250+00:00Anon - drink one and report back! Cheers to you to...Anon - drink one and report back! Cheers to you too.ZakAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-27131678527842193712010-12-04T21:47:34.209+00:002010-12-04T21:47:34.209+00:00I've got 3 bottles of 2006 Gales POA laid down...I've got 3 bottles of 2006 Gales POA laid down in my beer 'cellar'. I bought them when my son was born and was planning on drinking one on his birthday. Last birthday I had a bottle of Fullers 2006 Vintage Ale. I'm not holding out much hope for my Gales now!<br /><br />Cheers, Zac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-28409642098042245252010-12-04T21:26:25.155+00:002010-12-04T21:26:25.155+00:00Adrian - yes, I'm not holding out much hope fo...Adrian - yes, I'm not holding out much hope for them. I've had good ones from the mid-90s, at the <a href="http://www.thebeerboy.co.uk/220907.html" rel="nofollow">Gramercy Tavern in 2007</a>. I wonder if there are any stocks this side of the pond?ZakAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72277889156220824.post-68333338354492686962010-12-04T21:16:26.015+00:002010-12-04T21:16:26.015+00:00Warning: My last vintages of Gales POA were bloody...Warning: My last vintages of Gales POA were bloody awful, as dead as a dodo, I kept one for a curiosity value but the rest went down the drain — on the other hand the same brewery’s Trafalgar beer looks good in the bottle when held up to the light.Adrian Tierney-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.com