The Bar Towel

S. St. Jeb wrote:

spinrsx wrote:NAC was saying on fb that the smutty nose finest kind IPA was supposed to be at TBS in time for thanksgiving weekend..

Canadian, or American, Thanksgiving?

spinrsx wrote:Had this last night. I was expecting more bourbon. It's a good beer but not enough barrel presence for me.

DaveBar wrote:

Lukie wrote:Can anyone do an in-depth tasting of the Six Boroughs Bourbon Barrel-Aged Rye Porter? Initially when I heard about this beer I thought it was going to be just another Ontario barrel aged/over priced fizzle; but it's anything but. This beer is big, yet alcohol is well in check, even for this style. The bourbon is there in spades. Wonderful deep red shiraz aroma and taste penetrate assertively too. Even hints of sour creep in. Also, a prune lover's delight. To me this is an instant, multi-layered Porter/Stout hit; too bad it's so limited. Ontario breweries should take some notes on this one. More stuff like this please. Would love it if one of you more sophisticated palates chimed in on this hidden gem.

Had it and bought a few for the cellar. Not that bourbonie as you think. Fresh Dragon's Milk had way more bourbon. This one is pretty mellow on that scale. If you go to Great Lake Brewery they have a BB porter that is far more pronounced. Check me at beer advocate- same user name and I reviewed both within the last few weeks. Plus there are food pairings that work well too! Enjoy. By the way you will see the prices and they are pretty similar in cost per ml.

spinrsx wrote:NAC was saying on fb that the smutty nose finest kind IPA was supposed to be at TBS in time for thanksgiving weekend..

PeenSteen wrote:NAC says a lot of things.

I don't think they have ever been right about the times they have given for any beer to hit shelves. I understand that at a certain point it is out of their hands as well, but I don't ever put any stock on anything I have read/heard from them directly.

zane9 wrote:North American Craft posted this on Facebook today:

"To all fans of Craft IPA. Smuttynose Brewing Co. Finestkind IPA will now be available in over 100 Self Serve Beer stores! ‪#‎newhampshire‬ ‪#‎craft‬"

It seems that TBS Store Locator doesn't allow a refined search for self-serve stores. Are all stores in Hamilton "we-serve-you"? Thanks for any help.

Ukie wrote:Upper James and Fennel is self serve defintely , maybe Waterdown or Westcliffe Mall, not sure.

Actually just search for Smuttynose in Hamilton and if stores come up you can check stock and see if they have any.

And then race there before me .......good luck with that! Lol!

Ukie wrote:

zane9 wrote:North American Craft posted this on Facebook today:

"To all fans of Craft IPA. Smuttynose Brewing Co. Finestkind IPA will now be available in over 100 Self Serve Beer stores! ‪#‎newhampshire‬ ‪#‎craft‬"

It seems that TBS Store Locator doesn't allow a refined search for self-serve stores. Are all stores in Hamilton "we-serve-you"? Thanks for any help.

Upper James and Fennel is self serve defintely , maybe Waterdown or Westcliffe Mall, not sure.

Actually just search for Smuttynose in Hamilton and if stores come up you can check stock and see if they have any.

And then race there before me .......good luck with that! Lol!

jeremyg wrote:ugh can't wait for finestkind. had it once before, absolutely loved it. just smashes you in the face with hops.

Blasphomet wrote:

jeremyg wrote:ugh can't wait for finestkind. had it once before, absolutely loved it. just smashes you in the face with hops.

When is it coming? Any rough dates yet?

Number8 wrote:Nevermind about Finest Kind. I'm still waiting on Harvest Ale to come to TBS.