Burton Baton DFH

There are those who have described Dogfish's occasional experiments as either ecstasy or a train wreck in a bottle. I tend to remember the positive ones (Midas Touch, 90-Minute, World-Wide Stout well-aged), and try to forget the train wrecks.

Mind you, I've had--and even made--some superlative oak-aged beers. So do not rush to judgment based strictly on Burton Baton.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote: : There are those who have described Dogfish's occasional experiments as : either ecstasy or a train wreck in a bottle. I tend to remember the : positive ones (Midas Touch, 90-Minute, World-Wide Stout well-aged), and try : to forget the train wrecks. :

Just popped a three year old 120-Minute the other day. It ages well. The overabudance of bitterness and the cloying sweetness have both disappeared and it's become a very enjoyable drink with balance leaning to the malt side.

I liked it enough to grab a dozen bottles from the 2005 batch that was just released.

So... You don't care for it?

I have to admit, I've liked most to all of the experiments, at least of the ones I've had (I THINK I've missed only Festina Lente and maybe one other), with only the Liquor De Malt disappointing me (not a HUGE fan of Midas Touch, but it's interesting)...

But I haven't tried this yet, so I'll reserve judgement for now.

"Lew Brys>> Allagash Curieux is a shitfest of a liquid abortion and all

I'll tell you, I didn't think it was that great either, but I don't hold that kind of animosity toward it!

"Lew Bryson" though dead, wrapped in plastic, said news:8qsgf.1897$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net:

Bit of a visceral reaction to that one. I'm not a fan of most barrel- aged beers, but when I think "hey, I want this to taste a bit like wood or bourbon", "tripel" is not exactly the style that jumps to mind. IMO, it's the best tripel in the world, and it was a stinking travesty to do that to that beer.

Dan Iwerks wrote: : : Bit of a visceral reaction to that one. I'm not a fan of most barrel- : aged beers, but when I think "hey, I want this to taste a bit like wood : or bourbon", "tripel" is not exactly the style that jumps to mind. IMO, : it's the best tripel in the world, and it was a stinking travesty to do : that to that beer.

Hmmm. Is anyone in the middle on this one or it it one of those beers that provokes a love it or hate it reaction.

As far as it being the best tripel in the world, well, I think the tripel that Moortgat brews under the name Maredsous would give it a run in a side by side test, but I agree to the point that it's definitely one of the best on the planet.

snipped-for-privacy@fuvm.org (Bill Benzel) though dead, wrapped in plastic, said news:%NFgf.18$ snipped-for-privacy@monger.newsread.com:

I've only had the Maredsous once, but was pretty underwhelmed. Reasonably certain I may have gotten a bad bottle at the time.

I'd give the closest runner-up to Tripel Karmeliet.

yeah i couldn't stand the festina lente, the bottle i got was completely flat. The Aprihop i didn't like either. I am a little biased i guess when it comes to interfering with hops.