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"Decay buys too many beaters" (decay) 11/20/2016 at 17:40 • Filed to: Beerlopnik

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Found a thing, am excited.

No idea how they managed this kind of alcohol content.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 17:51

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Holy moly that’s a strong beer.

Matt Nichelson > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 17:53

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Highest one I have ever had was Tokyo from Brewdog. That one was 18.2 abv. Brewdog is know for having done very high abv beer over the years. I’ve always wanted to try Utopias from Sam Adams (29% last I checked) but it’s insanely expensive and hard to get. That one you’ve got sounds really good.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 17:53

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HUUUUUUGGGEE specific gravity and tough tough yeast!

Decay buys too many beaters > gin-san - shitpost specialist 11/20/2016 at 17:54

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Yeah, I’m a huge fan of strong ales and stouts, but this is about 4% stronger than anything else I’ve had. I’ll be curious to see if that overpowers the overall flavor too much.

Decay buys too many beaters > Matt Nichelson 11/20/2016 at 17:59

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Ooo, you’ve just given me a few more to add to the list! I was randomly given a taste of an earlier Avery barrel aged offering about a year ago that was delicious. This is the first bottle I’ve found since then, so I’m hoping it lives up to the high standard it set in my memory.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 18:36

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Dogfish Head has a few super-high ABV beers like that. Higher Math is 17%, 120 Minute IPA is 18%, and Fort is 20%. I’ve had Fort and Higher Math, and both are overwhelmingly alcohol-flavored.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Matt Nichelson 11/20/2016 at 19:31

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Utopias is interesting, the flavor is somewhere between bourbon and brandy.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 19:59

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Did you have to go to Boulder to find it? I’m probably gonna get a relative a 6 5 of them for Christmas

Decay buys too many beaters > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 11/20/2016 at 20:09

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Funny enough, found it in some random bottleshop in rural PA. Haven’t even been able to find it in Portland, but there it was just sitting in one of the shop’s coolers.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 20:10

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Damn. Stuff’s made 40 miles from where I am and it’s pretty much only available at the brewery. Whoever works there must know somebody, lol.

Decay buys too many beaters > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 11/20/2016 at 20:19

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Yeah the only other time I’d seen it (and the only reason I’d heard about the brand) was from a friend who was coming back from a cross country road trip that took him through Boulder. He said the same, that they basically only sell stuff directly.

Matt Nichelson > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 20:30

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Good deal. I’m a beer dork. I’m somewhere over 400 by now on different ones i have tried. I’m fun at parties, dontcha know.

Do they sell Abita where you live? They also have a really good barrel aged coffee stout, though it is only 10%.

Matt Nichelson > PanchoVilleneuve ST 11/20/2016 at 20:33

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That’s what I have heard. No head, very boozy, not so much a beer as it is an experiment in the limits of beer making.

Decay buys too many beaters > Matt Nichelson 11/20/2016 at 20:37

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I’ve had quite a number as well, probably not that high, but I’ve got a good 150 or so empty bottles saved of beers I’ve liked (only just recently started using untapped). I’ll have to look, but sadly the northwest is pretty dry for good darks, it’s all about the IPAs here.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Matt Nichelson 11/20/2016 at 21:15

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They use special genetically modified yeast that can survive the high alcohol levels, and in recent runs they’ve pushed it even more by adding maple syrup to the wort, providing more fermentable sugar.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 22:06

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Have you been over to loyal legion or cascade brewing in SE?

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 11/20/2016 at 22:17

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Have not been to loyal legion, but love cascade! One of the first places I bring guys from out of town, that and hair of the dog.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 22:22

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Loyal legion is excellent, tons of beer on tap and the taps are always changing.

Raccoon lodge on Beaverton Hillsdale has cascade stuff, well, it is a cascade location. But on our side of town.

Haven’t been to hair of the dog. Need to.

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 11/20/2016 at 22:28

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Right on! I’ll check out both. My normal taphouse is 649, but looks like it is about a quarter the size of loyal legion.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 22:38

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Haven’t even heard of that one! Green Dragon is also worth checking out. Just had a cherry habanero stout there the other night. Nice kick and decent flavor.

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 11/20/2016 at 22:43

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Cherry habanero, that sounds like an interesting one! I’ll have to check that out as well.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 23:09

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I believe it was a rogue concoction.

Matt Nichelson > Decay buys too many beaters 11/20/2016 at 23:58

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Ah yeah. Dogfish Head and such are huge out there I imagine. We have Terrapin down here and they are known for very hoppy brews. I’ve never been a huge IPA fan though. Porters and stouts are where it’s at for me along with Trappist style. 

Matt Nichelson > PanchoVilleneuve ST 11/21/2016 at 00:00

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Interesting, didn’t know about the syrup part. I know they have gradually climbed a little bit higher on abv. I think it was around 25 or so when they started producing it.

Decay buys too many beaters > Matt Nichelson 11/21/2016 at 00:15

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Dogfish head isn’t as popular as your expect. We have a crap ton of local breweries. Deschutes and Widmer are probably the most easily accessible everywhere, but there is a brewpub on just about every other corner in Portland.

But yeah I’m right there with you on stouts and porters, well done ones have similar depth and flavor profile to my real drink if choice, scotch.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Matt Nichelson 11/21/2016 at 09:48

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Yeah, their yeast proved strong enough that it was still alive after converting all the malt sugars. So they kept going.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > Decay buys too many beaters 06/15/2017 at 14:30

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HOLY NECROPOST BATMAN- I managed to get a hold of some around new years day and it was amazing- I couldn’t beleive they could make such a boozy beer so drinkable and sweet

Decay buys too many beaters > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 06/15/2017 at 14:38

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Actually since then I finally annoyed the local bottle shop in to offering a limited selection of their brews. Haven’t had one that disappoints yet.