Checkins
67
World class Cantillon (so much peach), fine cheeses and Pearl Jam floor seats all in Barcelona. Good times
about 1 year ago
Checkins
67
General rating
4.75
World class Cantillon (so much peach), fine cheeses and Pearl Jam floor seats all in Barcelona. Good times
about 1 year ago
Superb way to prepare for the Barcelona Pearl Jam concert.
about 1 year ago
Curmudgeon’s Better Half (2018) K
Aged 5+ yes. Nose says bready malt w/ hint of maple. Taste says hint my ass. Blast of maple followed by boozy burn. Loved this as 2009 Nemesis. Only downside is it thins out after the initial flavors. Maple lasts, but weirdly not much malt or burn in end.
over 1 year ago
None of these dusty Nemesis’ are safe from me on local shelves. In the words of Daniel Day-Lewis, “You're strong, you survive. You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you!”
over 1 year ago
Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2019) K
Just over 5yrs old. 2019 was a super chocolate year for KBS & with time stripping away the bitter roast, it’s even more chocolate forward. Smoother & more viscous than I recall. Gotta do a big KBS vertical soon.
over 1 year ago
Aged 11+yrs. Nose is fairly tame w/ oak & no signs of age. Weirdly none. Rich, carbed, tobacco-y, slight sweetness & smooth. This could easily age much longer. Glad I have more.
over 1 year ago
Aged 12+yrs. Nose says age, oak & maybe sweetness is on the way. Wow, dense with heat, toffee, some caramel & tobacco from age. Still has oak. Lost a little carb, but smooth & complex. Aged like a champ. Gonna mess around & post on Insta.
over 1 year ago
Someone found more dust collecting bottles in the back of shop. Tobacco, malt, heat. They don’t make them like this anymore.
over 1 year ago
This is silly. Gberg needs to send me some chocolate beignets to finish it off.
over 1 year ago
Heaven. No one here at opening. Paired with goat Brie,, Ritz and lobster bisque. Great apricot.
over 1 year ago
Cellared 13yrs w/ glassware. Nose is magical figs & sweetness. Was a fig bomb when fresh. My cellar is the best. No oxidation. We have dark fruits, plenty of sweet fig juice, some burn & hints of tobacco. Great blend. Better than fresh. Easy 15% drinker.
over 1 year ago
Have to go to city tomorrow. Mini beer tour will happen I’m sure. Maybe Carmine St?
over 1 year ago
Such an easy end of night choice. Gotta keep finding more of these dusty bastards. I mean nemesis’.
over 1 year ago
So this sits gathering dust at a shop for years & a day after I post, the last 4 packs are sold? A “friend” is jumping my stash. Anyway, spent a day scouring little shops & digging through dust to score a bunch. Eat this post as I cleared the shelves dick
over 1 year ago
Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2018) K
Spent the day traversing LI hunting for beer in dusty spots. Good times. Found this “shelf turd” for $9! Easy to open & leave its bros in my cellar. It’s a smooth maple chocolate chuggable beast. The coffee has faded along w/ the roasted bitterness.
over 1 year ago
Classic pairing. Love that I found a stash of these gathering dust nearby. Happy 🦃 Day!
over 1 year ago
Big time malty bitter hop bomb. A classic American BW. No sweetness, just malt, slight tobacco, and a bitter hop assault. Mmmmm. Some sweetness coming out as it warms further. Double mmmmm
over 1 year ago
Bottled 12+ yrs ago on 2/9/11. Still viscous & roasted. Carb is fine. Sugary chocolate of 6 yrs in is mostly gone. A delightful roasted smooth RIS from the pre barrel era. As it warms further some hidden chocolate emerges. Happy to have more. #cellardive
over 1 year ago
It’s time to thank the great family that runs @Bodecall in Malaga, Spain. Our first stop was there & besides great Cantillon for our trip, they gave insane food recs that took us 100s of miles. We went all the way to Sanlúcar & loved it all. Gracias
about 2 years ago
Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2020) K
Sharing with a newb who worked at 75 Main. Cheers Jesus
about 2 years ago
Pre-gaming European style for 11pm Spanish dinner. Gonna fill a glass and walk with it through Malaga for the next bottle.
about 2 years ago
Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2021) K
BYOB ftw. What a pairing with the tuna onslaught to come.
about 2 years ago
Young, but vibrant next to delicacies in the land of tuna. What a pairing. Many thanks for allowing BYOB at Bibo. 🙏🏻
about 2 years ago
Classic KBS nose w/ hint of cinnamon. Expected KBS roast plus more cinnamon than vanilla. Not sweet nor especially well blended. Kinda harsh all around. As it warms more, a splash of vanilla starts to come through. Additives don’t bring much here. 4.21
almost 4 years ago
Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2017) K
Spades is back. A little muted with not a ton of bite or carb. Still good roast and ends with some more maple than I thought. #FUCV
about 4 years ago
My sis made me try it. The nose is classic fbs, kbs, cbs. Roasted bitterness. The flavor is not. Immediate sweet bourbon, maple & vanilla. Infused? All good. The expected bitterness & acidity of the porter is masked. Enjoyable. 4.22 #FUCV
over 4 years ago
Curmudgeon’s Better Half (2018) K
Giving a lesson I. Barleywines and old ales with maple. Sweet and good. #FUCV
over 4 years ago
Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2017) K
Plenty of roasted coffee left. Good stuff in the cold. Added bonus of a Maurice Richard poem reading by a Montreal native. #FUCV
over 4 years ago
Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2018) K
Sometimes you have to pick up the slack of your noob beer need friends. Damn as this earns it is heaven. Maple sugary goodness but not overwhelming. I’m engaging fireplace and chilling. #FUCV
over 4 years ago
KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) K
I mean it’s not a KBS. It’s a dessert. Good for what it is. #FUCV
over 4 years ago
Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2018) K
Really a great beer. In a time of fortified maple beers, this OG is subtly awesome. #FUCV
over 4 years ago
Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2020) K
Bringing my boys up the beer curve. KBS night. #FUCV
over 4 years ago
Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2019) K
Aged a little over a year. Not smooth, creamy or sweet. Good. Enough of refined everything. Roasted bitterness, bourbon burn & chocolate finish. Maple in the background, where it belongs (unless we’re talking flapjacks). To early for flapjacks? #FUCV
over 4 years ago
KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) K
Nose is pure fudgy coffee. No beer. Taste is heavily sweetened smooth rich coffee w/ only roasted stout & bourbon in the long aftertaste. It does what it sets out to do in the same way pastry stouts do. Now get off my lawn. #FUCV
over 4 years ago
‘20 release born on 11/14/19? Continues to smooth out. Plenty of espresso while being less abrasive. Nice hint of sweetness.
over 4 years ago
Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2020) K
Just don’t get bitter roasted bourbon stouts these days. Always a classic. Get off my lawn. #FUCV
over 4 years ago