Hardcore Craft Beer

Carpentersville, IL

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Utopias Barrel - Aged World Wide Stout (2021)

Definitely a big boy. Ages well. Caramelized sugars. Molasses. Some booze. Bitter bitter cocoa.

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Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2019)

Still a fair amount of cocoa and decent amount of coffee.

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about 1 year ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2010)

Showing age. Tastes a bit old. Still a fair amount of coffee.

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about 1 year ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2011)

Also a fair amount of coffee. Very smooth. The cocoa seems to be missing.

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about 1 year ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2012)

A bit of oxidation. Almost no life in carbonation. Roasty. Some coffee. Not as strong as the others.

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about 1 year ago

 

120 Minute IPA (2009)

Pretty sweet. Very caramel forward. It’s quite nice, actually.

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KBS Espresso (2020)

The espresso is still very much there. Aging very well.

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over 1 year ago

 

Frootwood (2022)

Bottle in 2021. Not loving this. Didn’t age well. Maple syrup is gone. Smell is kind of gross.

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over 1 year ago

 

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2004)

Want more punch. It’s a little too past its prime.

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Frootwood

Straight fruit juice at this point

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BA Blueberry Braggot

Lose the blueberry a little bit. Has more booze

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almost 2 years ago

 
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about 2 years ago

 

Olde School (2013)

Smell is INTENSE but the flavor is quite caramel, faint hops, and some leather forward.

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about 2 years ago

 
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Kriek 100% Lambic

Unknown year but it’s old. Cellar temp. Cherry. Acidic.

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Chocolate Cherry KBS

The cherry is not very strong and.l not medicinal. The cocoa is more pronounced.

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over 2 years ago

 

KBS Espresso (2020)

The espresso has become more roasty and not so much on the bitter side.

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over 2 years ago

 

Devil Dancer (2014)

Oxidation. Malts are coming up a little more. Drinks like a Barleywine. Get a fair amount of cardboard.

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over 2 years ago

 
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over 2 years ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2017)

Noticeable coffee. Really stands out. The dark cocoa brings up the rear

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over 2 years ago

 

Classic Gueuze (2013)

Smells far more sour than it tastes. Funky. Tasty

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over 2 years ago

 

DKML

Well…. It still sucks

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over 2 years ago

 

Doom (2017)

Lots of hops and def a BA IPA

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over 2 years ago

 
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over 2 years ago

 

Wake Up World Wide Stout (2022)

Hot damn. There’s coffee in there but there’s plenty of booze too. Holy shit

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Lou Pepe Framboise (2014)

So much Cantillon. Not a bad thing. But damn.

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almost 3 years ago

 

Oude Geuze Boon à L'Ancienne VAT 91 Mono Blend (2016)

Goooozy. It’s a nice balance. Great flavor and rides the acidic to tart like very well

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about 3 years ago

 

Bolt Cutter (2012)

Very smooth. Not as big with oxidation as I thought it might. It’s aged very well but is seemingly after it’s peak.

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over 3 years ago

 

Devil Dancer (2016)

Pretty hoppy, still. Tastes like a Barleywine.

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Curmudgeon’s Better Half (2018)

This aged exceptionally well

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almost 4 years ago

 

Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2018)

A lot sweeter than I expected. Held up.

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almost 4 years ago

 

Velvet Rush (2021)

Killer beer. Cocoa. Coffee. Really solid.

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almost 4 years ago

 
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almost 4 years ago

 

Curmudgeon's Better Half

The maple has morphed into a sweet honey.

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almost 4 years ago

 
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about 4 years ago

 

120 Minute IPA (2011)

Probably the best I’ve had it

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about 4 years ago