Well, here it is, the famous Rare Bourbon County Stout from Goose Island in Chicago, IL. And yes, this was brewed before A-B InBev took over. It’s easily regarded as one of the best Imperial Stouts to ever be made. If you were lucky enough to find a bottle last year when they were released, it set you back a whopping $45+ USD, depending upon the store. I brought my bottle down to Delaware this past weekend to share with my friend Matt, as this is one beer we’ve both been dying to try.

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Censored is an odd name for a beer, but Lagunitas offers this explanation: “The original name of this original ale was originally derived from an origin so heinous that we cannot reveal its aboriginal oregano.” Hmm…wonder what it was. For now I’ll play along and call it Censored. This should be a more malt forward beer, but hopefully not sticky sweet. It should also present itself as a good fall beer. Time to dive in.

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Mike is back in Philadelphia and sits down with us to take a look at The Bruery’s 3rd Anniversary beer, Cuir. This 14.50% Old Ale is created using the solera method, racking each anniversary beer on top of the remains from the previous year. This particular version of Cuir is 25% bourbon barrel aged.

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This past week was the lead up to Savor here in DC and there were a few beer events around. One such event was a Sierra Nevada event at Rustico in Arlington, VA. This event featured 15 different Sierra Nevada beers, but there was only one that I really wanted to try, the 2×4. This rare Belgian Strong Dark Ale has been on my must find list for a while. A mixture of 40% quad aged in brandy barrels with dates and currants, and 60% Dubbel — this beer has always looked promising.

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Every now and then when browsing through the beer selection at your local store you stumble upon something you have never heard of, with a strange name and at a decent price. That is what happened with the Schneider Aventinus from Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH (that is the only time I’ll make you read that). This Weizenbock from Kelheim, Germany claims to be “Germany’s Original Wheat-Doppelbock,” this should have an interesting combination of flavors with an old world style.

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