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Originally Posted by sonick
TGIF! Can't wait to pick up a pack of Hermannator after work.
Did anybody end up successfully (by successfully I mean not caving in and drinking it lol) cellaring it from last year? Interested to hear how it compares last year vs this year, and after aging.
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Ha, I attempted to cellar it and caved. Barley Mowat cellars it and regularly compares it against earlier editions and itself as it advances in age, though it's possible you're aware of that already. From his blog:
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Vancouver Island Hermannator 2012
Cellared October 2012
Sampled March 2014 — Next sample ~Spring 2014
Bottles left: 15 (33cl + 1 65cl)
Now: 8/10 — Potential: 9/10
Notes: Big beauty of a malt-heavy beer. That last bottle was smoothly amazing, but needs a bit more time for the deeper complexity to reassert itself.
Vancouver Island Hermannator 2013
Cellared October 2013
Sampled December 2013 — Next sample Summer 2014
Bottles left: 6
Now: 6/10 — Potential: 8/10
Notes: More malt-forward than the 2013. Time will tell how it ages compared to the 2012.
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Originally Posted by Knight_KB
Thanks for both of these recommendations MindBomber. I really loved the vertical winter ale, such a good and easy drinking brew. That vanilla after taste is amazing. The hermannator is definitely an aquired taste. For those that aren't used to drinking high alcohol content beers, you may not like it. I personally think it tastes great considering it's very high alcohol content.
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You're welcome! Another beer for you to try would be Driftwood's Blackstone Porter. It is another great annual release with an emphasis on roasted malt, chocolate, a bit of coffee, at bitterness and the end. It is wonderfully creamy, and a reasonable 6% ABV (or at least is was last year) so you won't be completely drunk by the end of the bomber.