Central Waters Reserve

There seems to be a bunch of good beers rolling in this week, and 2 we are getting the most calls about are finally here. Anello at Central Waters is a master at barrel aging, and anyone who's had anything from their Brewers Reserve series can attest to that. If you haven't had Central Waters Peruvian Morning ($11.99, 4-pack), it's not to be missed. As a fan of Coffee Stouts, I think it deserves to be put right up there with the best of them.  I would suggest aging it a little, as a bottle of last years that I held on to for 6 or 7 months seemed to smooth out nicely. I'd like to have kept it longer, but lasting that length of time was an impressive feat for me.  Coffee beers have a short life at my house (coffee beans don't last very long either). I just tried this year's and it is absolutely phenomenal, with a perfect balance of coffee and bourbon flavors doing a happy dance in your mouth.  I must drink this every day!

This is the first time we've been able to get their Bourbon-Barrel Imperial Stout ($11.99, 4-pack), which according to their site is their most sought after beer.  These are my 2 favorite brews from Central Waters and definitely deserve much more love than they get from beer geek nation.  Luckily, this year the prices have come down and they've switched to four-packs, so both of these have turned in to a stellar value if you like Imperial Stouts. We still have a little bit of last year's Y2K Barleywine, and should be receiving their Bourbon-Barrel Barleywine and Bourbon-Barrel Cherry Stout sometime in early March.  I believe both of those are scheduled to be packaged next week. Have @ it.