Lotsa blacks, lotsa whites, few greys

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Message FatPhil P beers 26061 º places 995 º 05:14 Wed 7/13/2016 Just typing my backlog I came across a beer with a gimick that sometimes works brilliantly, sometimes is a complete abomination, but very rarely is just "meh?". And of all gimicks - be it an ingredient, process/preparation, or style - this is probably the most divisive for me. What’s do you often love and often hate, but rarely ignore? Mine’s coffee.
Message ContemplateBeer beers 2092 º places 154 º 05:20 Wed 7/13/2016 Bourbon Barrel here; for me it really either adds some truly meaningful element, or makes the beer into an overly boozy mess. Very rarely do I feel lukewarm about them.
Message FatPhil P beers 26061 º places 995 º 06:14 Wed 7/13/2016 I was going to give a few of my runners-up, and bourbon barrel probably comes in 2nd or 3rd. I’m glad someone else volunteered it - thanks!
Message b3shine P beers 12179 º places 372 º 06:39 Wed 7/13/2016 Smoked malt.

Message rennat42 P beers 5357 º places 205 º 07:24 Wed 7/13/2016 Barrel Aged, Coffee, Vanilla and Coconut. Extra points if all are together in one beer.
Message Reynolds314 beers 3472 º places 41 º 07:27 Wed 7/13/2016 Blueberry sours. I love them when done right but I feel like they are a total mess more often then not. They also account for some of the worst beers ive ever had with Blue Lady batch 1 and My blueberry nightmare coming to mind.
Message MarcoDL beers 9588 º places 213 º 09:23 Wed 7/13/2016 Ginger. Can be lovely if combined with the right spices, additives and/or malt, but sometimes it’s really annoying or even nasty.
Message StefanSD beers 2449 º places 57 º 11:06 Wed 7/13/2016 Me, lots of shades of grey.

Message fly P beers 1490 º places 271 º 11:23 Wed 7/13/2016 Barrel aged beers for certain. Use of spices - can be subtle and nuanced and enjoyable or totally overtake a brew.
Message bartlebier beers 4526 º places 177 º 15:21 Wed 7/13/2016 Originally posted by MarcoDL Ginger. Can be lovely if combined with the right spices, additives and/or malt, but sometimes it’s really annoying or even nasty. +1 Chili. Also gruut/gruit. Often promises no holds barred exotics and then is a caramalt mint syrup mess.
Message Brigadier P beers 4930 º places 334 º 17:20 Wed 7/13/2016 Originally posted by FatPhil Just typing my backlog I came across a beer with a gimick that sometimes works brilliantly, sometimes is a complete abomination, but very rarely is just "meh?". And of all gimicks - be it an ingredient, process/preparation, or style - this is probably the most divisive for me. What’s do you often love and often hate, but rarely ignore? Mine’s coffee. I used to be big on bourbon barrel aging until everyone did 25 takes on the same thing. These days it is grapefruit and hot peppers (like jalepeno). I always go in expecting the worst but sometimes a brewery manages to make them taste better than liquid burning.