105

going shopping for these today
last call if someone wants some

thanks for the offer chief but im good

Amazing to me how only like 20 people show up to moms release.

2 x 08
2 x 09
2 x 10
12 x 12

t4t

WAT!!!

the 08 and 09 are the perfect storms, right?
how did that happen, you were offered them for extra $?

i think a big part of it is because they take online orders ahead of time so people dont feel the need to wait outside. also, consdering a lot of people dropped a ton of money the week before at hotd.

just my guess? i bet if people knew they had the option to buy previous vintages it would be a different story. thats pretty badass you got some 08 and 09. im pretty jealous

ill toast to your super gz accomplishment and drink my last moms this evening

they brought out a few cases of 08-11 in addition to 12
i would have had some last year but some dickbag spent $800+ buying it all up right infront of me

agreed on all fronts, plus minimum 60 miles drive to the middle of nowhere oregon coast
ill be drinking a 12 ton8 thats ofc

so, did the 08 and 09 come at a premium price?

yea, 5 bucks a year

Had a bunch of brooklyn stuff recently. Their lager is an easy go to at places with fewer options.

thats clearly terrible. i would have done the samsies

talk to me peeps. what brews you planning on consuming on turkey day?

i have a bunch of pumpkin brews that i thought would be fitting for before, during and after eating. thinking about mother of all storms as dessert since i didnt get to it the other night

i hope to have current abyss by thursday, maybe a kbs
and some more celebration ale

Friday is the date for my final "interview" for the brewing position. I feel pretty confident about the beers I produced for them. My fingers are crossed they are carbonated in time, otherwise I might be forced to take growlers.

GL

i will buy your beer

i forsee it initially being primarily on-site consumption with very limited runs of bottles depending on the size of the system. there are many unknowns which will hopefully be hashed out friday.

Gonna need more details ofc
And super good lucks

General Stakem doesn't need luck, he just needs his maximum exbeerience because he's the goddamn beer general and that's more than enough. I salute you and raise by Beaver Beer blonde to you.

Elevator Brewing Company Wicked Goat - Never again. I wonder if I just got a bad batch but it is the first ever beer I could clearly finish and had to pour down the drain.

And I have drank Steele Reserve, Hurricane, and Beast Ice.

its an ipa aged in whiskey?
huge nty based on preconceived notions

It seriously came out about as horrible as possible. (at least imho). Some hipster in Reynoldsburg is currently the only other person
on BA to have reviewed it.

*I can't attest to him being a hipster, I just feel like they have to be.

Here is your friendly beer-related service announcement for the holidays.

The illusive, majestic, monk crafted and highly acclaimed westy 12 will be available in gift pack "bricks" that contain 6 bottles and a commerative glass. This is a "one-time" only export sale to assist the monks with renovations to the monestary and a last ditch effort to crush the westy black market.

It will be released exclusively at Total Wine stores on December 12th. Prices starting at $86 so id imagine $100 will be common place. Whike thats a hefty price, it comes out to like $12 a bottle or so depending on what the glass price is. clearly too horrible considering the black market price that starts at $40 a bottle. I for one will clearly be making this purchase mainly due to total wine being something unseen in PA. If anyone sees these and takes the plunge, id be curious to hear your opinion. Id be even more curious if you did a side by side comparison of westy, rochefort 10 and bernardus apt 12. I already have a strong opinion and dont want to influence.

"vinegar" would lead me to believe your bottle was infected. Also, your other descriptors dont match up with what the other reviewer states. Its very probable that its infected. Thats the risk with barrel aging anything.

do you know if its online ordering at all?
ofc id have to drive for hours, but westy is proal worth it on a one-time basis

i have no idea how total wine works. the only one ive been in was in florida. i think there is one on the Md/PA border. if you have one in mind and want to pursue this, it proelbay wouldnt hurt to ask

I was wondering the same thing to be honest. To date I've never had an issue with any barrel aged beers but there is a first time for everything.

fucking hell abyss is 2 per person limit at belmont
fuck me

wait a couple months and your local slurpee station will have cases

deschutes has decided they dont care about the locals when it comes to abyss
unless it does clearly sell then you can find the stoic or holy fig black butte xxiv for months
mad, have to drive all over portland tomorrow it seems

though my local spot would sell me a case when they finally get it (if)

This post has been edited by blind_chief on Tue - Nov 20 2012 - 23:21:51

Oak (well, wet wood in general) is the perfect habitat for beer spoiling organisms. I have had plenty of barrel aged beers that tasted good at first release but rapidly declined as they sat in the bottles.

Off the top of my head the following breweries have all recalled or at least acknowledged releasing beer they thought was good but after the fact it was brought to their attention that there was widespread infections: Alpine brewery, Shorts, Deschutes, Oakshire, East End, Laughing Dog, Midnight Sun...there are more but im having a brain fart. Deschutes had an infection with 300 barrels (25,000 22oz bottles) worth of Abyss their barrel aged imperial stout in 2009 that also existed in their barrel aged barleywine mirror mirror. After the problem was reported they had a sensory panel do blind tastings and their lab guys chemically test samples. They identified the problem as the barrels. Since that event, they have started pasteurizing the barrels (and i believe the beer once it is removed and ready to be bottled.)

well...if you're going to portland/belmont tomorrow
scope out the upright bottle situation

Fuck me, they have bear republic racer X in bottles. Joe you need to hop on that shit! One of the best clearly talked about DIPA's ever

is it wrong that i have regular access to racer x and ive never been overly impressed?
granted it never super fresh in salem, but never super old either. if its within a few weeks ill certainly pick one up for science.

oh no...its in the bottle now and shit has changed?
ive only ever had it on draft or growler

what are you looking for from them? since i dont care for sours i basically ignore them

its been a while since i had it last, maybe its better than remembered
but i dont recall it being anything overly spectacular. guess ill buy it again.

the sours are what gets them all the attention but i fell in love with their saisons from the first sip
bellmont lists upright late harvest as being available. id take1 or 2 if they still got them

got you a late harvest
and can i get a dan eta on how long you will be in PA

block 15 strawberry fields
its much softer than expected. clearly overly tart or sour, nice strawberry flavor thats clearly in your face. clearly bad at all.

thanks man!

ohhh me jelly

i could have gotten you one, soz m8.
was fucking stupid driving into portland today. many rainy, many wrecks, early thanksgiving traffic...