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Beer |OT2| Can't stop won't stop the fresh hop
- Thread starter distantmantra
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Great Notion appears to be coming to Seattle; I think you've posted a bunch of crowlers from them.
https://www.tekutavern.beer/events/2017/5/13/great-notion-comes-to-seattle
distantmantra
Member
Thats during Seattle Beer Week, so it could just be a special one off. Great Notion doesn't really distribute their kegs outside the taproom in Portland much.
That train left the station years ago.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Hazy Barleywines are where it's at.
Yeah possible; usually that language is used for launch events but could just be a special out of town brewer day.
We shall see I guess; they did greatly expand their brewing capacity in January.
LOL, and yeah I can't see the market sustaining many more wild ales.
I really don't understand the wild ale market or the sour ale market. They just sit on shelves endlessly.
Atomic Playboy
Member
Hazy everything. Hazy pilsners aren't far off. "It's not actually a byproduct of the brewing process, we just tossed in a bunch of sawdust. Enjoy!"
eyeball_kid
Member
Really? I've never seen much excitement for them down here.
distantmantra
Member
The good ones move quickly, it's just that everyone is trying to get in on the game and that stuff sits.
Been meaning to take a picture of my Firestone anno's (13-20); sorry not sorry for the beer porn:
Yeah guess that's true of most styles; crazy to me how many IPAs sit around forever too. The fact so much beer goes unsold I guess is part of what I don't understand about the industry as a whole.
Yeah guess that's true of most styles; crazy to me how many IPAs sit around forever too. The fact so much beer goes unsold I guess is part of what I don't understand about the industry as a whole.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Now this I can get behind.
sharkmuncher
Member
I've got record of at least a couple...
Ron Mexico
Member
I think it's almost inevitable. IPAs were a thing, sours were a thing-- it's only a matter of time. That said, I had a fantastic sour IPA from a little brewery outside Philly (Heady Danker from Kennett Brewing).
I'm personally waiting for the hazy black wild fermented IPA aged in brandy, oak, bourbon, Yellow Tail, tequila and used motor oil barrels with macerated raspberries along with some Tahitian vanilla before being bottle conditioned for exactly 178 days in a Belgian monk's apartment (provided by inBev).
sharkmuncher
Member
Sometimes I don't think brewery social marketing teams actually read posts...or GI was happy to see a bottle of 2015 Barleywine being poured down the drain. I guess they didn't have to shell out the refund, so there's that.
distantmantra
Member
Part of me wonders if there are Untappd bots that auto-toast checkins.
Sours are pretty big in my midwest neck of the woods. That being said, we sort of missed the boat on Hazys. Only a few little guys did them and they were all sort of meh.
On another topic. I am thinking about brewing.....
Where do brewers in this thread buy their stuff? I have brewed several times with a friend who has a herms setup so I am not afraid to go past the two buckets and a plastic carboy kits haha
distantmantra
Member
I buy all my stuff at local homebrew stores in Seattle. There's one near my house and another one down in South Seattle that I normally hit up. Haven't brewed in a long time, though.
There's this one guy who I used to be friends with on Untappd who would toast every checkin within a second of it being registered. Didn't matter time of day. Has to be.
There's this one guy who I used to be friends with on Untappd who would toast every checkin within a second of it being registered. Didn't matter time of day. Has to be.
distantmantra
Member
I've already trimmed back my hops, and they're coming back with a vengeance. Need to get the strings up so they can take over the pergola.
For brewers:
www.labelpeelers.com is having an insane sale on hops (mostly pellets, some leaf as well)
Everything 42% off. Got 2lbs of Citra, a lb of Mosiac and a lb of Simcoe for like 75 bucks or something only.
www.labelpeelers.com is having an insane sale on hops (mostly pellets, some leaf as well)
Everything 42% off. Got 2lbs of Citra, a lb of Mosiac and a lb of Simcoe for like 75 bucks or something only.
Second year hop plants (cascade, fuggles, goldings) with new 16ft high trellis.
All 3 plants have sprouted and this week I will cut them all back to the crown and cover with compost.
Nice. Keep us updated.
theSlacker
Member
Didn't get ticket. Am sads, but got a few other events coming up. And still over the moon about being able to get some Hornswoggler. I could drink that stuff all year round and wish I could get it that way. Really don't care about how "limited" things are and hate that extra effort and stress but whatever, it is what it is. How has your luck been recently?
Have way too much beer lol.
Horns is great, can't wait for Saturday sleeping forever ba should be amazing.
sharkmuncher
Member
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Y5NBAN2.jpg[/IMG]Seeing this happen more and more often. It has me torn. On one hand, the beer selection almost everywhere around here is excellent, but that also leads to cases where distributors over order and you have stuff like Sierra Nevada on the shelf from last summer.
theSlacker
Member
It sure would, but I know better then to hope I'd ever get to try some. Just happy with what I can get.
You in va? Happy to host a share
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The better stuff is on the shelf below.
truth
enjoy by 20_ _
The most sane post in 2 OTs
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Got a case of each hanging out in the cellar. Got 4+ years on them so far. Both are in that "If you could only drink one beer forever" category.
theSlacker
Member
You in va? Happy to host a share
Yeah. I travel down there from time to time and at releases. Next time I'll be there for sure is for Foolery in August, but I'm sure I'll be there again before that.
Missed you two times ago I was down there when our schedules couldn't work out iirc.
Unrelated. Anyone see big bottles of KBS? Pretty sure I saw a ton of them at whole foods yesterday and were gone today. First time I've seen that.
Oh that makes sense can never find Orval
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Near the end of 2015, a local shop had a random bottle of 2010 Rochefort 10 buried in a box. They were stocking things and noticed the label was different than the others. Was a great day.
Sigh. Feel the urge to get some quads this weekend now even though I bought a six pack of Mars.
Like I said, better stuff is on the shelf below.
distantmantra
Member
Heading to Port Townsend for my wife's birthday weekend. Super psyched to check out Propolis' taproom.
eyeball_kid
Member
Had the Stillwater / Casita Cerveceria collab On Fleek last night, which is a 13% Imperial Stout. Over-carbonated and no attempt to hide the booze. Big on the chocolate/cocoa flavors, and a bit of that green pepper twang that I never like in stouts.
newdayrocks
Member
Loved last year's On Fleek. Looking forward to getting more this year.
Had the Stillwater / Casita Cerveceria collab On Fleek last night, which is a 13% Imperial Stout. Over-carbonated and no attempt to hide the booze. Big on the chocolate/cocoa flavors, and a bit of that green pepper twang that I never like in stouts.
Finally found Firestone's Parabola here in Corvallis today. Talked them into letting me grab two bottles.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
AlimNassor
Banned
Tried an old rasputin stout today. It was pretty good. It's like 70ibus so why does it not taste as bitter as say an IPA that's 50IBUs? Even my Sierra Nevada Pale Ale was waaaaaay more bitter.