Max's Rare and Obscure Part 6

http://www.maxs.com/

The middle of the page has a base list of stuff that will be on tap. The site and FB should be updated later in the week.

 

Always a good time. Not as crowded as 72Hrs and the beer selection is always great as usual. There will be 30 drafts Fri., 30 more drafts Sat. and 20 more added Sun. There are currently about 45 listed on Max's webpage which are consistent with the last update I got from Casey. Casey Hard (cellar master) puts on numerous of these fests (Belg., German, Hop, Italian etc.) each year, each one with spectacular draft lists and talking to Casey over the last couple months about R&O I'm not sure I've ever seen him more excited about what he's been able to get for this Fest. Looking forward to it. See ya there. Also the Italian Fest at Max's in July is becoming one of my favorites.

 

I don't think this is on BA, but a distributor brought this to Where the Wild Beer Are last month in Brooklyn...it was pretty interesting, and better than the base beer.

Wish I still lived down in DC!

 

I'll be there Friday for a quick beer or 2. Any thoughts on what to get since I have limited time?

 

Yeah, I can't think of what to get. Too lazy to look all of these up. I will probably get Plastic Man, Brunch, and maybe the Spring Migration (don't feel like buying a whole bottle). However, the Ola Dubh 21 sounds good.

 

Managed to nab one of the 50 spots reserved for the 'special' session at this Rare and Obscure. Sheesh, where to start?

3 Fontenien Oud Gueuze Golden Blend​

Alvinne Cuvee Freddy Zymatore​

Alvinne Wild West​

Carnegie Porter 175th Anniversary Brew​

De La Senne/Blue jacket Gray Jacket​

Fritz Briem 1809 2009 Vintage​

Haandbryggeriet Blabic​

Haandbryggeriet Odins Tripple barrel Aged​

Maine Another One​

Maine Weez​

Marble/Emelisse Earl grey IPA​

Mikkeller It’s Alive Grand Marnier barrel​

Mikkeller Spontan White Grape​

Mikkeller/ To Ol Betel Gueuze​

Qhilika Mead Zymatore​

Thornbridge Imperial Stout Highland park 2006 Vintage​

Thornbridge Imperial Stout Speyside 2006 Vintage​

To Ol Dangerously Close to Stoopid​

To Ol Fuck Art this is Architecture​

 

See ya upstairs Sat., the Alvinne Wild West is very good, but I've been able to find bottles in Balt. so I'll pass on that and the Grey Jacket is just so so, but other than that lots to try. Looks like it's going to be typically great weekend at Max's.

 

Just got the final list, Holy Beer Batman! Web page isn't updated yet. Maybe John or CaptFrothy can forward the email, not to savvy about that stuff.

 

Ok, how do I get on the mailing list? I didn't see anything on their site about joining one. I'm assuming the special 50 person event is mentioned in the recent e-mail. How much is it and what does it all entail? Also, is it still open?

 

Just cut-n-paste. what a pile of goodies in store for this weekend:

DRAFT LIST: ​

ON CASK​

Union Duckpin w/Earl grey tea​

Union Duckpin w/Oolong Tea​

Union Duckpin w/Jasmine Green Tea​

Union Duckpin w/Darjeeling Tea​

Union Duckpin w/Lapsang Souchong Tea​

ON DRAFT​

Alvinne Morpheus Wild Undressed​

Allagash Golden Brett​

Amager/Mikkeller Hr Frederikson Voesel Brunch​

Bad Attitude The Dude​

Bad Attitude Kurt​

Bahnhof Berliner Weisse w/ Barley & Oats​

Bahnhof Berliner Weisse w/ Barley & Potatoes​

Ballast Point Fathom​

Beer Here Harwood​

BFM Abbaye Saint Bon Chien 2012​

Blue Mountain CCDH​

Blue Mountain Barrel Aged imperial IPA​

Burley Oak Delight​

Boulevard Saison Brett​

Bourgandel Biere Aux Myrtilles​

Bruxton Axe Edge​

De Dochter Peat Embrasse Arbeg​

De Glazen Toren Jan De Lichte Zymatore​

De Witte Amarillo Sun​

De Proef Flemish Primitive Surly Bird​

De Ranke XXX Bitter​

Djaevlebryg Schopenhauers Vilje​

Dieu Du Ciel Blanche Du Paradis​

Dunham/Kissmeyer Leo’s Early Breakfast​

Elysian Dicks Picks #2: Woodroff Maibock​

Emelisse Innovation Series: Crème Brulee Stout​

Emelisse Innovation Series: Smoked Coffee Porter​

Evil Twin/Westbrook/Local Option Plastic Man​

Evolution Fall Migration​

Firestone Walker Parabola​

Firestone Walker XVI Anniversary​

Flying Dog Pineapple Saison​

Gales Conquest Masterbrew Zymatore in Pinot barrels​

Harviestoun Ola Dubh 12 yr​

Harviestoun Ola Dubh 21 Yr​

Het Nest Oak Aged Kleveretien​

Het Nest Dead Man Wine Barrel​

Het Nest Dead Man Bourbon barrel​

Hofstetten Granit Bock Zymatore​

Hook Norton Flagship​

Kissmeyer/Moonlight Foreign Influence​

La Soccarada​

LambrickX De Troch​

Local Option Schmetterling Gose​

Magic Rock/Kissmeyer Salty Kiss​

Mikkeller/Crooked Moon Tattoo​

Mikkeller SpontanCherry​

Mikkeller 1000 IBU​

Mikkeller Mexas Ranger​

Naparbier Pumpkin Tsar​

Nogne O Global Pale​

Nogne O Pumpkin​

Omnipollo Agamemnon​

Qhilika Mead Zymatore aged in Shiraz barrels​

Sierra Nevada Fungoo​

Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Narwhal​

Silly Sour​

Struise Weltmerz​

Struise Ypres​

Struise Cuvee Delphine​

Struise Rye Triple Reserva​

Struise/Three Floyds Shark Pants​

Struise AA Blonde​

Thornbridge/Terrapin Coalition​

To Ol Fuck Art: This Is Advertising​

To Ol Fuck Art:Lets Dance Red Wine Barrel​

Trou Diable Dabai Pille​

Trou Diable Mactavis​

Trou Diable P’tite Butese​

Trou Diable Epoque Opaque​

Wadworth 6X​

Plus a Few More………………………………………​

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BOTTLES:​

Fifty Fifty Beige Berheim Wheat​

Fifty Fifty Black Evan Williams​

Fifty Fifty Blue Old Fitzgerald​

Fifty Fifty Green Rittenhouse​

Fifty Fifty Purple Elijah Craig​

8 Wired Burmaye​

8 Wired Mighty Imperial Ale​

Allagash Confluence 2009​

Allagash FV 13​

Apostel Historic Roggenbier​

Au Baron Cuvee Des Jonquilles​

Avery Beast 2008​

B.Nektar Episode 13:B.Nektar Strikes Back​

Beer Here Hoptilus​

Blaugies/Hill Farmstead la Vermontoise​

Bluegrass BBC Barleywine 2002​

Boulevard Love Child #3​

Cambridge Audacity of Hops​

Cambridge Sgt Pepper​

Cambridge Tripel Threat​

Carnegie Stark Porter 1997​

Celestial Mead Blue Ridge Harlot​

De Dues Original​

De Dues Tocatta​

De la Senne/Dieu Du Ciel Kuro Oni​

De Molen Spanning & Sensatie​

Djaevlebryg Hjul & Stejle​

Epic Message in a Bottle​

Evil Twin 9th Symphony​

Evil Twin Aun mas Café Jesus​

Evolution Nouveau Rouge​

Evolution Winter Migration 2012​

Firestone Walker Sucaba​

Firestone Walker XV Anniversary​

Harviestoun Ola Dubh 1991​

Harviestoun Ola Dubh 30Yr​

Hitachino Nest Red Rice 2003​

Hofbrouwerijke Anarkriek​

Hofbrouwerijke Hofnar Triple​

Marble Dobber​

Marble/Fullers Old Manchester​

Mikkeller Ah Hvad​

Mikkeller AK Alive​

Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel​

Mikkeller Black Tie 2010​

Mikkeller Funky E Star Chardonnay barrel​

Mikkeller Funk E Star Sauternes Barrel​

Mikkeller Sally Fields​

Mikkeller Spontanframboos​

Naparbier Janis Porter​

Naparbier ZZ Amber​

North Coast/Rogue/Deschutes Class of 88​

Orkney Dark Island Reserve Vintage​

Ribelacider​

Sam Adams Infinum 2002​

Samichlaus 2004​

Schalfly 21st Anniversary Single Malt Scottish​

To Ol Black Maria​

To Ol Udder Means​

To Ol Goliant Coffee Stout​

To Ol Liquid Confidential Imperial Chili Stout​

Trois Dames L’Amoureuse Blanche​

Trois Dames L’Amoureuse Rouge​

Upright Oyster Stout​

Victory Oak Horizontal​

Victory White Monkey​

Yeastie Boys Gunnamatta​

Boulevard Terra Incognita 2012​

Bouleavrd Terra Incognita 2013​

 

Go to the website contact link, send an email asking to be put on the email list. The slots for Sat. bottle event probably were filled in 10 min or less. Never hurts to ask when ur there. Usually these start at 10 am, always great to start a Max's Fest at 10 in the am yikes, but with this one at 1 Sat afternoon there may be some no-shows, you never know.

 

One last thing Gillagorilla. You sound like you're pretty into the Maryland/Baltimore craft beer scene, so here's a suggestion. Next time you stop by Max's, be sure to introduce yourself, and make it a point to say hello to the staff every time you go. Be a frequent customer, be friendly and well behaved, and be sure to always remember to tip your bartender well. If you can do all those things (which in my mind isn't all that difficult), then not only will you be getting all future emails from Max's, but in a case like this where you unfortunately didn't get around to making your reservation for the special upstairs event in a timely fashion, there's a good chance Casey will let you in anyway, if you politely ask him if there might be room for one more person.
The staff at Max's are pretty personable, and they don't mind doing favors for those who they think of as friends. So make yourself a friend gillagorilla! Cheers. :-)[/quote]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Great advice.

 

I'll be in town for this from Indiana... Do we know EXACTLY the list for Friday? As that is the night I will be there. Or is it just going to be a handful from the List above.. Awesome list BTW. I will be happy with anything from the list. Just wanted to know as to maybe have a gameplan going in Friday night. But if not no biggy!

 

Man, I'm going to be up near Baltimore on Saturday and may need to find a way to stop in here. Looks fantastic.

 

At least 30 will be tapped tomorrow, no daily specifics but as you said, whatever's on will be fine. I'll be there around lunch tomorrow and will take a picture of the list and see if I can post it.