Blue Point Toasted Lager Question

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  1. Ilovelampandbeer

    Ilovelampandbeer Pooh-Bah (1,719) Aug 25, 2013 New York
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    Anyone had this beer on tap and think it tastes phenomenal or is it just me?...I've had it 3 seperate times from 3 seperate bars on tap and it tastes 36x better than when I've had it in a bottle...it tastes like burnt marshmallows or something on tap and when i get it in a bottle it tastes like a regular lager, its the weirdest thing..just figured id see if i wasnt the only one
     
    #1 Ilovelampandbeer, Sep 12, 2013
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  2. ufmj

    ufmj Initiate (0) Feb 15, 2013 Florida

    Dude...I was just thinking this yesterday. Had it on-tap (in a 4-beer flight) @ Whole Foods Millburn-Union and was blown away by the "toasted" malts actually coming through like freshly baked goods.
     
    #2 ufmj, Sep 12, 2013
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  3. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Are they still contracting out the packaged product to another brewer, while brewing the draught-only at their Patchogue facility? That, plus freshness, could make a pretty big difference.
     
    #3 TongoRad, Sep 12, 2013
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  4. Jaysus

    Jaysus Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2003 Pennsylvania

    Interesting... I love bottled Toasted Lager, I will have to keep an eye out for the draft version.
     
    #4 Jaysus, Sep 12, 2013
  5. Ilovelampandbeer

    Ilovelampandbeer Pooh-Bah (1,719) Aug 25, 2013 New York
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    Thats interesting i didnt know they did that, and i would imagine thats got something to do w it..good to know im not the only one who noticed it tho lol
     
    #5 Ilovelampandbeer, Sep 12, 2013
  6. rylock

    rylock Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2010 New York

    They contract out the Toasted, Hoptical, and one more I believe. Last I heard Kelso from Brooklyn does their contracting. They actually had a couple different breweries across the east coast, but one of them started making an IPA that tasted a bit too close to Hoptical for their own comfort and pulled back.
     
    #6 rylock, Sep 12, 2013
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  7. csurowiec

    csurowiec Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2010 Maryland

    I have a sixtel of it in my kegerator right now and I definitely think it is better on tap. I liked it already in cans but the keg is better. Could also help that I had to special order the keg and when it showed up at my local shop on a friday the tag on top showed it had just been filled that wednesday. Fresh from the source is nice.
     
    #7 csurowiec, Sep 13, 2013
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  8. cestlavie

    cestlavie Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2011 New York

    You dingle. You should know they no longer contract Hoptical. That was a failed experiment.
     
    #8 cestlavie, Sep 15, 2013
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