Released yesterday which is noteworthy in and of itself, but the reason I'm posting is to say "thanks" to Black Raven for putting it in 750 AND 375 ML bottles. I believe this is their first release in 375s. I was curious if they'd price the 375 at a premium, but they didn't: $6.99 versus $13.99 I believe (ok, so a $0.01 difference). There's probably more cost involved in 375s, but it's appreciated. Similarly, it was nice seeing De Garde move to 375's for all higher octane beers; looks like all their 10%+ ABV releases will come in 375. As discussed elsewhere on BA, many breweries putting out pricey 750s or bombers would do their customers a nice favor adding smaller formats. In other words, Black Raven has made a nice update to their web site. You can now easily see what's on tap, available for growler fills, in bottles, and in kegs. I would love to see Fremont do the same. http://blackravenbrewing.com/Beerfolio/pour-les-oiseaux-wine-barrel-aged-saison
I appreciate the heads-up on the new website - it's excellent. I was in yesterday to pick up some Oiseaux and was happy to see the 375's, one of which I enjoyed tonight. I was also happy to see that they still had some Birdbrain and Beaktweaker as well.
Picked a couple bottles up at Chuck's today ($7.50ish) and this is delicious. Throw a Hill Farmstead label on this one and you've got yourself a certified whale.
Interesting - I did not like the 2013 version of this at all. Still have a bottle - hoping some of the kinks would work out over time. Anyone thats had previous vintages have any comments on comparability?
Chucks 85th or Central? I'd like to get some bottles and would rather not head over to Redmond if I don't have to.
Awesome. I'm headed to Bend this weekend and wanted to take a 750 ml bottle down to share with friends.
I only saw 375 ml bottles there - might have to make the trip to Redmond if you wanted the larger format (unless Chuck's didn't have the large format bottles on display yesterday).
I definitely expected great things from this beer, given my penchant/obsession for Brett saisons aged in wine barrels. But I was disappointed; I gave it a 3.03, which is a really low score for me. Since my reviews typically fall within +/-5% of the average, the only thing I can think of that would account for the discrepancy between my impression and many others' would be time, or perhaps batch variation. Like Fremont's The Lamb, it could be that Pour Les Oiseaux improves with age and I drank it too fresh (which would still be on the brewery for releasing a beer that wasn't quite ready, at least in the opinion of my palate). I think I still have another bottle so I'll suspend final judgment. And if I still don't like it, more for you guys!
I wasn't impressed. Drank one last night and it tasted like a lighter newcastle with a slight sourness.
