SWTFYW Hints and Hauls!!!

so i broke down and bought a spring house barrel reserve society membership.

Included in your membership in the initial package available in June, upon announcement:

• 1 - 750mL bottle of Big Gruesome Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout(aged in bourbon barrels over coffee beans and cacao nibs) OPTION to buy second bottle at time of membership purchase
• 1 - 750mL bottle of Kerplunk! Imperial Chocolate Stout(aged in bourbon barrels over vanilla beans and cacao nibs) OPTION to buy second bottle when release is announced
• 1 Barrel Society glassware

Included in your membership later in 2014, upon announcement:

• June: 2 - 750mL bottles of Blood Lust Russian Imperial Stout (aged in rum barrels over cacao nibs and jalapenos) OPTION to purchase third bottle when release announced
• July: 1 - 750mL bottles of Blood Lust Russian Imperial Stout (aged in bourbon barrels over cacao nibs, habaneros, cinnamon sticks and vanilla beans) only one bottle per membership
• August: 1 - 750mL bottle of Dean Rustic Farmhouse Saison(aged in red wine barrels with raspberries and brettanomyces) OPTION to purchase second bottle when release announced
• September: 1 - 750mL bottle of Dean Rustic Farmhouse Saison(aged in red wine barrels with cherries and brettanomyces) OPTION to purchase second bottle when release announced
• October: 2 - 750mL bottles of Blood Lust Russian Imperial Stout (aged in Jamaican rum barrels over cacao nibs and coffee beans) OPTION to purchase third bottle when release announced

There are additional beers that we intend to release in 2014. Membership will guaranteed access to each of these:

• Citra Must Be Destroyed! Double IPA-22oz bottle, 10.5% abv
• Blood Lust Russian Imperial Stout (aged in French oak red port wine barrels and fermented in the barrel with brettanomyces)
• Rustic Farmhouse Saison (aged in French oak red port wine barrels and fermented in the barrel with brettanomyces)

 

Box was just dropped off! That means it's time for another hint for the BIF in a box!
Hint#4: I have fewer official wants on BA than my target.

 

I gave this some thought, getting out to Lancaster isn't that big a deal, about an hour each way. The only reason I didn't (or haven't) is uncertainty about there barrel aging. I don't recall them doing anything up in a barrel, at least not that I've tried. It seemed like a pretty ambitious program for a brewery without a lot of experience.
I'll probably be regretting my decision about the time you crack your first bottle and then begin begging you for your additional allotments.

 

I'd consider splitting a membership with someone if there is interest and if someone wants to be a trustee.

 

yeah, those were my concerns as well. im hoping its a wise purchase.

 

as of 45 minutes ago, there were 19 left. last night at 830, there were 23.

edit: and there are plenty of people volunteering to be trustees. i have someone that is going to be picking up some bootles for me in the event i cant make it within 30 days as i have a shitload of stuff going on this summer.

 

How much is it?

 

Nice! I wish there was a brewery around me doing interesting things that offered a similar program. I'd love to try/buy a bootle if there's anything you're not getting your full allotment on. I love trying new stuff!

 

its $200 plus tax, so $212.

 

new brewery opening up in CT this Saturday. Cant wait.

http://oecbrewing.com/tasting_room/

 

If you've had Flora I wouldn't do this and drink your CD8 (assuming you haven't had it). If you haven't had Flora, then by all means YES DO THAT TRADE 10 TIMES A DAY EVERYDAY UNTIL THE SUN BURNS OUT. Flora w/ Sats is basically Flora with a bit more juiciness upfront and a tinge of mandarin oranges on the back end. Such a subtle flavor but it haunts me to this day.

 

8 entries so far, you have until Monday to throw up a list of 10 songs. So far there is one person leading, not all 10 songs have been guessed, so you have room to throw up a winning guess if you haven't guessed yet!

 

According to FedEx, there is something waiting for me at the office.
On my way shortly to claim it.
Thanks, Jarrod

 

enjoy the freshies!

 

Have a second CD8 so I pulled the trigger

 

There's a new brewery opening up close to me...but I don't have high hopes for a few reasons:
1.)Sounds gimmicky
2.)"Authentic-tasting German Beers"
3.)Already talking expansion to a 50 barrel system and there's no mention of brewing experience
4.)"Authentic-tasting German Beers"

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle...angleorder-your-fall-beers-from-facebook.html

Is it wrong that I hear "german styles" and automatically write it off as boring as shit? There's another brewery opening up literally in my neighborhood(2 blocks away) that is also going to brew that style and I'm in a bit of a depression about it.

 

Lurker barging in here for a sec...I agree 10x over. I've tried and tried to get myself excited for the german style brews if for nothing else than to appreciate the tradition from whence it (the royal IT) came. But, it's just blah.

That being said, have you ever been to the Heinzelmannchen Brewery in Sylva? My father in law used to live in Lake Junalusca, and we would go to the brewery a couple times of year. Got to know Dieter pretty well and he really had some interesting takes on German brews. Most were more "american" styles with a german twist. It's worth a stop if you're ever in that area.

 

yup, i agree. the two best german style beers ive had have been victorys prima pils and new glarus imperial weizen. stoudts pils was pretty good, too.

 

So true...everytime I get mailed a 6'er of it, my wife drinks all but one of them. I liked it better when she just drank Miller Lite.

 

A new brewery opened up down the road for me and I was excited for a bit but now I'm a bit bummed. It's called Rinn Duin. They plan on only doing English, Irish, and Scottish style beers and from what I've tastes so far, they're average at best. Almost like they watered them down a lot. I really was hoping for more.