Bruery Hoarders Society

i see that memberships are now up on the site

a few things on the list i have no idea at all what they are but what i do recognize sounds very interesting

 

I'm curious about Black Tuesday Reserve, the Chronology Series, and whether or not there'll be any changes to Confession for 2015.

 

Was invited to Hoarders but don't yet see the Hoarders Package. Anyone else? See the Reserve Package just fine.

 

Same here, anyone have access yet?

 

Adding Hoarders to my cart works fine for a renewal, so it must just be a new invites thing.

The Arbre series as well. I'm guessing that Chronology is a single beer that they're going to brew, age, and release at specific intervals through its evolution. Arbre I'm guessing is a single base beer aged on different types of oak, but I'd be curious to know what the base beer is.

In general, I would've liked to see them discuss what has gone on in 2014 and why they believe they've fixed it. They did the "Cleaning the Slate" blog post at the end of 2013 which was cool, except they hadn't actually solved their problems. It seems like things are getting closer to being under control, but the Couverteur infection and Mash & Coconut cancellation are both fairly recent. I know they don't want to focus on negativity when asking for renewals, but a bit of insight on whether they feel they've figured out how to safely use adjuncts like cacao nibs in sub-18% ABV beers would be cool.

Aside from that, the beer lineup looks solid, especially Port and Madeira BT. I'm not even a huge BT fan, but those sounds pretty good. Sour in the Rye w/ Peaches is a welcome return, as is Confession.

 

same here, can't see the hoarders package either and i was invited by email and letter! tease..

 

Can we get a copy/paste of hoarders list?

 

Membership for the 2015 Hoarders Society™ includes the following*:

Included in the Initial Package, available in January^^
-- 3 bottles of Mocha Wednesday™
-- 2 bottles of Port Barrel Aged Black Tuesday® (Hoarders Exclusive)
-- 2 bottles of Madeira Barrel Aged Black Tuesday® (Hoarders Exclusive)
-- 1 piece of high quality merchandise

Available later in 2015, upon announcement
-- 2 bottles of Wineification III (Society Exclusive)
-- 2 bottles Barrel Aged 7 Swans-A-Swimming™
-- 2 bottles of Black Tuesday® Reserve (Hoarders Exclusive)
-- 2 bottles of Mystery Beer #1
-- 2 bottles of Mélange #10 (Hoarders Exclusive)
-- 2 bottles of Mélange #11 (Hoarders Exclusive)

Other Perks:

-- Guaranteed access to many limited releases throughout the year.
-- 20% off: Allocations and other purchases through The Bruery website, The Bruery Tasting Room and Bruery Terreux Tasting Room (anticipated opening late 2014), with some exceptions to already discounted items.
-- Access to special growler fills, special flights, and Reserve and Hoarders Society events
-- Climate controlled storage of your online allocation purchases until March 31, 2016
-- Shipping within California (available at an additional cost)
-- Option to order online and pick up in person at the Society Fulfillment Center

Membership begins on January 1, 2015 and ends December 31, 2015
We anticipate the following beers to be released to the Hoarders Society in 2015*:

The Bruery
Mocha Wednesday™ (Society Exclusive)
Chronology Series™: 6 Months (Society Exclusive)
Chronology Series™: 12 Months (Society Exclusive)
Chronology Series™: 18 Months (Society Exclusive)
Melange #10 (Hoarders Exclusive)
Bokkenrijder™ (Society Exclusive)
Chocolate Rain® (Society Exclusive)
Preservation Series: Freckle
Colonel Kernel™ (Society Exclusive)
Cinnamonk™ (Society Exclusive)
Preservation Series™: Arrrggghhh!
Grey Monday™ (Society Exclusive)
Mash & Grind™
White Chocolate™
Arbre Series™ - American Oak Light Toast (Society Exclusive)
Arbre Series™ - American Oak Medium Plus Toast (Society Exclusive)
Arbre Series™ - American Oak #3 Char Toast (Society Exclusive)
Preservation Series: L'deracola™
Mystery Beer #1
Black Tuesday® - Bourbon
Black Tuesday® Reserve (Hoarders Exclusive)
Mélange #3
Wineification™ III (Society Exclusive)
BA 7 Swans-A-Swimming (Society Exclusive)
Preservation Series: TrIPLe

Bruery Terreux
Filmishmish™ (Society Exclusive)
Ukulele™ (Society Exclusive)
Sour in the Rye® w/ Peaches (Society Exclusive)
Jester King Collaboration
Tonnellerie Rue™
8 Wired Collaboration
Elements of Funk™ - Brettanomyces Bruxellensis
Elements of Funk™ - Brettanomyces Lambicus
Elements of Funk™ - Brettanomyces Claussenii
Elements of Funk™ - Brettanomyces Trois
Mélange #11 (Hoarders Exclusive)
Ruebarb™ (Society Exclusive)
Sans Pagaie™
Mystery Beer #2
Bourgogne Blanc™ (Hoarders Exclusive)
Oude Tart® w/ Boysenberry
Mélange #1
Confession™ (Society Exclusive)
Humulus Rueuze™ (Society Exclusive)

 

Not too many Hoarder's exclusives...

Can't wait to find out more about Black Tuesday Reserve though!

 

Six HS exclusives, isn't that the same as this year? We ended up also getting the Pilot Beers which increases the number but it's not a significant change.

 

Hey guys,

Sorry about the delay - we're working on this now. The item for RS->HS upgrades should be visible shortly.

Cheers,
Matt

 

Give me all your Filmishmish.....

 

From what I can tell, they seem to have dropped the "first right of refusal" for the 2016 year membership from the terms. Unless I'm missing something....

 

I posted in the RS/HS thread as well and all in all I am really excited for next years' brews. My only concern was the very limited HS lineup:

Melange #10 (Hoarders Exclusive)
Black Tuesday® Reserve (Hoarders Exclusive)
Mélange #11 (Hoarders Exclusive)
Bourgogne Blanc™ (Hoarders Exclusive)

Dunno if the two BT variants included in the initial package will also be up for extra purchases (if so, hopefully they get spread out to avoid murdering my budget by going up alongside MW).

From the other thread:
"Very few HS exclusives this time and many prior HS-exclusives making their way out (Wineification, SitR+Peach, Confession, Mocha Wed) but that will make for an amazing RS year"

 

Are there going to be any Pilot beers this year too?

 

I am wondering if they going to release a ton of stuff this year in the next 3 months
it seems there are lot on the list still to come
did we get a mystery beer this year????or are those the pilot beers?

 

They are.

First mystery beer is supposed to drop next month, and no, the mystery beers are not the pilot beers.

 

• I assumed this was the first mystery beer...

edit: or maybe they decided to call Mardi Rouge, Wineification II instead?

 

i have verified with 2 bruery employees that mardi rouge has been renamed wineifcation 2 and they will release a different version again next year

 

Oh, ok, I see, just take a beer that was on the release schedule, rename it and call it one of the mystery beers. That way you only have to follow through with one release instead of two. Awesome.