Bigwood at Brouwers

I'm supposed to end up there that weekend, but it has yet to be confirmed. I'd be down for an IP trade given we have beers the other wants. Bm me, bud.

My answer to both of your questions is BA Abraxas. I haven't been to the event before so it somehow, in my mind, is both a viable possibility and a long shot.

Cheers

 

or DB Huna would do

 

Partial list revealed, definitely a good looking list: http://newschoolbeer.com/2014/12/brouwers-big-wood-fest-partial-beer-list-reveal.html

 

updated list...looking damn good:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10152954894828383&id=58076318382

We are finalizing the list but here is most of what is going to be on draft on Thursday.

Alameda Bbl-Aged Ol’ Alger Barleywine Nitro (11%) Portland
Almanac Farmers Reserve Citrus (7%) San Francisco
Avery Tweak No. 1 Bbl-Aged Coffee Imp. Stout (18.5%) Boulder
Bainbridge Island Broadhead Bbl-Aged Red (8.5%) Bainbridge Island
Black Raven Great Grandfather Imperial Stout (12%) Redmond
Boneyard Barrel-Aged Suge Knight Imperial Stout (14%) Bend
Boulevard Rye on Rye ’13 (12%) Kansas City
Cantillon Cuvée Saint Gilloise (5%) Anderlecht
The Commons Putin from the Wood (8%) Portland
Crux Fermentation Oud Bruin Cake/Freak Cake (10.5%) Bend
De Struise Blackberry Albert Imp Stout (13%) Oosvleteren
Deschutes Abyss ’14 (12%) Bend
Destihl Dekerra Strawberry Sour (7.5%) Normal
Elevation Rum Bbl-Aged Horchata Imp. Porter (8.5%) Breckenridge
Elevation Chardonnay Bbl-Aged Imp. Farmhouse Ale (9.86%) Breckenridge
Elevation Breckinridge Bourbon Quad (11.73%) Breckenridge
Elysian Gourdfather Bbl-Aged Pumpkin Barleywine () Seattle
Engine House #9 NEFILIBATA (5.8%) Tacoma
Finnriver Rye Fire Barrel Cider (8%) Chimacum
Firestone Walker Parabola '11(12.5%) Paso Robles
Fremont Bourbon Bbl-Aged Darkstar Coffee Edition ’14 (11%) Seattle
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (12.5%) Chicago
Full Sail Top Sail Bourbon Bbl-Aged Imperial Porter (11%) Hood River
Hale’s Gold Rush ’13 (10%) Seattle
Hair of the Dog Ardbeg Adam from the Wood (10%) Portland
Iron Fist Rum Barrel Dark Day Imp Stout (14.3%) Vista
Logsdon Oak Aged Bretta (8%) Hood River
Lompoc Port Bbl-Aged Big Bang Red ’14 (8%) Portland
Lost Abbey Cuvée De Tomme ’13 (11%) San Marcos
LoverBeer Madamin Italian Sour (6.2%) Marentino
Midnight Sun Berserker (11.4%) Anchorage
New Belgium Coffee Sour () Fort Collins
North Sound BBL Imperial Red () Mt Vernon
Odin O&S Cabernet Barrel-Aged Saison (8%) Seattle
Old School House Oaked Imp Porter (9%) Winthrop
Pelican Mother of All Storms (13%) Pacific City
Perennial La Bohème Bbl-Aged Cherry Sour (6%) St. Louis
Pike Bbl-Aged Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale (8.5%) Seattle
Port Older Viscosity ’14 (12%) San Marcos
Propolis Prunus Malbec Aged Cherry Flanders Red (8.2%) Pt Townsend
Reuben’s Brews Bbl-Aged Imperial Stout (12%) Seattle
Russian River Supplication ’11 (10%) Santa Rosa
Schooner Exact Whiskey Dick Bbl-Aged Pumkin Beer (10%) Seattle
Seven Seas Bbl-Aged Imperial Stout () Gig Harbor
Silver City Fat Woody ’14 (9.7%) Silverdale
Sound Brewery Barrel-Aged Ursus Spelaeus Stout (10%) Poulsbo
Surly Eight (???) Minneapolis
Surly Pentagram (6.66%) Minneapolis
Stone Barrel-Aged Arrogant Bastard (7.2%) Escondido
‘T Hofbrouwerijke Anarkriek (8.5%) Beerzel
Tilquin Oude Quetsche Tilquin Á l’ancienne (6.4%) Rebecq
The Bruery Bottleworks XII 2.0 Raspberry Sour (8%) Placentia
Victory White Monkey Bbl-Aged Belgian Golden (9.5%) Downingtown

 

brouwers events > beer festivals

 

From Brouwers:

"We will be doing some special tappings at 2pm, 6pm, and 8pm, they will be announced 15 mins before the time of tapping."

 

the ardberg aftw is a peaty son of a bitch...we often say a beer tastes like a biting a barrel, but this was like eating the entire barrel..in a 3oz pour.

 

I think I'll stop in for a single beer. Help me choose, bros. Help. Me. Choose.

 

If it's only one, it better be a big one. Tweak or Suge Knight?

Anyone know about the Tweak No. 1? This is the first batch from 2 years ago that was more coffee forward or the recent bottled version? I'm guessing it's the older batch but hoping someone knows more.

 

Surly Smoke

 

That's not on the list anywhere I see. Surly Eight and Pentagram are on there.

 

Yeah, I wish that Bigwood, Seattle Winter BeerFest, and Portland Holiday AleFest wouldn't all take place on the same week. Would love to attend all 3, but that won't be happening.

 

Have you had BA Suge Knight before? I haven't had much from that list, and bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout is a well-worn combo, but that beer is what you hope for when you taste a good stout and wonder, "what if they stuck this in a barrel for a while?"

 

Hhmmm. It was on a previous list. I hear the Eight is quite good after a couple years of not-so-good anniversary beers.

 

Holy shit do I agree. I split a full pour with a friend and glad I did. I could only take so much - the weirdest, most intense beer i've probably ever had.

 

Re-updated list, disregard above list:

http://craftbeermonger.com/2014/12/...t-brouwers-cafe-starts-this-thursday-updated/

There are a few changes from the last time this was posted—due to errors on our side– There will be no Tilquin, and we have changed the Almanac to the Sour Porter, we also added Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Narwhal.

• Alameda Bbl-Aged Ol’ Alger Barleywine Nitro (11%) Portland
• Almanac Farmers Reserve Sour Porter (%) San Francisco
• Avery Tweak No. 1 Bbl-Aged Coffee Imp. Stout (18.5%) Boulder
• Bainbridge Island Broadhead Bbl-Aged Red (8.5%) Bainbridge Island
• Boneyard Barrel-Aged Suge Knight Imperial Stout (14%) Bend
• Boulevard Rye on Rye ’13 (12%) Kansas City
• Cantillon Cuvée Saint Gilloise (5%) Anderlecht
• The Commons Putin from the Wood (8%) Portland
• Crux Fermentation Oud Bruin Cake/Freak Cake (10.5%) Bend
• De Struise Blackberry Albert Imp Stout (13%) Oosvleteren
• Deschutes Abyss ’14 (12%) Bend
• Destihl Dekerra Strawberry Sour (7.5%) Normal
• Elevation Rum Bbl-Aged Horchata Imp. Porter (8.5%) Breckenridge
• Elevation Chardonnay Bbl-Aged Imp. Farmhouse Ale (9.86%) Breckenridge
• Elevation Breckinridge Bourbon Quad (11.73%) Breckenridge
• Elysian Gourdfather Bbl-Aged Pumpkin Barleywine () Seattle
• Engine House #9 NEFILIBATA (5.8%) Tacoma
• Finnriver Rye Fire Barrel Cider (8%) Chimacum
• Firestone Walker Parabola ’11(12.5%) Paso Robles
• Fremont Bourbon Bbl-Aged Darkstar Coffee Edition ’14 (11%) Seattle
• Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (12.5%) Chicago
• Full Sail Top Sail Bourbon Bbl-Aged Imperial Porter (11%) Hood River
• Hale’s Gold Rush ’13 (10%) Seattle
• Hair of the Dog Ardbeg Adam from the Wood (10%) Portland
• Iron Fist Rum Barrel Dark Day Imp Stout (14.3%) Vista
• Logsdon Oak Aged Bretta (8%) Hood River
• Lompoc Port Bbl-Aged Big Bang Red ’14 (8%) Portland
• Lost Abbey Cuvée De Tomme ’13 (11%) San Marcos
• LoverBeer Madamin Italian Sour (6.2%) Marentino
• Midnight Sun Berserker (11.4%) Anchorage
• New Belgium Coffee Sour () Fort Collins
• North Sound BBL Imperial Red () Mt Vernon
• Odin O&S Cabernet Barrel-Aged Saison (8%) Seattle
• Old School House Oaked Imp Porter (9%) Winthrop
• Pelican Mother of All Storms (13%) Pacific City
• Perennial La Bohème Bbl-Aged Cherry Sour (6%) St. Louis
• Pike Bbl-Aged Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale (8.5%) Seattle
• Port Older Viscosity ’14 (12%) San Marcos
• Propolis Prunus Malbec Aged Cherry Flanders Red (8.2%) Pt Townsend
• Reuben’s Brews Bbl-Aged Imperial Stout (12%) Seattle
• Russian River Supplication ’11 (10%) Santa Rosa
• Schooner Exact Whiskey Dick Bbl-Aged Pumkin Beer (10%) Seattle
• Seven Seas Bbl-Aged Imperial Stout () Gig Harbor
• Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Narwhal Imp. Stout (10.4%) Chico
• Silver City Fat Woody ’14 (9.7%) Silverdale
• Sound Brewery Barrel-Aged Ursus Spelaeus Stout (10%) Poulsbo
• Surly Eight (???) Minneapolis
• Surly Pentagram (6.66%) Minneapolis
• Stone Barrel-Aged Arrogant Bastard (7.2%) Escondido
• ‘T Hofbrouwerijke Anarkriek (8.5%) Beerzel
• The Bruery Bottleworks XII 2.0 Raspberry Sour (8%) Placentia
• Victory White Monkey Bbl-Aged Belgian Golden (9.5%) Downingtown

 

Is Ardbeg Adam from the Wood different from regular AftW?