Toppling Goliath expansion through Brew Hub (FL)

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  1. Beer4B

    Beer4B Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Florida

    Pseudo pints already jumped to $7 and 32 ounce growler fills to $11. Kind of a bummer since I got 64 ounce fills at Casanova's in WI for $10.99 last summer! Can't complain though and happy to pay it for convenience.

    Trust me, considering economies of scale it makes $ sense for TG in this scenario too. The Brew Hub buys large quantities of everything so I'm betting even with freight cost (which in the big picture is quite minimal) I'm betting Brew Hub pays themselves just off of their own provided cost savings (and I'm sure a little on top of that!).

    Again, I wouldn't be surprised it TG was using this to quickly fulfill ridiculous UNMET demand. Just think about it, it will take the Brew Hub 3-4 weeks to brew and ship up 100 bbl batches to Iowa - whereas expanding themselves even with financing, permitting, etc it would still be a year out before TG would be producing.

    I'm assuming they signed a 3-5 year contract (speculation) to where TG probably has a plan in place to be self-sufficient by terms end. Who knows? Maybe Clark.
     
    #121 Beer4B, Mar 24, 2015
  2. MNBeer1017

    MNBeer1017 Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2013 Minnesota

    Geez
     
    #122 MNBeer1017, Mar 24, 2015
  3. aubzachsyd

    aubzachsyd Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2013 Iowa

    #123 aubzachsyd, Mar 24, 2015
  4. KCURGE

    KCURGE Aspirant (293) Apr 4, 2006 Kansas

    It was the Green Room a place that had maybe 2 of their beers on engines (English Brown mostly) and brewed in 1 barrel batches. I wish I could tell you they were good but that would be dishonest, but the brewer is a nice guy so maybe that helps?
     
    #124 KCURGE, Mar 24, 2015
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  5. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

    Slighly disappointed in Pompeii, but only because I was hoping for a juicy Sosus Jr, but instead am getting more of an earthy/dank Zeelander like profile. It's still very good, but not what I was expecting for a Mosaic IPA.
     
    #125 BottleCaps80, Mar 25, 2015
  6. dragonaut

    dragonaut Initiate (0) May 29, 2005 Iowa

    The onion/garlic comments trouble me, because I remember it smelling and tasting strongly of blueberries when it was last brewed. Still looking forward to it and the new versions of Nugget and Sue.
     
    #126 dragonaut, Mar 25, 2015
  7. dragonaut

    dragonaut Initiate (0) May 29, 2005 Iowa

    Did you realize your post wasn't about the Brew Hub expansion but instead about a beer that just hit distribution in Iowa?! :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #127 dragonaut, Mar 25, 2015
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  8. Iowan

    Iowan Initiate (0) May 26, 2013 Iowa

    Funny you should say that, because myself and others got the blueberry profile when it was straight off the bottling line Friday.

    By Monday I was getting more of what BottleCaps and others are tasting here. Which is fine because Zeelander is my favorite "regular" TG beer besides Sue. I don't think it's nearly as earthy/dank/peppery as Zeelander, but it took on a different character in just a couple days out of the tank. It's still delicious, just a little different. Reminds me of a single hop Mosaic I got in a trade awhile back that I really dug.
     
    #128 Iowan, Mar 25, 2015
  9. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

    Very, very faint fruit notes in the middle, but other than that, I get all Earthy notes.
     
    #129 BottleCaps80, Mar 25, 2015
  10. MooseBoose

    MooseBoose Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2007 Wisconsin

    Seems like what I remember from Pompei last time. Definitely not one of my favorite TG IPA's.
     
    #130 MooseBoose, Mar 26, 2015
  11. HawkeyeNation

    HawkeyeNation Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2013 Iowa

    Weird, I didn't get any onion/garlic in mine and I had it Tuesday.
     
    #131 HawkeyeNation, Mar 26, 2015
  12. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Hopefully this results in Council Bluffs distribution. Or will this just turn into another "Green Flash Alpine isn't the same thing!"?
     
    #132 distantmantra, Mar 26, 2015
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  13. arlingtonjoe

    arlingtonjoe Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2013 Illinois
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    Show me the $$$$$$$$. RIP Toppling Goliath.
     
    #133 arlingtonjoe, Mar 30, 2015
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  14. Beer4B

    Beer4B Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Florida

    Update: did a Sue side-by-side and figured I'd post a picture just to wrestle jimmies...(sorry for bad picture, lost the original)
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    Again, even side-by-side these two were very close in taste and pretty identical in nose. A little dialing in and you'd never know. The appearance difference was impressive though - the one on the right was poured 20 mins before and had similar head retention. I think TG is in great hands but you all can be the judge before long...cheers
     
    #134 Beer4B, Mar 30, 2015
  15. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

    Those look like two completely different beers. Sue brewed at TG has NEVER had that amber/dark orange color to it. It's always been clear and golden or hazy orange (depending on batch variations), but never dark-tinged like that beer on the right. Appearance is WAY off down at Brew Hub it seems. Sounds good they have everything else pretty close though.
     
    #135 BottleCaps80, Mar 30, 2015
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  16. Beer4B

    Beer4B Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Florida

    Again, in reality they were much closer in color too - though that was the biggest difference between the two. The lighting (outside in the dark) and flash made them look much different from my phone pic.

    For example: look at my pic in the original post on this thread. Same batch, the flash just didn't hit that glass really.
     
    #136 Beer4B, Mar 30, 2015
  17. SipIt

    SipIt Pundit (752) Jul 18, 2013 Minnesota
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    Yeah, that looks more like a Furious next to the Sue...Since they're going to have all that Citra down there maybe they can brew some Abrasive too while they're at it?
     
    #137 SipIt, Mar 31, 2015
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  18. jsdavis422

    jsdavis422 Zealot (627) May 15, 2012 Minnesota

    LOL, fuck that... if Surly starts contract brewing in FL after building a 30 million dollar brewery I am switching to wine.
     
    #138 jsdavis422, Mar 31, 2015
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  19. SipIt

    SipIt Pundit (752) Jul 18, 2013 Minnesota
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    Just a joke man.:stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #139 SipIt, Mar 31, 2015
  20. jsdavis422

    jsdavis422 Zealot (627) May 15, 2012 Minnesota

    Ha! Oh I know, Mine too... it's all good.
     
    #140 jsdavis422, Mar 31, 2015
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