Can we talk about Carton brewing?

jersey in january and jersey in july are 2 very different places...
more will obviously fix this to some extent. i am going to go get back to focusing on that.. this has definitely been a fun way to spend these dog days of summer y'all let me know your thoughts as they come up. BA is very good about pinging the phone when this thread has activity.

 

Cant wait for Carton's 077 varient event next week. The one a few months ago was amazing! Love that place

 

@augiecarton any chance for shipwreck again this year? And just a comment on the build relationships with local stores. There are two stores that I frequent but are large chains that get your beer. It's difficult to build a relationship with anyone there when I see a different person each time I go, and also difficult to believe they are out or didn't get any of your beers when I can clearly see it in the cooler in the back.

 

I feel you here.

I have been trying to foster a relationship(s) at my locals Wegman's supermarket but every time I go there I see different faces. I would be helpful if there was a 'dedicated' beer manager that always worked there but....

Cheers!

 

Doppelbock - this makes me very happy!

 

It sounds delicious. Looking forward to that one.

 

Got 0077xx in a trade. It ranked last in a 5 IPA blind taste test. I thought it was solid but nothing that's gonna keep me wanting more.

 

I love both Carton and Kane.
Glad to have 2 great breweries in NJ.

 

Speaking of on a different level, have you seen this, or listened to this yet? When's the last time you heard a brewer think like that?

 

shipwreck is in the barrels, once we select the ones we like, and blend them back together we will know if we will be releasing a 2015, but based on the samplings so far i feel good about it.
rather than ramble here about being a "regular" here are a whole bunch of musings on it from my old blog days in '05/6, skip the jean George one its more about food than regular-ness. http://augieland.blogs.com/augie_land/become_a_regular/

 

I have listened to a few episodes of STB and it's clear Augie's thinking about beer on a different level than most people. Those have been a treat.

 

It's so refreshing to hear those words coming from a craft brewer.
Many of the ones I've met and spoken with in my travels over the last 30 years are not nearly so humble.

 

So I am traveling up the New Jersey TPke Saturday. I have tried everything in terms of northeast hops but could never find Carton I've called some of the Retail stores and as others mentioned I feel like I am bothering them asking for the beer. Needless to say I struck out does anyone know anywhere I can get cans within 30 miles of the NJ TPke?

 

the brewery

 

Haha, that was easy.

 

Thanks Augie!!! I look forward to it definitely was thinking of filling my growlers but wanted cans to share with my buddies and needed a reason to have the wife stray 30 minutes off course.

 

People have said it a few times, and I have said it myself before. What I love about Carton is how Augie and everyone else there looks at beer so differently than anyone else. I have not loved every beer they have released, but overall their experimental stuff is fun and interesting and usually much better than average. Gilded Lily and Epitome were both mind-blowing for me this past year. I like 077XX, but prefer Head High, but who cares? They should not be in competition- they are not the same at all.

I have a question about dating the cans. I know breweries (such as other half) date their cans when they bring in a mobile service. I am pretty sure they use a different company, but does Iron Heart (i think thats the company) not provide that option? Knowing how quickly your beers typically go- I am not worried about them not being fresh, but I wish every brewery would date their beers.

 

I am from Ohio, but travel to NJ often (yes, a woman is involved! She is worth the 7 hr drive!), and have had the good fortune to try Boat and 077 brews, and visited the brewery a few months ago; the tour was great, the samples were nice (and affordable!), taproom area fun and full of interesting people...what's not to like? I understand Augie's beers are getting harder to find in NJ - I used to see Boat in one particular beer store I frequent fairly regularly until this year - now, not so much....having demand for your product exceed your current supply is not a bad problem to have!

Bottom line, I am a fan (albeit an out of state one!), and think they are doing good things!!

Hey, I am a sailor, literally, so how can you NOT love a beer named BOAT??

 

For those that were complaining
Cams of 077xx and Boat are back in stock.