Cape May Brewing Co. BA-Sour Release 6/25

I plan on being there.

 

Anyone have a sample of these? What did you think? 2 years in the making, sounds intriguing.

 

Thanks for the response and information

 

http://capemaybrewery.com/blog/2016/06/14/rtk-chris/

Still quite vague, leaving out tasting notes and whatnot. Nonetheless, the blog post is pretty interesting; Ryan and Hank shed some more depth on the process: barrel-aging with red wine v. bourbon barrels, thoughts on oak spirals, etc.

Inspirational comments from Ryan...Hank:

"I think it’s a great opportunity to show who we are. That we’re not just trying to make the cheapest beer possible. That we’re trying to make good shit...That we’re more than IPAs, ales, lagers. As brewers we want to be creative."​

 

References are all Cape May...understandably. no? Regardless, descriptions/tasting notes are ambiguous for a good reason; to reserve judgment to the public. Cape May's fan base will have a bias opinion based on Brian's/Cape May's opinion. So, Brian kept quit...somewhat

Certainly talk the talk:

"So, we got a bunch of used wine barrels. Yes, used. When it comes to brewing, these things aren’t like cars — newer is most definitely not better. You want them used and abused because the flavors of whatever had previously been inside — whether bourbon, cognac, rum, or, as in the case of The Keel, red wine — are going to leech into the beer. And, since red wine is almost as good as our IPA — almost — that’s a good thing. A really good thing."​

 

Bump this......anyone cracked a bottle? This is available at Spirit of '76 in Squan.