Trillium Brewing Company (November 2016)

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  1. NiceBeerCans

    NiceBeerCans Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2013 New York

    New month, new thread

    Available beers: http://www.trilliumbrewing.com/#trillium-brewing-beer-list-section

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/trilliumbrewing
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trilliumbrewing/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trilliumbrewing/

    Esther’s (JC’s awesome wife) instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrstrillium/

    Locations:

    Fort Point: 369 Congress St., Boston, MA
    *Growlers, bottles, and cans only - no sampling.

    Canton: 110 Shawmut Rd., Canton, MA (has onsite parking lot)
    *Growlers, bottles, and cans.

    On site pours at Canton tap room. Limit is lifted.

    Hours:

    Fort Point

    M-F: 11-7:30p
    Sat: 11-6p

    Canton

    M-Sat: 11-7:30p

    Note: Per MA state law, Trillium will only fill their own growlers.

    As requested by @JCTetreault, respect the following for the Fort Point location:

    Please don't park in the alley alongside/in back. We watch tow trucks pull cars out of there, multiple times a day, every day. You need a parking permit, these spots are for building residents!

    WHERE TO FIND OUR BEER

    ON DRAFT:
    Row 34- Boston, MA
    The Publick House- Brookline, MA
    Armsby Abbey- Worcester, MA
    The Dive Bar- Worcester, MA
    Vee Vee- Jamaica Plain; Boston, MA
    Worden Hall- Boston, MA
    Pastoral- Boston, MA
    Lulu's- Allston, MA
    Townsman- Boston, MA
    Branch Line- Watertown, MA
    Brewer's Fork- Charlestown, MA
    Coda- Boston, MA
    The Salty Pig- Boston, MA
    Canary Square- Jamaica Plain; Boston, MA

    BOTTLE SHOPS:
    Redstone Liquors- Stoneham & Andover, MA
    Craft Beer Cellar- Belmont, MA (And Many Other Locations Throughout MA!)
    Streetcar Wine & Beer- Jamaica Plain; Boston, MA
    Mass Liquors- Worcester, MA
    Julio's Liquors- Westborough, MA
    Yankee Spirits- Sturbridge, Attleboro, and Swansea, MA
    Marty's Fine Wines- Newton, MA (And Other Locations In The Boston Area!)
    Blanchards Wine & Spirits- Jamaica Plain; Boston, MA
    Pemberton Farms Marketplace- Cambridge, MA
    Urban Grape- Boston, MA
    Post Road Liquors- Wayland, MA
    Gordons Fine Wines & Spirits- Multiple Locations
    City Feed & Supply- Jamaica Plain; Boston, MA
    Quality Liquors- Salem, MA
    The Vin Bin- Multiple Locations
    Downtown Wine & Spirits- Haverhill, MA
    Brookline Liquor Mart- Brookline, MA

    Please note: We can't guarantee that our beer will be available at our partnership accounts at all times. Please click the website links above for current inventory at each establishment. Thanks!



    (old) News:

    "You guys like cans. A lot.

    ...we're pumped to announce we're changing the packaging format for all of our hop forward beers (and recently extended to some other styles too) from 750ml / 25.4oz bottles into 16oz cans!

    Batch sizes and case counts will go up as we get our legs under us.

    Cans will be available at both breweries, but please note we won't be able to split the cases evenly on the same day as packaging for logistical reasons (so fewer cases available in Boston vs Canton on day of packaging). Thanks on behalf of the whole trillium team for your support to help us achieve this incredible milestone."

    First two can releases in June (end of the month) were Congress Street and Melcher Street. Cans come in four packs but you can buy individual cans, if you like. Yes, the date is on the bottom.


    Finally:

    Did not get their Thanksgiving Week schedule but I'm assuming they are closed on Thursday, November 24th for Thanksgiving Day. Please check the links at the top of this post, later this month, for confirmation of their hours and closings for that week. Cheers.
     
    #1 NiceBeerCans, Nov 1, 2016
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  2. ransom22

    ransom22 Initiate (0) Feb 5, 2016 Uzbekistan

    Let's do this!

    I'm excited for Night & Day!
     
    #2 ransom22, Nov 1, 2016
  3. jimmyfausto

    jimmyfausto Devotee (377) Jul 28, 2014 Massachusetts

    Hey guys, I've been maintaining a spreadsheet for all Trillium can release information, including sell out times, hours/days available, and other notes. I know availability is a frequent topic here, especially for travelers and newbies, so I've made the google doc viewable by the below link. (Let me know if people have trouble accessing it)

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mmBOt3Bia-mo5gef5A7nENRkFSBx7NCVaSXbH9RYJ78/edit?usp=sharing

    All sell out information is from Trillium's social media, unless noted. There have been rare occasions where they didn't post sell out times for a few beers, in which case I guessed hours.

    Feel free to add this to next month's first post if people find this helpful.
     
    #3 jimmyfausto, Nov 1, 2016
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  4. LetsGoExploring

    LetsGoExploring Pooh-Bah (1,550) Apr 25, 2006 Connecticut
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    Very impressive, Jimmy!

    Pot & Kettle is still going? Surprising.
     
    #4 LetsGoExploring, Nov 1, 2016
  5. MarkF150

    MarkF150 Zealot (675) Feb 9, 2009 Massachusetts

    DDHFPPA today! The best beer they make IMO.
     
    #5 MarkF150, Nov 1, 2016
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  6. DeweyCheatem-n-Howe

    DeweyCheatem-n-Howe Initiate (0) May 23, 2015 Massachusetts

    FWIW, I drank one of my Never & Again cans last night - they've settled down a lot, and a friend I shared with cracked his last one over the weekend and said it was, and I quote, "fantastic."

    A misfire perhaps, but not the unmitigated disaster many of us feared?
     
    #6 DeweyCheatem-n-Howe, Nov 1, 2016
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  7. JonnyJuicebox

    JonnyJuicebox Zealot (732) Jun 3, 2015 Massachusetts
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    This batch of UPPER CASE doesn't seem quite right...is it me or do they have trouble with consistency on this beer? Batch 1 was fine, batch 2 unreal. batch 3(first from canton) was definitely not there, batch 4 was perfect. I may have missed a batch somewhere, but I think this is only the 5th release. The beer is always awesome, but there's been two very distinct times where I thought i was drinking the best double ipa by Trillium.

    The beer is definitely green, but I don't know if that's what's causing it this time... will sit on my other cans.
     
    #7 JonnyJuicebox, Nov 1, 2016
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  8. NEB_beer

    NEB_beer Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2016 Massachusetts

    This is awesome!
     
    #8 NEB_beer, Nov 1, 2016
  9. Loanstarbeergeek89

    Loanstarbeergeek89 Initiate (0) Jun 29, 2016 Maine

    Trillium cans have been lacking quality control IMO.
     
    #9 Loanstarbeergeek89, Nov 2, 2016
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  10. barroomhero1977

    barroomhero1977 Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2010 Rhode Island

    It seems to me that whenever they change their sizes on batches, there is a batch that is a bit off. I think with the recent bump up to the 75 barrel batches (I think that is right since they were at 60?) they are back into that learning curve that we experienced when they first went to Canton. Hopefully they get that ironed out on the second time through (as has seemed to be the case in the past).
     
    #10 barroomhero1977, Nov 2, 2016
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  11. ransom22

    ransom22 Initiate (0) Feb 5, 2016 Uzbekistan

    Melcher St. today!
     
    #11 ransom22, Nov 2, 2016
  12. infectedlobster

    infectedlobster Crusader (434) Apr 22, 2014 Massachusetts
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    Tastes the same as it ever did to me, perhaps a little less boozy than the first couple batches, but that's probably just me.
     
    #12 infectedlobster, Nov 2, 2016
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  13. Celtics76

    Celtics76 Pooh-Bah (1,781) Sep 5, 2011 Rhode Island
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    I think it's normal to see some variance in flavor profile from batch to batch, especially with smaller breweries. This isn't Budweiser. I don't mind as long as it's not a huge deviation. I haven't seen that with Trillium personally.
     
    #13 Celtics76, Nov 2, 2016
  14. Rysk22

    Rysk22 Savant (1,240) Nov 12, 2014 Massachusetts
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    Galaxy and DDH Fort Point released back to back. What a beautiful thing.
     
    #14 Rysk22, Nov 3, 2016
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  15. LetsGoExploring

    LetsGoExploring Pooh-Bah (1,550) Apr 25, 2006 Connecticut
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    I curse all of you within a 30 mile radius!
     
    #15 LetsGoExploring, Nov 3, 2016
  16. JonnyJuicebox

    JonnyJuicebox Zealot (732) Jun 3, 2015 Massachusetts
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    I'm not always sold on Trillium's sours but Wild Sinister Kid with currants was a pleasure to sip through game 7 last night. Tart but deep and rich too..very complex and not just a sour patch kid. The sweetness is dark fruits and caramel, as opposed to just sugar. The currants come through very nicely. Really really good stuff. Kept making me think if like Indian pudding or something. Cloves, fig, caramel, apple cider.

    In my opinion far and away better than any of the soaks I've had, and even better than their lauded stuff like Apricot Stonington.
     
    #16 JonnyJuicebox, Nov 3, 2016
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  17. StoutElk_92

    StoutElk_92 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,215) Oct 30, 2015 Massachusetts
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    I've only had 1 bottle of Upper Case prior to the can release, and I noticed the bottle I had was the only hoppy beer from Trillium that wasn't full on cloudy. I grabbed a 4 pack of cans on Tuesday and drank one that night, and noticed that it was cloudy and felt a bit juicier than the less cloudy bottle I had earlier this year. It tasted the same, just a little smoother and easier on the palate for 9%. Like sweet mango nectar.
     
    #17 StoutElk_92, Nov 4, 2016
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  18. BRYeleJR

    BRYeleJR Savant (1,029) May 18, 2013 Massachusetts
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    From the Trillium e-mail list...
    I really liked Trillikini, so interested to try this one. Didn't see a batch size or limits though, but maybe they'll post that on social media soon...?
     
    #18 BRYeleJR, Nov 4, 2016
  19. jar

    jar Aspirant (293) Sep 6, 2005 Massachusetts

    When's the last time they made Trillium? I haven't had any for a long while, not sure if I've just missed it or they haven't made it for a while.
     
    #19 jar, Nov 4, 2016
  20. gruffyboy

    gruffyboy Devotee (308) Oct 10, 2014 Massachusetts

    Do we think Trillium FP will be crazy on Monday to pick up Board Shorts?
     
    #20 gruffyboy, Nov 5, 2016
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