Sand City Brewing (2018)

Went yesterday. Radical one is awesome, definitely agree with those saying it's "trillium-esque", can't wait to pop the Nelson.

 

Oops is awesome too. Smell reminds me of OG Alpine Nelson.

 

I'm not going to dig back through posts to cherry pick so called complaints, but I guess people explaining why the date of the release doesn't work for them and listing the reasons why a different date would be better doesn't count as complaining...sort of in the same way that my wife comments on my beer and glass collection and how she comments on ways that I can be a better me. None are complaints...none are nagging...they are just commentary.

See...therapy does work! I am evolving!

 

Wait... Your married?



I knew this guy hugebulge on here that went to other half all the time, then they switched the canning dates to the same weekends he works. I think it's been like that for a while and don't see him complaining......bitches.

 

Wow. Just had my first Oops...Nelson. Kicking myself for only buying one 4-pack of this. The mouthfeel is crazy soft. I never had OG Nelson, but the only Nelson-heavy beer I've had that comes close to this is Tree House's In Perpetuity.

 

didn't that guy get banned? Prolly for complaining too much

 

Radical One is excellent, but Oops Nelson is a very special beer, one of the best if not best Nelson beer I have ever had.

 

so much agreement. my favorite from sand city so far. ISO rebrew of sonder.

 

Both Radical ONE and Oops Nelson are definitely at the top their games and that was after drinking them on Sunday night. But I am definitely looking forward to see what they are like this weekend because I have noticed that most of their SC's IPAs take about a week to really come around. For instance, I had Burning Down the House and Second Wave the day after their release and I thought they were totally solid but they didn't really knock me over. Then I had them again last night and I thought they were crazy good. I remember the same of Infinity + ONE and Power of ONE. As a home brewer I know time in the bottle or can or keg is needed (kind of like homemade soup always tasting better the next day). But with SC, it seems like that a week in the can is almost a transformation. Not sure if anyone else has noticed this.

 

I've maxed out on every ONE varietal release and I've always found that the last can I had was my favorite of each version. Take that for what it is.

 

any release this weekend?

 

they just announced something for today that will probably still be there tomorrow, but I'm speculating.

 

Putting Out Fires will be available at the tap room today according to their FB post from a half hour ago. I assume this is a new batch as the one from a few weeks ago sold out as I recall. I think everything else from the list in their April 26 photo has been canned in the past week or so with the exception of Man Hands collab with Barrier. So that might be due today as well.

 

^*Barrage

 

Oops, right. Got my 'B's mixed up.

 

Thanks folks. Appreciate the response. I'm hoping to grab some this Sunday (ugh)

 

Just grabbed a 4-pack of Putting Out Fires. Tasting really nice.

Southdown cans still available as well.

 

If you missed it today at Barrage Brewing Company LLC no worries. "Man Hands" Imperial IPA cans will be available in our tasting room at 3:30 on Monday. Brewed with a $&@% ton of Mosaic, Nelson, and Comet hops and balanced nicely with malted oats, 8.5%. $18/4-pack. Four 4/packs per person. Still have 50 cases of Putting out Fires left too.

 

Do NOT sleep on Man Hands. The Mosaic/Nelson combo coupled with the double dry-hopping has made this ridiculously flavorful/aromatic. "Pungent" is the best word I could use to describe this. A welcomed punch in the face.

They just keep getting better and better.