Tired Hands (June 2017)

That was also, by a good margin, the fastest line I've ever been in there. Is it usually 2 registers? Because the third register and the different setup had things moving much more smoothly.

 

I asked about it yesterday at the Cafe. They said it just wasn't ready yet. Hoping it goes on soon.

 

I am curious if they are going to brew handfarm again. Shocked it hasn't been released in a few years

 

I think someone explained this before, but what exactly is HandFarm? I think I remember that FarmHands was renamed to SaisonHands, but HandFarm is different?

 

It was one of their earlier barrel aged versions of farmhands (saisonhands) thanks brewery Vivant..... it was made in collaboration with Hill Farmstead if I am remembering correctly

 

I thought it (MilkSaint) was way too sweet (the draft version). It was cloying. My glass looked okay but they were also sending out gray and disgusting looking pours of it that included tons of hop particles. Maybe that version tasted better despite it's appearance?

The Tongue Extinguisher and Oat Tao I had were excellent. The Extra Vanilla was the better milkshake I had on Saturday.

 

I can't speak for the draft version but I didn't get that impression at all from the can -- I usually prefer the single Milkshake to the doubles for exactly that reason, 1 can is all the beer I want in a night because of the sweetness and sticky, cloying quality. I thought this was very drinkable in comparison without sacrificing any of the body or mouthfeel, and the fruit was both super bright and well-integrated.

 

They are always so sweet. I wouldn't be surprised if a Milkshake IPA had twice the calories of an actual milkshake.

 

I thought Oat Tao was undrinkable... and I love gueuze, sours, barnyard notes, etc. This beer just tasted off. I've seen a couple "dirty sock" comparisons on Untappd. I don't necessarily agree with that comparison, but I can't imagine that one came out the way that they'd hoped.

 

I liked Oat Tao. It's the only sour I've had with wheat on the back end. Not my
favorite but I thought it was decent.

 

I thought this event was great. Really smooth, well planed and run. It was busy but things moved along.

 

If there is a blend of Emptiness and Handfarm out there it means they have/had Handfarm in barrels recently. Wouldn't surprise me if they have bottles bottle conditioning right now.

Chardonnay barrel aged SaisonHands

 

That rummage sale made me feel like the biggest chump. I waited in line for 2 hours as well, all while I hear other people joking that they'll only have Shambolic left. Sure enough when I finally got inside all that was left was nothing desirable: vintage Ourison, Para47, and Red Wine Only Void. I wish they passed that list through the line so people knew what they were waiting in line for.

The staff was all very friendly and accommodating during the events on Sunday, so no complaints there.

Did anyone else notice how people were just cutting the line? Some folks told the line attender that they were just going in the General Store to shop, then they'd just hop onto the line inside for the rummage sale.

Again, I reflect on it and I just feel like I got got by Tired Hands. But there's really no one to blame but myself for falling for the FOMO.

 

I am glad I skipped it, would have liked some of those bottles, but not waiting 2 hours....

I am in the minority on this one, but I really liked the red wine only void. It was exactly what I expected it to be and I am glad I still have a bottle left.

 

a little PSA it looks like the general store may be following the hours of the café since it was closed yesterday.

 

There was a bottle list of what was available with prices at the counter in the General Store, however there wasn't a bottle count so you didn't really know how long specific bottles would last.

It definitely looked like there were some people cutting the line for the rummage sale. It was kinda hard to tell with all the empty chairs and whether the number of chairs matched the number of people. But there was a guy behind me who specifically said he was not in the line that went in with his buddy behind me, I don't know if he ended up getting a bottle though cause I was out of there immediately.

For the most part everything seemed to run smoothly all weekend and props to the TH crew for putting together a great event.

 

Yep, I wound up getting to the Fermentaria around 530 on Saturday, and there was absolutely no line to get Para pours, so I got to experience that Christian Zellersfield performance for the first time. Walked to the cafe after and everything was still on, and the same was said for the Fermentaria later in the evening. I picked a great time to show up!

 

another PSA they are filling growlers of milksaint fiver at the ferm as of yesterday

 

I was just bummed that because my wife and I got to the Ferm first thing on Saturday, literally first thing as we were second in line by a significant amount of time, we missed out on trying the Gatherer, BA Only Void, and Lopsang/Vanilla Only Void cause they weren't tapped yet. But that's just bad timing on our part, we should've just slept in.

 

I had a friend that was near the front and after he left the general store (roughly 30 minutes in) basically all the desirable bottle were gone. I told others at the back of the line what was left and the majority of us left.