Tired Hands (June 2017)

how para 1 was selling less than old batches of handfarm blew my mind. para 1 is maybe the best beer they made and at 35 was a great deal. batch 1 hand farm for 50...no thanks

 

I had gone into the store to look at the hoodies around 2:30 p.m. and I would of bought one if the zippers didn't suck so much ... anyways after buying one of the ugliest t-shirt and a mason jar later I bail on the bottle line as it was deep and the math didn't work out to getting good stuff. Glad I left for home when I did as traffic got really bad near NJ/NY.

Great weekend, super awesome people at Tired Hands, great trades, and amazing food. Will be back again in the future 100%.

 

This article has a slideshow of a photos from inside the General Store:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/Tired-Hands-opens-general-store-in-Ardmore.html

 

Did they mention anything of how long they think it will take them to perhaps have a constant supply of HopHands, or whatever (i.e. it will be rare if they run out) at the General Store? I'd imagine that is part of the vision but I have not spoken to Jean regarding this.

 

what are all the bootles picture there? i dont consider myself a tired hands expert, but i dont recognize most of them.

 

Obliterative: A blend of hoppy, barrel-fermented beers brewed throughout 2015; blended in mid 2016 then dry hopped with Motueka. Brisk acidity, stark, citrusy. $18 per bottle with a limit of 1 per person.

Eyes Closed & Open: An oat saison hopped with experimental hop 06297; fermented in one of our large oak foudres. Hay, tropical, effervescent, tart. $17 per bottle with a limit of one per person.

Hysterical Obelisk: Spiced saison fermented in Vin Santo casks and aged for a year before bottling; aged an additional year in the bottle before release. lush, expressive oak, toasted coconut, tart lime. $25 per bottle with a limit of 2 per person.

Prayer Group: Lagerbier brewed with pils malt and raw wheat, hopped with Crystal and Hallertau Blanc and conditioned on a bit of lemon and lagered for 4 weeks; refermented in the bottle. Crisp grain, grassy, clean, floral. $10 per bottle with a limit of 2 per person.

Undertow: Black wheat saison fermented on local merlot grapes and blueberries in one of our large oak foudres; ~3 months in the foudre then another ~8 in the bottle before release. Dark berries, dried fruit, tobacco, complex, tart, dry. $22 per bottle with a limit of 1 per person.

 

oh, sorry guys, i misread. i thought those were only on sale for the anniversary party. thanks

 

Got a pic of that mason jar?

 

Surprised to see that Virga got a shoutout from Paste as one of the best beers at the Firestone Walker Invitational. Not bad by any means, but there's a whole slew of funky saisons from Tired Hands that I'd put ahead of it. I guess that's a good thing?

 

My sister lives close to Tired Hands. I've never had anything by them, so I want to see if she can grab me a growler (preferably cans...) and bring it down with her when she comes to visit for fathers day. I'd like to try and get HopHands or an IPA.

How difficult of a task would this be for her because I don't want her to be caught waiting in some line for a special release or something like that. Is the place normally an insane shit show every weekend?

Thanks guys!

 

Growlers are easy, it is rare that beers are not available for growler fills (needs to be a Tired Hands branded growler they are 5 for both sizes and they trade other people's for theirs). Hop hands cans will be available at the new general store, not sure how long they will last yet or how quickly they sell out since it is very new. Any other cans usually are more difficult to obtain and could require standing in line or showing up the day of release later on if it makes it to the bar. Keep an eye on Instagram

 

It would be super easy for her to get a growler of HopHands, which is always on tap, or any other IPA they have on tap. The only difficulty would be cans or if they were doing milkshake growlers, which in my opinion are not as good as their regular non-sweetened IPAs.

 

Thanks guys. I'd prefer cans, because obviously they keep longer than a growler does.

I'll need to check out their web page and Instagram, but does anyone know if they will have cans of HopHands this Friday?

 

Don't know about Friday, but they are getting cans of hop hands at the general store today, it is 2 doors down from the brew cafe. Might be a 4 pack limit, but they haven't said yet

 

You're the man, Nick. Thank you dude!

 

It hasn't come up but I guess they are regrouping and not dropping cans today?

 

So i will be in my philly office tomorrow (Thurs) and hope to be done by 3 or so. I see from website that the brewpub opens at 4pm. What will they have? Just growler fills? If so, will they fill any growler, any size?

 

The Fermentaria will be open at noon, and the Brew Cafe opens at 4:00. The Brew Cafe has a smaller, yet more "diverse" / experimental tap list. They also have a smaller food list that caters more to the panini, bread plates, pickles, etc. The Fermentaria usually has an overwhelming majority of IPAs and Saisons on-tap, and has a bigger food list (think tacos, wings, burgers). Both fill growlers of either 32 oz or 64 oz Tired Hands branded growlers. They will swap out a non-Tired Hands growler for you if you bring one, though. They're also both about 2 blocks apart so if you have the time, go to both locations if you've never been before.