Aslin Beer Co. (2019)

What happened a couple of weeks ago?

 

They advertised 2 bottles per beer per person and then silently doubled the limit the day of the release when there was a long line. They also silently released some bottles a day earlier than they had advertised, not as big of an issue.

 

They really need to consult these idiots who spend their lives in beer lines about how to run a beer line!

 

Anyone opened any of their Buku bottles yet? Opinions?

 

I haven't opened any of mine yet, but I'm hearing Saigon is the favorite of the bunch. Others have said the rum influence on the other two is subtle, but it can be offputting if you're not a fan of rum in general. Why you would buy a $30 rum-barrel-aged beer when you know you don't like rum is beyond me.

 

Do their BA Stouts tend to last through the day or is this a line up a couple hours before they open type of situation?

 

It varies.

In rarer cases, like with Sperryville and Caledonia, they did single-barrel projects. The post-Mug-Club allotments were in the neighborhood of 100 bottles, which resulted in them selling out in around an hour (and in the case of Sperryville, that first hour only included people who had been in line for over two hours before they opened).

More commonly, they're multi-barrel releases and last at least the first full day. Philly, Boston, and last week's Buku releases fall in this category. If you count the multi-day silent release on Luling, it lands in this group as well. I tend to take the "bottles per person per day" limit as indicative of how long they expect a release to last. Anything more than "one per" is probably going to make it through a full Saturday, at least in my estimation.

YMMV, and this is an ever-changing situation. I also wouldn't be surprised if they experience a big demand shift following the Alexandria relocation.

 

I asked about how Alexandria was going during today's release. They now think they're looking at early July for a (probably) soft opening.

 

They'll have an actual tap room for their Alexandria location correct? Might be making an east coast trip in September. Also trying to figure out if its better/easier flying into Dulles or Reagan...

 

They will have a taproom in Alexandria when it opens. Latest estimate is early July, but we'll see.

Dulles is way out in far suburbia. Regan is right on a temporarily closed Metro line and close to DC proper.

 

Visiting the parents this weekend, are growler fills a thing anymore or is it cans or bust

 

Just cans. Hope you like 15% imperial stouts in the summer.

 

Yeah I noticed that on the site, last I stopped by was 2 or 3 years ago, figured things had changed

 

They've had several of those beers on for a while now, but it's this warm in the DMV area and they've got 4 15% imperial stouts vs 3 of everything else? That's ridiculous.

 

It's not like I wouldn't drink them, but I definitely don't feel like drinking them now. If I were to purchase them, I would probably not drink them for a while (see: until they're more weather appropriate). With these so adjunct laden, that would mean those flavors could be faded by the time I drink them. I'd rather spend money on stuff I'd drink now since that's the case for me. More power to the people that loves these and can drink these in this weather.

I'm with you. Give me OS, give me BSB, they actually do the smaller IPAs very well (compared to other breweries). Honestly, Aslin's production shift is why when I go out that way, I'm going to Ocelot and Aslin is just a standby that I don't get to.

 

Agree with you guys. OS and Small Town are my favorite beers from them. Don’t sleep on Velocirabbit. It’s really good at 5.5%

 

I asked about the Alexandria location today, and they're now thinking mid-July. Seems it just keeps moving farther out. I just hope it's open in time for the anniversary party in September. I racked up some steep Uber fares getting out to Herndon and back last year.

Maybe I'm an outlier, but weather doesn't really have much of an effect on my choice in beer style. Imperial stouts probably make up 60%-80% of what I drink year round. If it's a chilly winter's night, I warm myself up with a big, boozy monster stout. If it's a 100-degree, full humidity summer's day, I crank up the A/C and settle down with a big, boozy monster stout. To each his own, I guess.

 

Down to 3 beers now, 2 15% stouts and a gose. Wtf are they doing over there?