Twin Elephant Brewing (2019)

any update for the week?

 

they post their menu on untapped, and I saw three new beers:

Killer Nibbles - 5% "Session Style" porter with vanilla
Set the Vector - wet hop with Idaho 7
The Synclavier - Pale ale with lactose

They aslo added bottles of Felisa, the barrel aged mixed ferm they released 2 weeks ago for sale..

 

thank you sir!!

 

hope bottles last until tomorrow when i can swing by

 

Definitely worth it. There hasn't been enough talk about this beer. Not that I'm surprised it was good, but I was surprised at the level of complexity. The red wine character was more present than the pale color would imply, throwing a lot of jammy notes on the palate along with lemon meringue, vanilla, and lacto-ferment "berry" characteristics. Just a little bit of funk as an undercurrent. Great beer.

 

thank you sir

i am assuming cans sold out as they are not listed?

 

I would assume so. As much as I like that beer too, I had to pass given I also came home from Vermont that weekend with one of the most epic beer hauls ever.

 

yeah cans sold out last Fri or Sat I think... word on the street is they are trying to do another can drop sometime before end of the month...

 

Email just dropped:

Pull dem hoodies out people time to fully embrace that fall action. We officially started some construct for our upgrades this fall with the cutting of another trench drain in the brewhouse so we appreciate your patience from here on if there are any affects that spill into the taproom. We also have a lot of sweet events coming up this fall that we are part of so be on the lookout for details in the next newsletter and on social media. We are starting the weekend off with two new batches with a third one on Saturday.

First off we got a new Brunch Porter called "Killer Nibbles" that is crushable all day long at 5% ABV. Next thing you know Killer's GOOD! He is DAMN good! This is the doggone alpha pup of porters, designed to kill yo! The raw interface of oats and wheats, deepened, expanding and growing with medium crystal malts, chocolate malts, and some de-husked roasted accents then conditioned on Ugandan vanilla beans. Smooth bodied w/ notes of half baked chocolate cake, caramel & honey, vanilla frosting, smoky roasted almonds and coffee.

Second up is a new variant of our Saison series "Set the Vector" this time around coming in at 7.6% ABV with fresh hop anti-parallel vectors. Endlessly turning inward everything is synchronized in chaos, always ready to mirror. American pale malt, chit, oats, barley flakes, red rice, rye and wheats. The vibration from three Saison strains and wild type saccharomyces converge with wild glands of wet hop magic from Idaho 7 hops. Picked off the vine and shipped overnight across the country from our sticky-fingered friends at Crosby Farms in Woodburn Oregon. A funky cornucopia. Notes reminiscent of a walk through a hop field, garden woods, spice, earth, lupulin vines, dewey…eewey…it’s wild up in here.

Finally on Saturday we have our first Lactose Pale Ale up from the cypher called "The Synclavier" coming in at 5.6% ABV. We’re making tastescapes through texture with juicy J quality. Nelson Sauvin, Citra and Simcoe hops loop, groove and grab ya’. Pale malts, raw & crystal oats, white wheat, milk sugar and honey in the whirlpool are the bridges to the dynamic. This is the New England Digital folks, free expression of love in all things hoppy to get the push and pull of gritty rhythm to the streets. Notes of fruit salad in a cantaloupe bowl, tart orange and sweet tangerine.

Also, we still have bottles of our barrel-aged sour "Felisa" available to go at $14 and for onsite pours at $18.


On Tap
On The Off Chance - Red Kolsch Style Ale - 4.7% ABV
Megustalations - Session Adjunct Ale - 5.0% ABV
Nosh: Hallertau Blanc - American IPA - 6.6% ABV
Chuck's Garage - American Session Ale - 4.7% ABV
Nosh: Citra & Mosaic - American IPA - 6.8% ABV
Toys In the Attic - American Pale Ale - 5.6% ABV
Killer Nibbles - Porter w/ Vanilla Beans - 5.0% ABV

Tapping This Weekend
Set The Vector: Idaho 7 Fresh Hops (Friday) - Saison w/ Idaho 7 Fresh Hops - 7.6% ABV
Synclavier (Saturday) - American Pale Ale - 5.0% ABV

The growler fills for this weekend will be:
On The Off Chance - 32 or 64 ounce growler vessel fills available
Megustalations - 32 or 64 ounce growler vessel fills available
Nosh: Hallertau Blanc - 32 or 64 ounce growler vessel fills available
Chuck's Garage - 32 or 64 ounce growler vessel fills available
Nosh: Citra & Mosaic - 32 or 64 ounce growler vessel fills available
Toys In The Attic - 32 or 64 ounce growler vessel fills available
Killer Nibbles (Nitro will flatten out quickly) - 32 or 64 ounce growler vessel fills available
Set The Vector: Idaho 7 Fresh Hops (Friday) - 32 or 64 ounce growler vessel fills available
Synclavier (Saturday) - 32 or 64 ounce growler vessel fills available


Total Volume limits are 64oz max per person per type of beer.

In the Secondary (coming up)
Clincher - American IPA
True Believer - American IPA
Hobbies Include - American IPA
Lil' Shimmy Ye' - American Pale Ale
Chingas - American Black IPA on Local Honey

 

Not sure if anyone still has any Clouds cans, but they're really drinking nice now. mellowed a bit, which has let the tropical and citrus notes shine, as well as some sweetness.

 

I sill have three... good to hear. Their cans hold up incredibly well and tend to improve 2-3 weeks out I have found... I just had my last can of The Swarm on Friday, and it may have been the best one!

 

Stopped by on Saturday, was not as busy as I hoped it would be. Grabbed a bottle for the next time I share with some friends.

We split taster's of most of the beers that were available. The 3 stand-outs to me were Set the Vector, Synclavier, and Citra/Mosiac: Nosh. They all were very good and I would easily drink a few of them. The Kolsh I really did not enjoy at all and Killer Nibbles was light as described however I did not get much vanilla taste. This is my 3rd or 4th time there and I enjoy the outside area however would recommend maybe some plants or trees just to dress it up, but again I realize it will be closing down very soon.

Also as with every other time there the line for pours really backs up, have they ever done something about this or is this just an expectation at this point?

 

Agree, the outside space is a great addition, but needs some curb appeal - proper tables and chairs at least... I know they got approval for and plan to put a fire pit, and talked about getting a pergola, but they seem to operate at their own pace.. I'm sure it will come together more come spring.

The pour line really ebbs and flows... it can be dead one second then a bunch of people show up with growlers, etc. With only the one set of taps I'm not sure how they can improve though. But growlers and flights definitely slow the works....

 

maybe a line for pours only. The tough part is who then gets priority when someone wants a growler or flight with a beer someone wants a pour for. Still will be a line somewhere for something

 

For me the “only” line would be for pours only. You could still get pours if your in growler or flight lines. But, like you said there’s still going to be a line somewhere and wouldn’t solve much. I was just spitballing.

Idk what would solve lines besides another set of tap lines

 

Instalgram story shows a new can. Friday release? True Believers.

 

IPA correct?

 

yeah, they've brewed it a couple times, 1st time in cans.

 

Wow, I'm not sure when to drink my last can.