Other Half (2019)

Isn’t Simcoe a PNW grown hop?

 

Galaxy is from Australia though, so harvest is usually in like April IIRC?

 

@RobNewton I forgot about the hemispheric-specific harvest schedules for hops. And on further reflection I realize there's more to the flavor of hops than just how fresh they are, so maybe it's foolish to think about them the same way I do oranges or peaches.

Times like these it would be great if the brew-world had someone with a scientific minded (Kenji Alt-Lopez-esque) curiosity and did a test to see how the flavor of hops affected beer when they were fresh, a week old, a month old, and so on. Or maybe the brewers already know this?

 

Friday, 12/13, at noon we have a special guest @horusagedales coming to town. We have a very limited bottle release of 4 of their great brews, and 9 draft lines. For sale from the taproom at noon! ⁠⠀
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Hazelnut Crown, 14.2%, w/@threechiefsbeer Imperial Stout with Geisha Coffee, Hazelnuts, Coconut Candy, Coconut Syrup, Coconut Water, Desiccated Coconut, Shredded Coconut, and Toasted Coconut Added. $43 per bottle, limit 1. ⁠⠀
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Coconut Crown, 14.2%, w/ @threechiefsbeer Imperial stout with coconut candy, coconut syrup, coconut water, desiccated coconut, shredded coconut, and toasted coconut. $38 per bottle, limit 1. ⁠⠀
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Ruffle The Feathers, 14.8%, w/@jwakefieldbeer Imperial Stout with Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee, Hazelnuts, Bourbon Madagascar Vanilla Beans, and Tahitian Vanilla Beans. $35 per bottle, limit 1. ⁠⠀
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Prairie Pizzazz, w/ @the8thstatebrewing , Imperial stout with dulce de leche, Mostra Brazil Blend coffee and maple syrup. $28 per bottle, limit 1 per person. ⁠⠀
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Draft⁠⠀
Proper Dose, 13.9%, Collaboration with The Story So Far celebrating their new album out on 9-21-2018; Imperial Stout with Chocolate, Coffee, Hazelnuts, and Vanilla Added⁠⠀
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Hazelnut Harris, 13% (Nano Challa Ethiopian Coffee) Imperial stout with nano halla Ethiopian coffee and hazelnuts added.⁠⠀
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Papa’s Pils, 5.3%, Barrel lagered pilsner; experiment two of two of golden sour base lagered at 36 degrees for 36 days in a neutral oak barrel with lager yeast only⁠⠀
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Two Birds One Stone, 14.7%, Vanilla Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Chocolate and Marshmallows⁠⠀
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Goshawks Grasp, 13.2%, Imperial Stout with Coffee and Hazelnuts added⁠⠀
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Deepest Shade, 15.5%, French Oak Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Hazelnuts and Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee⁠⠀
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Savage Haze, 9.1%, Barrel fermented Double IPA with Motueka, Nelson, and Rakau hops⁠⠀
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Barrel #202, 9.7%, Flanders Aged in third use Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrel with Cherries⁠⠀
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Kings County Flanders, 11.4%, Imperial Flanders aged in Kings County barrels with cherries⁠⠀
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Those prices... and a 1pp limit, think of the mules!

 

Imagine those taster prices!

 

Oh right, misunderstood what he said there.

 

Hope this one’s a shitshow as well to further chill tings out on Saturday

 

Going to end up buying bottles because I've lost all control over my life

 

I like that @rozzom thinks there's a finite amount of shitshow in us...my hunch is the human capacity for creating shitshows is practically limitless.

 

I guess I am not hip to what the cool kids are doing these days, but $43 a bottle! When did this become a thing?

 

Oof those prices are absurd. Oh well I'm in the same camp as @SpinSamzo.

 

If I didn't have a kid to pay for and a mortgage, I'd be right there with you dropping $40 a bottle without a second thought. You're fine as long as the smoking hot canadian model GF gives you the OK.

 

jesus 43 per bottle!
are we approaching $10 tasters?

 

She approves of all my purchases because she is perfect and real.

 

Whether or not its worth $43 is very debatable but having heard Kyle talk about his process, these stouts are pretty expensive to make. For starters he generally boils ~12hrs which really kills the yield, the rates of the treatments also reduce the yield further and then sourcing the coffee on that particular bottle comes from auctions rather than like wholesale.

 

[Feaor takes a big gulp of gesha-infused kool aid and then continues on with his rationalizing]

 

Well when you put it that way and Kyle says so, I am convinced. See if I can break open piggy bank and scrape up $43.

 

Again I encourage everyone to read the Horus thread in the Pacific forum. This guy inspires a lotta love and a lotta hate. Nothing in between. Pick a fucking side.

 

All the people in that thread on the love side are my alt accounts.