Toppling Goliath (2022)

And if the stout isnt your thing dont worry TG has a TIPA and another DIPA coming this month. I dont even know if they know how to create a pale ale anymore...

 

Details about the Naughty Temple release are up. No lottery for this one - it's a free-for-all on 1/19/2022. I wonder what the demand for this one will be like? $60 for two bottles.

https://www.tgbrews.com/events/naughty-temple-release

 

My memory is a little hazy on the last release, but if I remember correctly you could still grab bottles a month or so after the release at the taproom . So I would assume demand will be medium to low, as no one I know really cares at all about NT or this release.

 

What sort of past issue prompted this warning from TG? Exploding BA bottles in people's cars?

 

i can’t imagine bottles getting cold during winter months in Decorah.

 

Better question is why do they keep making this beer?

 

The first time I ever visited their taproom, they just happened to have it on tap. I really liked it at the time, but that was so long ago that I have no idea if it would be anything special any longer. I'd like to try it again just so I can see how much my tastes have evolved since then.

 

This has been a standard disclaimer (advice?) on their release pages for lotteries and such for - I want to say - 2+ years now. I recall seeing it sometime in early 2021 or 20/21 timeframe for sure.

 

Seen the mix 12's today on the shelf at Woody's for 19.99. First time being able to grab one and might I say this is one hell of a good deal. The G nug is tasting fantastic, Pompeii is always good, and the Sue is the freshest I could find. All of them were canned 11/30/21 This is a nice find for once as the pack was dated 11/03/21, so I figured everything was canned on or before. This was only the Dorothys, what a win eh?

So besides this good news, the selection in Green Bay where I was was pretty bad. Most cans where close to being out of date including King, 16'ers of Pompeii and Sue, and Forced Flair(which was priced at 24.99 for some reason??). This isn't just TG either, about 80% of the beers I came across were in this out dated category. I feel like there may be some interesting times ahead for a lot of breweries...

To give everyone an example my normal bill in Woodys is around 250-300, I walked out under 160.

 

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A TG Barleywine? Exciting! Anyone else try the English BW they did with Cycle years back? Very solid brew. https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/35412/284186/

 

I bought some over the weekend but I haven't tried it yet.

I generally don't appreciate beers like this, but I am curious. We'll see.