Town Hall Barrel-Aged Week

it was amazing. overall, this year's beers kills last year's.

 

I really liked it too. Wasn't overwhelmingly tart like some are saying.

 

Thanks for the play-by-play guys. I'll be down there around 4:30 tonight for the lineup. I've been foaming at the mouth reading the reviews coming in......

 

does anyone know if they're still pouring manhattan? i'm stopping in later on tonight and am really hoping for a pour.

 

All were still on when I was there for lunch today.

I had Double Barrel, Manhatten Barrel, and Twisted Trace. Twisted was my favorite although I was not blown away by any of them. Double Barrel is certainly interesting and some will say complex, if intentially souring stouts becomes a thing, Town Hall has a good head start. Do not know what to think of Manhatten Barrel yet. Never had the base beer. But it did not seem acidic or cherry enough but both were present. I would of liked the barrels to come through Twisted Trace a lot more. I was told it was in barrels 10 months so not sure any more time would of helped, just seemed the barrels underperformed in this one.

 

Twisted Trace took my top of the year. It is so much better this year than last. Not nearly as hot which elt a lot of flavors come out.

Manhattan was fantastic also. It's based on the Grand Cru, which it tastes nothing like. It really does taste like a manhattan! Sweet, a little sour, nice cherries, a light grape flavor. I assume some of the wild yeast from the barrels got into it. It had a perfect carbonation level. I had 3 glasses last night.

I will be skipping tonight and Friday and going on Saturday. Everything will likely be there then.

 

I was planning on going back Friday, but the weather is going to scare me away from Minneapolis. I really wanted to try Buffalo Bock.

 

It was twisted Jim last year. Jim Beam barrels which did taste mor hot last year. Buffalo trace barrels this year.

 

Anyone know when and if any of these will show up at Town Hall Tap? I know, I could just call, but I figure you guys are just as likely to know as half the people who might answer the phone

 

I'll ask the bar tending staff for you and post the info.

PS - for anyone coming down tonight, I'll be the tool on the iPad rocking beeradvocate.com. Say hi.

 

Could have just stopped at "tool"...

 

Suck it Shag! Where you at man? Tell your manager your HIV is flaring up and you have to roll out. :-)

 

No kegs are going to the TH Tap location. If they have any left, they will rotate them back on and off occasionally on the lines at the brewery location only. Just what the guy said behind the bar.

 

Per the Town Hall Tap Facebook page:

"Barrel Age Week is fast approaching. Advanced tickets for growlers go on sale at the Brewery (on the Washington Ave) this Sunday the 10th at 11am. The beers will tapped the week of the 18th and you can pick up your growlers on the release nights. Get in line early to buy your tickets. The Tap will be getting a few kegs later this month."

Take that for what's it's worth, but sounds like the Tap will be getting...something.

 

I was able to score some random barrel action at the tap sporadically last year, so I'm hopeful, but it was real unpredictable and mostly unannounced as I recall.

 

When I talked to Scott he said likely Czar and Twisted, not sure about the others.

 

had the first three last night...all were fantastic and I was very happy to walk out with a growler of each. can't wait to get back on saturday to taste the next three. Gotta love the minneapolis/st.paul beer scene.

 

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Put the kids to bed and head down there!

All were still on as of 8 tonight. The Manhattan should be the first to blow. They said they had lots of Twisted.

 

Manhatten blew before I left, was a fantastic brew. Really ejoyed the Bock and the Jim. Very happy some douche sole me his growler of Buffalo cuz "it didn't taste what Iwanted it to tast like". Apparently, he doesn
t like awesome.

 

Go to bed lobo, you're drunk