Founders 2014 release schedule

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  1. kylelenk

    kylelenk Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2012 Michigan

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    The Lowdown
    Nitro Series

    We’ve been pouring nitro beers in our taproom for some time now. For the past few months, we’ve been experimenting with sending kegs of Nitro Pale Ale and Nitro Oatmeal Stout out to the market, an experiment that has met great success. Because of this response, we’ve decided to add these two beers to our availability calendar so that more people outside of Grand Rapids can enjoy them. Please note that these are draft-only offerings. It’s an exciting addition to our lineup!

    New Specialty Beer in Development

    Our R&D team is hard at work developing a new specialty beer to be added to our calendar for next October, November and December (see the area marked TBA on the calendar). Stay tuned for more details on that as we move into 2014. It’s sure to be delicious.

    Specialty Releases

    We are decreasing the number of specialty releases from six to four, giving each of the specialty releases in 2014 three months of availability on shelves and draft lines. Most notably, we movedBackwoods Bastard from a specialty release to a limited release—this beer is inherently a limited release (because it’s barrel-aged), and it fits much better in our calendar in this position.

    Seasonals

    In 2013, we started with two seasonal beers—Breakfast Stout and All Day IPA—but we ended up moving All Day IPA to our year-round lineup, leaving just Breakfast Stout in the seasonal category, with some slots to fill for 2014. We are going to fill those slots with Red’s Rye IPA and Rübæus, expanding availability of both from two months to four.

    Red’s Rye IPA

    Perhaps you’ve been confused about how to categorize Red’s Rye into a beer style. The name could lead you to believe that it’s a pale ale or a rye beer or an amber. To clear things up, we are changing the official name of the beer from Red’s Rye PA to Red’s Rye IPA. Red’s Rye IPA is first and foremost an American IPA. We hope this name change will help people understand that.

    Note: Red’s Rye IPA will remain available on draft year-round but bottles will be moving to our seasonal lineup in 2014 rather than our specialty lineup, which is where we plugged them in this year.

    Backstage Series

    We will be continuing the release of our 750mL Backstage Series beers in 2014, with brands and timing yet to be determined. Stay tuned…
     
    #1 kylelenk, Nov 22, 2013
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  2. KS1297

    KS1297 Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2013 Wisconsin

    nice
     
    #2 KS1297, Nov 23, 2013
  3. raynmoon

    raynmoon Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2011 Colorado

    Tba. Hmmmm. Ten Backwards Apples?
     
    #3 raynmoon, Nov 23, 2013
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  4. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    TBA better be CBS in 4packs or 2014 is a fail for Founders.
     
    #4 steebo777, Nov 23, 2013
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  5. dsmil

    dsmil Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2009 Maryland

    More Red's Rye (well more than 2013 at least).....I'm happy
     
    #5 dsmil, Nov 23, 2013
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  6. williamjbauer

    williamjbauer Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2012 Colorado

    I am pretty sure most us of are pissed about a smaller window for the FBS release?

    Thematically I really like what beers they are choosing for maybe of the seasons. Some of their beers are just way stronger and I'd prefer to have them year round versus all day ipa, etc.
     
    #6 williamjbauer, Nov 23, 2013
  7. getinked

    getinked Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2012 Ukraine

    What you need to know:
    • Nitro Pale Ale and Nitro Oatmeal Stout kegs will be sent out to distro as draft only options.
    • A new specialty beer to be added to the calendar for next October, November and December.
    • Decreased the number of specialty releases from six to four. Backwoods Bastard becomes a limited release.
    • Changed the name of Red’s Rye PA to Red’s Rye IPA, well because it’s an American IPA.
    • 750mL Backstage Series beers will continue in 2014.
     
    #7 getinked, Nov 23, 2013
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  8. schepelz

    schepelz Initiate (0) Apr 4, 2013 Michigan

    So when do we start brainstorming what the TBA will be?

    Big barleywine? Oktoberfest/Christmas/Winter warmer?
     
    #8 schepelz, Nov 23, 2013
  9. BeerFan

    BeerFan Zealot (676) Feb 11, 2003 New Jersey
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    I like te fact that more Imperial Stout will be brewed.
     
    #9 BeerFan, Nov 23, 2013
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  10. bobhits

    bobhits Maven (1,498) Oct 31, 2006 Ohio

    Argue that awful fruit beer...and I thought breakfast was going year round? WTF?
     
    #10 bobhits, Nov 23, 2013
  11. PaulyB83

    PaulyB83 Maven (1,399) Sep 1, 2013 Michigan

    Here's hoping they are brewing the same amount of FBS and using that extra for more KBS, right?
     
    #11 PaulyB83, Nov 23, 2013
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  12. abaculy

    abaculy Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2005 Michigan

    If the TBA Specialty is something we've seen before, I'm going to guess it is either part of the Mountain Brown, Frangelic, or Spite families, or possibly Yukon Cornelius Holiday Porter.
     
    #12 abaculy, Nov 23, 2013
  13. Jadjunk

    Jadjunk Maven (1,417) Dec 6, 2009 Georgia

    I'm hoping that the winter release will be the glorious return of Nemesis. Barleywine, anyone?
     
    #13 Jadjunk, Nov 23, 2013
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  14. MarcWP

    MarcWP Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2012 Arizona

    They certainly need to step up their game. Unless they're producing a lot more KBS next year (which I doubt will be much more), this doesn't look like a schedule that is keeping up with a lot of other major craft breweries.
     
    #14 MarcWP, Nov 23, 2013
  15. MortalKombat14

    MortalKombat14 Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2012 Michigan

    I find the Curmudgeon release just bizarre now. First off that's probably Founders least popular speciality release and now it's available from April to June which are popular drinking months and Double Trouble moves to July. I'm almost okay with this because Imperial Stout will now be out for 3 months of the year. However, apparently Founders thinks Curmudgeon is warm weather drinking now?
     
    #15 MortalKombat14, Nov 23, 2013
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  16. abaculy

    abaculy Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2005 Michigan

    I believe this is the year we will see 3X the amount of KBS (but that may have been last year). Unfortunately, Founders isn't a brewery that releases tons of different beers like Short's or The Bruery. However, they only release stuff that is overwhelmingly and consistently considered top-notch, and readily available in all distribution areas. The limited stuff has such a good reputation that it isn't necessarily easy to get, but they definitely make more of those beers than many other breweries make of their limited stuff. The difference is Founders has a large distribution footprint and great reputation for substance, quality, and consistency, so their stuff goes extremely quickly.
     
    #16 abaculy, Nov 23, 2013
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  17. MarcWP

    MarcWP Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2012 Arizona

    Except that they neglect the west coast. That's my only gripe with them really. I believe in the sticking to your brands and brewing them to best quality standards possible. Firestone is a brewery that goes by this motto and has proved very successful. But they also widely distribute a lot of their specialty beer. My fingers are crossed KBS will see 3 times the production come 2014.
     
    #17 MarcWP, Nov 23, 2013
  18. CassinoNorth

    CassinoNorth Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 New Jersey

    FBS isn't the base for KBS, imperial stout is.
     
    #18 CassinoNorth, Nov 23, 2013
  19. PaulyB83

    PaulyB83 Maven (1,399) Sep 1, 2013 Michigan

    Ya I had read that before too, just forgot. Hate sounding like an ignoramus.
     
    #19 PaulyB83, Nov 23, 2013
  20. hardy008

    hardy008 Pooh-Bah (2,506) Jan 12, 2008 Minnesota
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    That would be great. I loved both versions of Nemesis. I don't think they could call it Nemesis though, if I remember correctly.
     
    #20 hardy008, Nov 23, 2013
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