Bottleworks XV release on 3/4

Heard the same.

 

Confirmed per Twitter. Shelton portfolio tasting with loons on Monday.

 

http://bottleworksbeerstore.blogspot.com/

 

2400 or so bottles between the three businesses, with I think around a dozen sixtels.

 

Come on...I know there are some of you out there who have been by the shop to try this new offering...out with it already! How is it?

 

It ain't bad. I enjoyed it and bought bottles. Not crowded here.

 

I enjoyed it quite a bit. I got a lot of licorice and tootsie roll, vanilla as it warmed up. The tequila is there, but totally pleasant.

 

What's on tap?

 

I was there earlier. It is QUIET there compared to last year. The Anniversary beer is good. I got a ton of brown sugar, as well as the aformentioned tootsie roll. Little bit of tequila on the nose, lots more in the glass, though it integrates well. Beer is earthy, and drier than expected. Overall, a very nice experience.

BW XII.1 and XI are also on tap. The original 12 is still FANTASTIC, with tons of fresh fruit left in it. It's also tarter than I remember last year.

 

Off the top of my head ... Bottleworks 15, Bottleworks 12 (Bruery), Bottleworks 10 (I think it was 10 ... whichever was Big Sky), Chuckanut Pilsner, Engine 9 Holy Saison, pFriem Rye IPA (or maybe something else pFriem), Wild Beer Bliss, Fremont Trifect, others.

The tap list on their site isn't up to date.

 

Damn. Big Sky was XI. I was very excited to finally get a chance to try X.

 

Oh - the New Belgium? Yeah ... sorry to get your hopes up.

 

I had the BW 15, BW 11, and Big Bad Baptist on tap.
The 15 is great. BA's who don't pick up at least a bottle or two will regret it later.
I counted 7 people in line including me 3 minutes before they opened. Very low key then.

 

15 is surprisingly good. Leagues better than judgement day.

 

Yeah, I got there about five minutes late. I was afraid I'd have to stand in line forever, and might miss something good on tap. Instead, I walked right in, got a pour of XV and XII never had to stand in a line. It was nice.

 

I had a great time. BW 15 had extremely well integrated tequila flavors and I'm positive they were nicer barrels (reposado or anejo). BW XI used to be one of my favorite anniversary beers but the diacetyl keeps getting stronger producing crazy butterscotch flavor/smell in the nose and mouth. BW XII (batch 1) is really killer. Fruits are dying out a bit and it is dryer and funkier but I love it. I really hope batch 2 gets closer to batch 1 eventually.

I also finally met Larry (NWer) and had a nice convo with him. Hope to meet more of you all next time.

Cheers,
Ryan

 

Weren't there two BW 10's? One by New Belgium and one by Hair of the Dog (aka Matt)?

 

I missed this, but how much are bottles? I'll be hard pressed to get over there today.

 

Sleepwalking?
$20 limit 12.

 

Isn't the price supposed to go up every day til they're gone?

Also, there were two BW X:
(1) HotD Matt BW X
(2) New Belgium BW X

The New Belgium one is an absolutely incredible AWA. Absolutely phenomenal if you can get your hands on it. This was a crazy blend of the old, unpasteurized La Folies.