Two roads "Lambic" series

No, they don't have a coolship.

It's a naked attempt to capitalize on a current trend.

http://beerservedrare.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/two-roads-brewing-sourcopia-oct-25/

 

Sorry if this isn't too much help but from what I've heard, the head brewer Phil Markowski previously brewed some outstanding wilds when he was at Southampton.

Also heard it's supposed to be $10/375ml of Gueze and Kriek and $25/22oz of Philsamic with a limit of 2 bottles per style/per person.

 

They have done a wild ale before. (Urban Funk) Meh. They haven't even mastered most of the standard styles. I can't think these will be anything but subpar.

 

Lil Heaven and Olfactory Pils are pretty damn good beers. Road to Ruin is at least at Larry level to me, maybe a bit better. Honestly, I don't get the hate for these guys.

 

Couldn't agree more ... I think they get bashed because they are big and/or aren't as good as NEBCO, but the three you mentioned are solid offerings. I enjoyed the Unorthodox they just released, as well. Again, a solid beer.

They also are doing a lot for the east coast beer scene with their contract relationships.

 

It seems that most people tried them once and never went back... Their core beers keep getting better every time they brew them. Try them again and then again in another few months you'll see what I mean.

 

Gonna trust Phil on this one. See you guys Saturday.

 

agree. won't be there, but i agree.

if you think two roads can't brew, try sip of sunshine. i haven't liked much of their core stuff, but the talent and skill are there.

 

Olfactory is quite good. The rest of their lineup is mediocre at best imo. I don't hate them but seeing that they haven't yet nailed down more simple styles is concerning. You can count the truly amazing American made lambics on one hand that is missing fingers. But somehow you are trusting these to be good? From a brewery with a couple of "pretty damn good" beers and IPA skills that barely edge out Larry? They aren't coming close to using traditional methods, they are using the term lambic as a marketing ploy.

 

All the Southampton heavy hitters are his creations (Peconic, SHBRL, IRS, etc). Why Two Roads can't brew anything worth buying is beyond me. This release is gonna be the last shot I give them before "b-b-but Phil Markowski brewed it" holds no water, personally.

 

Sean Lawson had been traveling there to brew this beer every month. Not exactly a show of the Two Roads skill.

 

2 Roads did not brew sip of sunshine, it was brewed by Lawson's at 2 roads because they liked the Stafford water.

 

You don't need a coolship to make wild ales, Russian River brewed Beat before they had a coolship.

now using the term gueuze is more controversial b/c I don't know if this is a blend or what or what the beer actually is

 

If you want to try to use the word lambic instead of wild ale, you do. Though the word shouldn't be used here anyhow.

 

well the beers are called

• Kriek/Gueuze – $10 per 375mL bottle, 700 of each available
• Philsamic – $25 per 750mL bottle, 500 available

and they are saying

"Two lambic style beers and a special beer commemorating Brewmaster Phil Markowski’s 25 years of craft brewing will be on sale."

I don't particularly have a problem with that. would you have a problem if they said "these beers are sour and inspired by the lambics of Belgium"? B/c that's all I really see them doing. RR invented the term Sonambic just by combining Lambic and Sonoma

 

Ignoring the fact that they were brewed in the US, they don't seem very "lambic style" not having been spontaneously fermented... If the "Gueuze" isn't actually a blend of 1, 2, and 3s then I don't even get how you could call it anything similar to a Gueuze...

 

the methods are different sure. but I think you are referencing the means to the end, while Two Roads is using the end product (which may/wil/should end up with lots of similar characteristics to the other referenced styles) as a justification for the description. I can see both sides here.