Twin Elephant Brewing to open

cool on the fills - not back from work yet but hopefully lasts a few hours. interesting since on instagram and the e-mail list they said no...

did you try the new Witbier? sounded interesting.

 

Still need to visit this place. My sister has been there before me and she doesn't know shit about beer. I feel shame.

 

I'm no expert, but it reminded me of a Hefe. I didnt get any of the Saison until the last sip, but I really enjoyed it. I think their Wits are usually super solid if you like the style.

 

It gets a unique crowd because it's really the only brewery in the area (I don't count Trap Rock). I'm biased because it's my local, but I really like it.

 

thanks for the feedback. Agree that Witbiers are a strength of theirs, I've liked most of them, and thought Glow Worm was a great winter version of the style.

Hope to get there tonight, but for sure tomorrow... live less than a mile away, so no excuse not to..

 

In my defense she went with craft loving friends and she lives about 5 minutes away. But it's on my list.

 

Had the Pale Ale today. The nose on it is amazing. The first taste is a shot of juice with a silky mouthfeel that fades away with some alcohol on the back end. Not overly bitter. This is nice. Feels like where a pale ale meets an IPA.

 

Two new beers today:

Dude..Maintain - 8% Honey IPA
Set the Vector - Hoppy Saison

 

The HIPA. They should have new hoppy beers coming out the next few weekends, too.

 

Whammosaic was really good last time... seems the ABV is lower this batch?
The new pale sounds tasty... adjuncts seem out of a Wit recipe, but could be interesting...

 

Made it over this evening. Whammosaic was delicious. Funhouse Gates was also very creative and tasty. Not as Hop forward as I expected but some nice complexity with the grains of paradise coriander and kaffir lime leaves.

 

this brewery seems to be continuously improving. specifically their hoppy beers. when they opened those were a bit on the malty and basic side -- more for non-hopheads. now, they are consistently having bright and fruity IPAs that taste unique and fresh, and satiate my hop love for sure.

the Vigilante Tantrum last week was so delicious -- so orange-y and melon-y, very well balanced. Untappd tells me the two new ones are solid too, so looking forward to those.

they have definitely risen to my favorite non-Kane/Carton NJ brewery.

 

I was there Friday night around 9pm and it was really busy, with one beer gone and 4 with no growler fills allowed... looked like slim pickings by end of day Sunday as well. It was a great mix of beers this past weend though... they are really starting to hit a nice stride.

It's great they are doing well but I'm sure they are frustrated they can't meet demand... that's a lot of money left on the table, and limiting exposure they'd rather have. I'm not even sure how much room there is to expand in the current brew room... would be curious to know

On the plus side - I got a peek at their new barrel room... they've got a few bourbon, a chardonnay and I think a red wine barrel.. apparently filled one last week with something that included 10 lbs of fresh pineapple... look forward to what these guys do with some barrels...