Captain Lawrence Barrel Select - Gold?

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  1. cosmicevan

    cosmicevan Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2009 New York
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    Curious if anyone has heard about this beer. Took first place at GABF for:

    Category: 19 American-Style Sour Ale, 34 Entries
    Gold: Barrel Select - Gold, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., Elmsford, NY
    Silver: Red Poppy, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
    Bronze: Fitger’s Framboise, Fitger’s Brewhouse, Duluth, MN

    if it beat out Red Poppy, I'd LOVE to check it out. No news anywhere on the Captain's site or anywhere else that a quick google search shows. Anyone know anything about this?
     
    #1 cosmicevan, Oct 15, 2012
  2. acurtis

    acurtis Grand Pooh-Bah (4,540) Sep 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    On the look out for the next silent release.
    BSB was brought to EBF before it was released. Hoping Gold will be coming soon.
     
    #2 acurtis, Oct 15, 2012
  3. davey101

    davey101 Pooh-Bah (2,360) Apr 14, 2009 Connecticut
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    ISO!
     
    #3 davey101, Oct 15, 2012
  4. tevanoff

    tevanoff Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2010 New York

    i wonder if this is the "golden sour" they had at a captain lawrence night at blind tiger back in may. that stuff was great!
     
    #4 tevanoff, Oct 15, 2012
  5. GuisseppeFranco

    GuisseppeFranco Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2010 New York

    I also noticed that they had won and quickly went to their site to see if anything was coming up. Anyone try emailing over there? They were forthcoming with info about the last two releases so I'd imagine they'd approach this the same way.
     
    #5 GuisseppeFranco, Oct 15, 2012
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  6. acurtis

    acurtis Grand Pooh-Bah (4,540) Sep 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    Not yet, figured I'd wait it out a bit longer and see what happens
     
    #6 acurtis, Oct 15, 2012
  7. SPRichard

    SPRichard Maven (1,296) Apr 26, 2008 New Jersey
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    I was up at Captain Lawrence on Oct 5th and it was listed on the chalkboard for bottles to go, but it was crossed out. I believe it was listed at $15/bottle.

    Asked the guy behind the bar about it and he said it was over carbonated and they were holding on to it for a few more weeks to see if it settled down. He said in its current state it was an instant gusher.

    I asked for a ballpark time as to when it'll be released he said about a month. Take that as you will, he was just a kid working behind the bar, but it's info nonetheless
     
    #7 SPRichard, Oct 15, 2012
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  8. cosmicevan

    cosmicevan Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2009 New York
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    judging from the gold medal i'd say whatever issues it had are either gone or the crew was armed with pitchers when they poured this for judging. i'd be willing to wait after the 6 or so gushers i opened from 2010 golden delicious. i kept forgetting and then i'd open another and EXPLOSION!!!
     
    #8 cosmicevan, Oct 16, 2012
  9. pmlondrigan

    pmlondrigan Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2010 New York

    They also won a silver for barrel select - fo/bb. I would conjecture, maybe incorrectly, French Oak / Bourbon Barrel? Anyone care to add additional conjectures?
     
    #9 pmlondrigan, Oct 16, 2012
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  10. mikecharley

    mikecharley Savant (1,214) Nov 6, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    French Oak/Brett Brown. It is the markings they put on Barrel Select batch #1
     
    #10 mikecharley, Oct 16, 2012
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  11. acurtis

    acurtis Grand Pooh-Bah (4,540) Sep 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    Yep, they must have dug into the cellar for GABF
     
    #11 acurtis, Oct 16, 2012
  12. stakem

    stakem Grand Pooh-Bah (4,070) Feb 20, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    That doesnt make much sense unless they are opening the bottles to release pressure and then re-sealing them. Once a beer is bottled, if its over-carbed there is no "settling down."

    GABF placing or not, I was sold at the words barrel select.
     
    #12 stakem, Oct 16, 2012
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  13. sandman3479

    sandman3479 Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2006 Connecticut

    I may pop in there on Saturday. If I do, I'll let you all know any update.
     
    #13 sandman3479, Oct 16, 2012
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  14. SPRichard

    SPRichard Maven (1,296) Apr 26, 2008 New Jersey
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    Just telling you what the guy told me. Like I said he was working the retail shop so maybe he's not up on what's going on in the brewery itself.
     
    #14 SPRichard, Oct 16, 2012
  15. SPRichard

    SPRichard Maven (1,296) Apr 26, 2008 New Jersey
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    #15 SPRichard, Oct 19, 2012
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  16. jbuddle

    jbuddle Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2010 New York

    Fuck me, it's waxed!
     
    #16 jbuddle, Oct 19, 2012
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  17. shutyourface

    shutyourface Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2010 Washington

    Ohh man gonna have to make a trip
     
    #17 shutyourface, Oct 19, 2012
  18. WhereTheWildBeersGo

    WhereTheWildBeersGo Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2012 New York

    Looks like I'm making a trip to the Captain tomorrow!
     
    #18 WhereTheWildBeersGo, Oct 19, 2012
  19. cosmicevan

    cosmicevan Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2009 New York
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    wow, inbox explosion on requests :slight_smile:

    who is up for a road trip next week? anyone know about limits and all that jazz?
     
    #19 cosmicevan, Oct 19, 2012
  20. sobeleg

    sobeleg Savant (1,098) Jun 29, 2011 New York
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    Let's hope this stuff lasts through next week till next weekend!
     
    #20 sobeleg, Oct 19, 2012
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