Moonraker Brewing Thread

Me and B_Horne did?

Edit: I almost want to say that the lack of any detailed description of the 3 DIPAs is on purpose, at least from my end. Good but not on the level as my favorite Moonraker hoppy beers.

 

At moonraker right now. All cans still available. Dudes carrying out multiple cases....haha...

They have a ton of beer left in cans.

 

Yes, I didn't think the current ipa releases were as good as their regular beers such as yojo, dojo, holy hermit. Still good but not as good.

 

I only had quick tasters of the newer collabs with CM and Sara. Both solid. I am going to wait at least a week on opening the cans as most Moonraker doubles are best a week or so out.

Did grab a pint of Yojo. Still great.

 

I caved and couldn't wait the week....haha.. Opened up 1 can of Cloudy Judgement. I liked it better out of the can then from the tap. Will be even better in another week. Nelson and Galaxy up front for sure.

 

It's probably because I'm from the City and don't get the regular Moonraker beers enough...But I thought that Sante Collab was fucking awesome when I had it today at Crafty Fox. You Sacramento folks must just be spoiled to not be falling over yourselves to get it lol

I'd imagine the Cellarmaker collab would be just as good, so if any of you guys want to get rid of your extra cans cuz they aren't as good as the Crushes, Yojo, Dojo, Hermit, etc let me know


(All good natured ribbing)

 

Still all cans available form last weekend. They also just canned a new batch of Yojo 33 1/3. So 8 beers available now to go in cans...

 

Anyone care to weigh in on BA Wicked Whisper? Had the base beer last year and was a fan

 

opening mine this weekend!

 

@B_Horne and I literally just did this a few posts ago...

 

I would sit on the coconut a little while, if you are going to open one now I would go with the maple.

 

Has anyone else tried this last batch of Atomic Betty DIPA? Thought it was a little inconsistent from the last batch. Less Haze and mouthfeel. More WC hybrid almost. A little sweet also.

I wonder if this is from the new upsized 2nd facility?

Yojo still tasting great as I mentioned above.

 

Opened both Wicked Whispers this weekend.

The maple is nice, no real bourbon or barrel character. Tends towards a thinner stout. Nice sweet maple. Tasty.

The coconut was a vile joke of a bottle. The best comment in the tasting circle was, "Why did Moonraker think this was ok to release?". It was a fake coconut sun tan lotion thin beverage. zero barrel, zero bourbon, just horribly fake tasting coconut. Universally hated and drain poured among 8 people.

 

That individual is my hero.

 

Now that the Anniversary releases have cleared..... MR just posted some May canning/release estimated dates. Electric Lettuce stands out for the week of 5/16.

5/9 Hazy Duz It - NE DIPA
Zulu Haze - NE IPA

5/16 Electric Lettuce - NE DIPA
5/16 Cloud Castles -NE IPA

5/17 Ghost Ship - W/C Pale Ale

5/18 Yojo - NE IPA

One good by product of the increased production is more different beers on for growler fills. That has been pretty limited in the past, so a nice change. Dojo on for fills now.

 

According to my untapped I haven't had Electric Lettuce since June '17. Might have to make the trek from the City for that bad boy. Still one of my highest rated beers. Missed the last couple matches - has it remained consistent?

 

I had it in Feb 2018. Still great.

 

Yea this betty batch from 4/21 was not nearly as good as the batch I had from last September. Not getting any galaxy notes. It's still a great beer but average for a NE beer, while before it was milky galaxy citra juice.

 

I am driving through on Monday and am hoping to fill a few growlers and can't find info on their page on what or how much they fill. Do they usually have a few growler options between the various IPAs (no matter the coastal variety)? Do you know if it would be conceivable to fill multiple (3-4) 64s?

 

In the past they would usually only fill a select few West Coast IPAs or Pales. Just recently with their increased brewing capacity (and increased local competition...haha..) they have started filling NE IPAs.

Nothing is on the website with respect to growler fills. You have to call or follow their IG. That is where they mentioned DOJO fills a few days ago. https://www.instagram.com/moonrakerbrewing/?hl=en