Latest Pipeworks Releases and Updates (2018)

Now that's a strange sounding beer...

 

Sounds good to me. Love me some guava milk ice cream.

 

Cellar check: the BA Coffee Break Abduction released in March is tasting quite lovely. Sweet, coffee forward & a bit less boozy than when it was released.

 

After seeing issues with online lotteries and ticket sales for other breweries, it make me smile knowing how Pipeworks releases their BA.

 

Totally agree. And their BA beer price point.

 

In true Yogi Berra-esque form: "It's accessible because it's accessible." If those releases sold out same day, everyone would be rushing to get them before they disappeared. It's amazing what happens when people have confidence in availability of things and the brewer doesn't hype it up to induce a scarcity mentality.

 

Any idea when we're gonna get some more BA offerings btw? Me and a buddy are sitting on some Murderous, waiting to exchange them for when something else drops.

 

A couple of weeks. Yields are supposedly low. Have fwb emails gone out? I had the cognac Jones dog and really liked it, but you need to like cognac I think. Very bright.

 

Nothing lately.

 

For my Arlington Heights/NW Burb BAers, skip Arlington Hts Binny's for Pipeworks cans and head to Trader Joe's in the same plaza. On Saturday Trader Joe's still had plenty of Citra and Unofficial Beer Sponsor as well as the usual Pipeworks offerings. Binny's...wiped out.

Skipped Citra but grabbed a UBS and that's a damn fine beer. Very tasty stuff.

 

I tried this hunt at my local Trader Joe’s (Batavia) for the first time, and wasn’t as successful. Just the standard offerings, but did get premium Pilsner for $2 less than Binny’s. Something I will def keep in mind for upcoming can releases since they allow splitting.

 

does pipeworks have a tap room now?

 

No

 

Has anybody tried Floof yet?

 

They do have a bottle shop that been open for what, a year + depending on when you last checked in.

 

Oh yeah... Unofficial Beer Sponsor is really good. Nice lemon/lime brightness and very balanced

 

Anyone try the guava dreamcicle yet? Thoughts?

 

Burger antics just posted on BeerMenus they have ba Jones dog sundae. I didn’t even know that was a thing.

 

FWB Emails went out today (I hope you don't mind I share the details of these emails as long as I'm not posting the link, but please let me know if so @NOTpipeworks). Not sure if Nov. 30th will be the public release or that the bottle limit will be the same for public, but I believe that's what they've done the last couple of times. There are plenty of most to go around:

Sup Sup Friendalinos?!

We have some exciting barrel aged beers ready for you! The Jones Dog is ready to be let out and he's bringing his goodest boys along. The Jones Dog and the following variants will be released on Friday November 30th and will be held for you until Saturday December 29th.

The Jones Dog - Our gold medal winning Imperial Milk Stout brewed with cacao nibs and vanilla beans. This release is a blend of three batches of Jones Dog that were age in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels, all of which held bourbon for at least 9 years prior to being emptied, then held The Jones Dog for a minimum of 22 months.
$17 (tax included), 22oz, 13% ABV -- 6 bottle limit

The Hyper Dog - Our Imperial Milk Stout brewed with cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and Dark Matter Coffee. This release was aged in 9 year old Heaven Hill barrels for a minimum of 19 months. We then added a El Salvadorian grown, honey processed pacas coffee roasted by our friends at Dark Matter.
$17 (tax included), 22oz, 13% ABV -- 6 bottle limit

The Jones Dog Sundae - Our Imperial Milk Stout brewed with cacao nibs, vanilla beans and strawberry, aged in 9 year old Heaven Hill barrels for 19 months.
$18 (tax included), 22oz, 13% ABV -- 4 bottle limit

The Coconut Jones Dog - Our Imperial Milk Stout brewed with cacao nibs, vanilla beans and toasted coconut, aged in 9 year old Heaven Hill barrels for 19 months.
$18 (tax included), 22oz, 13% ABV -- 4 bottle limit

The Cognac Barrel Aged Jones Dog - Our Imperial Milk Stout brewed with cacao nibs, and vanilla beans, aged in cognac puncheons for 19 months.
$20 (tax included), 22oz, 13% ABV -- 2 bottle limit

The Rhine Hall Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Jones Dog - Our Imperial Milk Stout brewed with cacao nibs, and vanilla beans, aged in Rhine Hall Apple Brandy Barrels for a minimum of 19 months.
$20 (tax included), 22oz, 13% ABV -- 1 bottle limit