More Brewing Co (2019)

It was unsweetened cocoa and pretty much nothing else. I think it was the least impressive More stout I’ve had. By no means was it a bad beer, it just didn’t live up to what I’d expect.

It reminded me of Prop 18 with the bakers chocolate, but Prop 18 was significantly better IMO.

 

I thought Swirl was the best of the original three BA bottles released over Dark Lord weekend -- the only one that stood up to the three non-BA Henna bottles, in fact.

 

Double Rainbow or GTFO

 

karma was damn near perfect for me

 

Karma was very good. My favorite is still the original Double Rainbow when I had it shortly after release. I don’t hold on to bottles for more than a few months before consuming them so I have no idea how the ones people are drinking now have changed. I’d only recommend holding on to Mehndi (maybe), but adjunct stuff I’d drink within 6 months (I personally drink vast majority those within 3).

 

Assuming MoRE will have a sign on their door that says to form (1) line: pours / lunch / bottle pickup....I think it was for the Mehndi pickup, people formed (2) lines and some people freaked out they weren't going to get a pour.

 

First bottle pickup for me at More. If I want to eat lunch, has it been a situation in the past where I'll have to line up before 11am to get a table to eat or is it pretty relaxed to get there at 12 or 1 and not have a problem?

 

At the Sunday pickup for Mehndi people did form 2 lines for some unknown reason. There were maybe 30-35ish people at opening. Dudes were getting all nervous and shifty, then didn't wait for the server to seat them, they just rushed the bar. I find this kind of shit equal parts hilarious and distasteful. She looked at us with this bewildered look, I smiled and laughed and said we'll wait until you're ready to seat us. She thanked us with some nervous laughter.

When I went and picked up Mehndi we got there about 10:45 on the Sunday. We got a table no problem. I'd say by 11:30-45ish the place was full and people were waiting for tables, but nothing too crazy. There are some variables to consider here though that may not make my experience representative:

1. It was a Sunday with bad weather coming in quick. We just got ahead of it leaving at 12:15.
2. There were no pours of Mehndi, only onsite bottle consumption. And they were originally saying you needed 2 people to split a bottle - no solo doming, but didn't enforce from what I saw.
3. Mehndi is a straight up BA stout and isn't Marshmallow. Which I'm sure will make all the neckbeards' hairs stand up with excitement (gross).
4. (EDIT) - It was the Sunday after Black Friday and I think there was some serious wallet fatigue happening.

 

I wonder if these are the grown up version of the 6th graders I went to school with that would line up for lunch and then sprint to be first in line for the rectangle pizza....

 

Works in the schools. Can confirm. The struggle continues too.

 

Assuming if one wants a pour tomorrow, getting there by noon would be in order? Sure the supply is limited for public consumption. Just unsure if public need to get there BEFORE 11 am (open)??

 

I'm assuming it'll last most of the day, if not into Saturday. I have no real basis for that opinion except that I thought most of their kegs at least last into the evening on the day of release.

 

BA Vanilla Caviar is the only one I can think of that sold out on draft super fast. Different circumstances with the weather too. They’ll have a nice crowd tomorrow but the different pickup windows should space things out a bit too

 

BA Karma was available on draft for practically the entire weekend of bottle release (kicked late Sunday). I'd assume this release will be similar. More posted in a comment on Instagram that they have kegs, plural, of Marshmallow. I'm sure it will be flowing for awhile and getting there early is not required.

 

But but but but but FOMO!

 

They have a new IPA called stitches on draft. I got a crowler to have for the NFL Championship Game, but had a small pour of the version on draft that had vanilla added. Vanilla with no lactose and no fruit was interesting.

 

Line yet?

 

There were a hand full of people before open. No line right now, few tables still open. Not crazy.

 

"NFL Championship game"

 

Thanks to the legalization of marijuana in numerous states they feared it would create unintended interest from an undesireable base they are trying to keep away from their players if they were to use the old name.