Bruery RS/HS Allocations (2019)

Ah, I forgot about Bourgogne Noir. I loved that one, too! I remember really liking BN and would rank it above Graciano, but I'll need to try Graciano again to be more fair.

I would say definitely grab some Graciano if you liked BN, though. Not necessarily as good, but definitely in the same realm.

 

Very interested to hear from those who pickup promptly: Thomas vs Elizabeth, and whether BA Pipers works or is too heavily peated. One Untapped described it as more intense than Scotch Parabola, which sounds daunting, especially for 750ml.

 

I personally would only split BA Pipers with 3-4+ people. I'd never attempt that one solo, my taster was enough for me.

 

I thought speyside barrels weren’t peaty, and I believe the bruery posted on a checkin that it wasn’t released yet

 

The majority are not, but various distilleries in the region do produce some peated expressions. Has the Bruery disclosed, hinted at, or described the barrels they used?

It's showing as on tap at Terreux as an RS exclusive on Untappd.

 

Passing on this box, crickets please continue.

 

I buy a lot of beer from the Bruery but even I've reached my breaking point after just buying that BT box and the 12 days boxes, both of which I could not pass up. This Hoarders box is coming too close on the heels of those for my wallet. Also, I probably need to max Thomas Rutherford (Yount and Elizabeth Rutherford are a couple of my favorite beers ever) as well so, yeah....

 

Easy pass on everything for me to end the year. Here's to hoping the 2020 releases are more balanced through the year instead of all the good stuff all at once.

 

Based on their calendar, it looks more evenly spread out

 

Grain In Grain Out sounds like they're going for the sort of thing that Side Project does with their Derivation series? I've only had one of those, and it might still be the best beer I've ever had.

Can't wait to try it.

 

This is why I definitely think cutting down on box size (and this price) would be beneficial. Splitting a box is nice when it can be done. I buy a ton as well but, have to balance wants from several other breweries.

I am excited to try Graciano as I loved BN and was hoping to score some more during the last sale.

 

It would result in more money being spent on my part. Too much money backloaded towards the end of the year resulted in me passing on everything except my must haves. Not to mention membership renewals towards the end of the year.

 

I was pleasantly surprised to get 2 included Graciano, so I only bought 2 additional. Maxed on Rutherford though.

 

Was weird to do my last allocations pick-up as a member on Friday. Even though it was the right choice for me not to renew (due to changing beer preferences, no longer being a local, and not identifying with the new corporate culture of the brewery), I'm going to be quite wistful hearing about the 2020 releases on this thread. So thanks for all the good beer memories (or, lack of any memories whatsoever when it comes to BT release parties...) over the last three years!

Also, having opened a bottle of Grain In, Grain Out last night: if Bruery shifts to using something more like this as its imperial stout base instead of SHIT and BT, I'm going to be even more sad about not being a member. This is a damned fine BBA stout!

 

Wish I could get more of a read for 11 pipers scotch ba on untappd, most people are posting pics of the regular version

 

Over the weekend I had a bunch of folks over (no I did not try to solo these myself!) and we opened all the 12 Beers of Christmas that I had in my possession (basically from 3 French Hens through 10 Lords-A-Leaping with a few BBA variants thrown into the mix). All the beers were stored upright at room temp (around 76 degrees) since I acquired them. I'm pleased to report all of them held up really well and were incredibly enjoyable. Kudos to the Bruery team for making beers that could stand the test of time and come through with flying colors!

I think the "hit" of the evening was 7 Swans , but they all tasted great and it was great fun going through them as a vertical. I'm looking forward to next year when I have my boxes of the re-brews so I can do a vertical of all of them fresh. I almost wish I hung onto my original bottles so we could do side-by-side comparisons of the aged beers against the re-brews but I'm happy to have enjoyed my originals this year (I still have a few originals for next year).

I will also say that in my mind the BBA versions were a bit disappointing. Not because they weren't delicious beers (almost everyone thought they tasted great). They all were, but I think it made the beers taste "generic". The bourbon barrels masked a lot of the subtle flavor complexities of each of the base beers. Tasty, but not as fun...

 

I'm planning to do old/new side by sides of 3, 5 & 7 later this month and will report back.

 

So weird that magically they found a bunch of 2 Turtle Doves after being absent so long... I wonder if we'll see larger single bottle allocations of everything this year as they clean out inventory since it's the end of the 12 days?

And/or I wonder if it speaks to likelihood that they start the cycle over next year, which might immediately tank the perceived value of vintage bottles? Would you pay $66 for a beer which may or may not have held up over ten years if you knew you could wait two years and buy a fresh bottle of the same for ~$12?

 

I always really liked 7 Swans more than most of the others. I've managed to collect all 12 and am having a bunch of people over to do a vertical soon, reassuring to hear these have held up (or at least your bottles have).