2017 New Glarus Thread

So what is the Sep 22/23 R&D release?

 

Clearly we all know but aren't telling you! I imagine it'll be announced by the weekend as it'll be 2 weeks out. Very curious myself...fruit please.

 

I'd be surprised if someone who reads this thread regularly doesn't have the scoop at this point.

 

This absolutely. Phenomenal.

 

Hometown Blonde, Zwickel and Yokel all underrated brews from a true master craftsman!

 

Rumor is Red Grapes.

 

Well that's fruit, just not what most people were hoping for. I'm OK with that, Champ was delicious and grapes would keep the lines more reasonable.

 

Maybe it's a durian sour

 

I'm pretty sure they could re-release VSB and the lines wouldn't be an issue anymore. They have these releases completely dialed in.

 

Red Grapes would be awesome and would make sense given the Chardonnay grapes last year. Hopefully they go for a lower ABV - 10% seemed silly to me for a fruited wild ale.

 

The lines are never that bad because people know they can show up at 5pm and still get their 2 bottles. So it's really due to the fact that there is never a fear of a sellout anymore. Almost every brewery prefers to sell out quickly, not NG. Just look at how they have pallets of R&D's sitting for sale for the last couple of weeks at the depot.

 

That's part of it, but I think you're underestimating how much more efficient they became when they opened up 4 lines (2 card+cash, 2 cash only) and started scanning drivers licenses too. Even long lines move at a brisk pace

 

Speaking of pallets of R&D's, are they still there?

 

Sure as shit are (this was at 3pm).

All 6 are still remaining...MANNNNY of each (CdB may have been the closest to the ground in regards to number of pallets remaining, i.e. maybe the last pallet...showing at least)

 

Finally, my emails to NG about taking more of a Mobcraft approach have paid off!

(jk it'll be a coolship red grape wild ale)

 

Am I missing the joke or did they announce the what the 9/22 release will be yet? I checked their FB page and didn't see anything. Cheers.

 

You didn't miss anything. They usually don't "officially" announce what it will be until the week before the release.

 

Please no grapes! Not that grapes don't count as a fruit but... I'd like something that doesn't end up tasting as much like a wine as a beer.

 

This is correct. Just read my NG August e mail.

 

Champ Rouge, finally official on the NG Facebook page.