Aslin Beer Co. (2019)

What are the odds they open a taproom in 2019? Going on year 3 without one, would be nice if they would sell singles or put some more kegs in local distribution until they can open a taproom.

 

Heard that barrel aged Bale is coming this weekend. Anyone have any insight?

 

It’s called El Rio. They were bottling it this week. I’m not sure when it will be released though.

 

I asked about the Alexandria taproom during today's El Rio release. They said they're looking at a mid-summer opening, and everything is apparently proceeding on schedule.

I know this is probably stating the obvious, but Alexandria>Herndon.

 

I would be pleasantly surprised if Alexandria opens mid-Summer

oh and $30 for a 500ml bottle? LOL

 

Probably true for a lot of people but for people in Loudoun and western Fairfax, Alexandria is a hike.

I’m predicting an early 2020 opening.

 

So is the 'Next Beer Due' series one and done? They way I understood it, the next beer in the series was set to release on 3/8.

 

Instagram says the new one is out today.

 

My understanding is that Aslin gave Mug Club members the opportunity to pitch in like $5,000 and choose as many as four adjuncts for their own barrel aged beer. Not sure if Aslin is still offering that or if it was open to anyone outside Mug Club.

 

I'd pay $5000 for a beer without freaking adjuncts.

 

What the fucking hell

 

If this is true, it appears they took a cue from Prairie Artisan Ales membership club - Prairie Dawgz. They offer a similar thing to members.

 

The last release I have a record of is 1-29-19. Also, Aslin does not date their cans.
Hope that helps.

 

They did can dating back when they outsourced their canning process to a third party, but they lost that when they brought the function in-house. Their shoebox of a facility apparently isn't big enough to house the date stamping equipment. Hopefully they go back to dating when they get the Alexandria site running.

 

I’m with you. Less adjuncts for me please. Have you had Colchester? It’s fantastic. Only a hint of maple from the barrel.

 

Correct. It was $5K. I am not Mug Club, but the dude I got the bottles from is. He offered up a certain number of the bottles on FB, so a large group of us basically just split the cost of it. 1 spot got you 3 bottles.

Our beer was "The Gang Buys a Barrel" (coconut & vanilla). I'm a ***** for coconut, so I figured why not. I thought it turned out pretty good, and this is coming from someone that isn't a huge fan of Aslin's stouts. They made great use of the coconut. Doesn't have that sunscreen taste to it like some other coconut beers I've had.