BA Huna rumor...

That's sexual.

 

Cigar City is fucking killing it this year.

 

Sunday morning staring at this label is my church.

 

How does one join the Catador Club?

 

I'm glad I joined Catador now. I was slightly worried after Forgotten Island, but the next 3 beers and now this are making me quite happy.

 

Get lucky when the memberships go on 'sale', there was only 1,500 spots. Out of state people will need to email to get in, first come, first served. However, current members get first right of refusal to the next edition, so there may not be that many people giving up their memberships. All depends on how much it will be next go around.

 

When do current memberships expire and how much were they for the initial membership? Can not find anything on CCB's website about this. Thanks.

 

The initial sign ups were just a few months ago so doubt they will be adding members anytime soon

Oh and here is the first ISO: DB Huna post!!! Dibs

 

what are the next 3?

 

They were around $130 iirc and included 5 bottles. We've gotten one, forgotten island, so far. The next 3 were just announced (then this being the last). Also included a Catador shirt. I'm not sure when it ends and you can either sign up again or new people can. Once the last beer is released, I'm sure we'll hear something.

 

#2, #3, and #4
The next three El Catador Club bottles will be released Monday, October 28th.

"Illuminating the Path is a collaboration with Ecliptic Brewing out of Portland, Oregon. The concept behind this beer was to connect Oregon and Florida, which brought several raw materials to mind. John Harris of Ecliptic and myself decided to use rose hips and marionberries, indigenous to Oregon, plus hibiscus and acai berries from Florida. The recipe for the beer was designed with these ingredients in mind, and then aged in pinot noir barrels from Oregon. The result is dark, with big fruity notes, balanced by vinous wine-like notes. We wanted to balance the concept of beer and wine and believe we have done that successfully."


"Don Gavino's Big Guava is named for Don Gavino Gutierrez, a Spanish architect, surveyor and civil engineer who first came to Tampa looking for wild guava trees. The journey was not fruitful as the guava population was much smaller than expected. However, Don Gavino was still convinced that Tampa's natural harbor and access to Henry B. Plant's new rail-line would make Tampa an excellent import/export hub. We salute Don Gavino with this tart guava ale, aged in chardonnay barrels to create a balance between the sweetness of the base beer and fruit with the tartness of the lactic fermentation."
"Good Gourd Almighty is an Imperial Pumpkin Ale brewed with copious amounts of pumpkin with Ceylon cinnamon, Jamaican all-spice, Zanzibar cloves and nutmeg added, and then aged in rum barrels. The final result is a perfect fall sipper."

These three beers will all be available for pick up in the tasting room starting Monday, October 28th at 11am, exclusively to El Catador Club members. When retrieving your bottles, please have your member card and I.D. ready to make things easier for our bartenders (trustees can just show their I.D.). Also, keep in mind that during peak hours it may take a bit of time to get your bottles. And of course, these beers will be available until 30 days after the release of the 5th beer.

There will eventually be additional bottles of each beer available for purchase, however we have not yet determined an exact date we will sell them. We will announce that soon via email.


Cheers!

 

Illuminating the Path (Red Wine BA 'fruit/herb' ale??)
Good Gourd Almighty (Rum BA Good Gourd)
Don Gavino's Big Guava (Chardonnay BA Double Guava Ale)

 

The first beer is a collab with Ecliptic Brewing in Oregon aged in Pinot noir barrels. It's brewed with rose hips, marionberries, hibiscus, and acai berries.
Second one is a tart guava ale aged in Chardonnay barrels.
Third is good gourd aged in rum barrels. Really excited for this, since good gourd is my favorite pumpkin beer.

Edit: Well I guess I got beat on that one lol.

 

$120.

I believe memberships expire 30 days after the last bottle is released. Current members have first right of refusal to renew.

 

Best $120 I've ever spent

 

So 5 club only release beers and a shirt. Upland Brewing Co. could take a lesson from CCB on this.

 

^Also 10% off at the tasting room/brewpub

 

This can't be it real. There's no mention of the tears of virgins from the hidden city of Atlantis in the ingredient list. Nice photoshop though.

 

Although I enjoyed double barrel Marshal z a little carbonation would have made it more lively so I hope DB huna doesn't suffer the same fate