Barreled Souls 2017

Bottles to go, drafts, flights and growlers.

 

Not much to add here except that I sent an email to the [email protected] and received a reply within an hour or so. Might be worth a check-in before you nail down your plan. Their bottle inventory is a mystery to me; only time I went was during an announced release so I knew what was available.

 

Awesome! About time someone started a thread!! I've been following them since they opened - your best bet is to do social media and get on their email list. They also have a society thing that you can join which gets you all the bottles plus a magnum but I haven't done that. The schtick with the bottles is that they release them every month or so, sometimes more, usually less - usually several different barrel types of the same beer at a time. Rum, single barrel, tequila, etc. and have limits of 3 each. I usually get one of each as I'm up in Maine all the time, but given that I trade quite a bit, I usually end up cellaring a little too much and drinking too few...

IMO - the ratings are incredibly underweighted which is fine - BS is Maine's best kept secret... I had MCAM out of a growler and think I immediately rated it a 5 - that good - I don't often do that but it just hit all the senses. You're making the right call on going up this weekend for MCAM and Mott (shoot me an IM if you have a prior year's Mott, I'll trade you for a this year's) - there should be plenty of MCAMs left throughout the weekend at Barreled Souls. Have a good time and cheers!

 

Just going off what others have said, they are incredibly underrated. I personally believe they are putting out some of the best stouts in New England and many of their offerings far surpass stuff people wait in lines for, maybe it's the location or that they don't can, but it really doesn't make much sense why they aren't more popular. Additionally the Salty Pig had one of their beers on draft last week, but kicked before I could get a pour. Also Mott is always good.

 

Obviously, this isn't solely a BS problem, but would it kill them to have an updated bottle list? Drives me nuts that every brewery doesn't haven't an accurate display of what they have to take home. TBH, it deters me from going.

(Why, you ask? Because I'm not going to drive an hour to a brewery for a flight of beers or even a pour if I don't know I'm going to take something back home. I'm not buying another new growler ever again.)

 

Completely agree. It can't take more than 2 minutes to assemble a list of beers on tap, beers to go, and update the website. Every brewery should be doing this each morning before open. I won't even drive 10 minutes to a brewery if I don't know what's on tap and what my to-go options are.

I'll do you one more on the growler front. Not only will I never buy another new growler again, I won't even get one I already have filled again (no matter whether it's one I've purchased or one on deposit). I've decided there's enough good beer around that doesn't come in growlers that I can live without any of the options that are growler-only. If at some point, I've had every available packaged beer I'm interested in and all that's left are growler-only beers, perhaps I'll revisit my decision...

 

I love it. I use my growlers as vases for flowers in the summer time.

 

Just joined their bottle program because everything I've had from them is amazing, and i'm tired of hoping they have bottles available when i have a free day to drive up there. So glad i can now pre-order bottles at a discount and they'll hold them for me for a while.

 

I'm thinking about joining for 2018 as well. Any idea as to what they've offered for the 10 member bottles in the past?

 

I was wondering the same thing so I emailed the brewery. Here's what they said;

So far, members for 2017 have received Tequila BA Teotihuacan, Bourbon BA Deep Space, Rye BA Quaker Heavy, Single Malt BA Munro, Bourbon BA Big Munro, Bourbon BA Big Bang, Single Malt BA Honey Pot, and Bourbon BA Honey Pot.

 

Oh, also, the magnum for members is a blend, TBD. I assume it'll be similar idea as the Firestone Walker anniversary bottles - blended BA stuff to create a "strong ale".

 

Rye was the best BA Quaker State variant.

 

Glad I signed up!

 

Going to Portland this weekend and spending the first night here, not sure how often their website is updated but can anyone post their current bottle offering/taplist? Or is the website correct?

 

I've been a handful of times and the website is usually pretty accurate for what is available on tap. This is only based on my experience.

 

Your best bet for finding out bottle availability is probably to just call, or look on facebook and see if they're releasing anything when you go.

 

Missed the first night of cribbage last night. Dammit!!

 

Just wondering What size is the magnum

 

LMGTFY...