Boneyard

Draft only at the moment my friend

 

Agreed! Even w/all the great IPA's out there and even though PtY seemed to fall off a little this year for whatever reason, PtY is still number one!

 

For me, it goes like this

blind pig > rpm
venom > elder
notorious > younger

After having heady topper out of the can, i'm convinced IPAs should be served in cans.

 

Instead of the endless and tiring comparisons of Boneyard IPAs to established and excellent IPAs like PtE and PtY, let us just be thankful Boneyard exists in our own backyard. We are blessed --- Boneyard Hop Venom, Black Raven Wisdom Seeker, Elysian Hubris, Fremont The Brother, etc. --- Let us not forget.

 

You just named four beers I've never had. Damn I need more free time.

 

I'm a big fan of Wisdom Seeker. Huge. I have not been fortunate to get any bottles, but the three times I've had it on tap were all outstanding.

 

How old are your kids? My oldest is 13 and will soon be 14. Our social life changed significantly for the better when he got older.

 

We have a five-year-old. Enough said. Things are already a lot easier, I just picked the wrong time to get serious about beer. Then again, I think I appreciate it that much more because it's not always easy or convenient.

 

FYI we just tapped a 1/6 barrel of the notorious at the Eastside Tavern in Olympia but I would be shocked if it makes it past the weekend.

Cheers
Matt

 

I agree. I'd be happy if everything was packaged in 12oz and/or 16oz cans and bottles. The 500mL bottle is the perfect size, in my opinion - although I also like the little stubby 12oz bottles (SN, Lagunitas, Founders) because they fit on the bottom shelf of my beer fridge.

 

When I was in Bend a couple months ago I asked Tony about the cans, and the short answer was "not until the new brewery is complete because we can't keep up with the demand for kegs as it is." If we're lucky we'll see them by fall, but I wouldn't be surprised if they get pushed back until after the holidays.

 

I had my first boneyard beer last night, backbone, chocolate espresso stout, I was extremely surprised, this beer was awesome, now I really want to try some of their ipas.

 

Their IPA's dominate.

 

I've been extremely impressed with their hoppy offerings: RPM, Armored Fist, Hop Venom, and Notorious. Right now Hop Venom is one of my favorite hoppy beers, really amazing. I also recently tried their Suge Knite and was equally impressed, couldn't taste the alcohol at all.

I personally can't wait until they come in cans. Boneyard is doing great things and will be highly sought after in the near future (by individuals who don't have access to draft now).

 

Pine box on Capitol Hill just put Hop Venom on tap, Go!

 

I just had two glasses of hop venom over in ballard....OUTSTANDING!!! It's honestly my new favorite DIPA, it's so damn good.

 

Great problem to have for a realativly new brewery to have but I can't wait till they start canning to blow some of my trading partners away with their beer.

Patience is a virtue......

 

tell me about it, going to bend and buying that shit by the truckload. after boneyard stuff hits heady topper levels in trading equity i'm going to be using it to fill my cellar to the brim.

 

I cannot wait for Boneyard to start sending kegs to CA. While I was living in Oregon a few months ago I was lucky enough to have several RPM IPAs on tap at Bier One, in Newport. I actually prefer the style of IPA they are producing; fuller body, slightly sweeter, and rich mouthfeel. RPM, in my opinion, is better than Pliny (Dont get me wrong I really enjoy Pliny as well, but I prefer slightly sweeter and citrusy IPAs) , but that is to say I prefer those style of IPAs. I wish could of tried Notorious, Hop Venom, and Suge Knite. If Boneyard starts canning I will be putting my order in for at least a case, if not more. Boneyard is definitely awesome!

 

I loved hop venom so much last night that now I'm heading back over to the noble fir to fill my growler....I wanna try suge knight so bad.