Boneyard

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by guajolote, Mar 30, 2012.

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  1. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    RPM is one of my favorite beers. Really fortunate that my neighborhood pub (Latona) happens to get it regularly. Cannot wait until they start canning, but I'm guessing that won't be until after they expand.
     
  2. optophobia

    optophobia Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2006 Massachusetts

    Interestingly Seattle seems to be loaded with Bobeyard beers right now. Just picked up a growler of the femme fatale from chucks.
     
  3. bifrost17

    bifrost17 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Washington

    How much did that growler cost you at chucks???
     
  4. muchloveforhops3

    muchloveforhops3 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,999) Apr 5, 2009 Montana
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Yeah- really liking the brews that Boneyard has been producing. To date I've tried Black 13, RPM, and Hop Venom- all very solid. I look forward to Notorious and Suge when I have the opportunity...
     
  5. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Did you end up getting the growler of Hop Venom? $28 was too rich for my blood.
     
  6. optophobia

    optophobia Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2006 Massachusetts

    Only 13 bux I think
     
  7. bifrost17

    bifrost17 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Washington

    Y
    yeah I got it, I figured I might as well get it whle I can, $28 was hefty but I just got paid so whatever.
     
  8. m4ttj0nes

    m4ttj0nes Zealot (611) Feb 21, 2012 Oregon
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    Northwest Liquid Gold in vancouver has boneyard beers most of the time. Usually just RPM, but they've had diablo rojo, and hop venom as well. $10 fills.
     
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  9. boMD

    boMD Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2009 Oregon


    That's some serious gouging. When I was at the brewery they charged $8 for fills, $10 for an imperial beer (IE Hop Venom, Notorious, Armored Fist).
     
  10. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Well, in their defense, it's a pretty small bar. I can't imagine that their profit margin is that large. They would definitely make more money selling 13 oz. glasses of this than selling growlers.

    Really, I almost never buy growlers from bars. Prices at bars tend to be higher than other places in my experience. I don't blame them.
     
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  11. MrFootstones

    MrFootstones Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2008 California

    We've had Hop Venom and Suge on tap at Beer Revolution down in Oakland, and I was impressed! Went to taste Hop Venom knowing nothing about it and with no expectations and was totally blown away.

    Excited to try more of their hoppy offerings.
     
  12. Beerme5

    Beerme5 Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2008 Oregon

    can you buy the cans anywhere in portland yet? curious to try. one of the best new breweries out of Oregon, in my opinion, is Hop Valley. Both of their IPA offerings are stellar.
     
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  13. boMD

    boMD Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2009 Oregon

    No cans until they finish their expansion.
     
  14. guajolote

    guajolote Maven (1,359) Sep 12, 2008 Oregon

    I, along with several other people I interact with on untappd (and in real life), have suspected some variation to the Hop Venom recipe in recent months. Then I heard recently that the recipe had been "tweaked" down to 8%. Since it's currently my favorite beer, I emailed Boneyard to try to get to the bottom of this "mystery." I also asked about future availability of Notorious & Suge Knite.

    Here's the response I got from Tony (Boneyard's brewmaster). I thought some of you might be interested...

    "Hi J
    First i thank you for your interest in H.V. and the other beers !
    As for the H.V. originally it was brewer to 10%ABV . I did pull back to 9% about 8 months ago. Other than that i have not been tweaking the recipe at all . Although it is craft beer and can move around a bit for various reasons .
    We will brew both Notorious and Suge this fall for sure
    CHEERS TONY
    BREW MASTER
    BONEYARD BEER CO."
     
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  15. nullvoid

    nullvoid Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2011 Oregon

    http://www.beervanabuzz.com/2012/09/boneyard-continues-to-carve-niche.html

    "The idea in bringing the numbers down was make the beers more drinkable," Lawrence said. "I think less alcohol actually allows for more flavor...and lets people drink more of this beer. Anyway, the tasting room sign isn't exactly right. RPM is right around 6.6% and Hop Venom is probably a little less than 8.9%."
     
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  16. guajolote

    guajolote Maven (1,359) Sep 12, 2008 Oregon

    Thanks for posting that. I did a google search before I emailed Boneyard, but didn't come up with anything.
     
  17. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    Everything I've tried of theirs has been outstanding, Hop Venom is on tap at our local place (Bier One, Newport) I can see the Pliny references but it tastes more like Lagunitas Sucks to me.
     
  18. DimensionX

    DimensionX Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2010 Oregon

    For some reason I can't get into the Boneyard IPAs. I'm not exactly sure but I think there might be too much caramel malt for my taste, everybody else raves about them so I just chalk it up to personal preference. Or maybe I'm just a weirdo with IPAs, I don't like either Plinys (any more) and would much rather have a blind pig.

    I would like to try their other styles though
     
  19. csano

    csano Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2010 Washington
    Trader

    Don't forget the Fremont Cowiche Canyon Organic Fresh Hop Ale. That one is delicious as well.
     
  20. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    While delicious, I don't think it's an IPA. But with that said, I think we could go on and on about the really wonderful beers we have access to that have not (yet) made it onto the radar of the traders and the tickers. I for one am grateful for this.
     
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