Bottleworks XV release on 3/4

I'm off that week for mid-winter break. Nice.

 

I'll see you in line. I'm off all the time

 

no! Out of town that week. Oh well, I'm sure they'll put it out again from time to time

 

Chris - Lost Abbey is next years anniversary ale. This year is a double or triple ipa with Alpine (CA).

 

Darn. I've liked the Alpine beers I've had, but I just don't like this style for an anniversary beer, especially since we have a lot of imperial IPAs available locally already.

 

Any "official" word on this? Aside from this thread, I haven't heard/read any more info.

 

Really looking forward to being able to buy bombers of this at Bottleworks for the next several years, you guys.

 

Really? It'll be well past its prime by then.

 

Wait, you mean I shouldn't pick this up every time I go into Bottleworks?

 

Amazing all the snarky comments and we don't even know what it is yet.

 

I decided to just ask Bottleworks and they said it is a Lost Abbey beer, blended versions of Judgement Day.

 

Do you even BA bro? Asking questions at the source? Come on.

 

Will be back in town Thursday afternoon. Save me one.

 

Interesting...I wonder if it'll actually be good, let alone carbonated lol.

 

That's somewhat disappointing.

 

Yeah, I'm not excited at all about the Lost Abbey beer. Oh well, less money to spend.

 

What a let down , Judgement Day ? Really, or are you just trying to throw us beer hounds off the scent.

 

Judgement day has gotta be a joke.. I know Matt and Matt were working on a tequila barrel aged strong ale with the Lost Abbey in the last year or two...

 

Why is everyone so bummed that the beer is based off of Judgement Day? (Nor a rhetorical question - I'm actually curious?) It's a "very good" (by site classification) quad by a brewery known for turning out some pretty special variations. Granted, not ALL variations are special ... but most of the "bombs" seem to be the wild beers that fail to carbonate, are infected, etc. Is it that quads just aren't that exciting to folks?

We know very little at this point. But imagine this - Boulevard takes their quad and puts it in bourbon barrels and produces one of their best beers, BBQ. (Sure, Sixth Glass may be a better beer than Judgement Day). But look at Lost Abbey's retired beers, particularly Track 8. Seem like a familiar concept? Who's to say this isn't going to be Judgment day aged in a few different barrels and blended?

I guess I should be more skeptical since this is a message board, but I'm intrigued.

 

1. It's cool to dump on Lost Abbey.
2. It's cool to judge a beer before you've tasted it.

 

But it's also cool to hype beers that you can get that others can't ... which is where my confusion lies. Shouldn't this be the best beer ever so you can trade it for the clearly inferior Double Barrel Huna?

 

I'm sure it will be a blend of different barrel aged variants and some probably with fruit.

 

Is this really happening next Tuesday? Nothing on their website, Facebook or Twitter.

 

Pretty standard BW Anniversary release lol. It'll probably get pushed back and info won't come in on specifics until a few days before. Pretty standard but I'm sure it'll release on a weekday. See you all at 11 am sometime in the future.

 

Pushed back from what? In fairness to Bottleworks, they haven't announced anything yet. We're all speculating on what someone told someone.

 

True, but they all know when a release is lurking, especially their anniversary beer which is always the 18th. Last years was pushed back and I think the BW 12 was as well.

 

Good points. Whenever it is, I'll be there.

 

Bottleworks @bottleworks
Anniversary is looking later than the normal 24th this year folks. We're hoping for March 3rd if we can get label issues solved. Stay tuned.

 

Bottles have been labeled, here is a pic:

https://twitter.com/TheTomme/status/436194312343138305/photo/1

 

Super helpful label. lol. what is it?

 

Interesting notes - the label on the right is different than the label showing on the left. Perhaps this is what they were referring to with regard to label issues. Additionally, the description on the right (and combined with the left) states 'We've never made a beer aged in Tequila barrels but we're sure you'll find it exceptional for the flavors it holds and the stories it tells. Listen carefully and you can hear the Agave whispering your name as it did ours when we blended this batch from 12 separate oak barrels.'

 

The label artwork sucks. Seriously. /endnativeseattleiterant

 

Between this and PNC, Bottleworks is starting a tequila mini-trend.

 

Your eyeballs are better than mine apparently. I don't pick up any difference at all. Look the same to me.
I for one am looking forward to it. Can't wait! And I think the label is awesome. /likesseattlereferences

 

I like accurate Seattle references, not some anachronistic representation of BW being downtown in the market.

Wallingford is cool. North Seattle is cool. I live in North Seattle. Why you gotta crap on North Seattle, Lost Abbey? We don't all live in the Space Needle and throw fish around 24/7 while listening to Nirvana.

 

You forgot the rain. All of those things need to be happening while it rains for the scene to be accurate.

 

You mean Bottleworks isn't downtown in the Lost Abbey market?

Personally, I like the label. Pike Place Market is one of the iconic images of Seattle. Inserting Bottleworks into that image suggests that Bottleworks is a Seattle institution that's integrated into the fabric of the city. 15 years is a reasonable milestone for pausing to look back over the past, which I think is evoked by the style of the image.

Besides, compared to previous labels, you can tell some extra thought went into this one.