Breakside issues...from an anxious devotee

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  1. BreaksidePDX

    BreaksidePDX Aspirant (254) Apr 14, 2014 Oregon

    Fred should be able to send you the Talk Sheet for all of the FH beers. If you don't hear from him, hit me up at [email protected], and I can email it to you.
     
    #21 BreaksidePDX, Aug 27, 2015
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  2. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Welcome to the Breakside! Such lovely news!
     
    #22 Bitter_Better, Aug 27, 2015
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  3. 66jzmstr

    66jzmstr Pundit (960) Jul 17, 2005 Washington

    Thanks for the response! You're right: It was Bellwether, and I'm happy to read that it will come back! Thanks again!
     
    #23 66jzmstr, Aug 27, 2015
  4. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Best thing about Breakside is that I enjoy the vast styles, even though I'm a bitter man! Bellwether was amazing this Spring! Need more Just The Tip!
     
    #24 Bitter_Better, Aug 27, 2015
  5. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Missed out on Mic Drop (my fault), but kudos on its placement in the Paste awards! Great batch of Wanderlust @ Milwaukie (got me the t-shirt, too!). Really impressed by the rauch Märzen & Minestra...& ESB always seems to land on my taster tray! It was geeky to watch the spent grain dump & see it headed to some lucky livestock!
     
    #25 Bitter_Better, Aug 29, 2015
  6. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Rauch Märzen, you say? Must investigate...
     
    #26 vurt, Aug 30, 2015
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  7. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Ex Novo's Fresh Hop Märzen's on @ GG PDX! Time for a crowler! Great choices from Breakside, too...Raspberry Braggadocio?!? Going for Hop-a-Wheelie & Holy Water(melon), as well.
     
    #27 Bitter_Better, Aug 30, 2015
  8. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Fresh, hoppy Märzen = crowler
    The Raspberry Bragga is Framboise mixed w/ it! Wonderful memories of Lindemans/Young's (far better), but get summa dat! Afforded GG for their anniversary...don't sleep like me on Mic Drop!
    Hop-a-wheelie is all orange marmalade...stick to RPM.
     
    #28 Bitter_Better, Aug 30, 2015
  9. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Although I passed on a fill of Pallet Jack @ Hawthorne Hophouse for the same reason, a week ago (in favor of Migration's Luscious Lupulin) ,the GG keg must be the same batch of a strange toasted malt note. Didn't get it in the sample, but def noticeable, now. Next PJ fill will hopefully be the freshie version!
     
    #29 Bitter_Better, Aug 31, 2015
  10. TaborTime

    TaborTime Pundit (928) Dec 10, 2013 Oregon
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    The keg of Pallet Jack currently on was kegged on 8/23...not going to get much fresher. And for the most part, unless a bar is purposefully holding onto a keg it's going to be hard to find Pallet Jack on tap anywhere in PDX that's over a couple week old.
     
    #30 TaborTime, Aug 31, 2015
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  11. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    I know I do my part to make sure Pallet Jack doesn't have a chance to get old.
     
    #31 vurt, Aug 31, 2015
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  12. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    No complaints...just a note I haven't tasted. I'm into my last pint, now!
     
    #32 Bitter_Better, Aug 31, 2015
  13. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Probably pop that Hand Truck crowler, tomorrow, too.
     
    #33 Bitter_Better, Aug 31, 2015
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  14. TankSlapper

    TankSlapper Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2012 Oregon

    Tyler here, please let me know if you notice variations. We shipped some Pallet Jack to New Zealand in June and was able to drink it down there in mid August. It held up great, as did Breakside IPA. Age shouldn't be an issue in Oregon. In sensory evaluations we have noticed some fluctuations in malt profile, and have been making a few small changes to try to correct it. Last years North American barley crop had issues, and it's been giving the maltsters troubles. Cheers
     
    #34 TankSlapper, Sep 2, 2015
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  15. 66jzmstr

    66jzmstr Pundit (960) Jul 17, 2005 Washington

    I was stoked to see Passionfruit Sour at Costco in Kirkland.

    Not stoked to see the $10 price tag. Oh well. I know I can find it cheaper elsewhere.
     
    #35 66jzmstr, Sep 2, 2015
  16. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Woah. If regular stores are in the $6 range, Costco should not be at $10. Thinking there was an error in the item data/cost, will see what I can find out next time I'm at work.
     
    #36 sharpski, Sep 2, 2015
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  17. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Yeah, it's $5-$6 everywhere. Costco dun guufd.
     
    #37 distantmantra, Sep 3, 2015
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  18. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Thanks for your concerns. I certainly didn't complain about the freshness of the keg(s), I'm just put off by malt profiles, in general. EDIT: by freshie version I meant Fresh Hopped. I can't honestly say it was an unpleasant note, really. I want my bitters unbalanced, & don't mind balance, if pressed. Hence the Wanderlust/Pallet Jack fanaticism. Prost!
     
    #38 Bitter_Better, Sep 3, 2015
  19. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    & my 1st crowler (Hand Truck) was really great!
     
    #39 Bitter_Better, Sep 3, 2015
  20. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    I see this crazy out of the loop pricing now and again at most grocery stores..
    Different beers though. Bridgetown beers are the craziest
     
    #40 Reidrover, Sep 3, 2015
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