Bruery 2016 RS/HS Allocations

As a RS member on the fence to renew membership for 2017, does anyone know if The Bruery plans to make any lower abv stouts or other worthwhile beers for next year? I seem to enjoy the Terruex more than I thought I would but find the big and sweet 15%+ stuff so similar and not really able to drink 750's of those without some help. I enjoy the beer the Bruery makes but being out of state, the extra costs associated is becoming prohibitive, which I understand is not the The Bruery's fault.

I guess I just feel like the value to me isn't what I thought it was, if I was local, this wouldn't be a question. If anyone has any advice, I would appreciate it!

 

Opened a 2015 BT on Saturday night. It is drinking fantastic right now! Split with my dad and wife; all three of us were thrilled.

 

I see White Chocolate, The Grade, The Traveling Plum and Rueminator.

 

Looks like allocations are up?

RS:
The Grade
Rueminator
White Chocolate
The Traveling Plum

... the last few months of 2016 are going to be quite the wallet hit.

 

For HS at least:

Rue Sans
Hoarders Cuvee
Rueminator
The Traveling Plum
White Chocolate
The Grade

 

The Traveling Plum description has me a bit skeptical - might relegate that one to just trying it out at the tasting room.

 

The Traveling Plum sounds great till you get to the Chinese Five Spice part.

 

I'll count this month as a way to save some dollars for what is shaping up to be a monster fall/winter.

 

It is gonna be a cheap month. Maybe 1 white chocolate and a grade if I hear good things or get to the tasting room and like it.
Next month could be costly with grey monday (I know it is official for next month but it seems likely) and black tuesday

 

anyone try Wiki Wiki yet?

 

Anyone notice that the HS Cuvee says limit 6, but the purchasing page only lets me do 4. Suppose it was intended to include the 2 that come with the membership? @BruerJoel can you confirm the allocation limit?

Thanks!

 

Thanks for the ping! You get 2 bottles with your 2016 membership. You can purchase up to 6 more. The allocations are updated to reflect that ;-)

 

Wish I could get down there to try Rueminator and make an informed purchase, seems like the kind of thing that Bruery could potentially hit out of the park. Leaning towards rolling the dice and maxing out.

 

Go for it and ruminate for years to come looking at your cellar and the poor purchasing decisions you've made.

Sorry, low hanging fruit.

 

I can't find my email... Are allocations cut down to one week from now on? Or does that start in 2017?

 

I believe that you have through September 30, 2016 per my e-mail of this morning.

 

The last email said till Sept 30th. So I'd guess it starts with the new year.

 

Just using this month's allocations as an example, if it were 2017, under the new rules, I would have seven days to search out reviews so I can decide whether or not I want to spend $975.86 (plus another $150.00 in shipping costs) on beer. More and more that one week window seems a little bit unreasonable.

 

I wish the hoarders blend was just BT and not the anniversary as well. Why do that have to add that to everythjng?

 

Because it adds the caramel-y goodness of bourbon barrel aging while still letting the adjuncts shine through where BT might have overpowered.

 

In the tasting room trying the new beers out. Rueminator is surprisingly light on the tongue and heavy on the Oak. I found the grade to be pretty sweet and not as grassy as the previous fenugreek beer that came before it.

White Chocolate 2012 is smooth, and smells like candy. The 2016 is tasty and I think better than the last.

http://imgur.com/a/yBSvy

 

looks like they changed the name of fred hottenroth just slightly.

 

Wiki Wiki showing up for anyone? Or was that last week only... this is going to be a damn expensive month.

 

More importantly, its a blending tournament where the rules are you must blend at least 2 of the provided beers as the base. Every single Cuvee will have some mixture of base beer.

 

I believe that was due to them being "Melange" by definition competitions. I am really hoping Hoarder Cuvee designation moving forward allows us a little more freedom in brew design.

 

Yeah not showing for me either? I thought we were going to be able to order it all month, was waiting to see what the allocations were.

 

The beer will see its [limited] public release this Friday. As you know, we launched the latest allocations this morning. If you need some Wiki Wiki Tart to hold you over between now and later, here you go:
https://www.thebruerystore.com/shop/detail?item=wiki-wiki-tart

 

Thanks! the beer showed up and I was able to purchase some, however, Wiki Wiki is not showing up on the main paige, it is only accessible from this link.

 

Yes, thanks. I'll be sure to grab a bunch Thursday.

 

WC no brainer max for me. Rueminator probably too. Would have to try TTPlum before buying. Risky.

The Grade is the mystery...sweet, but how sweet? As sweet as that big maple beer (forget the name) from awhile back? That one was too much for me (at least without a side of bacon).

Any other reviews?

 

Yeah, would love to hear some SMM reviews

 

I wouldn't be surprised if the new bt varient is the hoarders cuvee minus the annaversary ale lol

 

Is there something wrong with the New site? I have been using the same log in for 5 plus years and it is not working now, do you need to make a new log in? I hate this upgrade, why did they do that ? I guess they just want to make things more and more difficult to make you renew.....

 

New website requires you to reset your password

 

No SMM reviews on the new HS bottles? In the tone of MNF, "Come on man...."

 

There is no SMM this month since last Monday was a holiday. It looks like some of the stuff is on tap though so maybe someone will get out there and give us all a review.

 

You mean in the tone of Mr. Ed Lover, whose "C'mon Son" bit was ripped off by ESPN (who STILL won't own up to it, either).

 

I regret clicking that link. I want the past 10 minutes of my life back. C'mon son!

 

To be fair, I think we all enjoy "JACKED UP!" more but the incentivizing risky hits did need to get shut down. Someone take one for the team and go drink beers for us (and review)

 

there's some reviews on untappd, although it seems that the rating son untappd are so much higher.