Bruery 2017 RS/HS Allocations

Stored in the basement, for a few months. Definitely M15 didn't go bad in a few months time.

okay, thanks. Glad it wasn't only me! Did you bring the bottle back for a credit?

When I opened it up last night, I poured some tasters for my friends. From the nose, they are telling me it smells like garbage. I laughed, and thought they were being funny. I remembered how good it was at the tasting room, the walnut flavor was almost overpowering! Sadly, it wasn't a joke.

 

Email the society, and include a picture of the etching on the back of the bottle just above the label. They will issue a refund.

 

Question about Rue d'Floyd - the page for the first edition is still up: http://www.thebruery.com/beer/rue-dfloyd/

According to that link the first edition had TCHO cacao nibs, but this year's edition (the online description mentions "notes of scorched bakers chocolate" which is probably just describing the flavor, and the bottle says nothing about chocolate - though to be fair, the 1st edition bottles didn't mention it either) appears not to. Is that correct? Seems weird to make a not-insignificant adjustment to the recipe of a beer like that.

I never had the first one, curious if anyone who has notices a difference in the flavor as a result.

 

Except...there is no blackberry in the beer It's boysenberries.

 

Eh, Boysenberries are a cross between raspberries, blackberries, dewberry, and loganberry. So I suppose I was 1/4 correct.

 

1/2?

 

I also just dumped out a melange 15

 

And Palates are like fingerprints, unique, distinct.

Whose to say that someone can't pull out blackberry from a beer with no blackberries in it.

It may be a stretch, but imagine pulling coffee or chocolate from a beer with no coffee or chocolate adjuncts, or a BA beer that someone tastes vanilla, when no vanilla beans have been thrown in. Toss in the similarity between blackberries and boyenberries, and I think a little slack is needed here.

When I taste cherry in wine, I've yet to be called out that its made with grapes.

Just saying

 

I'm not seeing allocation pours listed on the tasting room websites. Are they still being poured at either room? Was planning a Saturday visit to help make some decisions.

Regarding M15. First bottle was hot. So I stuck the second in my closet and drank it over New Years. It was fantastic. Had cooled off so the creamy vanilla/choco flavors came through but still plenty of walnut.

 

Did you click on the Society Exclusive link, or are you looking at the main list?

 

Thank you

 

You have a basement?

 

Damn, I'm a big fan of M15, will have to crack a bottle this weekend and hope for the best.

 

Yeah, thank you all for the M15 heads up. I feel like it will soften a disappointment and bolster a deliciousness.

In more cheery news, I'm enjoying a Geriatric Hipster Club and think it's pretty great. I thought Dodie was meh, and I don't like sours so am biased on Imperial Cabinet. GHC has a lot of spicing (not sure what exactly) but it works. Really smooth with a warm but not harsh boozy finish. Bourbony but great balance overall.

 

Yes sir.
Where else would I store all the bottles of those that I trustee @ the bruery?
My wife would kill me if I had cases of beer in the living room.

 

Also opened up an off M15 about 3 weeks ago. Poured among myself and 2 friends- nobody finished more than a couple sips before drainpour ensued.

 

For those that have tried Mash & French Toast and RDF, if you could only choose one to buy more bottles of, which would it be? I need help making up my mind

 

RDF easily for me, but except mash & grind, I personally haven't liked any of the mash variants so might be biased.

 

Mash & Coconut out of the bottle was a real letdown for me considering how incredible it was on tap years ago so I'm hesitant on French Toast.

 

I too found it a bit lacking, which was a bummer since it was so amazing on tap

The original RDF is one of the best beers I've ever had