Bruery RS/HS Allocations (2019)

Yeah, I couldn't remember. I think I got a can or two. But, I'm pretty sure I drank those first. Or maybe it was Geburstagrantz cans.

I wonder then if this is one of those "cans aren't as good as bottles for long term storage" things. Or, if it was just a contaminated can.

 

Total Wine/Bevmo and other bottle shops have cans years older than double chocolate sprinkles sitting on shelves nationwide. My guess is just a bad can.

 

But, like, are those old cans as filled to the brim with enough unfermented sugars to put a diabetic in an immediate coma as these new Bruery cans are?

 

Had it back in May, and thoroughly enjoyed it

 

Why is island time the same price as sticky maple?

 

Just a guess here, but vanilla costs significantly more than other additives these days, so I'd blame that.

 

Lol I’m sure there are. Point being that it’s not a “cans don’t age” thing.

 

I recently read “Vintage Beer: A Taster’s Guide to Brews That Improve Over Time,” which I strongly recommend to anyone who keeps these beers around for 2,3, 5, or more years.

Regarding the keg versus bottle oxidation, I would not be surprised to hear kegs oxidize faster than bottles due to the increased area in contact with metal. That’s why bottles should be stored upright and cans should not be aged for long periods of time.

Having said that, I am sure a lot of you have more experience with old beer than I do.

 

Ok Ruekeller fans, you can all breath easier now: https://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-bruery-adding-ruekeller-marzen-cans.html?m=1

 

i was able to get a ticket to the blending brunch next week and had a few questions i was wondering if previous attendees could be kind enough to answer:

- how does it work?
- what's the general flow of the event like?
- group blending = mutual group decision on the variant created?
- how is tasting + judging handled?
- how much of any "ingredient" should one bring to be able to achieve the effect? (or how much beer is "created" by any group? a 12oz bottle worth?)
- what do people think are "affordable" base beers similar to BT that i could use to try a few ideas out at home beforehand this week?
- any other tips?

any and all help is appreciated so i can make the most of my morning!!

 

Hard to imagine a BT mix that hasn't been tried before... Or that isn't weird for the sake of weird! I'm not going to the event but am curious whether people actually being fresh ideas or focus more on fine tuning existing ideas.

 

I can't make the blending but Strawberry Banana BT would of been my idea.

 

Just opened one of mine and will say: excellent!

I’m also enjoying my 5oz draft of CRe right now since I missed out on a bottle. Yay/Boo at the same time.

 

Drinking Cordial BBL and thinking this may be another one lost in the mix this month. I was initially disappointed when I learned it was a sour blend, but in this case it works really well. I don't think the same with S'mores BBL--wish that one wasn't sour. But for this the tartness and barrel mix well with the cherry--feels seamless. If I had more beer money this month I'd pick up a few more bottles.

 

I'm currently drinking a Ten Fidy that was canned on 8/15/14. It tastes fantastic. Probably on par or better than 2013/2014 Stone IRS. I'd argue that conditions and quality of processes on the packaging line matter more than container. I've had some beers that are younger taste bad with blistered oxygen fixing caps and some that are older that taste fantastic with minimal oxidation and immaculate bottle caps. This Ten Fidy has been kept fridge cold for as long as I can remember having it.

Just in time for Oktoberfest.

 

Glad they’re going to 12oz for ba tenfidy

 

And you’d be 100% correct. Equipment plays a huge part in this of course. Today’s best canning lines are capable of putting out a product just as good as bottles despite not being able to pre-vac oxygen before filling. Unfortunately, most craft breweries can not afford lines like this and most are even relying on mobile canning crews.

 

Packaging conditions and quality are certainly important. From a post production consumer point of view though, other than storage temperature/conditions, type of storage vessel is surely the next most important variable in determining the longevity of a beer. I'm just not surpised when I hear some folks say that they tasted an oxidized keg of a beer and another member says they just had a good bottle of it. Sorry if I caused any confusion there.

 

@craigr726

your logic for why a keg has a shorter shelf life is "due to the increased area in contact with metal"?

this is utter bunk.

kegs do not have a wildly different shelf life (you will be hard pressed to find much evidence comparing the shelf life of beer formats) compared to other formats and beer definitely is not affected by being in contact with stainless steel....

do you realize that brewing equipment is like 90% stainless steel?

do you even know that cans have a coating designed to not react to the beer inside?

what did you get out of your book?

 

So, I had Chocolate Reign tonight.

It was pretty good but I didn't lose my mind over it. I'm also kinda glad I didn't get a 750 of it, there's no way I could handle that.

If they had split it up into 330 and 750s, more people would've gotten it and been happy.