Cycle/ccb bottle releases

Missed out on the online sales also.. still iso a ticket

 

anyone know if Cycle is open to the public after 4pm? there's 4 of us coming from StL so if anyones got 4 extras we'll have some nice stuff to share with ya

 

It is.

 

Any word if CCB is dipping their toes back into the daily bottle release pool this year?

 

For TBBW?

 

I hope so. The one they released on Thursday or Friday of last year was fantastic, maybe my second or third favorite beer from TBBW 2018 (Akrane Sneaky F*n Russian was my favorite)

 

Two weeks ago one of the bartenders told me they will be releasing daily bottles similar to last year. He also mentioned he tasted all of the base beers that will be released and they were all excellent. I tried getting more details, but no luck.

 

I need those barleywines back in my life again this year. That madiera BA one was amazeballs.

 

Speaking of BW, anyone still have any bottles of that David Humphreys’ sitting around?

 

I've got 1 left, but am drinking it soon....that was a top 5 beer for me last year!!!

 

Never snagged a bottle but every time I pop up to the taproom from SWFL they always seem to have it on draft. One of my favorite barleywines

 

Yep.

Good news! With AC (confirmed) and Cycle (reportedly) changing formats, my body wouldn't know what to do without a its daily wait in line.

 

Spittle up a vial for me would ya

Oh damn...then hopefully I get lucky next month!

@darkwing1 just stash that vial in a cool place until I report back

 

Well, you've still got Hidden Springs who confirmed a bottle release Thursday, Reboog Blue on Thursday as well, and whatever Arkane is doing (I have pretty solid source that Unicorn Blood bottles are dropping again this year, just not sure what day).

 

I think Arkane is going to do multiple bottles again this year. Last year they dropped Sneaky Russian the Saturday before TBBW, hidden springs collab on Monday, Sneaky Russian w/ coconut on Wednesday and Unicorn blood on Friday.
I'm really hoping for another non-adjunct BA stout again this year!

 

I totally forgot about Hidden Springs/Arkane. Here's to hoping they don't drop Unicorn bottles Friday AM during the Wakefield event, like they did last year.

 

Are Huevo bottles sold out? Don't see them listed on untappd anymore

 

Yes gone, was a smaller batch than most of their releases.

 

Fuck, guess I’ll have to trade for it then, looked really good

 

PSA .....CCB just put it on draft in the tasting room. No crowlers though.

 

Wakefield event?

 

Friday morning at Hawthorne they’re getting a bunch of rare Wakefield stuff

 

Ah. I went to one a couple years back. Line out the door and mega packed.... Wakefield recognize my face and grabbed me a draft so I didn't have to wait. Haha. I was very thankful for that

 

Chances it will still be on 3 weeks from now? actually think it could be strong, considering the actual barleywine crowd is lighter than we all act like.

I tend to go after the event dies down, place is stupid during the early hours. Might miss out on all the hyped shit but they tend to leave a whole bunch of less-hyped Wakefield on all day, and other rare stuff you don't normally see around town.

 

Sucks for anyone not getting to town until Thursday... No chance they have bottles left 4 days after release.

 

If it's anything like the other batches of beers they've made.....should be plenty left

 

Bottles have been sitting for so long at Cycle. I understand there will be a lot more people in town but it seems that no one is ISO Cycle anymore.

 

Well if no one is going to stroke my ego for acquiring them, should I even be seeking it?

Kidding I hope they do have stuff available it's just after seeing the crowd there last year I have a feeling they won't have any.

 

Last year they had the contamination issues so I'm assuming you mean 2 years ago. I'm not sure exactly but haven't they increased their production #'s since then? They still brew amazing beers and I love how easy they are to land.

 

I would be surprised if any sold out during TBBW myself for the above stated reasons. keep an eye on social media prior to getting there. I also agree with the above on their beer quality....its probably as good or better now than it ever has been.

 

Last year I was at the taproom after BA day was over and there was a mass of people for the BA stouts they tapped and bottle shares outside on the sidewalk.

 

A beer share? Wow


Yeah they take all leftovers taps from ba day and bring to the tap room

 

I'm assuming that was sarcasm as you have been there plenty, but I was just trying to indicate that there were a lot of people buying beer so I wouldn't expect a lot of bottles to be available. I wasn't bragging that I attended a bottle share lol

 

Word of advice, don't take anything anyone from Florida says seriously. Especially in regards to beer.

 

Really depends who you ask

 

Remember that even two years ago (before last year's debacle) you could roll into Cycle on Thursday and still purchase the other four week day beers that dropped that week. Combine that with larger batches, and the fact that their beers have been lasting a while as of late, and I don't think it'll be an issue. plus I feel like in their teaser post they hinted at having double digit bottles available.

 

Wrong

 

You could roll in Thursday morning, sure, but all four days were gone by Thursday night. There will be no rush to get there super early, but the Hunahpu crowd that starts arriving on Thursday will snap up plenty of bottles, and without Angry Chair doing releases, they might even go a little faster. If they release the whole set during the first weekend of Beer Week as rumored, I'll be there day 1 to get it out of the way.