Kane Brewing (August 2017)

I missed out on Mosaic+Simcoe

 

Also, illegal.

- Joe

 

Exactly. Also, anyone buying these beers enables the people who clog up the lines at local releases to illegally sell beer.

 

BBA Morning Bell is so good but different. I had the previous one last week. Obviously this one seems to be a bit more coffee forward but the barrel seems to kill a lot of the overpowering coffee taste from the regular new Morning Bell. I like both versions. I'm conflicted because I want to say I like the older version better, but that one was aged considerably. Wish I had had a fresh bottle of that one to compare this too. Otherwise, a delicious treat overall.

 

I split one of my Sneakbox cans with my brother in law earlier today and we were both thoroughly impressed. Very juicy pale. Kicking myself for only buying one 4-pack.

 

Had a bottle earlier. Agree that the barrel muted a lot of the coffee taste. However Im cool with that as this years MB was SOOO coffee forward. Still tasted it. Thought it was very tasty.

 

Yep that was me. Hope no one minded. We were in the back at that point anyway.

 

Absolutely not, that was just my was of putting a face to a username. Hope you got everything you wanted from the release

 

Yeah it's a great beer. Holds up really well too. I finished a my mid-june batch Friday and it drank really well.

 

Yep, the line moved pretty fast considering we were out of the corridor.

 

sneakbox is the best thing kane does currently imo.. the dark beers this year have been kind of so/so in comparison to the dark beers of years past... don't get me wrong they aren't bad but both MB and SB this year were a step back from what they were in 15 & 16. Sneakbox on the other hand has been amazing every damn time.. really have that one locked down... Sea Cow was also amazing.

I def don't like the waimea hopped beers they have done in 2017, nothing wrong with the beers, i just don't like that hop, at all.. seems spicy/peppery and each time i try it I like it less and less... throw the rest of those hops out hahaha

 

didn't get a chance to post this weekend, but cheers to this new line system and opening early for sell packaged goods. Got there around 1030ish maybe 150 people in line and I had my bottles and 4-pack by 11:05 the latest I feel like. Line moved super fast and everyone was nice and happy in line. I split to get coffee and some food and came back right around 12 to grab some pours. Tasting room was a bit chaotic with people at that point but I just kept to the front room and had a couple beers before leaving!

Wanted to try Wave Tank off the tap yesterday but there was too much traffic and I had something I needed to be at by 130, hopefully its still on this weekend!

 

anyone open a bottle of either yet? Cracking some at a fantasy draft in 2 weeks but would love to hear some reviews

 

#144 and #146

 

agreed, + galaxy head high and party wave

disagree RE: sunday brunch

 

yea i missed that..poor reading on my part

 

while i still enjoyed this years sunday brunch, i do believe it's a step down from the prior two years. The coffee and cinnamon are a bit heavy handed and the maple doesn't quite come out the same as it did in 15/16. Don't get me wrong, it's isn't bad at all, it's a very good beer, however i enjoyed the 15/16 versions more and with each passing new release of beers that have been made before i have preferred the previous versions... why this is the case idk.. maybe just having the beers year after year has caused me to have certain expectations, maybe ingredient variables.. hard to get the same consistency in ingredients year after year.. maybe it's larger batches causing fluctuations in the beer.. idk but either way i'm in the boat of having preferred the 15/16 versions of the repeat beers... MB/SB/ANTEAD

These are still very good beers.. MB/SB/ANTEAD etc... i just preferred some of the older batches... to me i think Kane has gotten better this past year with their IPA's but have taken a step back with the porters/stouts... object permanance and FIFTH being the standouts from the darker realm of beers and both of those were 2016 released beers containing older brewed beers

 

fair, and well said. Did you get to try Christian Patrick or Port Omna ? I thought they were excellent

 

I thought Port Onma was really good this year, and Christian Patrick was very smooth. Both to me were very good.

I agree on MB as it is much more coffee forward this year, but again still a great beer overall.

 

Agreed on Sneakbox. Got a split case this weekend ..half head hi , half sneakbox. Kindov wish I had gone all sneakbox, not that there's anything wrong with HH!!