Latest Pipeworks Releases and Updates

So is PW Cascade a new beer or are we keeping it under Cascade Ninja for nostalgic reasons? I see one recent review of the new version under the old name

 

Someone will have to do the update to reflect the name change.

 

with Ninja phase out, couldnt you bring out the next Deadliest warrior, .....here is the real debate....who would win? Ninja vs Samurai

 

No FwB emails? How am I supposed to know when to get my a** to Binny's and pick up my beer?

 

PW Cascade should just be an alias for Cascade Ninja. It is the same beer... well at least as same as any of our beers are from batch to batch.

 

Blame Mike... Blame Mike for EVERYTHING!!!

Unless it's good. Then I did it

 

will be picking up both from my local spot today...will be consuming both this weekend as well.

 

this dammit!

 

it's the same beer, name change.

 

What was reason for eliminating the Ninja part again ??

 

business.

This time it seems like it was done the old school way aka alcohol and conversation.

 

Just gotten used saying the word ninja after every different beer.. Cascade ninja, Australian summer ninja, citra ninja.....

But as long as it taste the same I guess it doesn't matter

 

I don't think PW's ever disclosed, gentlemen that they are, but i would suspect Westbrook
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/24134/73477

 

I think whoever has the better beer should keep the name and that's definitely Citra Ninja by Pipeworks

 

You should really, really try the Westbrook. It's pretty damn good.

 

Sounds like the whole westbrook thing was pretty amicable. At least it wasn't another tyranena fiasco.

 

I will reiterate that it is my speculation that it is westbrook. i don't have any inside information. either way, seems like it was handled to both parties' satisfaction.

 

Will you be making that happen ?

 

It's an Imperial Oatmeal Stout

 

Got it. Thank you for both the answer and the product, it's an excellent beer!

 

anyone get a chance to crack the oatmeal stout yet?

 

We has one at niche last week. Gotta bottle share, dude!

 

Not Westbrook in this case. But as Drucifer said, this was an amicable agreement between gentlemen.

As this industry grows we will see lots of overlap. As this is a business, it is important that we protect ourselves legally whether in terms of copyright or otherwise. But... as this is the craft beer business, it is imperative that we stick together and try our best to resolve issues outside of the courtroom when at all possible. Lawyers are too gosh darn expensive for all that mess. Money more well spent on the crafting of bad ass brews.

As for the new art on the "Ninja" series, we are now featuring the lovely lashes of our freaking awesome family(staff)

Scott and Kate have the honors of starting our new tradition

 

Tonight's dinner at Niche was flat out awesome. Even got a pour of the barrel aged coffee abduction. Every course was on point with every beer and every beer was great.

Excellent work from both the Niche crew and the Pipeworks crew. Can't wait to see what's next from both of these guys.

 

Any info on BA Coffee Abduction? Is this being bottled at all?

 

It's extremely small batches (like one or two barrels) I wouldn't expect it to be distributed. I think it's more just for fun. It sounds like they have about 25 or so barrels filled with random stuff. Nothing in quantities big enough for distro.

 

SS can sure help with the acquiring of more barrels

 

what variants were FWB getting? i recall a BA beer being exclusive for them, once the allocation was out it would hit small distro. if any.

 

I don't know what FWB is, but I would assume allocations would be under 100 bottles of anything they did, if it even got to bottles.

Just goes to show how awesome pipeworks is to bring something like that to a dinner way out in the burbs.

 

F---ing Wisconsin B--terds

 

or sometimes friends with benefits. the pipeworks program they offered pre-brewing.

 

Literally workin the pipe.

 

Not to get too excited, but square grouper sounds like it could be my new favorite based on the hops being used. Really looking forward to that one. Pipeworks answer to hopslam?

 

Any more news on the coconut almond abduction? This one sounds like its going to be delicious!

 

Just take my money...

 

The BA Coffee break at Niche (and appearing at Hoptacular) was just a 5 gallon Journeyman Rye barrel for fun...

"Official" BA beers are full sized 53 gallon bourbon barrels, which are starting to make their way out of oak and will be released in 12oz bottles ~ 1600 or so per batch. Maybe more depending on how the beer gods treat us. We typically try to fill 4 barrels of any one thing at a time so there should be some to go around. We are opting for the smaller package for a couple of reasons.

- to spread the love out a little
- so you dont have to pound 22 oz of the magic at once
- so you have the opportunity to try one now and cellar one for later

More details to come later

Any opinion on whether we should wax these or not? We stopped waxing our bombers a while ago, but have thought about doing it up for these little fellas. Do you find it's just a pain in the ass, or do you like the little something special. We ironically had just bought a shit ton of wax right before we stopped waxing so we have a ton on hand haha

 

so excited to try unicorn galaxy

 

Wax is annoying but I can live with it on limited, "special" offerings.

 

wax em.