Madison Craft Beer Week May 1- May 10

Man, took me half an hour just to get through that list.
Top priorities for me are CW at the Malt House on the 1st and pretty much everything happening at the Vintage, especially the barrel beers on the 9th.
Toppling Goliath vs CW at Blue Moon could be interesting, and the Colorado day at Mr. Brews is tempting too, several Avery and Left Hand beers on my list to try.

Lake Louie wins the 'Stay Classy' award for having a release party for The Twins at a strip club.

 

Couple of nice events at Trixxies. Get me some goose island. Going to check out surly also. So much to try and so little time to do it. Enjoy all!

 

Last year I got to try King Sue at the Craftsman. May try to hit up some of the sour take overs.

 

Brickhouse was selling King Sue by the pitcher last year. That was a nice afternoon.

 

Not a huge Lake Louie fan, but now I want to go to this event just to balance out the above sort of reaction.

 

The best ones I could find on the list for tonight seem to be:

Great Lakes and Southern Tier at Dexter's:

Southern Tier Tap List:
2XIPA -Double IPA
2XOne -Single Varietal Ale
2XPresso -Double Milk Stout
2XStout on Nitro -Double Milk Stout
Grand Arbor -Belgian Style Ale Brewed with Maple Syrup
Tier De Garde -IPA brewed with Grapefruit Peel
Choklat 2011 -Imperial Stout Brewed with Chocolate
Choklat 2013 -Imperial Stout Brewed with Chocolate
Imperial Oat 2012 -Imperial Oatmeal Stout
Live -American Pale Ale
Right-O-Way -Session IPA
Where The Helles Summer -Dormunder/Helles

Great Lakes Tap List:
Alberta Clipper -Porter
Blackout Stout 2015 -Russian Imperial Stout
Burning River -American Pale Ale
Chillwave Double IPA -Double IPA
Commodore Perry -IPA
Dortmunder Gold -Dortmunder/Helles
Edmund Fitzgerald -Porter
Elliot Ness -Amber Lager/Vienna
High Striker Single -Belgian Ale
Rally Drum Red Ale -Amber Ale
Rye Of The Tiger -IPA
Lawn Seat -Kolsch​

Surly at Tipsy Cow:

Surly Taps That Will Be Flowing beginning at 3:00 pm:
Furious IPA
Overrated IPA
Blakkr Imperial Black IPA (Surly/Three Floyds/Real Ale Collaboration)
Darkness 2014
Whiskey Barrel Aged Pentagram
Barrel Aged Devil's Work
​

Central Waters at the Malt House:

Bourbon Barrel Barleywine
Bourbon Barrel Stout
Bourbon Barrel Cherry Stout
Rye Barrel Stout
17
Coffee Stout
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades APA
Illumination DIPA
Lac du Bay IPA
Ouisconsing Red
Peruvian Morning (YES! It's back!)
Mudpuppy Porter​

 

I'll be at Blue Moon for the Kumquat/Apricot Sour from O'so and then going to the Uppers and Downers event at Johnson Public House.

 

We're you involved in this sour?

 

No, but I'm looking forward to it.

 

The Goose Island Vanilla Rye at Coopers is really hitting the spot.

 

It was fantastic!

 

The best of the rest of the week as far as I can tell:

Thursday, May 7:
Dexter’s Pub:
Welcome to Day 7 of Craft Beer Week featuring Goose Island and New Belgium Brewing!

Would you like the chance to purchase some rare Goose Island bottles? We will have a bottle lotto for some rare bottles. You can enter the lotto by stopping into Dexters anytime between the hours of 11am-3pm and 7pm-10pm. You can receive an entry form to get in on the lotto by buying a beer on tap.

Here is how the lotto will work:
1. Stop into Dexter's any time between 11am-3pm or 7pm-10pm on Thursday, May 7th.
2. Purchase a beer on tap to recive an entry form.
3. Complete the entry form with your name and phone #. Please make sure it is legiable.
4. Drop it in the lotto box located in the bar.
5. Be available to answer your phone on Monday, May 11th.
6. We will contact people as we pull names on Monday. If you answer your phone, you will have the choice to purchase 1 of the available bottles.
7. If you do not answer your phone, we will move on to the next person. We will not leave messages or accept call backs.
8. We will continue to call people until all of the available bottles are gone.
9. You can stop in and pay and pick up your bottle starting on Tuesday May 12th at 11am from the bar.

Bottles that will be available in the lotto are as follows:
2008 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (12oz bottle) - $25
2009 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (22oz bottle) - $60
2011 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (12oz bottle) - $18
2009 Goose Island Matilda (12oz bottle) - $12
2010 Goose Island Pere Jacques (12oz bottle) - $12
***We have multiple of each of these bottles to sell, exactly how many of each is our secret***

6pm Special tappings on Thursday, May 7th
Goose Island Bourbon County Vanilla Rye
New Belgium/Perennial Lips of Faith: Nitro Whiskey Barrel Aged Salted Belgian Chocolate Stout

Beer on tap starting @ 11am
Goose Island Bourbon County Barleywine
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Coffee
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Goose Island Classic Ales IPA
Goose Island Classic Ales - Imperial: The Illinois
Goose Island Classic Ales - Imperial: The Ogden
Goose Island Classic Seasonal Ales: Summer Ale
Goose Island Fulton & Wood: Lilith
Goose Island Fulton & Wood: My Shout
Goose Island Vintage Series: Matilda
Goose Island Vintage Series: Sofie
New Belgium Fat Tire
New Belgium Hop Kitchen #8: Half-Acre Oatmeal IPA
New Belgium La Folie
New Belgium Lips of Faith: Cocoa Mole Spiced Chocolate Porter
New Belgium Lips of Faith: Pluot
New Belgium Love: Cherry Oscar
New Belgium Ocar Worthy Coffee
New Belgium Pear Ginger
New Belgium Skinny Dip
New Belgium Slow Ride
New Belgium Snap Shot

Blue Moon Bar:
Who wins a battle between hops and malts? Join us in welcoming Toppling Goliath’s hop-forward stylings against Central Waters deep, dark, malty & barrel-aged monsters! With both breweries going big, you can’t lose! The list of all 14 taps will be available on our website as soon as it is locked in!

Friday, May 8:
Dexter’s Pub:
O'so Tap List:
Black is the New Orange -Black Ale
Coffee Sweet Lady Stout -Sweet Stout
Goldilock's Revenge -Imperial Stout
Grampa's Got a Gun -Sour/Wild Ale
Azacca Hopped Hop Whoopin! IPA -American IPA
Eldorado Hopped Hop Whoopin! IPA -American IPA
Le Tigre -Belgian IPA
Lupulin Maximus -Imperial IPA
Ray's Sour Wa -Sour/Wild Ale
Refresher Course -American Wild Ale
The Dominator -Dopplebock
Wheat You Talkin' Bout Willis Monster Wheat Wine -Wheatwine

Central Waters Tap List:
17 Anniversary Addition -Imperial Stout
Bourbon Barrel Barleywine 2011 -Barleywine
Peruvian Morning 2015 -Barrel aged Imperial Coffee Stout
Bourbon Barrel Stout 2015 -Imperial Stout
Call Me Ol' Fashion -Barrel Aged Red Ale
Experimental Belgian Stout -Imperial Stout brewed with belgian wheat
Glacial Trail IPA - IPA
HHG APA -American Pale Ale
Honey Blonde Ale -Golden Ale/Blonde Ale
Hop Rise Session Ale on Nitro - IPA
Illumination Double IPA -American Double/Imperial IPA
Space Ghost -Imperial Stout

Come Back In:
Get "Woody" with Deschutes Brewery at the Come Back In! Woody T. Barrel, Deschutes' traveling beer barrel-shaped caddy, is making the trek all the way from Bend, Oregon to bring Madison some of their best brews. Get your beer palate ready, because there are SIX brews to choose from. Woody will be carting in Deschutes' Black Butte Porter, Twilight Summer Ale, Fresh Squeezed IPA, Foray IPA, Jubel 2015, and a super exclusive 'pub-only' brew are also making the journey. Woody and his brewery friends won't be out there all alone. They'll have some live music to accompany them on the patio from 5-9pm. Great craft beer with some great patio tunes. This is definitely a TGIF moment!

Next Door Brewing:
Saugatuck Brewing Company is already creating a buzz in their home state of Michigan. This will be their debut Wisconsin tapping. The beers they will be bringing, Day Walker Black IPA, Beam Me Up Stouty, Mandarina IPA, Big Bertha Barley Wine, Barrel Aged Reverent Monk Triple, and the Neapolitan Milk Stout!

Saturday, May 9:

Blue Moon:
Beastly Bourbon with Abita: Saturday, May 9th

Abita brings the Bourbon with Pappy Aged barrels alongside other heavy hitters to yield 14 BBA Taps and a Cask!

We got the opportunity to raid the Abita Storehouse and came away with some cellared gems to wrap up beer week with. In addition to FIVE different Abita barrel aged masterpieces and a BA Cask, The Blue Moon is raiding it’s own cellar storage and is upping the ante with NINE of its own Barrel Aged kegs. Expect to see some heavy hitters from the likes of Goose Island, Founders, Central Waters, and others. It’s good to have friends… and for this one, a Designated Driver! Ohh, did we mention that more than half of Abita’s offerings used Pappy Van Winkle Barrels?

Vintage (1-5):
Bourbon barrel stouts, Brettanomyces barrel-soured strong ales, brandy and rum-aged Abbeys, funky wild experimental brews...it's all good in the wood! We're rolling out the serious show-stoppers for our once a year barrel fest. It includes, the full monty of Vintage Brewing Company barrel-aged side projects (most of which have rarely, if ever, been released publicly), as well as a healthy assortment of our brewer friends' barrel-aged specialties. Not to be missed! (Full beer list available closer to the event date- check back soon!)

Cooper’s Tavern (5pm-11:59pm):
House favorites Founders Brewing Company and Madison newcomers Surly Brewing Company invade our tap lines, each one taking over 14 lines! This will be an event not to be missed. Stay tuned for details.

 

Last Sunday at Dexter's was pretty awesome....Founders, Evil Twin, and Perennial Artisan Ales Tap Take over. I believe each had 7 beers there.

They had a barrel of Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout and it lived up to the hype

Also had a barrel of Abraxas from Perennial and that was quite tasty as well.

 

Anyone seen the taplist for Surly/Founder's at Cooper's tonight? I'm sure Darkness, Pentagram, KBS, CBS, Backwoods, etc. I wonder if there will be any surprises?

 

I had lunch at Coopers today. Nothing too special. They had Darkness. Ran out of Eight around 1pm. Some other good stuff from Surly but nothing rare from what I could tell.

Blushing Monk from Founders and Backwoods Bastard. No KBS or CBS.

 

Did anyone have GI Illinois on tap? I've had it several times, bottle and tap and enjoyed it most times. Last time, however, it was awful.

Tasted like rubbing alcohol. Not sure if it was a bad batch or what. Just curious if anyone else noticed this.