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(Madison, WI Area) Octopi announces brewmaster, brewery nearing completion

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by Kbyfield, Jul 16, 2015.

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  1. Kbyfield

    Kbyfield Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2009 Wisconsin

    #1 Kbyfield, Jul 16, 2015
  2. EvilMidnightBomber

    EvilMidnightBomber Initiate (0) Feb 12, 2015 Wisconsin

    Any ideas who they're Brewing for? Curious who the 2 mystery Madison ones are.
     
    #2 EvilMidnightBomber, Jul 16, 2015
  3. Kbyfield

    Kbyfield Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2009 Wisconsin

    IIRC, Next Door & 1 Barrel are still using HoB for overflow. Maybe they're moving?

    And I could see Rockhound using them until they fully get up & running
     
    #3 Kbyfield, Jul 16, 2015
  4. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    Contract brewery... How boring.
     
    #4 Ri0, Jul 17, 2015
  5. Kbyfield

    Kbyfield Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2009 Wisconsin

    or not

    "The brewery, with the capacity to brew 12,000 barrels a year, will also make beer for Showaki’s own label, 3rd Sign Brewery."
     
    #5 Kbyfield, Jul 17, 2015
  6. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    Yup, contract brewing for 3rd Sign. :wink:
     
    #6 Ri0, Jul 17, 2015
  7. Kbyfield

    Kbyfield Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2009 Wisconsin

    I got a sign for ya..... :wink:
     
    #7 Kbyfield, Jul 17, 2015
  8. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,013) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    Grand Opening party is October 24th, just as a heads up.
     
    #8 Vav, Sep 11, 2015
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  9. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    [​IMG]
     
    #9 Ri0, Oct 3, 2015
  10. Kbyfield

    Kbyfield Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2009 Wisconsin

    Looks like a car wash
     
    #10 Kbyfield, Oct 3, 2015
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  11. EvilMidnightBomber

    EvilMidnightBomber Initiate (0) Feb 12, 2015 Wisconsin

    Maybe since the car wash got bought out they can buy one of the octopus signs and give it a bunch of beers to hold.
     
    #11 EvilMidnightBomber, Oct 3, 2015
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  12. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,013) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    Why didn't you knock on the door and say hi?!?!
     
    #12 Vav, Oct 3, 2015
  13. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,013) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    Also we brewed our first beer yesterday. Best birthday present i could have asked for :grinning:
     
    #13 Vav, Oct 3, 2015
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  14. s_wit

    s_wit Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2012 Wisconsin

    Oh, so this is your new job? I also see that you changed your profile to Wisconsin. Good man!
     
    #14 s_wit, Oct 6, 2015
  15. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,578) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Having never been to Madison (Milwaukee is about as close as I've gotten, although I'm near Lake Geneva downstate all the time), you should let BA know when you guys are ready to release something (for whoever), so that we can search it out. Congrats on the first beer, also!
     
    #15 SeanBond, Oct 6, 2015
  16. theburden

    theburden Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2002 Illinois

    @Vav "A bottling line, which can fill 9,000 bottles a minute"? 9000? A minute?
     
    #16 theburden, Oct 6, 2015
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  17. Redrover

    Redrover Grand Pooh-Bah (3,490) Jan 18, 2003 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    Awesome, this is just a short detour from my route to the lake. Totally looking forward to stopping by!
     
    #17 Redrover, Oct 6, 2015
  18. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,013) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    Yepper. Pretty exciting stuff all around. Exhausting too.

    YEAH MOTHERFUCKER.

    ...no...

    ~9k per hour. It's a beast mode bottling line for sure though, KHS 30-head filler.
     
    #18 Vav, Oct 7, 2015
  19. theburden

    theburden Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2002 Illinois

    Yeah, 150/min sounds more reasonable since the Krones we just installed is a 250/minute filler.
     
    #19 theburden, Oct 7, 2015
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  20. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,013) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    35 head? I need to swing by and see it, haven't been down in awhile.
     
    #20 Vav, Oct 7, 2015
  21. theburden

    theburden Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2002 Illinois

    44 I think.
     
    #21 theburden, Oct 7, 2015
  22. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    http://www.isthmus.com/food-drink/beer/beer-buzz-oct-8-2015/

    Octopi will specialize in making beer for others under contract, but also brew its own beer under the name 3rd Sign Brewery, which will brew two versions of each beer it makes. The first beer will be an English Mild, made in two renditions — one called Madagascar Vanilla Mild Ale (made with vanilla beans and lactose for a smooth, creamy body), the other called Sumatra (made with cold-pressed Sumatran coffee, for mild bitterness and toasty coffee flavor). Also on the docket: two IPAs — Forest IPA (piney West Coast hops) and Jungle IPA (grapefruit and tropical flavor hops).
     
    #22 Ri0, Oct 9, 2015
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  23. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,013) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    *cough*

    [​IMG]
     
    #23 Vav, Oct 13, 2015
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  24. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,013) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    Grand Opening guest taps so far are FFF Pear Bear & Alpha Naught, Bell's Oracle, Karben 4 Tokyo Sauna, other stuff..
     
    #24 Vav, Oct 16, 2015
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  25. Kbyfield

    Kbyfield Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2009 Wisconsin

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  26. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,013) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    Draft list for tomorrow's festivities :slight_smile: cc: @theburden

    [​IMG]
     
    #26 Vav, Oct 23, 2015
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  27. OBD

    OBD Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2014 Wisconsin

    That's an absolutely incredible taplist..

    Wish I was going to be in town tomorrow :slight_frown: Will hopefully stop through on Sunday evening to see what's still on tap.
     
    #27 OBD, Oct 23, 2015
  28. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,013) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    Quick Correction: Karben4's Silk Scorpion is actually Tokyo Sauna.
     
    #28 Vav, Oct 23, 2015
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