Pittsburgh - New Beers & Local Breweries

Tried Relic over the weekend as well. While I appreciate that they went and tried something different, I think the beer needs to age a little bit to see if develops.

 

Had it yesterday. SO GOOD.

 

Where might one find the Super Juicy? Not on draft at the Saloon just yet.

 

I am going to put together a box of Voodoo stuff (maybe a Lavery bottle or two) but also @voodoobrewery told me that they can help out by tossing in something barrel aged from their cellar to go along with whatever it is I put together for this box! Super cool of Voodoo to do this!

Go donate

 

Not sure @RayOhioFelton hooked me up with one!

 

VOODOO BREWERY BARREL ROOM COLLECTION IV

The employee owners of Voodoo Brewery are very pleased to announce today that we have scheduled our fourth Barrel Room Collection Release for Saturday March 26, 2016 with bottle pre-sales beginning today, Monday February 29, 2016 at both of our pub locations in Meadville and Homestead. Curt has been working hard since the last release to bring you 5 brand new beers to add to our collection, all aged 14+ months in the barrel. They are as follows:

Gran Met aged in Apple Brandy Barrels (22oz x 2 for first 106, 22oz x 1 for last 241)- Our third iteration of this beer, this special batch of Belgian tripel has been tucked away in the back of the barrel room for nearly 3 years. During its 33 month repose, this beer has gained massive apple brandy and oak overtones, truly blurring the lines of beer and spirit.

Quadfather aged in Cabernet Sauvignon Barrels (22oz x 2)- Seeing barrel treatment for the first time, our Belgian quadruple was aged in French oak California Cabernet Sauvignon barrels yielding a highly quaffable beer rich in vinous character.

Chocolate Covered Cherry Big Black Voodoo Daddy aged in Bourbon Barrels (22oz x 2)- This batch of Big Black was split and aged in two carefully selected varieties of bourbon barrels hand picked for the chocolate, vanilla and coconut flavors they impart with extended aging, along with Madagascar vanilla beans and Ghanaian cocoa nibs. Once removed from the barrel, fresh Michigan tart cherries were added resulting in a well balanced stout with notes of vanilla, chocolate, cherry, oak and bourbon.

Black Magick aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels (12oz x 4)- After a 3 year hiatus, our highly coveted award winning Russian imperial stout makes its triumphant return, this time after a lengthy slumber in rye whiskey barrels

ManBearPig (12oz x 2)- Curt came up with this crazy idea over 5 years ago and now, 3 years in the making, is finally ready for your enjoyment. He first started by seeking out the finest local honey and maple syrup and aged it in freshly emptied bourbon barrels for over a year. Then he brewed the biggest beer we've ever made, a robust imperial stout with house apple wood and hickory smoked Munich malt, and aged it in the barrels that previously held bourbon, maple syrup and honey. The result is a truly complex work of liquid art designed to be savored.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING VERY CAREFULLY:

We have a total of 106 full allotments available, sold as a full 12 bottle set at $206 which includes 2 bottles each of ManBearPig, Chocolate Covered Cherry Big Black Voodoo Daddy aged in Bourbon Barrels, Gran Met aged in Apple Brandy Barrels, Quadfather aged in Cabernet Sauvignon Barrles and 4 bottles Black Magick aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels. We have 241 partial allotments, which are identical to the full allotment except they include only one bottle of Gran Met aged in Apple Brandy Barrels instead of two, and are also sold as a full 11 bottle set at $186 only. The 106 full allotments will be sold to the first 106 sign ups, regardless of location. Once those have been sold, we will sell the remaining 241 partial allotments. We will only take as many sign ups as we have allotments, there will not be a waiting list of any sort. A valid drivers license or government issued identification card is required to sign up. You must physically be here in person with your valid ID to sign up- your friend can't bring IDs for 5 friends and sign you all up. No exceptions. Full payment is required to sign up, cash and credit cards are accepted. When bottles are released on 3.26.16, each person will again need to physically show up in person with your ID to claim your bottles. All bottles must be picked up by Sunday 4.10.16. The person who signed up in person must also pick up in person, no exceptions. We hope we have made how this process will work very clear. If, after reviewing this information, you still have questions, please email info@voodoobrewery.com ONLY. As you can imagine, this is a very busy time for us, so please, do not call either of the pubs or send facebook messages. We will keep our facebook page updated in terms of where we are with sign up numbers throughout the day. To help celebrate the occasion, both locations will also be tapping a keg of Grande Negro Voodoo Papi aged in Bourbon Barrels TODAY! More details to follow about the release parties at both locations on 3.26.16! Meadville opens at 3, Homestead at 4!

 

Full info posted on their FB, including price and allotment

 

All sounds amazing to me.

And I can hear the shuffling, resonating through the hills... People formulating excuses to leave work early abound.

 

From the Facebook page it appears that if they sell all 106 allotments in Meadville at 3pm there will not be any available in Homestead at 4pm.

 

How it sounds to me as well.

 

There are still partial allotments available. If you can live with one less Gran Met, that is.

 

I would be really interested to know how they're going to keep track of how many they've sold real time between the two locations.

No way I'm making it out there today unfortunately. Good luck fellas.

 

I love everything about it. By posting at noon it drastically cuts down on folks traveling to get this. Meadville is the original, so I am fine with the hour head start as well.

 

Anyone going down to Homestead for this? Ilol probably be down there around 6:00 or so, and will be crossing my fingers, eyes, and toes that they still have some allotments left.

 

Couldn't agree more. Voodoo has really mastered these releases...

 

On one hand I would think that they'll definitely have more allotments left by 6pm... and on the other hand Black Magick

 

@Stigs

 

and apparently @uvm2003

 

Look at GNVP. Folks LOVE that beer and it still survived the day, so I think this will be slightly worse, but the same folks will be there for this one.

 

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. And the 347 allotment total is for both locations.

 

I'll be at voodoo at 4. Anyone else going?

 

Did they mention anywhere whether or not the beers will be available on tap on 3/26?

If not, @london1o1 , can you shed some light perhaps?

 

Both locations with BB GNVP on tap today too!!

 

I'll be at Homestead before 4. I'll be the one with blue scrubs, black fleece, glasses and a beard. Say hello!

 

I'll be there a little bit after 4...I'll be the one wearing the "Hello, my name is Cat-Licks" sticker

 

Stoked to get to try GNVP finally.

 

I'm the short bald guy with a bad patchy beard. 4ish.

 

100% agreed. Even though I'll have to haul ass to get there by 6, I appreciate that they are doing everything in their power to take care of locals and keep the numbers from being ridiculous. The $ is steep but again, if it keeps some people away, I am okay with it.

 

Par for the course though. nothing unexpected. Not like they raised prices or anything...

 

I've never wanted to be in 107th place for anything more than I do now.

 

For sure. They have been very consistent on that front since their 1st release when they could have gone the TG route and charged $100 for 2 beers + a glass like the MD release last year. Kudos on that front as well.

(And I would have paid it too...)

 

You can sip on GNVP while keeping a close eye on the sign up sheet for just the right moment.

 

No way! AB Gran Met is the boss!!

 

Educatedly guessing some if not all will, but I don't have any official info at this point.

 

I wonder when this set will pop up on "The Wolves of Whale Street"

 

Will Man Bear pig be ratable here..? its practically mead

 

An imperial stout aged in 3 different kinds of barrels is mead? May wanna re-read that again dude.

 

You guys should see the line here

 

Didn't you know, meads are anything you want them to be haha but seriously, it is an aged imperial stout haha says it in the description.

 

I remember a guy posting 4 Jester King fruited sours for the 4 beers from BR Collection 3 as a pre-trade. And I wish I had taken him up on that offer. I ended up giving away 4 of my 9 bottles from the first release as extras. And I still owe a really good trade partner for sending her the blackbeards delight.
Now, these bottles sound much better... but you just never know.