Side Project / Shared (2022)

I kind of disagree and think it has much more to do with the demand side. The majority of my beer friends I know didn't go for it this year, partially because the packages are just too much. There's probably also some fatigue of BBT and a smaller population of people who have never tried it/looking to tick it since this is now the 6th iteration of BBT. That's one reason why I decided against going for it, I've already had all 5 previous iterations, and don't feel the need to get it. I still think it's a phenomenal beer, but the demand has definitely slipped.

 

BBT2022 blew the fastest, not sure of the exact time because I wasn't really paying attention but it was definitely at least an hour maybe two hours. When I left around 9 2020 and 2021 were still flowing

 

probably getting a little ahead of things here, but DBD Miz Oak $45 on-site per the brewery tasting room online menu. {gulp}

(or is this where the other 3 DBDs were at earlier this year?… i was thinking they were $40?)

 

They were $40.

 

“it’s the wood that makes it good”

 

Looking at the brewery menu that early and not even mentioning the return of Bubble?!

Or did I totally miss that announcement, loved that stuff

 

i did mean to mention that too. just got distracted by the imperial stouts. so typical these days..

 

BBT is suspiciously absent from today’s Cellar menu as well as the updated brewery menu.

 

Looks like SP has started sending bottles to Windsor Bottle Shop (which is a great new resource for limited 3F drops).

Side Project- Bière Blanche (Blend #4)
$34.99

Side Project - LE SAISONNIER BLEND #5
$29.99

Side Project- Coeur de Cuvée (Blend #10)
$52.99

Side Project- Dry-Hopped Le Saisonnier Blend #1
$29.99

Side Project- SINGLE FARM (NEW ZEALAND CASCADE)
$34.99

 

They said it was a tapping for yesterday and bbt pickups don’t start for another two weeks

 

There’s going to be a lot of very disappointed people this weekend if that’s the case.

 

There wasn't anything that implied BBT would be around beyond Tuesday though?

 

My local spot got all of them and PN15, and surprisingly cheaper. that was pretty nice. GHS for those who are in the bay area here

 

As disappointed as all the people who think every bottle is going to be BA Coco Vibes

 

Eventually those people may be right though. Hahah

 

i’m assuming the 3 Continuance kegs go where the 3 BBT kegs were.

 

I’ll admit I just assumed it would be available on site starting Cellar week like last year. I mean why would they not do that again? Seems more likely that they allocated less for on-site this year to sell more in packages, which rubs me the wrong way personally.

 

Pickup window is different this year and longer. Which yes was their choice, but I don't think it means there's necessarily less on site. Last year pickups started during anniversary week and went through the end of the month. This year they are doing Black Friday till the end of the year, maybe they want to have it around for that whole time instead.

 

to be honest, I think SP cares so much about being unpredictable and mysterious that it isn’t safe to assume anything about how they release beer anymore. That want it that way, keeps ya interested