TX Label Approvals

It is. I loved their other barrel aged beers (Porcine and Luchador), but this was crazy awesome.

 

Damn it. And I was just about to say I was interested in trying a new SA IPA.

 

Is that R&R even fresh anymore? wansn't it released officially a while back?

 

Why was Salt Lick redacted? Did the BBQ joint pitch a fit? I was wondering that.

 

TABC cried wolf.

 

i'm still lost, elaboration?

 

Straight from Jester King's blog...

Salt Lick Redacted

18 April 2013

Our original label application for Salt Lick Pecan Wood Smoked Saison was rejected by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), after having been approved by the Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB).

The TABC, which is tasked with enforcing all state laws relating to alcohol sales and distribution, regardless of how inscrutable, self-contradictory, or downright ludicrous those laws may be, was very apologetic about rejecting the label, but rejected it nonetheless.

According to Texas, it would violate the delicate sensibilities of the three tier system for a malt beverage bearing the name or trademark of a Texas retail licensee to be sold in the state, even on a non-proprietary, non-exclusive basis. Wine or spirits labels referencing retailer names or trademarks, however, present no such problem.

In order to ensure that no harm befalls the innocent people of Texas, we have removed all references to The Salt Lick. Our apologies to the residents of the rest of the world for any inconvenience that these changes might have caused.

 

For anybody waiting for R&R, it might not be worth waiting for :\.



I've watched these reviews for a long time, and almost always agree with their opinions. This is really disappointing to me, because I was looking forward to this beer a loooooooot.

 

uh, um, ah. Hate that shit. Stopped watching after a minute. He better be drunk while filming.

 

Smart choice - wish I had followed that advice.

 

I've been reading reviews on BA and a lot of people are saying there is little to no coconut flavor. With that being said, Stone is on a fucking roll in my book with Enjoy By, Espresso IRS, and Dayman, so I'm gonna go ahead and buy two anyway. At worst, it will be a good IPA.

 

Utilizing coconut in beer is a lot of work, so I'm not surprised that people are saying there's little to no coconut flavor. Either way, Stone hasn't released a beer in a while that I have been excited about.

 

Nice couch.

 

Freetail had Four, and there was a ton of coconut flavor.

 

Kona manages to figure out how to use coconut.

 

drank the very angry beast last night, and can confirm it to be delicious.

got a bit hot nearing room temperatures though.

 

From my understanding, the use of coconut needs to be utilized in every step of the brewing process to get the most flavor. If I'm not mistaken, for the Maui Coconut Porter, they use coconut in the mash and sparge, add more to the boil, then add more during fermentation.

 

Ive had a home brew where it was only dry hopped with coconut and it was a coconut bomb

 

im still going to buy some when it drops, regardless. hahahaha.

max_power (from HI) and i are going to brew a coconut IPA soon.

should be fun.