Visiting Barrier

SingleCut, Trillium, MBC, Port, FFF, TG...Plenty of superior (bottled) IPA's; preference to bottle/can is indifferent, as long as it comes out great

 

Except bottles are usually priced twice as much as cans are.

500mL bottles are the absolute worst.

 

Hopefully the bottles from the bottling line will be cheaper than Rock and Roll was.

 

DW is drinking fantastic as usual.

 

Yes, i am told all their regular beers will be bottled including Money...

 

Which regular beers? They consistently make like 60 different rotating beers, which makes them unique compared to others in the area. I wouldn't want them to be brewing the same 8 beers over and over again.

 

correct, i believe all their stuff they plan to bottle except for one-offs and stuff made for bars/events that are smaller batches

regular does not mean a small amount, as you are right they are different that their "core" beers is a lot of different ones

 

Get me saisoff, cycle and lights out in bottles and ill be a happy man.

 

I think all of us Barrier fans could name their top 10 favorites and the lists would be quite different - and include alot of different styles, not just the IPAs or high ABV.
I used to stop by hoping to pick up growlers of something I've been looking for but due to the rotating style of the brewery - I've discovered alot of amazing beers and styles I never would have tried if they had the same 5-6 core beers always on tap like other breweries.
If they are going to bottle a bunch of different beers - I hope they keep up the bottle art illustrations as opposed to some generic design. I appreciate that alot of time went into the label art, they have a distinct personality.

 

I also think they will be going with the current artist for the labels as they know the value of a consistent design/brand.

But I agree, everyt ime I visit i get a flight of either new stuff of stuff that I havent had it while and love the variety they produce

 

Barnacle Brown and Red Button would be nice.

 

Morticia
Money w/ pineapple & mango
Money
Daddy Warbucks
555
Tenderfoot
Jamaica Me Coquito
Suburbs
Jamaica Me Coconuts!
Kapow!

I haven't opened a bottle of the newest batch of oak aged Morticia, but I wasn't blown away by the last batch.

 

In no order

Money
Bittersweet (when oh when will we see this again?)
Raspberry Cycle
Saisoff
Mare Undarum (i believe they changed the name of this)
Evil Giant
Sprucial Anomaly
Vermillion
Archibald
Zythosaurus

 

OK I'll play:
Dunegrass
Suburbs
Oil City
Barnacle
Rembrandt
Simple
Mars Zen
Saisoff (retired?)
Red Button
Oblong

the next group:
Icculus
Lights Out
Delicioulus IPL
Ruckus
Craven
Evil Giant
Neck Tattoo
Maison Premiere
Antagonist
Vermillion
Archibald

A few of these haven't been around this past year though.

 

I'm not sure if Saisoff has been retired. Havent heard anything about that but I havent seen it over a year. I'm really hoping they just had trouble acquiring the french yeast. Its the same exact recipe as money just the change in yeast so I cant imagine they are having trouble acquiring any other ingredients.

I know they were thinking about phasing out a lot of Craig's recipes since he left, I don't know if Saisoff was one. Honestly top 3 beers for me!

 

Do you know which are possibly being retired? I know quite a few haven't shown up at all on beermenus this past year after being in rotation the previous years. Haven't seen some of the obscure ones in awhile like Craven, Oblong, Vermillion, Protagonist, Cairn, etc. unfortunately. These types of seldom seen styles are really interesting to me.

 

Sorry, but this not true, 2 different recipes for Money and Saisoff...

 

That's not what I was told last year from the bartenders. I was told they were the same exact beer but Saisoff had a French yeast..

Oh well.

 

Guys, I tried to go through the thread, but didn't see an answer to this. Does anyone know if Barrier is walkable from a train station?

Thanks!

 

Yes! East Rockaway LIRR I believe! It drops you off by the Path Mark across the street.