Weldwerks (2019)

Good info, thanks to you all.

 

Hello friends - I'm dying to get my hands on these releases but I'm out in Chicago. If anyone would be up for a trade I'd love to get a can of each. Have plenty of stuff to send out your way.

I have a person I've traded with in Colorado before but not sure if he will be getting all of these.

 

Anyone going to Denver after the second session? Splitting uber ride would work out as well.

 

Just a heads up but you’re gonna have a very tough time getting a Lyft/Uber to go from Greeley to Denver. Unless you happen to catch a driver that’s up in Greeley and heading back to Denver for the night your chances are slim to none.

 

I just did a Lyft fare estimate out of curiosity, and from Weldwerks to Union Station it's $82. Surprised it's not more tbh.

 

You'll most likely get surged pricing leaving the fest

 

Yeah it'll probably be more like $100-$150. That may be enough to sway some drivers if you're willing to pay.

 

Any reports from the big thingy yesterday?
Highlights? Lowlights?

It rained all day and I know we need the moisture, but did that affect anything?

 

Didn't rain that much in Greeley so it didn't really cause too much issue.

Highlights:
3 Sons Double Scoop
More Henna
All of Voodoo
Efficiency at getting people in the door

Lowlights:
Auction ending before session 2
Side Project and Perennial being so close to each other (caused a cluster of people while maman was still available
Other Half not making it (not anyone's fault except UPS)

 

Still a great fest, but it seemed more crowded than last year. Side Project and 3 Sons lines were pretty big early, and they ended up merging with Perennial and Voodoo respectively. That cleared up a bit after the initial rush, but part of it was more things seemed to kick earlier as well.

You could still get some serious shit even if you avoided those 4 lines. BA Safeword and Bananas Foster Medianoche held up with any of them. The new Henna was solid too, and unlike last year there was basically no line at More.

The silent auction with drunk beer nerds is hazardous. Luckily other bidders prevented us from doing something stupid.

 

Came from Houston for this.
Highlights: Henna, 3 Sons Double Scoop, Wiley Roots Vanilla Ananym, all Voodoo, SP Derivation 9, Moksa Exporbitance
Misses: Mikerphone Tiki was the only real miss for me

Side Project and 3 Sons lines weren’t that bad. It did get warm in there.

Stoked to see the guys from Pinthouse and Jester King. Hope to see some Houston breweries next year...uhum, Spindletap!!

Good to see you @Dicers and the rest of you from Texas.

 

Such a well run event. With 650 tickets sold per session, the ballroom was full, but not overly crowded. Wristbands were handed out before the session opened, so line moved very fast to get in. Rolls and pretzels near water stations were very helpful! 3 hours was perfect. Another hour and I would have been in rough shape. So many great beers.

My favorite brews
All the Noches, but Coconut Noche may have been the best beer of the fest. Rye Coffee and Rye Vanilla up there as well.
Henna Coconut CMV
Summagick
DDH Timewave Zero was best IPA I had.
Casey Blackberry and SP sours were great
BA double scoop was great, but little adjunct heavy and not even close to Moore Rare Scoop

Misses
Deepest Shade
Distractions Grasp
Batch One Theory - Fluffernutter

The Fluffernutter may have been a casualty of a wrecked pallet, but something is seriously wrong with those Horus beers. The ratings make no sense to me. And I have had the same experience with bottles.

Missed out on Maman, Apple Cinnamon Dilemma, Proper Dose and BA Safe Word. Had 28 of 161 beers, so had to skip a lot of great offerings.

As of Sunday, Other Half beers were still stuck in a train in Denver. Too bad as they were bringing some nice brews. Unfortunate UPS mishap.

Silent Auction was cool, but way beyond my budget. More donated a set of Mehndi b1, b2, Henna CMV and Toasted Mallow. Went for like $750. Mamanoche was at like $800. BVC + Langst, SP sour 4-pack, Voodoo BM and Quadfather magnums, and several other awesome bottles were available, if you were willing to pay! Sure to be a successful charitable endeavor!

Hope to make it back next year. People were great, event was chill, venue was solid, and beers were amazing. Right coast pizza to end the nigh was delicious, and necessary.

 

Monthly impassioned plea for another round of Fluffernutter and Fruity Bits Pina Colada. Adieu, Neil.

 

I'll be coming into Lakewood 8/7 for 2 nights and I'm not sure I'll make it up to Greeley. There appears to be a good number of places in the area that get distribution, but what gets distributed regularly? I've only had Juicy Bits before and hoping to grab some others.

 

If you’re in Lakewood, go to Mile High Wine and Spirits. They’ll have a good amount of options.

 

The Fruity Bits iteration of Piña Colada will be a tough one to bring back, now that Piña Colada Milkshake has taken its place (which we just released again yesterday), but this new batch is incredible.

As for Fluffernutter, we’ll try to work that one back in the schedule soon, maybe this fall. Thanks for the suggestions!

 

Yeah, based on consumer rankings of last year’s 100+ beers I’m not surprised you’re sticking with milkshake and letting Sr. sit on the retirement couch. That KLP Berliner is a great summer brew, too. Excited for Fluffernutter to return since it might be the best non-BA stout I’ve ever had.

And two double barrel releases!? Awesome - excited to see a release date and hoping I can schedule business meetings to make it in. Thanks to you and the crew for your willingness to push boundaries and create great new beer. Safe travels on your collab trip, Neil.

 

Breakfast for 3 was really good.
Juicy Fish was a great IPA.

Also a note about the new stout formats. I like the 19.2 and 16 oz cans, and the prices have been pretty reasonable on them as well. I appreciate that. Instead of spending $15 on an achromatic bottle, I can spend $18 and get 2 x 16oz cans.

I think some of my favorite achros are probably the biggest PITA to make though- cookies and cream and peanut butter cup.

 

Apologies if posted somewhere above, but are there typically on-site only bottles of Medianoches available at the brewery?