The TMB Good Beer Thread

We deliver Magic Hat as well, along with new belgium and southern tier

 

Highly doubt they would do that. Makes more market sense to build lines that don't use the bud name. Makes unknowing consumers think they are ordering something craft (craft vs crafty debate)

 

Upright Fantasia (Sour Release)
http://beerpulse.com/2013/01/upright-fantasia-sour-ale-returns-this-friday/

GF has already made the move to PDX, I will send her. (and hope she will actually go)!

Spoiler

Press Release:
The second batch of Upright Fantasia has been resting in the brewery cellar since October and will be available in the tasting room January 18th. The beer is a barrel fermented blend of six oak casks (down from 8 barrels in 2012) that used a different variety of peaches than the first vintage, sourced from our friends at Baird Family Orchards. With an otherwise similar recipe employing warm aged hops and multiple yeasts and bacteria, the 2013 Fantasia finished with more saison qualities than 2012, and should prove to be a solid beer to continue cellaring for at least two additional years. A limited amount of draft Fantasia will be on tap the weekend of the release at the tasting room. Like last year bottles are $20 each, cases at $225 (limit one). Only 20 or so cases will go out for distribution through Point Blank in Oregon only.
More on Fantasia’s brewing process from The New School
About:
Upright Brewing specializes in farmhouse inspired beers rooted in France and Belgium but made with local ingredients and a Pacific Northwest twist, while also dabbling in both classic and quirky projects from around the world. The name is a reference to Charles Mingus and his primary instrument. Mingus was a musician whose compositions defy categorization. At Upright the recipes and processes are decidedly unbound, making for a true hybrid style that shares Mingus’ spirit of exercising creativity and craft.
Friday January 18th 4:30pm
Upright Brewing Tasting Room
240 N. Broadway Suite 002
Portland, OR
97202
Rate Beer score: 100 overall 97 for style
Beer Advocate score: 95 for aworld-class ranking
Untappd score: 4.24

This interview makes it sound similar to Peche n Brett from Logsdon
http://www.newschoolbeer.com/2012/01/upright-brewings-fantasia.html

 

I tend to agree, but the craft thing is getting so big that I can almost see us being at that point

 

Yeah, I can see your point, big beer is getting bent the fuck over so they are trying to do anything they can to maintain/ grow. I still doubt they would mess with their brand equity when they could sooner build a new brand such as shock top. It's fun to watch the industry change so much so fast.

 

:feelsstupidman:

 

Last year it went on sale for $3.99/6 pack in March in Gainesville to make way for new seasonals. Bought two cases and they were still great through the summer, although not as hoppy as fresh.

 

AB and any of the big ass breweries could brew good beer if they wanted to. With beers like Pliny the Elder it's not a big secret what is in them, there are great clone recipes of all the highly rated popular beers that homebrewers use. Coors is even doing some small batch sours under the label AC Golden Brewing that are interesting.

http://blogs.westword.com/cafesocie...e_three_small-batch_sour_beers_in_bottles.php

"All three are sour fruit beers that were aged for ten months in oak barrels and fermented with brettanamyces yeast and souring agents."

 

Agreed

 

hey boulevard coffee ale! maybe i will actually have access to something slightly anticipated

 

Goose Island always had to different lines of beer, their mass produced shitty ones like 312, Honkers, etc and their craft line that was Bourbon County, their sours and Belgians. Nothing has really changed since InBev bought them out

 

I agree. Doesn't change the relevance of using them as an example (sold but kept same team)

Well said. Also fun fact; after they bought goose they took license to all (or most) major area codes as names for beers

 

Great, so the only Goose Island I've seen in my area is just the shitty stuff anyways

 

All I really care about is Bourbon County. I haven't even got to try it out yet.

 

Whats the word on this, FL folks?

Ghost Stories is the name of the collaboration beer created by the disturbed minds at Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) and B. Nektar Meadery (Ferndale, MI).

A lager beer with rich chocolate notes, made with meadowfoam honey (marshmallow flavors), toasted coconut, and Lapsong Souchong (a smoked tea).

 

Just found out that Greenville and Charleston get Dogfish Head in SC but Columbia doesn't. What is up with that? I thought distribution was done on a statewide basis

 

Man I thought we were cool with good beer these days Sucks to get upstaged by Greenville

 

the word is another hole in my GD wallet

 

please take the majority of FL's distribution of DFH if you must

 

I honestly didn't like the 60/120 Minute too good and the Tocaboga was just ok. I'd like to be able to get some of the Humidor series and the specialty stuff they do though

And just for my town's beer cred

 

Want.

 

Alright so guys what are so good companies I can find in any store?

I'm trying my best to become a beer cunt.

 

this was really good dallasdawg, heavy with caramel and vanilla, super good, if there's anything you want me to send you from florida let me know

 

my b

 

can you really? ive never seen it before

 

Toca tasted pretty good but had a level of floaties I found somewhat unappealing

 

where are you located

 

Pennsylvania

 

Bells, Brooklyn, DFH, Harpoon, Rogue, Sierra Nevada, Troegs, and Victory should probably all be readily available in most stores around you

 

I've had Brooklyn Summer Ale before, fucking fantastic. One of my favorites. I'll definitely be picking up a six pack of something soon.

gotta get me some snifters first

 

last i checked ive seen the 60 min ipa, maybe the 90 min ipa and random others but nothing like the burton baton or palo santo marron, tampa publix must suck

 

If you don't like tocabaga you can get out!

 

take full advantage of your access to Troegs, especially with nugget nectar being released in the coming days

 

I've never had Troegs before...

I suck.

 

5 hail Mary's and go drink some Troegs. Your sins are forgiven.

 

As long as you find it(NN) and send it to me then your forgiven

 

Assuming dallasdawg is from Dallas he can find that particular beer locally.

 

hmmm this beer trading thing you guys do does seem like something cool to get in on

 

I had Goose Island Baudoinia for the first time this weekend and it vaulted into my top 10 favorite beers of all time list. Wow it is excellent.

 

Good way to try all the good shit only distributed to certain regions.....it seems you'll have quite a bit of pull with nugget nectar judging by everyones obsession

 

I'll be buying a six pack of this beer tomorrow and I may send a some out as part of a care package for a lucky poster or two...