Hi everybody!
Happy 2012!!! Hope you all had a happy and safe new year's eve.
I'm enjoying a Founders Imperial Stout and finally getting a moment in front of the computer. I've been slow to blog these past few days because, as many of you have witnessed, we've been a little busy at the Beverage Warehouse! The holiday shopping crush was really intense and really fun. Lots of people coming in from far and wide to clean out our shelves for their holiday gifts and parties. New Year's day came, then it was right back to work. (No rest for the weary!) We reorganized the ENTIRE beer room over the course of a few days - no small feat when you have literally hundreds of beers to move! The goal was to make the room more navigable and accessible - American bombers all together, cider/cider bombers/gluten-free having it's own prominent section, craft 4,6,12 packs all together, etc. As always, ask me or any employee if you have trouble finding anything. And please leave comments with your thoughts and suggestions.
As for the rest, just some notes about recent arrivals -
Founders Imperial Stout is here! This is absolutely hands-down one of the great imperial stouts out there. Unlike imperial Russian stouts, this is big, boozy, and BITTER. 90 IBUs, 10%+ abv. This can be aged but is 100% delicious right now. That said, you may be wondering when Breakfast Stout/KBS arrives? The answer is, you'll know when I know and KBS is always released by Founders mid-March! :) That said, Lady Lager (aka my wife) did bring me back a Breakfast Stout from a recent business trip in Philly, so ha ha ha;)
It's been a flood of Sixpoint lately. We now have Crisp and Diesel, their pilsner and stout, and we're giddy for the forthcoming Resin, their 12 oz canned double IPA that sounds like a hop monster. Stay tuned for details.
Old Rasputin XIV has arrived in extremely limited quantity. I've got my bottle stashed in the man cave gettin' all aged and pretty.
Green Flash's Rayon Vert (Belgian pale ale) and Double Stout also arrived. (Ignore that Double Stout says black ale on the four-pack. It's a friggin' stout and it's delicious.)
The Alchemist/Stone collaboration More Brown than Black touched down on Friday and the masses came a'buyin! I had many a pint thanks to El Jefe (aka Jeff) and the crew at the Farmhouse and it was love at first sight. It was...well...a dark Heady Topper, and who wouldn't love that?? Still a few cases left for latecomers.
Many of our MIA German breweries have made their triumphant debuts or returns. Franziskaner, Julius Echter, Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr, Lammsbrau, and Bitburger to name a few.
Dogfish Head's Ta Henke is arriving soon. Another in the ancient ales series, this one with a yeast strain that they captured in Egypt. Weird? Yeah. It's Dogfish. That's what they do. We're psyched.
Ass Kisser's new Vanilla Pale Ale is now available in four-packs.
I had the pleasure of sampling Slumbrew's IPA, straight outta Summerville, MA. The IPA was a bitter bomb and will definitely appeal to the VT hop junkie. IPA and their porter will be available in 22oz bombers. Coming mid-to-late January.
Clown Shoes Vampire Slayer and the limited White Birch beers should be coming this week.
And last but not least, expect Sierra Nevada's Ruthless Rye very soon and Hoptimum soon thereafter. Cans of Pale Ale and Torpedo will touch down (hopefully) in March. You know how much I love Celebration so I'm definitely looking forward to Ruthless Rye.
I'm slowly slipping into a food coma thanks to Farmhouse Tap and Grill's fantastic Sunday night $5 mussel and sausage plate and Hill Farmstead's new Society & Solitude double IPA. Before I go, big shout out for this week's Trapp Lodge event on Wednesday night which will have many Trapp beers on draft including Funky Dunky which I'm dying to try. And seriously, the Sunday night deals are the best. For $10 you can get a hefty plate of mussels and sausage and an amazing draft beer like Trapp Helles Lager.
Sayonara!
Evan G.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Weihenstephaner for everybody!
Guten Tag!
Your intrepid beer...uh...guy is off for the next two days until the madness that is the day of New Year's Eve. I'll be visiting my in-laws in central New York, just outside of Saratoga, in a very small town called Gloversville. Richard Russo based EMPIRE FALLS on the town, fyi. Aside from qt with the fam, I'm looking forward to two things 1) hot dogs, meat sauce, and hand-cut fries at Tegeo's and 2) Abraham's aka Naif's, a hidden gem of a craft beer store in a very rural setting. So I'll be stocking up on hot dogs and my private stash of beer;)
Which also means this is probably the last blog post before the new year, so...HAPPY (pre) NEW YEAR!!! And I figured I'd get a jump on one of my new year's resolutions which was to organize my tastings a little better. Therefore, I bring you, "A Taste of Weihenstephaner!"
To preface - I mostly find myself talking about American craft beer or esoteric Belgian/European beer in the store. It's easy to see why - these breweries are making some of the most exciting beer in the world. But what you may not know is that I love German beer. Love it. The German brewers we carry make some of the most consistent and delicious beer in the world. Like Weihenstephan. They've been making beer since 1040 AD when the brewery was established by Benedictine monks as an abbey and brewery and subsequently taken over as the Bavarian State Brewery in 1803, thus reputedly making them the oldest continuously operating brewery in the world. (That's almost a millennium, people.) So they know what they're doing. Today, Weihenstephan exists as both brewery and where graduates are considered amongst the elite in the brewing world. And, thankfully for the masses, they produce +200k barrels of some of the finest German beer available in the US and specifically Vermont. (PS - thanks to Garrett Oliver's OXFORD COMPANION TO BEER for much of the info here. Please purchase this fine work if you have any interest in learning more about beer.)
Which brings me to my point - Weihenstephaner (the beer that Weihenstephan produces) is FANTASTIC! My wife, aka Lady Lager Lover, and I refreshed our palates with a sampling of all this fine brewery has to offer, and here are the results:
Original, the first of two non-wheat beers. A Munich Helles lager. (In short - Munich Helles lagers were a response to the Pilsner rage of the 1800's. They are slightly more malty, with an almost corn-like sweetness, and spicy hops similar to Czech pilsners but with more balance.) This was my wife's fave, very clean and drinkable. And, if you like this, try Victory's Lager or Stoudt's Gold Lager for an American craft version.
Kristall aka kristallweiss aka Crystal Clear - this is the first of their hefeweizens we tried. (Btw, hefeweizen, weissbier, hefeweiss - all pretty much the same thing.) Kristallweiss is a filtered version of a hefeweiss, so a lighter version, very strongly carbonated, refreshing and bright on the palate with mild bitterness.
(Side note - German hefeweizen has fairly universal tastes of banana, clove, and hints of bubblegum.)
Hefe-weissbier - the gold standard and one of my all-time favorites. Buy a proper glass - a .5L or 1L that flares at the top to allow the gorgeous head of foam to develop when pouring - and go nuts. Very few beers come close to Weihenstephaner Hefeweiss in terms of drinkability except SchneiderWeiss.
Hefeweiss Dark aka Hefe-dunkle aka Dunkleweiss, i.e. dark wheat beer - as you can probably guess, this is the darker version of the hefeweiss via the use of darker malts. For the winter season, you can't beat this dunkleweiss. The flavors and body of the hefeweiss deepen with a bit more bread flavor. If you like Franziskaner, you will LOVE this.
Vitus - now we get into the first of Weihenstephaner's two stronger offerings. Vitus has a very devoted following in our store as a number of customers have standing orders for cases. I hadn't drank a Vitus in some time; doing so last night, it was easy to see why. Vitus is a weizenbock, a bock being a term for a full-bodied stronger beer with a higher gravity, weizenbock being a stronger version of a dunkleweiss! Vitus is 7.7% abv and, like the dunkleweiss is the deeper version of a hefeweiss, Vitus is the stronger, more pronounced version of dunkleweiss, though nothing here is overwhelming. Schneider's Aventinus is another excellent version of a weizenbock. In short, this beer is dangerously drinkable!
Lastly, Korbinian, the second non-wheat beer. A dopplebock! If you're not confused already, keep following - again, bocks are strong beers. So a dopplebock is...STRONGER! These are generally darker and more full-bodied than bocks with more alcohol. One of the more famous is Ayinger Celebrator which is fairly universally considered the standard-bearer for dopplebocks. Korbinian is right up there as well, full of caramel, raisin, and malty flavor and that hint of alcohol on the finish. This is a great alternative to Spaten Optimator which has been unavailable from their distributor for some time now.
So there you have it, a blow-by-blow of one of the great breweries in the world. All of the above beers are available in 500ml bottles. Original and Hefeweiss are available in 6-packs as well!
That's it for me! Enjoy these last few days of 2011 and I'm sure I'll see many of you on Saturday for your holiday shopping! Some additional notes -
Sierra Celebration - what we have is it, and that's mostly 12-packs! Get it before it's gone!
Heady Topper - we are getting our shipment on Friday and expect it to sell out the same day. Stay tuned to Facebook/Twitter for updates on our next week.
North Coast Old Rasputin Barrel Aged is arriving NEXT WEEK!
Founders Imperial Stout - NEXT WEEK!
BBC Good Night Irene - NEXT WEEK!
Clown Shoes Vampire Slayer - NEXT WEEK!
Have a happy New Year's eve!!!!
Evan G.
Your intrepid beer...uh...guy is off for the next two days until the madness that is the day of New Year's Eve. I'll be visiting my in-laws in central New York, just outside of Saratoga, in a very small town called Gloversville. Richard Russo based EMPIRE FALLS on the town, fyi. Aside from qt with the fam, I'm looking forward to two things 1) hot dogs, meat sauce, and hand-cut fries at Tegeo's and 2) Abraham's aka Naif's, a hidden gem of a craft beer store in a very rural setting. So I'll be stocking up on hot dogs and my private stash of beer;)
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| Drunk monks on the prowl... |
To preface - I mostly find myself talking about American craft beer or esoteric Belgian/European beer in the store. It's easy to see why - these breweries are making some of the most exciting beer in the world. But what you may not know is that I love German beer. Love it. The German brewers we carry make some of the most consistent and delicious beer in the world. Like Weihenstephan. They've been making beer since 1040 AD when the brewery was established by Benedictine monks as an abbey and brewery and subsequently taken over as the Bavarian State Brewery in 1803, thus reputedly making them the oldest continuously operating brewery in the world. (That's almost a millennium, people.) So they know what they're doing. Today, Weihenstephan exists as both brewery and where graduates are considered amongst the elite in the brewing world. And, thankfully for the masses, they produce +200k barrels of some of the finest German beer available in the US and specifically Vermont. (PS - thanks to Garrett Oliver's OXFORD COMPANION TO BEER for much of the info here. Please purchase this fine work if you have any interest in learning more about beer.)
Which brings me to my point - Weihenstephaner (the beer that Weihenstephan produces) is FANTASTIC! My wife, aka Lady Lager Lover, and I refreshed our palates with a sampling of all this fine brewery has to offer, and here are the results:
Original, the first of two non-wheat beers. A Munich Helles lager. (In short - Munich Helles lagers were a response to the Pilsner rage of the 1800's. They are slightly more malty, with an almost corn-like sweetness, and spicy hops similar to Czech pilsners but with more balance.) This was my wife's fave, very clean and drinkable. And, if you like this, try Victory's Lager or Stoudt's Gold Lager for an American craft version.
Kristall aka kristallweiss aka Crystal Clear - this is the first of their hefeweizens we tried. (Btw, hefeweizen, weissbier, hefeweiss - all pretty much the same thing.) Kristallweiss is a filtered version of a hefeweiss, so a lighter version, very strongly carbonated, refreshing and bright on the palate with mild bitterness. (Side note - German hefeweizen has fairly universal tastes of banana, clove, and hints of bubblegum.)
Hefe-weissbier - the gold standard and one of my all-time favorites. Buy a proper glass - a .5L or 1L that flares at the top to allow the gorgeous head of foam to develop when pouring - and go nuts. Very few beers come close to Weihenstephaner Hefeweiss in terms of drinkability except SchneiderWeiss.
Hefeweiss Dark aka Hefe-dunkle aka Dunkleweiss, i.e. dark wheat beer - as you can probably guess, this is the darker version of the hefeweiss via the use of darker malts. For the winter season, you can't beat this dunkleweiss. The flavors and body of the hefeweiss deepen with a bit more bread flavor. If you like Franziskaner, you will LOVE this.Vitus - now we get into the first of Weihenstephaner's two stronger offerings. Vitus has a very devoted following in our store as a number of customers have standing orders for cases. I hadn't drank a Vitus in some time; doing so last night, it was easy to see why. Vitus is a weizenbock, a bock being a term for a full-bodied stronger beer with a higher gravity, weizenbock being a stronger version of a dunkleweiss! Vitus is 7.7% abv and, like the dunkleweiss is the deeper version of a hefeweiss, Vitus is the stronger, more pronounced version of dunkleweiss, though nothing here is overwhelming. Schneider's Aventinus is another excellent version of a weizenbock. In short, this beer is dangerously drinkable!
Lastly, Korbinian, the second non-wheat beer. A dopplebock! If you're not confused already, keep following - again, bocks are strong beers. So a dopplebock is...STRONGER! These are generally darker and more full-bodied than bocks with more alcohol. One of the more famous is Ayinger Celebrator which is fairly universally considered the standard-bearer for dopplebocks. Korbinian is right up there as well, full of caramel, raisin, and malty flavor and that hint of alcohol on the finish. This is a great alternative to Spaten Optimator which has been unavailable from their distributor for some time now.So there you have it, a blow-by-blow of one of the great breweries in the world. All of the above beers are available in 500ml bottles. Original and Hefeweiss are available in 6-packs as well!
That's it for me! Enjoy these last few days of 2011 and I'm sure I'll see many of you on Saturday for your holiday shopping! Some additional notes -
Sierra Celebration - what we have is it, and that's mostly 12-packs! Get it before it's gone!
Heady Topper - we are getting our shipment on Friday and expect it to sell out the same day. Stay tuned to Facebook/Twitter for updates on our next week.North Coast Old Rasputin Barrel Aged is arriving NEXT WEEK!
Founders Imperial Stout - NEXT WEEK!
BBC Good Night Irene - NEXT WEEK!
Clown Shoes Vampire Slayer - NEXT WEEK!
Have a happy New Year's eve!!!!
Evan G.
Monday, December 19, 2011
it's (almost) the end, my friend
'mello folks,
Thought I'd drop a few updates on some forthcomings in the upcoming year of our lord, 2012.
I've had the pleasure of sipping through the Sixpoint that we offer in our humble store and they are as tasty in VT as they were in my former home of Brooklyn, a.k.a. home of Sixpoint! That's right - Sixpoint was born in Red Hook, a fantastic neighborhood of Brooklyn that was formerly the busiest freight port in the world up to the 1960s. (And "crack capital" of the USA in 1990 according to Time!) Nowadays, Red Hook - nothing to do with Red Hook beer - is home to a small but fiercely loyal community of great small restaurants, bars, one of the best small live music venues...and Sixpoint! What's available to us in the Green Mountain State is Sweet Action, their flagship, Bengali Tiger, and Righteous Ale. While these beers are ubiquitous in Brooklyn and fairly popular in Manhattan, they mean squat to most Vermonters, so here's a little decoder -
Sweet Action - think of this as a Magic Hat #9 but on steroids. Billed as a cream ale but truly straddles many labels. Smooth, hoppy, with a great subtle aftertaste of like tangerine.
Righteous Ale - I've been drinking this bad boy since it was originally called Righteous Rye. Pours a ruddy brown with some strong caramel flavors and a bitterness through and through, with piney hoppy goodness.
Bengali Tiger - their IPA, my favorite. Bitter. Piney. Slightly sweet. Resin-y. Drinks like a million bucks.
These are available in cans in both four-packs and singles and I highly recommend giving them a shot. Between Sixpoint, Wachusett, and Green Flash, we've had a huge influx of super drinkable IPA's which has been lovely. (Imperial IPA's are great, but sometimes you want something you can have more than one of, kna'wha'ah'mean?)
And speaking of cans, some updates...
I've loaded up our rare and aged beer safe, so if anyone is looking for some amazing stuff like...Stone IRS '08, Old Guardian '08, '09; gouden carolus cuvee van de keizer 2008; Rogue Double Dead Guy '08 and '09; and MANY more, please come find me.
Our Grassroots shelves (the distributor, NOT the brewery) has been replenished with some of the best beers in the world. We're getting more Mikkeller Nelson Sauvin Brut tomorrow along with Grassroots (the brewery!), not to mention our current stock of some amazing brewers from around the world like Hitachino, Baird, Amager, Jenlain, Stillwater, KO, Panil, and To Ol to name a few.
Stone/Alchemist - early January, people. It's coming and we'll get some.
Alchemist - some of you may have noticed that we've sold out of the Alchemist way faster than usual. What can we say? They're brewing as much as possible. We're getting as much as possible. The demand is beyond rabid at this point, especially with it being the holiday season. So we're getting more tomorrow and we expect it to sell out tomorrow. John, Jen, and everyone at the Alchemist deserves all the success they're having and they're working their tails off to brew an amazing beer. And from someone who is a recent transplant to this area, I just feel lucky that it's available so close to home:)
Founders - we've been psyched to finally get most of their core products. Their absolutely excellent Porter will come in 2012. We've pre-ordered their Imperial Stout which, while not Breakfast Stout, is most excellent. And the first of the Backstage Series will drop, Curmudgeon's Better Half, the barrel-aged version of Old Curmudgeon, their old ale (which hopefully will come as well).
Dogfish - some of you may already know that Burton Baton is slated to be a year-round offering. F'ing awesome. Ta Henket, an ancient ale a la Midas Touch, should be dropping soon.
Brooklyn Black Ops - well, we got our very limited allocation this year and the pre-orders well exceeded the demand. Folks, if we could get more, you know we would. For those who couldn't get one, please feel free to email me at thebevy802@gmail.com and hopefully we can get you something else rare and exciting. I will start a pre-order list for next year. Yes, that may sound excessive, but seriously, we had one for Cantillon that dated way back, and there were some very happy people that got bottles.
Clown Shoes - Supa Hero is DELICIOUS! Talk about a BITTER IPA. Those crazy folks from MA use seven different types of hops to create a very bitter but drinkable IPA. I've been really impressed with these gents so far and look forward to Vampire Slayer in 2012. In the meantime, get your Unidragon and Hoppy Feet 1.5 while you can!
Sierra - I'm almost out but I found a case of Northern Hemisphere Harvest. Now if I can only stumble on a case of Estate...
That's all for tonight. I'm sure I'll see many of you in the madness that is this week leading up the Christmas. For now,
HAPPY CHANUKAH!!!!!
Chag Sameach,
Evan G.
Thought I'd drop a few updates on some forthcomings in the upcoming year of our lord, 2012.
I've had the pleasure of sipping through the Sixpoint that we offer in our humble store and they are as tasty in VT as they were in my former home of Brooklyn, a.k.a. home of Sixpoint! That's right - Sixpoint was born in Red Hook, a fantastic neighborhood of Brooklyn that was formerly the busiest freight port in the world up to the 1960s. (And "crack capital" of the USA in 1990 according to Time!) Nowadays, Red Hook - nothing to do with Red Hook beer - is home to a small but fiercely loyal community of great small restaurants, bars, one of the best small live music venues...and Sixpoint! What's available to us in the Green Mountain State is Sweet Action, their flagship, Bengali Tiger, and Righteous Ale. While these beers are ubiquitous in Brooklyn and fairly popular in Manhattan, they mean squat to most Vermonters, so here's a little decoder -
Sweet Action - think of this as a Magic Hat #9 but on steroids. Billed as a cream ale but truly straddles many labels. Smooth, hoppy, with a great subtle aftertaste of like tangerine.
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| Where Brooklyn at? |
Bengali Tiger - their IPA, my favorite. Bitter. Piney. Slightly sweet. Resin-y. Drinks like a million bucks.
These are available in cans in both four-packs and singles and I highly recommend giving them a shot. Between Sixpoint, Wachusett, and Green Flash, we've had a huge influx of super drinkable IPA's which has been lovely. (Imperial IPA's are great, but sometimes you want something you can have more than one of, kna'wha'ah'mean?)
And speaking of cans, some updates...
I've loaded up our rare and aged beer safe, so if anyone is looking for some amazing stuff like...Stone IRS '08, Old Guardian '08, '09; gouden carolus cuvee van de keizer 2008; Rogue Double Dead Guy '08 and '09; and MANY more, please come find me.
Our Grassroots shelves (the distributor, NOT the brewery) has been replenished with some of the best beers in the world. We're getting more Mikkeller Nelson Sauvin Brut tomorrow along with Grassroots (the brewery!), not to mention our current stock of some amazing brewers from around the world like Hitachino, Baird, Amager, Jenlain, Stillwater, KO, Panil, and To Ol to name a few.
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| Drink their beer and be a To Ol. |
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| Look at those cool a$$ dudes. |
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| I will drink you. |
Founders - we've been psyched to finally get most of their core products. Their absolutely excellent Porter will come in 2012. We've pre-ordered their Imperial Stout which, while not Breakfast Stout, is most excellent. And the first of the Backstage Series will drop, Curmudgeon's Better Half, the barrel-aged version of Old Curmudgeon, their old ale (which hopefully will come as well).
Dogfish - some of you may already know that Burton Baton is slated to be a year-round offering. F'ing awesome. Ta Henket, an ancient ale a la Midas Touch, should be dropping soon.
Brooklyn Black Ops - well, we got our very limited allocation this year and the pre-orders well exceeded the demand. Folks, if we could get more, you know we would. For those who couldn't get one, please feel free to email me at thebevy802@gmail.com and hopefully we can get you something else rare and exciting. I will start a pre-order list for next year. Yes, that may sound excessive, but seriously, we had one for Cantillon that dated way back, and there were some very happy people that got bottles.
Clown Shoes - Supa Hero is DELICIOUS! Talk about a BITTER IPA. Those crazy folks from MA use seven different types of hops to create a very bitter but drinkable IPA. I've been really impressed with these gents so far and look forward to Vampire Slayer in 2012. In the meantime, get your Unidragon and Hoppy Feet 1.5 while you can!
Sierra - I'm almost out but I found a case of Northern Hemisphere Harvest. Now if I can only stumble on a case of Estate...
That's all for tonight. I'm sure I'll see many of you in the madness that is this week leading up the Christmas. For now,
Chag Sameach,
Evan G.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
More. New. Beers. And...George and I Don't Agree, Vol. 2
Eyyyy folks,
I'm laying down a quick post before I head off to bed because tomorrow is going to be a craaaaazzy day. We're getting in SO MUCH BEER. Lots and lots of goodies, so...
1) as most of you know, Craft Beer Guild of VT made their first delivery this week. We have
Green Flash - Hop Head Red IPA; West Coast IPA; Imperial IPA; and Le Freak.
Sixpoint - Sweet Action; Righteous Ale (formerly Righteous Rye); and Bengali Tiger
Butternuts - Moo Thunder; Pork Slap; Hefeweizen
Wachusett - more than I can remember.
BitBurger; Kostritzer; and more soon.
2) we got another big shipment of Hill Farmstead and Shelton Bros. We have HF Anna, enough to hopefully carry through the holiday season! And from Shelton, we have (abbreviated list):
Struise
Fantome
Mikkeller Hoppy Xmas, Nelson Sauvin Brut, and Jackie Brown
Cantillon (CALL TO RESERVE A BOTTLE ASAP. MANY ARE ALREADY ALLOCATED.)
Nogne O
Jolly Pumpkin
Haandbryggereit
Anchorage
Drie (3) Fonteinen
Except for the surprise Mikkeller, it's all the same as what we got previously for the most part.
3) Brooklyn Black Ops coming soon. Again, call and get on our reserve list. We are not going to have much.
4) Dogfish Ta Henket coming soon..
5) Founders Double Trouble coming soon...
6) Stone/Alchemist "More Brown than Black" coming in January, hopefully.
OK, that's about all I've got in me right now. I'm super pumped about all of our new beers and re-sampled all the Green Flash which is as delicious as I remember it being.
But lastly, George and I don't agree...well, he and I haven't really argued this, but I can tell already that we're not going to agree on our favorite Green Flash. George, Imperial IPA - big, malty, aggressive hop bomb. Me, Le Freak - gets all the best parts of the Imperial IPA, mellows out the malt and adds a complexity from the blend of the Tripel.
That's all she wrote.
See you soon!!!
Evan G.
I'm laying down a quick post before I head off to bed because tomorrow is going to be a craaaaazzy day. We're getting in SO MUCH BEER. Lots and lots of goodies, so...
1) as most of you know, Craft Beer Guild of VT made their first delivery this week. We have
Green Flash - Hop Head Red IPA; West Coast IPA; Imperial IPA; and Le Freak.
Sixpoint - Sweet Action; Righteous Ale (formerly Righteous Rye); and Bengali Tiger
Butternuts - Moo Thunder; Pork Slap; Hefeweizen
Wachusett - more than I can remember.
BitBurger; Kostritzer; and more soon.
2) we got another big shipment of Hill Farmstead and Shelton Bros. We have HF Anna, enough to hopefully carry through the holiday season! And from Shelton, we have (abbreviated list):
Struise
Fantome
Mikkeller Hoppy Xmas, Nelson Sauvin Brut, and Jackie Brown
Cantillon (CALL TO RESERVE A BOTTLE ASAP. MANY ARE ALREADY ALLOCATED.)
Nogne O
Jolly Pumpkin
Haandbryggereit
Anchorage
Drie (3) Fonteinen
Except for the surprise Mikkeller, it's all the same as what we got previously for the most part.
3) Brooklyn Black Ops coming soon. Again, call and get on our reserve list. We are not going to have much.
4) Dogfish Ta Henket coming soon..
5) Founders Double Trouble coming soon...
6) Stone/Alchemist "More Brown than Black" coming in January, hopefully.
OK, that's about all I've got in me right now. I'm super pumped about all of our new beers and re-sampled all the Green Flash which is as delicious as I remember it being.
But lastly, George and I don't agree...well, he and I haven't really argued this, but I can tell already that we're not going to agree on our favorite Green Flash. George, Imperial IPA - big, malty, aggressive hop bomb. Me, Le Freak - gets all the best parts of the Imperial IPA, mellows out the malt and adds a complexity from the blend of the Tripel.
That's all she wrote.
See you soon!!!
Evan G.
Monday, December 12, 2011
musings and forthcomings
Ahoy folks,
I'm still reeling from the many, many, MANY new and limited beers that came in last week. Demand was high!!!! Thank you all for being patient while we priced and stocked. A lot of the beers went very fast...but fear not! I was told that we'll be getting more! I will have more info tomorrow, but it does look like we'll get most of the Shelton Bros beers on my previous blog post. Probably not Cantillon though. Sorry! Please do email me if you want to get on our long standing Cantillon wait-list.
Also, I'm quite pleased that we'll have some new breweries distributed in VT!!! There is a new distributor in town and they are selling, amongst others, BitBurger, Butternuts (excellent NY can-only brewery; try Pork Slap); SixPoint (WHAT'S UP BROOKLYN?! BREWERY FROM MY HOMETOWN COMING TO VT!!! WHAT THE WHAT! All cans.); Wachusset; and one other that I'm playing close to the vest b/c it's not guaranteed they're coming to VT before 2012. Could be next week though. And they rock. So stay tuned. Speaking of new breweries, if you haven't tried Founders yet...I mean...come on. Seriously.
For tonight, lots of sips. Was in the Farmhouse hanging with El Jefe, knocking back some shorties of Founders Cashew Mountain Brown, Lawson's Double Sunshine, and some sips of Clown Shoes Hoppy Feet on cask and Hill Farmstead Harlan. Nursed a Dogfish Immort Ale and, one of my all-time faves, a Meantime Coffee Porter from my private stash.
Anyway, signing off because it's late and I want to go play some Dark Souls. Hope to see ya soon.
I'm still reeling from the many, many, MANY new and limited beers that came in last week. Demand was high!!!! Thank you all for being patient while we priced and stocked. A lot of the beers went very fast...but fear not! I was told that we'll be getting more! I will have more info tomorrow, but it does look like we'll get most of the Shelton Bros beers on my previous blog post. Probably not Cantillon though. Sorry! Please do email me if you want to get on our long standing Cantillon wait-list.
Also, I'm quite pleased that we'll have some new breweries distributed in VT!!! There is a new distributor in town and they are selling, amongst others, BitBurger, Butternuts (excellent NY can-only brewery; try Pork Slap); SixPoint (WHAT'S UP BROOKLYN?! BREWERY FROM MY HOMETOWN COMING TO VT!!! WHAT THE WHAT! All cans.); Wachusset; and one other that I'm playing close to the vest b/c it's not guaranteed they're coming to VT before 2012. Could be next week though. And they rock. So stay tuned. Speaking of new breweries, if you haven't tried Founders yet...I mean...come on. Seriously.
For tonight, lots of sips. Was in the Farmhouse hanging with El Jefe, knocking back some shorties of Founders Cashew Mountain Brown, Lawson's Double Sunshine, and some sips of Clown Shoes Hoppy Feet on cask and Hill Farmstead Harlan. Nursed a Dogfish Immort Ale and, one of my all-time faves, a Meantime Coffee Porter from my private stash.
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| DELICIOUS!! |
Anyway, signing off because it's late and I want to go play some Dark Souls. Hope to see ya soon.
Fondest,
Evan G.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
sooooo many new beers, sooooo little time!
Hola folks,
Today was crazy busy in the best way possible. We got a LOT of great beer that arrived today and is coming tomorrow that's both rare and delicious so I'll just pretty much list 'em all here. This is going to be brief cause I'm full of American Flatbread and pretty sleepy:
Duvel Tripel Hop - we're running a special on Duvel's special edition ale that's hopped with three different hops including tasty Amarillo. This beer usually goes for $18.99 - we're getting it to you for $14.99. (That's saving $4 a bottle for all you non-math-y folks.) I'm drinking one right now and loving it. Big hop bitterness mixed with that grassy Belgian flavor of Duvel and kicked up on the boozy flavors b/c of the 9.5% abv. A- on Beer Advocate. Pretty sweet beer and a sweet deal. Get 'em while you can.
Today was crazy busy in the best way possible. We got a LOT of great beer that arrived today and is coming tomorrow that's both rare and delicious so I'll just pretty much list 'em all here. This is going to be brief cause I'm full of American Flatbread and pretty sleepy:
Duvel Tripel Hop - we're running a special on Duvel's special edition ale that's hopped with three different hops including tasty Amarillo. This beer usually goes for $18.99 - we're getting it to you for $14.99. (That's saving $4 a bottle for all you non-math-y folks.) I'm drinking one right now and loving it. Big hop bitterness mixed with that grassy Belgian flavor of Duvel and kicked up on the boozy flavors b/c of the 9.5% abv. A- on Beer Advocate. Pretty sweet beer and a sweet deal. Get 'em while you can.
(Supposed to be) getting tomorrow:
Dogfish Hellhound
Dogfish ImmortAle
Dogfish Faithfull
Founders Backwoods Bastard
On the shelf today:
Achel Trappist Blond (Belgium)
Achel Trappist Extra
Anchorage Love Buzz Saison (Alaska)
Baird (Japan) - just put out more of their beer
Dieu Du Ciel! Peche Mortel (Montreal)
Dieu Du Ciel! Rosee d'Hibiscus
Cantillon Classic Geuze (one bottle per customer) (Belgium)
3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Belgium)
3 Fonteinen Scharbeekse Kriek
Epic Armageddon IPA (New Zealand)
Epic Lager
Epic Pale Ale
Fantome Chocolat Saison (Belgium)
Fantome de Noel Saison
Fantome Magic Ghost
Fantome Pissenlit/Dandelion Saison
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere (MI)
Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca
Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela
Jolly Pumpkin La Roja
Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga
Jolly Pumpkin Noel de Calabaza
Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza
Mahr's Brewery (Germany)
-I think I have eight different varieties from Mahr's. Honestly, it's called the best beer in Germany; it's unfiltered, unpasteurized and almost 400 years old...if you like German beer, you will love this.
Nogne O Porter (Norway)
Nogne O Brown Ale
Nogne O Imperial Brown Ale
Nogne o Batch #100/Barleywine
Struise Pannepot Reserva (Belgium)
Struise Pannepeut
WHEW!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Oxford, Courage, and Founders
Ahoy folks,
Today was an early Christmas for your tireless beer guy. Got TASTING BEER by Randy Moser and the recent OXFORD COMPANION TO BEER edited by Garrett Oliver. Looking forward to diving into those as soon as I'm done with AMERICAN BEER by Maureen Ogle.
And in the store, got two long awaited packages.
1) Courage (aka Wells & Young) Imperial Russian Stout 2011. Super, super limited. The granddaddy of IRS. Brewed originally in the 18th century and meant to survive the journey to Russia so that the Tsars could get all wastey-pants. This has mammoth flavor despite being only (ha, only) 10% abv. Sharp, roasty, fig-gy. You know we're aging some, and hopefully they will be super dusty before they're cracked open. We're talking a decade.
2) FOUNDERS! Yes friends, Founders is now available in the Green Mountain State!! Our first shipment included four of the five core products - Dry-Hopped Pale Ale, Centennial IPA, Red's Rye PA, and Dirty Bastard. Porter coming soon. Specialty items coming soon.
Today was an early Christmas for your tireless beer guy. Got TASTING BEER by Randy Moser and the recent OXFORD COMPANION TO BEER edited by Garrett Oliver. Looking forward to diving into those as soon as I'm done with AMERICAN BEER by Maureen Ogle.
And in the store, got two long awaited packages.
1) Courage (aka Wells & Young) Imperial Russian Stout 2011. Super, super limited. The granddaddy of IRS. Brewed originally in the 18th century and meant to survive the journey to Russia so that the Tsars could get all wastey-pants. This has mammoth flavor despite being only (ha, only) 10% abv. Sharp, roasty, fig-gy. You know we're aging some, and hopefully they will be super dusty before they're cracked open. We're talking a decade.
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| Some classy sh*t up in here. |
And speaking of specialty, be on the lookout for a joint Farmhouse/Beverage Warehouse release on Sunday!
L'chaim!
Evan G.
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