2018 SARA Cellar Thread

[KevSal]

I will be driving back and forth between the two spots. Come say hi as I change disguises in AJ's parking lot.

 

[AndresR]

 

[Lupulin the 3rd]

For anyone interested, line’s moving really slowly at the SC Portal location. I guess maybe 50 people in line.

 

[marco23d]

Friend just said portal is in house only now

 

[KevSal]

ahhh... aluminum northern lights


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[ewwiccc]

damn that was tasty. Best of the year so far followed closely by Like Minds IMO

 

[ewwiccc]

Since AJs is around the corner...

They just dropped 3 De Garde bottles:

The frais
The purple
The blackberry

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

Since AJs is around the corner...

They just dropped 3 De Garde bottles:

The frais
The purple
The blackberry

damn, and Fonta Flora

 

[Tlo4sho]

 

[KevSal]

wow 9%! santes version of a winter warmer haha. sounds awesome!

 

[KevSal]

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[stupac2]

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Wow that sounds like a really weird beer. If anyone can pull that sort of thing off it's Sante!

 

[abecall98]

Wow that sounds like a really weird beer. If anyone can pull that sort of thing off it's Sante!

If it similiar to Quality of life, I am in for a treat.

Also, anybody know what the chances are that Westly will still be on tap tomorrow?

 

[Tlo4sho]

If it similiar to Quality of life, I am in for a treat.

Also, anybody know what the chances are that Westly will still be on tap tomorrow?

In the Another Alliteration realm.

Westly’s been on since Sunday, might last longer.

 

[mattQ]

In the Another Alliteration realm.

Westly’s been on since Sunday, might last longer.

Westly kicked this evening, something new tomorrow.

 

[KevSal]

Westly kicked this evening, something new tomorrow.

bummer

 

[user 306349]

posted up at the bar at Portal if any if you chucklefucks want to split a bottle of something

 

[Tlo4sho]

box_social iong516 CharlieMurphy dabaloons

 

[theLostWizard]

box_social iong516 CharlieMurphy dabaloons

Posting something like this without notes should be a bannable offense.

 

[Tlo4sho]

Posting something like this without notes should be a bannable offense.

Nonna’s 6-9 were pretty comparable. 8 stood out of those. All had legs. Then 10 was probably best in straight up. In order I’d say: 8, 10, 9, 7, 6. The cuvée of all five was pretty incredible too. 9 was not as bright of a bottle as the one I had a month ago; much more Bernice-y saison, bright. Two Rustic caps that didn’t show their age.

 

[iong516]

More or less agree, but I might shuffle around 9, 7, and 6. Variations on a Theme makes a lot of sense.

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

box_social iong516 CharlieMurphy dabaloons

Nice meeting you guys (except box_social). Look forward to future hangs, hit me up if you wanna do some skiing this winter or are beering in SF.

I’d personally place them
8 - lighter body, crispy carb, more botanical, close to Variations on a Theme
> 6 - most complex by a hair, funk show, soft light but tight body- a little like soda, but still having a full SARA saison body
> 10 - 2nd most complex, very funky nose, lots of alternative spirit flavors vs. the others
> 9 - flatter, softer cohesion of flavors, stone fruit delicately comes through start to finish
> 7 - enjoyable, most like more recent Nonna’s/straight up saisons.

 

[iong516]

Nice meeting you guys (except box_social). Look forward to future hangs, hit me up if you wanna do some skiing this winter or are beering in SF.

I’d personally place them
8 - lighter body, crispy carb, more botanical, close to Variations on a Theme
> 6 - most complex by a hair, funk show, soft light but tight body- a little like soda, but still having a full SARA saison body
> 10 - 2nd most complex, very funky nose, lots of alternative spirit flavors vs. the others
> 9 - flatter, softer cohesion of flavors, stone fruit delicately comes through start to finish
> 7 - enjoyable, most like more recent Nonna’s/straight up saisons.

Damn you're good at this

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

Damn you're good at this

Just trying to stay on your guy’s level. @Humble Sea for brunch now. Sante Capitola later?

 

[iong516]

Back in SF already, hope to catch you in Tahoe sometime

 

[user 306349]

personally it was 9, 8, 10, 6, 7 for me. all still had that noticeable Sante flavor with the older batches feeling a bit thin. would bang all of them again for sure.

 

[iong516]

I thought 6 could stand a few more years in the bottle, none felt over the hill.

 

[KevSal]

was 6 the first one bottled? I read a review of mine on Nonna #3 i can still remember that beer so well, it was just the right amount of sour. almost an oude bruin if irc. Anyway from my old scores on BA #8 was the highest, seems like it still holds it own! I did not like #2 at all apparently, tho no notes as to why

nice line up fellas

EDIT: nonna #3 was 10%, it couldn't have been that high

 

[iong516]

5 was bottled, no clue about 4 and prior

 

[brentsdodgers]

5 was bottled, no clue about 4 and prior

5 was indeed the first bottling.