Ale Apothecary Ale Club 2016

[Steve_0]

Has anyone else been struck with Ale Apothecary fatigue? All the beers just kinda taste the same to me now. I love going to the taproom in Bend but have absolutely no interest in buying bottles anymore.

This was exactly me last year, which is why I dropped out after being a member for 4-5 years.

 

[BBA1]

Has anyone else been struck with Ale Apothecary fatigue? All the beers just kinda taste the same to me now. I love going to the taproom in Bend but have absolutely no interest in buying bottles anymore.

I've become fatigued with all wild ales. I just don't find them that enjoyable to drink anymore.

 

[bignuke61]

This was exactly me last year, which is why I dropped out after being a member for 4-5 years.

Same here. After 4 years I almost dropped last year. This year I could not convince myself it was worth it anymore and finally ended it. Have a stockpile of beers I am not even drinking...

 

[Steve_0]

Same here. After 4 years I almost dropped last year. This year I could not convince myself it was worth it anymore and finally ended it. Have a stockpile of beers I am not even drinking...

Most are high gravity too, which is not something I particularly care for in my sours/wilds.

 

[ikeaparty]

I ended up re-upping, last year was my first year and being a Canadian made it pretty difficult, that said the part itself was so fun and the beers were a plus to all that. The whole currency conversion part of it makes it really hurt though

 

[FoudreGuy]

I've become fatigued with all wild ales. I just don't find them that enjoyable to drink anymore.

AA all tastes like acetic acid to me and there really isn't anything like subtlety that I get with my Floodland beers.

 

[ikeaparty]

AA all tastes like acetic acid to me and there really isn't anything like subtlety that I get with my Floodland beers.

I get that, people's tastes are leaning towards those more gentle, fragile and nuanced sours now, Floodland is great, I am hoping AA leans more towards a less acidic beer this coming year but we will see, maybe less dark sours also

 

[kscaldef]

Has anyone else been struck with Ale Apothecary fatigue? All the beers just kinda taste the same to me now. I love going to the taproom in Bend but have absolutely no interest in buying bottles anymore.

Maybe if they started cranking out new hazies every week

 

[FoudreGuy]

Maybe if they started cranking out new hazies every week

Not what I was even remotely getting at, but thanks for contributing.

AA is just super acetic and kinda harsh on the palette now for me, that acetic kick is very trademark and I always seem to pull it out no matter what the beer is of theirs. I've been enjoying their stuff since going down to Bend in 2012, but I'm just not as enamored with the flavor profile as I once was. I was trying to have a legitimate conversation about it.

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

If anyone wants to liquidate their vintage Sahalie, La Tache, Ralph, and/or variants therein, call me maybe.

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

Not what I was even remotely getting at, but thanks for contributing.

AA is just super acetic and kinda harsh on the palette now for me, that acetic kick is very trademark and I always seem to pull it out no matter what the beer is of theirs. I've been enjoying their stuff since going down to Bend in 2012, but I'm just not as enamored with the flavor profile as I once was. I was trying to have a legitimate conversation about it.

You're right--there is definitely an acetic character to all of the beer. I don't mind it because it isn't (to me) the aggressively sharp acetic acid character of a fermentation gone wrong but I can still see how people don't enjoy it or would tire of it.

My house sour culture has Ale Apothecary dregs and it gets that same acetic character no matter how much oxygen I keep away from it. It gets rampant if given the chance to come in contact with too much oxygen so it's a real PITA to brew with. My beers are a little softer than Ale Apothecary but that might be the other participants in my culture or that I'm generally brewing beer with half the ABV.

 

[ikeaparty]

There is a couple beers they mention in the email that drew me in, Rum Peach La Tache and a stout, I was on the fence but that got me over

 

[FoudreGuy]

There is a couple beers they mention in the email that drew me in, Rum Peach La Tache and a stout, I was on the fence but that got me over

I had a bottle of Rum Peach La Tache with beerscenes years ago and that was damn good.

 

[Zach1]

Paul wrote about some acidity issues before the start of last year. Essentially, it's not intentional, but how they brew allows many opportunities for oxygen to reach the beer. He's making an effort to reduce the acidity. I still found some of last year's beers acidic. Caballo *****, Double Peach La Tache, Marionberry Whoops!, and Minotaur in particular. Smothered in Hugs was very far from acidic and reminded me of BA Dorothy b1 I had a week prior.

But even with the acidic beers, I think there's a lot to appreciate. I put together a double blind tasting for friends and family, who all have a strong dislike for acidity, so I was surprised when they picked out Double Peach La Tache as their favorite among Transmigration of Light, A Thousand Summers, and The Nectarine. I guess I can't think of a brewery making AA-esque beers minus the acidity, so I re-upped.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Acidity isn’t necessarily the same thing as acetic qualities that I’m picking up. OG de Garde was super acidic but not the pungent vinegar/glacial acetic acid notes that I pick up consistently in AA.

I clearly spent too long working in a chemistry lab in college.

 

[beerscenes]

Paul wrote about some acidity issues before the start of last year. Essentially, it's not intentional, but how they brew allows many opportunities for oxygen to reach the beer. He's making an effort to reduce the acidity. I still found some of last year's beers acidic. Caballo *****, Double Peach La Tache, Marionberry Whoops!, and Minotaur in particular. Smothered in Hugs was very far from acidic and reminded me of BA Dorothy b1 I had a week prior.

But even with the acidic beers, I think there's a lot to appreciate. I put together a double blind tasting for friends and family, who all have a strong dislike for acidity, so I was surprised when they picked out Double Peach La Tache as their favorite among Transmigration of Light, A Thousand Summers, and The Nectarine. I guess I can't think of a brewery making AA-esque beers minus the acidity, so I re-upped.

Sounds like I should open my Smothered in Hugs.

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

I want to wash all my linens in concentrated Ralph. Lawd, have mercy.

 

[EFaden1]

If anyone is willing I'm trying to find a proxy to grab my bottles of the two colabs. Thanks in advance.