Bay Area Thread

[matedog]

If anyone GAF, Pyramid in Berkeley abruptly shut their doors.

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/07/21/berkeleys-pyramid-alehouse-abruptly-closes/

Saw reference to a new brewery, Anvil, in that article. Did some more sleuthing and found this article:
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/05/22/bites-anvil-brewing-to-open-in-west-berkeley-more/
"Sellmeyer has a couple of award-winning beers that will likely grace the tap, like a nectarine wheat and a chile-based beer."
Ugh.

 

[drgarage1]

Saw reference to a new brewery, Anvil, in that article. Did some more sleuthing and found this article:
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/05/22/bites-anvil-brewing-to-open-in-west-berkeley-more/
"Sellmeyer has a couple of award-winning beers that will likely grace the tap, like a nectarine wheat and a chile-based beer."
Ugh.

It's about time craft beer hit Santiago.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Saw reference to a new brewery, Anvil, in that article. Did some more sleuthing and found this article:
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/05/22/bites-anvil-brewing-to-open-in-west-berkeley-more/
"Sellmeyer has a couple of award-winning beers that will likely grace the tap, like a nectarine wheat and a chile-based beer."
Ugh.

This place sounds like hot garbage; "Both Wells and Sellmeyer work as animal surgeons and plan to continue working in that capacity even as the brewery opens; they will likely hire a third brewer to join the team as they get closer to opening."

You can't half ass a brewery.

 

[litheum94]

This place sounds like hot garbage; "Both Wells and Sellmeyer work as animal surgeons and plan to continue working in that capacity even as the brewery opens; they will likely hire a third brewer to join the team as they get closer to opening."

You can't half ass a brewery.

One of those guys is my friend.

Srs.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

One of those guys is my friend.

Srs.

He lives in Portland and is opening a brewery in berkeley, or your're friends and he lives in Bay Area?

Also, can you ask him to not to do the chili beer? Asking for everyone.

 

[litheum94]

He lives in Portland and is opening a brewery in berkeley, or your friends and he lives in Bay Area?

Also, can you ask him to not to do the chili beer? Asking for everyone.

I lived in Santa Rosa before moving to Portland.

I had the option of going to work for him at both his veterinary clinic, and his impending brewery. I was tired of CA, and ready for a change, so I had to turn it down.

And I like chili beers, when they are done correctly.

 

[abecall98]

I had two consecutive company holiday parties there. One company then fired me, the other company then laid me off.

Not gonna miss that place.

What if your girlfriend wanted to take you there next...?

 

[RyanG1]

What if your girlfriend wanted to take you there next...?

His fiancee would be pisssssed!

 

[flexabull]

Good. They treated their employees appallingly and made ****** beer.

That was a pretty good spot way back when, but that was a long time ago.

I'm old.

 

[mjl21]

That was a pretty good spot way back when, but that was a long time ago.

I'm old.

Great happy hour spot in 2000.

 

[preacher1]

Great happy hour spot in 2000.

PNW locals beg to differ.

 

[mjl21]

PNW locals beg to differ.

It was the peal of the dot com days. All of our irrational exuberance made the beer taste better.

 

[Milksteaks4me]

Anyone going to the shelton brothers tap takeover at Mikkeller? They just posted a picture of a keg of 2009 Lou Pepe.

 

[buzzword]

Anyone going to the shelton brothers tap takeover at Mikkeller? They just posted a picture of a keg of 2009 Lou Pepe.

when is it?

 

[schwartzoid]

when is it?

Tomorrow, all day with special tappings at 7pm.

 

[schwartzoid]

Tap List:
Mikkeller Spontanseabuckthorn
Mikkeller Raspberry Trippelbock
To Øl Insane in the Grain Rustic IPA
To Øl Jaemes Braun
8 Wired Fresh Hop Wired IPA
De Ranke XXX Bitter
Pivovar Kout Koutska 18
De La Senne Zinnebir
Coniston Special Oatmeal Stout
Freigeist Ottekolong
Trou du Diable Albert III
Hofbrouwerijke Flower Sour
Hofbrouwerijke Anarkriek
Fyne Ales / BrewDog SameWerking
Dieu du Ciel! Solstice d’Été aux Framboises
Kerkom Bink Bruin
Panil Barriquee Sour Red Ale
Amager/Jester King Danish Metal
Cantillon Iris
Cantillon Gueuze 2011 (7pm)
Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 2009 (7pm)

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Knowing Mikkeller/Trappi$t prices, it'll be:

Tap List:
Mikkeller Spontanseabuckthorn $15
Mikkeller Raspberry Trippelbock $13
To Øl Insane in the Grain Rustic IPA $10
To Øl Jaemes Braun $12
8 Wired Fresh Hop Wired IPA $9
De Ranke XXX Bitter $11
Pivovar Kout Koutska 18
De La Senne Zinnebir
Coniston Special Oatmeal Stout $11
Freigeist Ottekolong
Trou du Diable Albert III
Hofbrouwerijke Flower Sour
Hofbrouwerijke Anarkriek
Fyne Ales / BrewDog SameWerking
Dieu du Ciel! Solstice d’Été aux Framboises $16
Kerkom Bink Bruin
Panil Barriquee Sour Red Ale
Amager/Jester King Danish Metal $9
Cantillon Iris $17
Cantillon Gueuze 2011 (7pm) $14
Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 2009 (7pm) $17

I work right there, but I'll prob pass.

 

[wuntrikpony]

$17 for a pour of Iris?

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

$17 for a pour of Iris?

Just a guess, but that's what they charge for a pour of Cuivre, and Black Albert's in the past so it's not unprecedented.

 

[Arbitrator]

Still never been to Mikkeller Bar, but I'm hoping that this event will keep Cellarmaker empty. Daddy needs fills.

 

[preacher1]

North bay side note...Sonoma Springs just just re-opened a few days ago (since 2013) in their new location. I went thru there today and was impressed with the soft opening offerings. The hoppy beers were solid and they had a good variation of other beers that you don't see often (kolsch, alt, bipa).. I didn't try these as I was tuned into the hops. They had a session beer "tsonomi" dry hopped with amarillo that was flawless. Keep an eye out for them.

 

[tosh1]

Kind of related. Divine Brewing. They ever do anything outsde the 2 bottles? Ex RR brewery out of Sonoma Springs? Or is i wrong?

1 bottle still at Ledgers a few weeks ago.

 

[buzzword]

$17 for a pour of Iris?

yeah - it's a lot, but when you consider the typical U.S. bottle shop MSRP for anything Cantillon typically hovering at or above $35, it's not that surprising to pay $51 for the equivalent of a 750 mL bottle.

 

[mapleneck]

Kind of related. Divine Brewing. They ever do anything outsde the 2 bottles? Ex RR brewery out of Sonoma Springs? Or is i wrong?

Yes, he opened Plow Brewing across the street from Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa and is doing crowlers. Cooperage Brewing is down the street and worth a visit.

 

[tosh1]

Yes, he opened Plow Brewing across the street from Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa and is doing crowlers. Cooperage Brewing is down the street and worth a visit.

Will check out.thx.

 

[loeyjarko]

yeah - it's a lot, but when you consider the typical U.S. bottle shop MSRP for anything Cantillon typically hovering at or above $35, it's not that surprising to pay $51 for the equivalent of a 750 mL bottle.

**** that ****. I was getting pours of Iris for like $12 in Manhattan for ***** sake.

 

[wuntrikpony]

yeah - it's a lot, but when you consider the typical U.S. bottle shop MSRP for anything Cantillon typically hovering at or above $35, it's not that surprising to pay $51 for the equivalent of a 750 mL bottle.

The Shelton Bros event at Beachwood last year was a LOT cheaper than that.

 

[buzzword]

**** that ****. I was getting pours of Iris for like $12 in Manhattan for ***** sake.

to be clear, I didn't say it was reasonable, just unsurprising.

The Shelton Bros event at Beachwood last year was a LOT cheaper than that.

¯\_༼ຈ ͜ل͜ ͡ರೃ༽_/¯

 

[Milksteaks4me]

yeah - it's a lot, but when you consider the typical U.S. bottle shop MSRP for anything Cantillon typically hovering at or above $35, it's not that surprising to pay $51 for the equivalent of a 750 mL bottle.

looks like it's $12

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Knowing Mikkeller/Trappi$t prices, it'll be:



I work right there, but I'll prob pass.

LOL I under estimated the price they'd charge.


Tapped at 7PM
*Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 2009 | 2 year old Lambic aged on sour cherries | 18. | 5% | 25cl
*Cantillon Gueuze 2011 | A blend of one, two, and three year-old lambics | 16. | 5% | 25cl


Jog on ******s