Bruery Reserve Society 2014 Allocations/Discussion Thread

[jtmartino1]

Contemplating a reserve membership for 2015. Should I expect it to be easy to get in? Or are open seats hard to come by with the craft beer 'splosion and what not?

They ****** up so much this year you shouldn't have any problem getting in.

 

[stupac2]

They ****** up so much this year you shouldn't have any problem getting in.

It'll be really interesting to see how many people follow through on their threats to quit. If TB is representative (lulz, but let's just say) then total RS membership could be lower next year than this year. That'd be one hell of a wakeup call.

 

[Boilerfood]

It'll be really interesting to see how many people follow through on their threats to quit. If TB is representative (lulz, but let's just say) then total RS membership could be lower next year than this year. That'd be one hell of a wakeup call.

Aren't they splitting the society in half next year as well?

 

[drgarage1]

Aren't they splitting the society in half next year as well?

Yep! With the Terreux sub-society coming...

 

[nanobrew1]

Aren't they splitting the society in half next year as well?

what do you mean? If you are talking about their sour Terreux, I don't think that there will be a society as of yet. At least that is what I have gathered from employees (though they could easily be in the dark or super hush hush about it).

 

[Xul1]

Yep! With the Terreux sub-society coming...

I didn't listen to the podcast where Patrick talked about it (http://beergeekradio2.podomatic.com/entry/2014-07-21T11_51_36-07_00) but according to the person who summarized it on BA, HS and RS will be unchanged as they have access to both Bruery and Terreux releases. There will, however, be a Preservation Society for each brand.

 

[domtronzero]

It'll be really interesting to see how many people follow through on their threats to quit. If TB is representative (lulz, but let's just say) then total RS membership could be lower next year than this year. That'd be one hell of a wakeup call.

Add one subject to the sample population. I will definitely be dropping (HS) membership next year. I made the decision probably in March. There's basically nothing that can happen to change my mind about this.

But before I forget, does anyone want to split a Hoarders membership with me for next year?

 

[mhenson421]

I'm not sure if I'm re upping next year unless I get bumped to hoarders.... Then I will definitely reup so I can have access to twice as many infected beers. Lol

 

[grrrah]

I didn't listen to the podcast where Patrick talked about it (http://beergeekradio2.podomatic.com/entry/2014-07-21T11_51_36-07_00) but according to the person who summarized it on BA, HS and RS will be unchanged as they have access to both Bruery and Terreux releases. There will, however, be a Preservation Society for each brand.

This is what one employee told me they thought might happen, but said it hasn't been decided yet.

 

[DougOLis]

Add one subject to the sample population. I will definitely be dropping (HS) membership next year. I made the decision probably in March. There's basically nothing that can happen to change my mind about this.

But before I forget, does anyone want to split a Hoarders membership with me for next year?

If I was RS I'd strongly consider not renewing, but given that most of the best new beers this year have been HS, I'm probably in again.

 

[franch]

If I was RS I'd strongly consider not renewing, but given that most of the best new beers this year have been HS, I'm probably in again.

that's my thought too. RS got shafted this year.

 

[Xul1]

This is what one employee told me they thought might happen, but said it hasn't been decided yet.

I guess that explains why no one can give a date for renewals if they're still figuring out what they want to do. When was this conversation where they told you it was still up in the air? Obviously it's easy for me to armchair quarterback but as little as we know about Terreux, it seems like it would be wise to leave the HS and RS intact for a year, let Terreux prove its value, then decide how to split up the RS memberships.

 

[grrrah]

I guess that explains why no one can give a date for renewals if they're still figuring out what they want to do. When was this conversation where they told you it was still up in the air? Obviously it's easy for me to armchair quarterback but as little as we know about Terreux, it seems like it would be wise to leave the HS and RS intact for a year, let Terreux prove its value, then decide how to split up the RS memberships.

about a month ago, 4th of july weekend, so could be outdated info by now.

 

[DougOLis]

1. Sour in the Rye - Mai Tai:

Tonight, Thursday the 7th, we'll continue our streak of releasing cocktail inspired brews with a variation ofSour in the Rye aged with lime zest, orange zest and orgeat syrup. This brew was made with the classic Mai Tai in mind. Sour in the Rye Mai Tai is a drink made for a hot summer day and we can't wait to sit down with a pint tonight.

After SitR w/ coconut and pineapple, it looks like they really are going to make the Hoarders Pilot Beers anyway. Or maybe they had started them all before and we just chose which one they're going to bottle.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Looks like Mash & Coconut is scrapped, with Mash & Grind coming back.

http://www.thebruery.com/reservesociety/2014.html

 

[stupac2]

Looks like Mash & Coconut is scrapped, with Mash & Grind coming back.

http://www.thebruery.com/reservesociety/2014.html

BOOOOOOOOO. I guess after all the fuckups this year they were due to hit something I want. Well, that my wife wants. That's basically the same thing.

 

[liquiddegenerate]

Looks like Mash & Coconut is scrapped, with Mash & Grind coming back.

http://www.thebruery.com/reservesociety/2014.html

****! That was the most desirable bottle to me.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

****! That was the most desirable bottle to me.

Agreed, sad indeed. But I'd much rather get M&G than an infected door stop, beer shelf hammer, etc...

 

[drgarage1]

BOOOOOOOOO. I guess after all the fuckups this year they were due to hit something I want. Well, that my wife wants. That's basically the same thing.

Yeah, any non-sour barrel beer with adjuncts that's less strong than black tuesday is probably infect this year.

 

[hi im richie]

From Patrick Rue on that other site:

Hi Mike & All-- We did a last minute change after experimenting with a single barrel of Mash & Coconut. While the results are delicious, we aren't confident we can scale it up and not have any issues. We tried alternatives (various coconut extracts and flavorings) and couldn't find anything that made us happy. We'll be making a draft only, Tasting Room only batch of Mash & Coconut. Mash & Grind is one of my favorites, and it's quite a bit less risky.

We are planning some experiments on how we can use these delicious adjuncts in a more reliable way.

 

[jtmartino1]

They could pasteurize. Or boil the adjuncts before addition. Or filter. Or use UV.

The victim card is lame.

 

[Previously]

Looks like Mash & Coconut is scrapped, with Mash & Grind coming back.

http://www.thebruery.com/reservesociety/2014.html

****! That was the most desirable bottle to me.

Was basically the only (new) Bruery release I was planning on purchasing for the remainder of the year.

Might be the straw that breaks the camel's back for me in regards to my faith in being a Bruery reserve member.

I should just drink saisons and whiskey, anyways. And lambic.

 

[rcubed1]

Issues with scaling up coconut in beer????

I have no idea what that's like.... oh wait.

 

[Xul1]

They could pasteurize. Or boil the adjuncts before addition. Or filter. Or use UV.

The victim card is lame.

So many other breweries have figured out how to safely use adjuncts to produce delicious beers, not to mention the fact that most of them use lower ABV beers which would theoretically have a higher chance of infection. The whole adjunct issue is bizarre - they don't want to "settle" for some other method of adding adjuncts that might be less delicious, so instead they just scrap a beer entirely? I mean, I give them credit for avoiding the infection risk but they've known that adjuncts present an infection risk for at least a year now and they couldn't find a workaround?

Each of their responses to infections (or potential infections in this case) taken by itself makes sense, but when you look at them all together it starts painting a picture of a real struggle to react effectively to their production issues. I'm very curious to see how some of these problems impact their production schedule for 2015 as far as adjunct usage and clean barreled beers.

 

[Heatwaves1]

So many other breweries have figured out how to safely use adjuncts to produce delicious beers, not to mention the fact that most of them use lower ABV beers which would theoretically have a higher chance of infection. The whole adjunct issue is bizarre - they don't want to "settle" for some other method of adding adjuncts that might be less delicious, so instead they just scrap a beer entirely? I mean, I give them credit for avoiding the infection risk but they've known that adjuncts present an infection risk for at least a year now and they couldn't find a workaround?

Each of their responses to infections (or potential infections in this case) taken by itself makes sense, but when you look at them all together it starts painting a picture of a real struggle to react effectively to their production issues. I'm very curious to see how some of these problems impact their production schedule for 2015 as far as adjunct usage and clean barreled beers.

I guess this means no coconut beers in 2015, unless it's a coconut sour.

 

[Xul1]

I guess this means no coconut beers in 2015, unless it's a coconut sour.

I'm more curious about the implication for White Chocolate this year than any potential coconut beer in the future*. Smokey & the Bois is safe (I'm guessing, anyway) which has vanilla beans and cacao nibs. Did they change their method of using vanilla beans and/or cacao nibs since Couverteur? At this point, I'm guessing they're doing extensive testing to make sure they don't release a contaminated batch but further insight into what has changed - if anything - would be nice.

* Maybe it's the bottle of Mother of All Storms I'm wrapping up talking, but I'd actually like to see Coconut BT next year - either we get a delicious beer that tastes like an alcoholic Mounds bar or we get a strain of Lactobacillus that can survive up to 18 - 20% ABV for someone like East Coast Yeast or The Yeast Bay to culture. Seems like a win/win...

 

[largodier]

They could pasteurize. Or boil the adjuncts before addition. Or filter. Or use UV.

The victim card is lame.

Boiled coconut barleywine sounds great. You should probably take over as head brewer over there.

 

[axeman91821]

I guess I'm in the minority in that I wasn't looking forward to Mash and Coconut. I was going to buy some, but I wasn't particularly excited for it.

 

[jtmartino1]

Boiled coconut barleywine sounds great. You should probably take over as head brewer over there.

I've done it before with a coconut brown and a coconut porter homebrew. Beers turned out amazing.

 

[largodier]

I've done it before with a coconut brown and a coconut porter homebrew. Beers turned out amazing.