Bruery Reserve Society 2014 Allocations/Discussion Thread

[buzzword]

I'm just curious what Black Tuesday Reserve is.


And I want to know why they haven't done the obvious and make a maple syrup Black Tuesday variant?!

Yeah.

Also, maple syrup sounds awesome! Also, also - if any hoarders members actively hate madeira, I'd happily buy your madeira BT from you...

 

[johnnyramirez]

Yeah.

Also, maple syrup sounds awesome! Also, also - if any hoarders members actively hate madeira, I'd happily buy your madeira BT from you...

A couple of weeks ago I drank a BT 13 solo. After about half the bottle I got bored of it so I French pressed it with HF syrup, cinnamon and vanilla. Was awesome. Gave me a killer hangover though. I plan on doing it again with multiple people and adding coffee.

 

[DougOLis]

I'm having pangs of regret, but I was also salivating at last year's list and that sure hasn't panned out. Plus I still have 40-some bottles of old allocations plus whatever I haven't picked up PLUS whatever else there is this year, I think I'll manage.

I wasn't terribly excited about the list that came out last year (I prefer sour beers over the dominance of big beers this year), but I'm hooked with the return of SitR w/ Peaches, Confession and the new Bourgogne Blanc.

 

[kscaldef]

It's good to see Black Tuesday finally getting different barrel treatments bottled.

Because what's been missing from the RS up until now was enough barrel variants of high-ABV beers...

 

[kscaldef]

So... where's Cuivre / Laine?

 

[PHBoiler]

lol at fume and smooth criminal being forced on RS.

I read the Hoarders post first. That got me kind of excited. I got to the part of the email for RS where it said Fume & Smooth Criminal and they lost all their momentum. I figured I wouldn't renew, and that sealed the deal. Not even SITR w/Peaches could redeem it.

At this point, anything available to RS is done in such quantity that you can trade shelf beer for it.

 

[daniel1]

Sure. **** it. Why not?

 

[PHBoiler]

Why do they not even give a brief explanation of what these beers are? Am I just a tech idiot? Is there a page that explains what most of those beers are?

 

[matedog]

I wasn't terribly excited about the list that came out last year (I prefer sour beers over the dominance of big beers this year), but I'm hooked with the return of SitR w/ Peaches, Confession and the new Bourgogne Blanc.

The HS initiation package is just a bunch of BT variants.

 

[johnnyramirez]

So... where's Cuivre / Laine?

I wondered that too, maybe the chronological series is replacing it? Or the Arbre series? I personally won't miss the anniversary series and the countless variants if they're really not coming back

 

[axeman91821]

Mocha Wednesday and SitR Peaches for RS this year? Game on!

 

[franch]

wow i'll be renewing my HS.

hey guys has anyone tried white chocolate bottles yet

 

[JulianB1]

Any thoughts I had about joining the Reserve Society this year were totally killed by 4 of the 9 bottles being Bois Fume, Smooth Criminal, and 2 of the Barrel-Aged Christmas series beer.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

wow i'll be renewing my HS.

hey guys has anyone tried white chocolate bottles yet

I have, not as good as I remembered. Too much fruity-ness from the base beer comes through, very boozy and a sipper. Splitting least 4 ways is optimal IMO.

 

[FishPondManager]

Was last year's HS $695? IIRC, it was $795.

 

[bird22]

Was last year's HS $695? IIRC, it was $795.

$695 + tax. Believe it came to $750 or so.

 

[walterfredo]

Why do they not even give a brief explanation of what these beers are?

they probably need to wait until shortly before release to determine if it's going to be called a sour, a barleywine or a sour barleywine.

 

[PHBoiler]

they probably need to wait until shortly before release to determine if it's going to be called a sour, a barleywine or a sour barleywine.

Haha, well said. I absolutely barbecued them in the online survey they sent us to fill out last week about the scotch ale in scotch barrels that turned into a sour release. I mentioned it in every space they allowed me to type.

 

[nanobrew1]

The offering of Bois Fume and Smooth Criminal is almost offensive. I cannot see how these are anything but beers they are having difficulty getting rid of. I was going to pass on this year, but the person I split a membership wants to join again. I have found another person to add to our split, so it is now split 3 ways. I am glad I found the other person otherwise I would have dropped after seeing the included beers.

Haha, well said. I absolutely barbecued them in the online survey they sent us to fill out last week about the scotch ale in scotch barrels that turned into a sour release. I mentioned it in every space they allowed me to type.

Damn, I did not see an e-mail for a survey and cannot find it in my e-mail anywhere.

 

[Rau711]

Why did they ruin the RS package with ****** beers from last year? I wouldn't buy RS if I was new or renewing. I am not sure about renewing my HS since it seems they just want to put BT in different barrels as HS exclusive.

 

[rcubed1]

The offering of Bois Fume and Smooth Criminal is almost offensive. I cannot see how these are anything but beers they are having difficulty getting rid of. I was going to pass on this year, but the person I split a membership wants to join again. I have found another person to add to our split, so it is now split 3 ways. I am glad I found the other person otherwise I would have dropped after seeing the included beers.

Yeah, I think I'm splitting it with two other people this year as well. Splitting it this year was a good move as well. I cut down on buying bottles by a good amount.

 

[Ataraxia1]

Why did they ruin the RS package with ****** beers from last year? I wouldn't buy RS if I was new or renewing. I am not sure about renewing my HS since it seems they just want to put BT in different barrels as HS exclusive.

Because HS is now the only actual 'brewery membership' thing; you know, the single tier that all other brewery membership's are like. It just happens to cost a lot, as with most California crap.

RS is now the proving grounds, a test to see if you are worthy willing to shell out obscene cash for the janky **** first before you might make HS. It's also where more and more experimental failures are relegated to because **** RS people - anyone can just sign up so it's not exclusive enough.

PS (Preservation for those who have forgotten this still existed) is for morons who want to half-ass an RS membership, but with less committment. It's a joke, to lull rubes into thinking they're saving money by skipping quarters that don't interest them but they will be third-class citizens in any event. Plus, Patrick Rue gets to earn some spare change on the side for parking meters and such.

 

[matedog]

PS (Preservation for those who have forgotten this still existed) is for morons who want to half-ass an RS membership, but with less committment. It's a joke, to lull rubes into thinking they're saving money by skipping quarters that don't interest them but they will be third-class citizens in any event. Plus, Patrick Rue gets to earn some spare change on the side for parking meters and such.

Yep, that's a pretty much spot on description of me.

 

[DougOLis]

Because HS is now the only actual 'brewery membership' thing; you know, the single tier that all other brewery membership's are like. It just happens to cost a lot, as with most California crap.

RS is now the proving grounds, a test to see if you are worthy willing to shell out obscene cash for the janky **** first before you might make HS. It's also where more and more experimental failures are relegated to because **** RS people - anyone can just sign up so it's not exclusive enough.

PS (Preservation for those who have forgotten this still existed) is for morons who want to half-ass an RS membership, but with less committment. It's a joke, to lull rubes into thinking they're saving money by skipping quarters that don't interest them but they will be third-class citizens in any event. Plus, Patrick Rue gets to earn some spare change on the side for parking meters and such.

So bitter

 

[Ataraxia1]

So bitter

I've never paid a cent for a Bruery membership (solo or split), though I did consider it a year or so ago. I've traded a little bit for the BT/CR/GM/MW stuff but those aren't really that interesting anymore

 

[Heatwaves1]

So bitter

I've never paid a cent for a Bruery membership (solo or split), though I did consider it a year or so ago. I've traded a little bit for the BT/CR/GM/MW stuff but those aren't really that interesting anymore

So bitter

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

Anyone else really irked how they're trademarking everything before they even ******* brew it now?

Mocha Wednesday™ (Society Exclusive)
Chronology Series™: 6 Months (Society Exclusive)
Chronology Series™: 12 Months (Society Exclusive)
Chronology Series™: 18 Months (Society Exclusive)
Melange #10 (Hoarders Exclusive)
Bokkenrijder™ (Society Exclusive)
Chocolate Rain® (Society Exclusive)
Preservation Series: Freckle
Colonel Kernel™ (Society Exclusive)
Cinnamonk™ (Society Exclusive)
Preservation Series™: Arrrggghhh!
Grey Monday™ (Society Exclusive)
Mash & Grind™
White Chocolate™
Arbre Series™ - American Oak Light Toast (Society Exclusive)
Arbre Series™ - American Oak Medium Plus Toast (Society Exclusive)
Arbre Series™ - American Oak #3 Char Toast (Society Exclusive)
Preservation Series: L'deracola™
Mystery Beer #1
Black Tuesday® - Bourbon
Black Tuesday® Reserve (Hoarders Exclusive)
Mélange #3
Wineification™ III (Society Exclusive)
BA 7 Swans-A-Swimming (Society Exclusive)
Preservation Series: TrIPLe

Bruery Terreux
Filmishmish™ (Society Exclusive)
Ukulele™ (Society Exclusive)
Sour in the Rye® w/ Peaches (Society Exclusive)
Jester King Collaboration
Tonnellerie Rue™
8 Wired Collaboration
Elements of Funk™ - Brettanomyces Bruxellensis
Elements of Funk™ - Brettanomyces Lambicus
Elements of Funk™ - Brettanomyces Claussenii
Elements of Funk™ - Brettanomyces Trois
Mélange #11 (Hoarders Exclusive)
Ruebarb™ (Society Exclusive)
Sans Pagaie™
Mystery Beer #2
Bourgogne Blanc™ (Hoarders Exclusive)
Oude Tart® w/ Boysenberry
Mélange #1
Confession™ (Society Exclusive)
Humulus Rueuze™ (Society Exclusive)


* = Subject to change

Seriously, is this real life?

 

[Beerontwowheels]

So is Black Tuesday Reserve going to be Pappy barrels?






















Start the rumor now!

 

[JulianB1]

Anyone else really irked how they're trademarking everything before they even ******* brew it now?



Seriously, is this real life?

I don't think it's at all wrong or a bad idea of them to do that with the way things are going regarding beer trademark disputes etc, but why do they feel the need to put all the TMs and Rs in their email to Society members? It's not like this email is going out to a bunch of breweries informing them that The Bruery now owns these trademarks.

 

[kscaldef]

I don't think it's at all wrong or a bad idea of them to do that with the way things are going regarding beer trademark disputes etc, but why do they feel the need to put all the TMs and Rs in their email to Society members? It's not like this email is going out to a bunch of breweries informing them that The Bruery now owns these trademarks.

Because trademark law.