Bruery Societies 2015 Allocations/Discussion Thread

[hi im richie]

Hoarder's only one bottle included with 1 additional for us to buy. So 200 people with 2 bottles each max.

Hoarders was 440ish people last year. Still a low bottle count release for sure.

 

[Usofar]

Hoarders was 440ish people last year. Still a low bottle count release for sure.

You're right, I meant to type 500.

 

[FBIinformant]

Just make sure to add some sulfur dioxide into that french press to make sure it's authentic to dem Bruery tones.

 

[matedog]

Preservation gets the leftover stash of Soroboruo or however you spell it this quarter. At least I'm getting some Choco Rain in this bunch.

 

[Xul1]

Preservation gets the leftover stash of Soroboruo or however you spell it this quarter. At least I'm getting some Choco Rain in this bunch.

Wow. Perhaps I'm overly cynical, but that reeks of "Now that we've sold out the Preservation Society, let's taking a steaming **** all over them and see how many stick around in hopes of getting an RS slot."

 

[Rau711]

Wow. Perhaps I'm overly cynical, but that reeks of "Now that we've sold out the Preservation Society, let's taking a steaming **** all over them and see how many stick around in hopes of getting an RS slot."

Didn't they give them Mrs Stoutfire as a replacement for a soured beer last year?

 

[daniel1]

Preservation gets the leftover stash of Soroboruo or however you spell it this quarter. At least I'm getting some Choco Rain in this bunch.

I thought giving us Bois Fume and Smooth Criminal in the initial package was bad but this is just ****ing awful.

 

[drgarage1]

Every day in every way, it makes me happier and happier that my RS dollars are now going to SARA Cellar.

 

[benbikes4beer]

Every day in every way, it makes me happier and happier that my RS dollars are now going to SARA Cellar.

ISO that invite. I would drive from SD to Santa Cruz once a month no questions asked.

 

[buzzword]

ISO that invite.

how many loons you got?

 

[benbikes4beer]

Probably not enough. Like 4? I don't really go after them. Apparently that's the currency in Capitola?

 

[buzzword]

Probably not enough. Like 4? I don't really go after them. Apparently that's the currency in Capitola?

I'll trade you all my tripod and naughty ron for your loons

 

[hi im richie]

Don't know about Hoarders, but Reserve for this month is weaksauce.

Choc Rain '15 - 4 bottles
Sourrento '14 - 1 bottle
OTwC '13 - 1 bottle
Tart of Darkness '12 - 2 bottles

edit: brb, heading over to BA to see the overreactions

 

[Xul1]

HS:
Melange 10 - 6 bottles
Melange 8 - 1 bottle (archive release, not guaranteed)

 

[sdreaper]

At least there is a sour released, even though from cellar. This just tells me that the end of the year is going to be very sour heavy once Terreux is in full swing...I am ok with this.

 

[evilc]

Don't know about Hoarders, but Reserve for this month is weaksauce.

Choc Rain '15 - 4 bottles
Sourrento '14 - 1 bottle
OTwC '13 - 1 bottle
Tart of Darkness '12 - 2 bottles

edit: brb, heading over to BA to see the overreactions

Note that Sourrento, ToD, and OTwC aren't allocations, they are first come first serve archive sales. Only CR is an allocation.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Note that Sourrento, ToD, and OTwC aren't allocations, they are first come first serve archive sales. Only CR is an allocation.

Still managed to spend $300

 

[ApocalypseZombie]

Still managed to spend $300

I'm sorry, but that is pretty funny.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

I'm sorry, but that is pretty funny.

Indeed.

 

[benbikes4beer]

At least there is a sour released, even though from cellar. This just tells me that the end of the year is going to be very sour heavy once Terreux is in full swing...I am ok with this.

Only reason why I joined. After a weekend in PDX it's becoming pretty obvious that I just need to drop The Bruery and budget a trip up to de Garde. Still have my hopes up that there will be good sours, and maybe a spin off society next year....but yeah.

EDIT: At least 50% of this, probably more like 90% of this is me just having a different taste in beers. Yeah they've had some issues, but they've brewed plenty of beers that were just fine, just not really for me. If they could do more stuff like M9, Fruited Sour in the Rye, Fruited Oude Tarts, Hottenroth gimmicks, ect., they'd probably reel me right back in.

 

[Rau711]

Melange 10 seems a lot like Freckle to me. Not interested at all.

 

[drgarage1]

Melange 10 seems a lot like Freckle to me. Not interested at all.

What's the description? I haven't seen it.

 

[Rau711]

What's the description? I haven't seen it.

Mélange #10 was created by your peers at a special blending competition held in December of 2014 by a pair of Hoarders Society members. Based on the flavors of their childhood, this beer is intended to mimic some of the rich and slightly spicy character of a Mexican-style hot chocolate. Using a blend of our bourbon barrel aged Anniversary ale and a bourbon barrel aged variation of our barley-wine, Old Richland, they were able to create a perfect base beer with which to play. Ancho chiles, chocolate and cinnamon sticks compliment the vanilla and toffee notes from the malty beer, reminding us of our abuela with each sip.

 

[benbikes4beer]

Melange 10 seems a lot like Freckle to me. Not interested at all.

We get 2...so there's that lol.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

First rule of beer, dont chilli my beer. That may just be my rule.

 

[evilc]

First rule of beer, dont chilli my beer. That may just be my rule.

Love Mexican Cake

 

[Lovepea1]

First rule of beer, dont chilli my beer. That may just be my rule.

I'm with you on this.

 

[drgarage1]

Mélange #10 was created by your peers at a special blending competition held in December of 2014 by a pair of Hoarders Society members. Based on the flavors of their childhood, this beer is intended to mimic some of the rich and slightly spicy character of a Mexican-style hot chocolate. Using a blend of our bourbon barrel aged Anniversary ale and a bourbon barrel aged variation of our barley-wine, Old Richland, they were able to create a perfect base beer with which to play. Ancho chiles, chocolate and cinnamon sticks compliment the vanilla and toffee notes from the malty beer, reminding us of our abuela with each sip.

...huh. Seems like making Black Tuesday in Huna style would be a much better take on the same idea.

 

[Rau711]

...huh. Seems like making Black Tuesday in Huna style would be a much better take on the same idea.

Yeah, but how else would they get rid of their massive stock of Anniversary ale?

 

[user 306926]

Friggin ungrates. Y'all probably think Kate Upton too chunky too.



I'd help with membership if someone was looking.

 

[StarRaptor1]

Don't know about Hoarders, but Reserve for this month is weaksauce.

Choc Rain '15 - 4 bottles
Sourrento '14 - 1 bottle
OTwC '13 - 1 bottle
Tart of Darkness '12 - 2 bottles

edit: brb, heading over to BA to see the overreactions

If you're not stoked about Chocolate Rain allocations... you joined the wrong club and I don't really know what you expect

I'll admit last month was weak without any Society Exclusives but come on Chocolate Rain! That's one of the year's marque releases

 

[hi im richie]

If you're not stoked about Chocolate Rain allocations... you joined the wrong club and I don't really know what you expect

I'll admit last month was weak without any Society Exclusives but come on Chocolate Rain! That's one of the year's marque releases

I enjoy Chocolate Rain, but there's 10+ beers I'm looking forward to more. CR was a PS release last year too, so I don't quite consider it a "marque" release anymore. I'll still buy a couple like I've done the last 3 years though, that's for sure.

 

[cneville1]

you guys are crazy that melange 10 sounds delicious

 

[StarRaptor1]

I enjoy Chocolate Rain, but there's 10+ beers I'm looking forward to more. CR was a PS release last year too, so I don't quite consider it a "marque" release anymore. I'll still buy a couple like I've done the last 3 years though, that's for sure.

Chocolate Rain is the hook in that Preservation release though

 

[StarRaptor1]

Melange 10 seems a lot like Freckle to me. Not interested at all.

Expect ones a stout and the other's a barrel aged barley wine

 

[Rau711]

Expect ones a stout and the other's a barrel aged barley wine

True, and I admit I am not a huge fan of chilies in beer, but the mole/abuela profiles are very similar.

 

[hi im richie]

Chocolate Rain is the hook in that Preservation release though

If I was a PS member I'd be stoked, but Choc Rain and a couple archived bottles for RS isn't strong for me.

 

[franch]

Friggin ungrates. Y'all probably think Kate Upton too chunky too.



I'd help with membership if someone was looking.

http://www.talkbeer.com/community/threads/franch-versus-grumpy.4144/page-5

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Ichigo Highway and Blue BBLs along with 13 & 14 CR on the site.

30 min after the email went out, Ichigo was sold out.

 

[DougOLis]

Why isn't The Bruery doing an archive sale of the 1 beer that was literally inspired by a pie?

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March 14th, 2015. Also known as 3.14.15 or Pi Day!

What better way to celebrate punny math humor than with some of our archived beers that were either inspired by pie, are made with similar ingredients to a pie or are just destined to be delicious with pie?

We have a very limited supply of these beers available beginning right now, exclusively for our Reserve and Hoarders Society members.

Enjoy these beers and hopefully we'll see many of you around this weekend for our Barrel Tours.


Cheers,

The folks at The Bruery
We're having a surprise sale for Pi Day!
Pick up these perfect pie accompaniments today,
while supplies last.

$24.99 $19.99 / 1 bottle limit
-2014 Archive Sale-
(not guaranteed, act fast!)


$24.99 $19.99 / 2 bottle limit
-2012 Archive Sale-
(not guaranteed, act fast!)


$44.99 $35.99 / 2 bottle limit
- 2013 Archive Sale-
(not guaranteed, act fast!)

$44.99 $35.99 / 1 bottle limit
-2014 Archive Sale-
(not guaranteed, act fast!)