Bruery Societies 2015 Allocations/Discussion Thread

[drbenzo1]

hey guys. i need a trustee for my hoarders' society membership. soooo. if you like doing that. let me know.

For next year?

 

[franch]

For next year?

this year too beginning with november 2k15 allocations.

 

[robert1]

I can probably take care of this if you haven't found anyone yet. I'm also a HS, I'm there fairly often.

 

[drbenzo1]

this year too beginning with november 2k15 allocations.

I plan to head up there in a week or so for pick ups. I can at least grab your current allocations. And we could talk about next year... I got shippers ATM as well.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Anyone pumped about the Black Friday Cellar Sale?


It's a Black Friday blowout with rare, limited and archive beers!
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2:17 PM (16 hours ago)

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Nothing is guaranteed (except shopping in your PJs, should you so choose)

Choose from numerous editions of Black Tuesday, our anniversary ales and more. In addition, special gift sets will be available, including:

• A gift box featuring two limited release holiday tulips from The Bruery with bottles of bourbon barrel-aged 5 Golden Rings and bourbon barrel-aged 6 Geese-A-Laying.
• A curated set of Anniversaries Past, featuring Papier, Coton and Cuir.
• Special anniversary treatments of Bois: Bourbon, New American Oak and Rye.
• Special anniversary treatments of Sucre: Madeira, Rum and Rye.
• A three beer set from the Twelve Beers of Christmas saga: 6 Geese-A-Laying, 7 Swans-A-Swimming and 8 Maids-A-Milking.

The Black Friday sale begins at 12:00 a.m. PST on Friday, November 27 on TheBrueryStore.com. Be sure you're logged in to get access to these limited time offers. Quantities are extremely limited.

 

[abawol01]

Anyone pumped about the Black Friday Cellar Sale?


It's a Black Friday blowout with rare, limited and archive beers!
Inbox
x

The Bruery via thebruery.ccsend.com
2:17 PM (16 hours ago)

to me

Nothing is guaranteed (except shopping in your PJs, should you so choose)

Choose from numerous editions of Black Tuesday, our anniversary ales and more. In addition, special gift sets will be available, including:

• A gift box featuring two limited release holiday tulips from The Bruery with bottles of bourbon barrel-aged 5 Golden Rings and bourbon barrel-aged 6 Geese-A-Laying.
• A curated set of Anniversaries Past, featuring Papier, Coton and Cuir.
• Special anniversary treatments of Bois: Bourbon, New American Oak and Rye.
• Special anniversary treatments of Sucre: Madeira, Rum and Rye.
• A three beer set from the Twelve Beers of Christmas saga: 6 Geese-A-Laying, 7 Swans-A-Swimming and 8 Maids-A-Milking.

The Black Friday sale begins at 12:00 a.m. PST on Friday, November 27 on TheBrueryStore.com. Be sure you're logged in to get access to these limited time offers. Quantities are extremely limited.

 

[wyatt1]

What year BT are those?

 

[FBIinformant]

I can't imagine what some of those beers taste like now. Seriously, that Bootleggers collab? Run B.M.C ?! Seriously?

 

[StarRaptor1]

What year BT are those?

Looks like 2013, 2014 and 2015

 

[DruRho]

What year BT are those?

2011, 2012, 2015

 

[dampkring]

http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/11/bruery-terreux-room-for-me-juggling.html

http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/11/bruery-terreux-juggling-walruses-coming.html

Walruses is rumored to be the Terreux mystery beer. I have (hopefully not misplaced) moderate to high expectations for Room for me if it ever gets bottled.

 

[daniel1]

Has to be a mystery beer, right?

 

[Xul1]

Seems like it. Based on the ABV and description, I'm guessing it's Anniversary blended with Oude Tart or Sour in the Rye. Not super exciting as a mystery beer, on paper at least, but I guess it's probably at least better than Roble Blanco.

 

[waltersrj]

Has to be a mystery beer, right?

What is this **** and has anybody tried this at any time? What is the other mystery beer ?

 

[user 305963]

This was just posted to the Society FB page

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

So they have their marketing department making beers now? I mean, its basically CR with Salt so they could make a joke about a show that aired ~>15 yrs ago?

 

[Xul1]

So they have their marketing department making beers now?

Considering some of the things their brewing team has come up with, letting the marketing department make some decisions might not be a downgrade.

I mean, its basically CR with Salt so they could make a joke about a show that aired ~>15 yrs ago?

The 16.4% ABV and "brown imperial stout" designation mean it's clearly not just BT with adjuncts. Not sure if it's BT + **** or BT + something else, but I wouldn't expect it to taste like CR with salt.

 

[stakem1]

So they have their marketing department making beers now? I mean, its basically CR with Salt so they could make a joke about a show that aired ~>15 yrs ago?

Im on board with management making this decision so long as it means:
1. no more beers inspired by or meant to mimic cocktails
2. they stop blending beer noone likes and adding adjuncts to make it "new." By this point i think we all have a coffee press and can do that **** ourselves at home.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Considering some of the things their brewing team has come up with, letting the marketing department make some decisions might not be a downgrade.


The 16.4% ABV and "brown imperial stout" designation mean it's clearly not just BT with adjuncts. Not sure if it's BT + **** or BT + something else, but I wouldn't expect it to taste like CR with salt.

Marketing team might be better at sanitation too! (Aka all the infected beers).

I couldn't make out the ABV from the photo, but at 16.4% you're probably right. Either way, my point remains the same. It's a bit gimmicky but I bet its good. Not complaining, just having some fun with it.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Im on board with management making this decision so long as it means:
1. no more beers inspired by or meant to mimic cocktails
2. they stop blending beer noone likes and adding adjuncts to make it "new." By this point i think we all have a coffee press and can do that **** ourselves at home.

I actually really liked Ukulele (and I loathe pepper beers) and really enjoyed Cabinet. Hell, I didn't hate Robo Blanco.

As for beer no one likes, most of the misses for me this yr have been the sours. Souren, Confessions, Bourgogne Blanc, Tart of Darkness were all big misses IMO. Imperial Or Xata was the only non infected, non sour beer that I thought was awful this yr.

 

[DougOLis]

I actually really liked Ukulele (and I loathe pepper beers) and really enjoyed Cabinet. Hell, I didn't hate Robo Blanco.

As for beer no one likes, most of the misses for me this yr have been the sours. Souren, Confessions, Bourgogne Blanc, Tart of Darkness were all big misses IMO. Imperial Or Xata was the only non infected, non sour beer that I thought was awful this yr.

Sans Pagaie was ridiculously sour too

 

[DougOLis]

Has anyone tried Fourthmeal yet?

 

[suber]

Has anyone tried Fourthmeal yet?

Yeah.
Its a good hoppy belgian ale.
if it didnt have maine beer company tied to it, people wouldnt give two ***** about it.
No bottles for me.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Not as expensive of a month as I thought. Only going to get a bottle of Chron 18, and maybe a WC.

 

[matedog]

Not as expensive of a month as I thought. Only going to get a bottle of Chron 18, and maybe a WC.

What are the allocations?

 

[StarRaptor1]

Not as expensive of a month as I thought. Only going to get a bottle of Chron 18, and maybe a WC.

Fully passing this month, other things to spend my money on.

 

[StarRaptor1]

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Chronology:18TM
16.6% ABV
$34.99 - $27.99
Purchase Limit: 6 Bottles
Society Exclusive

Chronology:18 is the third in a 4-part experiment with barrels and time. We brewed a beer rich and malty with undertones of brown sugar, toffee and toasted French bread and set it to age in bourbon barrels. Every six months we'll take a quarter of the barrels, blend them and bottle them. This third bottling represents the flavors imparted in the base beer after 18 months of barrel aging.

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Elements of FunkTM: Brettanomyces Claussenii
6.5% ABV
$14.99 - $11.99
Purchase Limit: 4 Bottles

We're laying down a funky beat. Four beats, to be precise. It's our Elements of Funk series, designed to showcase the similarities and differences between four strains of brettanomyces, which the cool kids call "brett". To accomplish this, we started with a base beer that took inspiration from Saison de Lente, using a fairly simple malt bill, noble hops and familiar house yeast to leave the path to funk as unobstructed as possible. Following the base beer's fermentation in stainless steel, we then sent one quarter of it to the brite tank at a time. Each quarter was inoculated and separately bottled with a different strain of brettanomyces: lambicus, drei, claussenii and brux. While all four variants appear similar to the naked eye (and should be chilled and opened with caution,) the nuances are many.

Elements of Funk: Brettanomyces Claussenii exhibits wild, fresh, citrus and floral aromatics with pithy and herbaceous elements joining the funky, expansive party on the palate. As the claussenii continues to develop in the bottle, so will the beer's character and the elements of funk.

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White ChocolateTM
16.6% ABV
$29.99 - $23.99
Purchase Limit: 6 Bottles

Essentially a barleywine-style ale, but made with a wheat-heavy grain base, the primary component of White Chocolate is a beer that we affectionately refer to as "White Oak Sap", which is 100% bourbon barrel-aged and the wheat wine component of our White Oak ale. After nearly a year in used bourbon barrels, the beer comes out rich in coconut, honey, caramel and vanilla. To complement the already rich flavors of this beer, we've added cacao nibs and fresh vanilla beans to give this beer the delicate flavor of white chocolate...hence the name.

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Rueuze®
6% ABV
$19.99 - $15.99
Purchase Limit: 6 Bottles

Rueuze is our take on the traditional Belgian-style blend of lambics of different ages. We carefully select a number of oak barrels from our warehouse that have been aging our sour blonde ale for anywhere from several months to several years and blend the beers together to what we find to be the ideal flavor. This is one complex beer. Notes of hay, barnyard funk, apricots and olives play wonderfully with the balanced acidity.

 

[StarRaptor1]

Your Mystery Beers Revealed!

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Chocolate Salty BBLsTM
16.4% ABV
$24.99 - $19.99
Purchase Limit: 6 Bottles
Society Exclusive

Chocolate Salty BBLs is bold and salty and brown. This imperial stout was aged in bourbon barrels, with vanilla beans, cacao nibs and salt added for extra succulence. Chocolate Salty BBLs gives you a savory, sweetmeat experience meant for sharing with friends.

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Juggling WalrusesTM
10% ABV
$24.99 - $19.99
Purchase Limit: 6 Bottles
Society Exclusive

There were a lot of balls in play. And heavy lifting. You see, in relatively short order, Bruery Terreux had become quite robust, especially since the buildout and launch on April 22, 2015. We had amassed a substantial amount of filled barrels, from seasonal releases, one-time treats and cherished smaller batch experiments. The art of the blend beckoned, and we had our pick of the litter (or would that be herd?) For such a mysterious beer that became known around the office as Juggling Walruses, Tart of Darkness was the perfect place to begin, making up the highest percentage of contributing barrels. But it wasn't just Tart of Darkness as you've come to know it. About two-thirds of the barrels were wine barrel-aged Tart of Darkness; and the other third of the oak barrels from the sour stout were particularly young. Black currants were added to all these barrels, introducing a less familiar fruit to our lineup, with a darker hue and new nuances to the sour beer flavor profile.

When blended with the other oak barrel and bourbon barrel-aged beers that were carefully selected for this blend, Juggling Walruses exhibits dark fruits, roast and char on the nose, with vinous notes and oaky characteristics weaving through flavors reminiscent of midnight foraging for berries in the forest. The mystery, though now revealed, remains dark at present, and will continue to brighten and evolve over time, as the high alcohol, slow-building acidity and subtle fruit character fold into the malt base and mouthfeel.

TheBrueryStore.com through December 31.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Juggling Walruses legit sounds like a bad beer.

 

[JulianB1]

Chocolate Salty BBLs is bold and salty and brown. This imperial stout was aged in bourbon barrels, with vanilla beans, cacao nibs and salt added for extra succulence. Chocolate Salty BBLs gives you a savory, sweetmeat experience meant for sharing with friends.

Great choice of wording there.

That being said, I like the sound of the beer.