De Garde Keeper's Society

[Crusian]

Shoot me a message if you're looking for some DG, have lots (I'm local to Seattle).

Where have you been?

 

[OakedCanuck]

Where have you been?

Busy with the kid, turns one on Sunday. Miss my PDX guys, I'll be down over thanksgiving to hike Mt. Hood and hit up Upright/Great Notion and Screen Door of course!

 

[falc0n26001]

degardebrewing This new batch of Hose is really really incredible. I thought the last batch was the best yet and this batch is just as good, if not better.

 

[wethorseblanket]

the board is too good to resist. heading down tomorrow.

 

[chongcheesol]

need dat peach

 

[Shmeal]

The Peach is very tasty. I think it has more peach flesh flavor and funk than the original, but doesn't have that cognac finish.

 

[chongcheesol]

Damn, that cognac finish was everything

 

[Shmeal]

I agree, but apparently the beer hasn't aged well. I haven't tried it in ages so I'll have to give it a go sometime soon and see how it's doing.

 

[chemman141]

Damn, that cognac finish was everything

Was it? I think funk and peach flavor are everything but that's just me.

 

[chongcheesol]

There's plenty of beers that do the funk and peach flavor just fine. But none had that delicious cognac on the backend

 

[chemman141]

There's plenty of beers that do the funk and peach flavor just fine. But none had that delicious cognac on the backend

Fair enough, though not many (if any) for $16/750.

 

[Crusian]

Busy with the kid, turns one on Sunday. Miss my PDX guys, I'll be down over thanksgiving to hike Mt. Hood and hit up Upright/Great Notion and Screen Door of course!

Bahahahaha
Kids.
Lindsey is not a fan. don't take it to de garde.

Anyway, congrats! It's been a while, and you're always welcome here. Let me know when you're back in town, you always have a place to crash... for you and the whole family. You're good people.

 

[oregonskibum1]

Bahahahaha
Kids.
Lindsey is not a fan.

Linsey is also not a fan of people who spell her name wrong.

 

[JulianB1]

Linsey is also not a fan of people who spell her name wrong incorrectly.

FTFY

 

[amk1]

SocalKicks, LSUPT, and I drank both batches of The Peach side by side yesterday (b1 on the right, b2 on the left):

Honestly, they taste like completely different beers. b1 still had a good amount of the fruit character, but as others have stated, the barrel character was fantastic. b2 is dominated entirely by a fuzzy peach skin fruit profile and a soft finish (and not much barrel). Both great beers, but definitely different.

 

[wethorseblanket]

JulianB I came across your untappd checkin for cherry gose when i was looking for a uhh, similar opinion. "Acetone, modeling glue, red wine vinegar" was my bottle as well. we had to dump it. you opened another and it was different? i am curious if anyone else has experienced a way way off cherry gose. i can't imagine this is how the beer is supposed to taste and smell.

 

[MikeG1]

JulianB I came across your untappd checkin for cherry gose when i was looking for a uhh, similar opinion. "Acetone, modeling glue, red wine vinegar" was my bottle as well. we had to dump it. you opened another and it was different? i am curious if anyone else has experienced a way way off cherry gose. i can't imagine this is how the beer is supposed to taste and smell.

My Cherry Gose from a few nights ago was a ****ing bottle of band aids. Insta-drain pour.

 

[wethorseblanket]

I had to open my last Nectarine Premiere immediately following the drain pour to make me forget about what I just tasted.

 

[JulianB1]

JulianB I came across your untappd checkin for cherry gose when i was looking for a uhh, similar opinion. "Acetone, modeling glue, red wine vinegar" was my bottle as well. we had to dump it. you opened another and it was different? i am curious if anyone else has experienced a way way off cherry gose. i can't imagine this is how the beer is supposed to taste and smell.

We've opened 3 so far, the first was the worst, 2nd was better but I didn't really enjoy it, 3rd was another drainpour.

 

[eb1]

I assume this is b2 Cherry Gose you guys are talking about? I didn't have b2, but loved b1.

 

[wethorseblanket]

yeah, b2. i remember b1 being pretty great.

 

[RyanG1]

Learned not to sit on any De Garde bottles. So cracked the recent batch? of Petite Peche. Very good! Signature tartness without over blowing it and lots of fruit. Peaches I presume

 

[dimensionx]

I agree, but apparently the beer hasn't aged well. I haven't tried it in ages so I'll have to give it a go sometime soon and see how it's doing.

Rumours of this beer's demise have been greatly exaggerated. I cracked a B1 The Peach on Thanksgiving and it was great. The cognac had mostly faded but the peach flavor was delicious.

 

[wuntrikpony]

Question about Lee Kriek batches. The b1 was a bottle that I recall having back in the summer of 2014 and enjoying but not being blown away with. Then on two different occasions in 2015 I had a bottle of Lee Kriek onsite at DG that was just insane. It tasted as if the ABV had been increased as well, although I could be mistaken. Trying to track down that bottle now and noticed there was an ABV difference between the two batches on untappd, but apparently the b1 was higher.

Just trying to figure out how to identify the batches.

degardebrewing ?

 

[m4ttj0nes]

Question about Lee Kriek batches. The b1 was a bottle that I recall having back in the summer of 2014 and enjoying but not being blown away with. Then on two different occasions in 2015 I had a bottle of Lee Kriek onsite at DG that was just insane. It tasted as if the ABV had been increased as well, although I could be mistaken. Trying to track down that bottle now and noticed there was an ABV difference between the two batches on untappd, but apparently the b1 was higher.

Just trying to figure out how to identify the batches.

degardebrewing ?

b1 is 8.4 abv, and font is larger on label.

 

[eb1]

Question about Lee Kriek batches. The b1 was a bottle that I recall having back in the summer of 2014 and enjoying but not being blown away with. Then on two different occasions in 2015 I had a bottle of Lee Kriek onsite at DG that was just insane. It tasted as if the ABV had been increased as well, although I could be mistaken. Trying to track down that bottle now and noticed there was an ABV difference between the two batches on untappd, but apparently the b1 was higher.

Just trying to figure out how to identify the batches.

degardebrewing ?

Trade you a b2 Lee Kriek for Lente...

 

[wuntrikpony]

Trade you a b2 Lee Kriek for Lente...

 

[eb1]

North Carolina has ruined you.

 

[degardebrewing]

Question about Lee Kriek batches. The b1 was a bottle that I recall having back in the summer of 2014 and enjoying but not being blown away with. Then on two different occasions in 2015 I had a bottle of Lee Kriek onsite at DG that was just insane. It tasted as if the ABV had been increased as well, although I could be mistaken. Trying to track down that bottle now and noticed there was an ABV difference between the two batches on untappd, but apparently the b1 was higher.

Just trying to figure out how to identify the batches.

degardebrewing ?

b1 is 8.4 abv, and font is larger on label.

This, and to further clarify, lower abv. for batch two as I recall. Glad you dug it. I liked #2 better as well, though we may be in the minority.

 

[wuntrikpony]

This, and to further clarify, lower abv. for batch two as I recall. Glad you dug it. I liked #2 better as well, though we may be in the minority.

It had this pluminess to it that I didn't get from b1. Just a rad beer. Thanks!

 

[waltersrj]

Busy with the kid, turns one on Sunday. Miss my PDX guys, I'll be down over thanksgiving to hike Mt. Hood and hit up Upright/Great Notion and Screen Door of course!

Screen Door brunch is unreal.

 

[waltersrj]

Learned not to sit on any De Garde bottles. So cracked the recent batch? of Petite Peche. Very good! Signature tartness without over blowing it and lots of fruit. Peaches I presume

DG bottles not aging well?

 

[Shmeal]

That beer does not age well if you ask me.


I think the darker berry beers that they make age like champions though.

 

[waltersrj]

Anyone try The Numbers recently? I assume this should age well.

 

[wethorseblanket]

Anyone try The Numbers recently? I assume this should age well.

I have one that I basically forgot about. Haven't tried it yet. Need to drink soon.

 

[Crusian]

Linsey is also not a fan of people who spell her name wrong.

You know... I thought about that when I wrote it. I thought she had a different spelling, and I didnt want to piss her off, so I looked it up.
http://archive.brewingnews.com/publication/index.php?i=170852&m=&l=&p=28&pre=&ver=html5#{"page":28,"issue_id":170852}

Thanks brewing news. Lol

 

[RyanG1]

DG bottles not aging well?

To be fair I don't age anything. Refrigerator = cellar and wife yells at me when there are too many beers

 

[Crusian]

Anyone going to dg today, tomorrow, etc...
Hit me up, will share some wicked weed and an ad idem I just got in nc...

I love that they have a keg of get radical! I'd love to hear the story behind that. Brandon and Simon are great guys!!

 

[selbyg]

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I'll go ahead and assume I will see most of you December 16th

 

[w_klon]

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I'll go ahead and assume I will see most of you December 16th

Most will be waiting in line begrudgingly... in the rain...

But more importantly, will these last until New Years when I'm in town?