Let’s talk Dirty Horse

[Jnorton00]

So 270L after 30 years on oak? Urbs must have one really big garage.

 

[Jnorton00]

So 270L after 30 years on oak? Urbs must have one really big garage.

I'll gladly take those "sketchy" dirty horse bottles off your hands if you think they're not legit.

 

[tendermorsel]

No idea where the og dirty horse bottle count came from either.

 

[cedromar]

No idea where the og dirty horse bottle count came from either.

I have two bottles of 100% 83 DH. There’s a bottle count of 100 on them. I have one bottle of the blend that is a 250 bottle count. So that’s where I’m getting my numbers.

 

[cedromar]

I'll gladly take those "sketchy" dirty horse bottles off your hands if you think they're not legit.

They’re ‘legit’ in that they came directly from Struise. What I doubt is legit is Urbs whole origin story and mythos behind Dirty Horse.

 

[Jnorton00]

They’re ‘legit’ in that they came directly from Struise. What I doubt is legit is Urbs whole origin story and mythos behind Dirty Horse.

Who knows, I say just enjoy the story and enjoy the beers.

 

[tehzachatak]

I’m mostly just extremely triggered here by the number of people who have had 83 dirty horse which was my biggest personal whale when I first got into beer and thought everything was obtainable.

My fault for not going to Ebs during the glory years of the fest....

 

[Jnorton00]

I’m mostly just extremely triggered here by the number of people who have had 83 dirty horse which was my biggest personal whale when I first got into beer and thought everything was obtainable.

My fault for not going to Ebs during the glory years of the fest....

The glory years are forever.

 

[RyanG1]

Totes in 4 sum Ebs and Urbs

 

[cedromar]

I’m mostly just extremely triggered here by the number of people who have had 83 dirty horse which was my biggest personal whale when I first got into beer and thought everything was obtainable.

My fault for not going to Ebs during the glory years of the fest....

If you’re tight with Chris, I’m sure he still has bottles and would more than likely open one. He gave us folks that poured at his first night of the great thirst full 12oz pours of it so it’s not as though he’s not overly generous.

 

[brian4beer]

I miss Photekut

Wait, what happened to Photekut?

 

[stupac2]

Wait, what happened to Photekut?

Posted a bad trade, tried to like his own post, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

 

[capnmike]

Wait, what happened to Photekut?

 

[garuda1]

Posted a bad trade, tried to like his own post, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

I’m guessing he was the only person that liked it?

 

[brian4beer]

Posted a bad trade, tried to like his own post, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

He posted a bad trade offer or was a bad trader? Just seems ironic or maybe I am missing something??

 

[Gonzoillini1]

He posted a bad trade offer or was a bad trader? Just seems ironic or maybe I am missing something??

 

[JulianB1]

He posted a bad trade offer or was a bad trader? Just seems ironic or maybe I am missing something??

It's a joke, he had some personal stuff going on and asked Gene to deactivate his account so that he wouldn't be tempted to spend as much time on here. There's details in RTT somewhere and also here:

https://www.talkbeer.com/community/threads/photekut.41737/

 

[brian4beer]

missing something indeed. likely time for me to follow suit. I will see myself out.

 

[Bill2]

I can confidently state that the keg at Eb's was the best cherry beverage I've ever tried, and I've had Statement Reserve.

I just pinged a few relevant parties who may or may not chime in. I was happy to hear some 1978 was found, but not really surprised at the notion. I'm sure he had many brew days over many years.

 

[beerindex]

So somehow after nearly 30 years, Urbs had a barrel with 250L of beer still sitting in it. How big was Chris’ keg? Because between that, the 250 750mL bottles of 90/10 blend, there’s still another 100 750mL bottles of 100% ‘83 DH.

Maybe they can rebrew the OG Earthmonk with Hardy yeast so it will be good again.

Don't forget that it showed up one year at Mikkeller's festival in Copenhagen.

 

[Bill2]

There are multiple iterations of DH over multiple years, among many other barrels, stored in the tunnels of the old farm.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Let's be honest: the myth is much more interesting than whatever the facts amount to regarding Dirty Horse. If this thread culminated in the definitive, unassailable Dirty Horse story, complete with timelines and family trees, that would be the end of the Dirty Horse story.

I would say that, for many of us, what continues to make beer interesting long after becoming jaded on trading and what accounts for current craft beer trends are that there are still weird 1+1=3ish stories like Dirty Horse. We'll never get the full story from the horse's mouth, of course, because there's nothing for Urbs to gain by unraveling the mystery even if he could remember all of these minute details that only we give a **** about. And thank goodness for that, because what would be left to talk about?

 

[Saind]

 

[BadJustin]

 

[stakem1]

ok. so lets put this topic to bed now that DH is being rebrewed and its not being kept a secret

in before its not as good as the original and apples ruin everything