Official Afterthought Brewing Company Thread

[Treebs]

Now that Afterthought Brewing is officially open for business a big shout out and congrats is due to Thorpe429! First commercial event was a rousing success and I've got some some test batches to drink. Can't wait to dive into more of them!

Facebook page: Afterthought Brewing Co

Instagram: Afterthought Brewing Co


Test batch for Saison Amer: Galaxy. Blonde Saison hopped with Galaxy hops.



Perfect golden clear pour. Nose is candied lemon and tropical fruit. Absolutely insane taste. Bursting with notes of passion fruit and light lemongrass, subtle tartness. Mild funk with a drying finish. Light cracker malt backbone to give it some body. Mouthfeel is spot on. Super clean and crushable. Absolutely delicious.

Can't wait to get into my other bottles and the first commercial bottle release coming soon! Congrats again Mike!

 

[hamberder]

Awesome! Congrats Thorpe429!!!

 

[vav1]

*rousing

 

[rmalinowski4]

Can't wait for bottles.

 

[Treebs]

Test batch of Saison Amer : Nelson Sauvin



Great golden pour, more lemon rind and citrus on the nose than the Galaxy version. More tartness and lemongrass on taste with a subtle white grape note from the Nelson Sauvin. Clean and crisp. Super crushable of course.

Another winner!

 

[daniel1]

Make with the membership already!

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Want

 

[Thorpe]

For those of you not following on Facebook, a small run of bottles should be released in the next 3-4 weeks. Beers will be:

• Saison Avec: Passion Fruit -- Blonde mixed fermentation saison fermented in virgin oak with passion fruit.
• Saison Meer: Gin Barrel -- Blonde mixed fermentation saison fermented in gin barrels.
• Saison Avec: Gin Barrel & Yuzu -- Same as above but further aged with yuzu puree.

 

[ASUBeer]

For those of you not following on Facebook, a small run of bottles should be released in the next 3-4 weeks. Beers will be:

• Saison Avec: Passion Fruit -- Blonde mixed fermentation saison fermented in virgin oak with passion fruit.
• Saison Meer: Gin Barrel -- Blonde mixed fermentation saison fermented in gin barrels.
• Saison Avec: Gin Barrel & Yuzu -- Same as above but further aged with yuzu puree.

Gin barrel saisons. My man.

Congrats. Those all sound amazing.

 

[lb304854]

For those of you not following on Facebook, a small run of bottles should be released in the next 3-4 weeks. Beers will be:

• Saison Avec: Passion Fruit -- Blonde mixed fermentation saison fermented in virgin oak with passion fruit.
• Saison Meer: Gin Barrel -- Blonde mixed fermentation saison fermented in gin barrels.
• Saison Avec: Gin Barrel & Yuzu -- Same as above but further aged with yuzu puree.

Gin Barrel AND Yuzu. FML I need that.

 

[tehzachatak]

Make with the membership already!

This. I need a shipping option

 

[danidavid]

For those of you not following on Facebook, a small run of bottles should be released in the next 3-4 weeks. Beers will be:

• Saison Avec: Passion Fruit -- Blonde mixed fermentation saison fermented in virgin oak with passion fruit.
• Saison Meer: Gin Barrel -- Blonde mixed fermentation saison fermented in gin barrels.
• Saison Avec: Gin Barrel & Yuzu -- Same as above but further aged with yuzu puree.

I need this inside of me

 

[L3MI1]

I'll add that everything was tasty at the beer cellar event. House blend of microbes and a focus on saison.

Biere de Pieces #1 was legit. If I remember correctly it was a blend of saison meer, saison meer gin barrel, and the apricot saison.

Looking forward to the future of afterthought!

 

[Thorpe]

I'll add that everything was tasty at the beer cellar event. House blend of microbes and a focus on saison.

Biere de Pieces #1 was legit. If I remember correctly it was a blend of saison meer, saison meer gin barrel, and the apricot saison.

Looking forward to the future of afterthought!

Thanks! That's correct on the blend. Biere de Pieces #1 will be made again and bottled. Probably late summer or early fall since I can't make the apricot portion again until I can get my hands on some fruit.

 

[Gus13]

So awesome! Can't wait to try some!

 

[Treebs]

Test batch of Saison Avec : Watermelon



Watermelon jolly rancher, light tartness. Underlying lemon grass and citrus. Juicy and slightly bitter.
Light and crisp mouthfeel, dry finish.

Perfect beer for 80+ degrees.

 

[RyanG1]

Woah! These sound awesome. Congratulation Thorpe429

 

[PHBoiler]

Test batch of Saison Avec : Watermelon



Watermelon jolly rancher, light tartness. Underlying lemon grass and citrus. Juicy and slightly bitter.
Light and crisp mouthfeel, dry finish.

Perfect beer for 80+ degrees.

Repeat everything he said. The level of watermelon flavor while still retaining traditional Saison flavors is impressive. I haven't had this much watermelon in a beverage since we dropped jolly ranchers in Zima back in college.

 

[Iliketurtles]

Was fortunate to get to try some Afterthought test batches last night. They were all great, but the Apricot & Citra Saison Avec was superb. Congrats Thorpe.

 

[Gus13]

Fantastic stuff! Thanks for sharing it Thorpe!

Very nice nose of fruit, lactic tartness and bready malt. Flavor is again fruity with a touch of spiciness and some great citrus finishing. Just a crusher.

Saison Meer

 

[Treebs]

 

[daniel1]

 

[More Betterness]

Perma ISO.. Srs

 

[BoatsAndHoes]

Gin barrel beers?!?

I've only tried the watermelon saison and that was great

 

[danidavid]

Dangit of course I'm out of town that weekend

 

[Thorpe]

Gin barrel beers?!?

I've only tried the watermelon saison and that was great

I'll be making as many gin barrel beers as I can. Always looking for more Midwestern gin barrels so anyone let me know if they have any leads!

Dangit of course I'm out of town that weekend

If it's any consolation, I plan to make all three of these on a fairly-regular basis, gin barrel availability allowing.

 

[danidavid]

I'll be making as many gin barrel beers as I can. Always looking for more Midwestern gin barrels so anyone let me know if they have any leads!



If it's any consolation, I plan to make all three of these on a fairly-regular basis, gin barrel availability allowing.

That's a great consolation! Congrats again brother and can't wait to try some of these brews

 

[mjohnson171]

I'll be making as many gin barrel beers as I can. Always looking for more Midwestern gin barrels so anyone let me know if they have any leads!



If it's any consolation, I plan to make all three of these on a fairly-regular basis, gin barrel availability allowing.

This is exactly why I'm all-in!

 

[ChaQuiseman]

Is the Beer Cellar the only location seeing bottles for this release, or will there be any distribution closer to Chicago? I'm a self proclaimed saison **** and I'd love to give some of these a try, but getting to Glen Ellyn is a bit of a stretch given my packed schedule lately.

 

[Thorpe]

Is the Beer Cellar the only location seeing bottles for this release, or will there be any distribution closer to Chicago? I'm a self proclaimed saison **** and I'd love to give some of these a try, but getting to Glen Ellyn is a bit of a stretch given my packed schedule lately.

Only Beer Cellar for this one. Potentially some bottles in Chicago for future release but the vast majority will stay in the Western Suburbs as close to us as possible.