OFFICIAL De Garde + Tillamook County Thread!

[teddyarrowhead]

Re: Ferment - get anything with lamb. Thank me later.

 

[libbey]

Also probably doing a rafting day if anyone has tips on that. I don't know **** about rafting or Hood River!

100% cross the river to the WA side and look into running the White Salmon. Also a great brewpub in town called Everybody’s Brewing.

 

[user 306349]

public service announcement

 

[BeerandNoise]

Going to Tillamook tomorrow and unfortunately De Garde won't be open. Anyone know if there's a local spot that gets any bottles from them? Also, hoping to see whales.

 

[BadJustin]

Also, hoping to see whales.

1/2 of that already taken care of man.

Yes, I’ve posted this in 3 places, no I don’t ******* care and yeah, on beer. Today sucked.

 

[BeerandNoise]

1/2 of that already taken care of man.

Yes, I’ve posted this in 3 places, no I don’t ******* care and yeah, on beer. Today sucked.

\I intended this type:

But, wouldn't complain about bottlez either. (Though, I hope that bottle has still held up)

 

[BadJustin]

\I intended this type:

But, wouldn't complain about bottlez either. (Though, I hope that bottle has still held up)

I posted it in the Keepers group on FB and multiple members here said it's banging, still.

 

[andrewdrinks]

if you stay near Tillamook, this place is amazing. stayed here a few years ago for Labor Day and I think I've seen the recommendation passed around on this board a few times. excellent spot for a group.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/23573443?s=51

Booked this place on the basis of this recommendation... it’s brilliant, I am up on the top floor deck looking at the sea and working through some Fort George cans, I intend to sauna it off tomorrow then hit up DG. Great shout.

 

[ggfunk]

Any of you degenerates going to be there on the 3rd?

 

[user 306349]

Any of you degenerates going to be there on the 3rd?

in for Friday

 

[MattyPrize]

no

 

[coach1]

I'll be there on the 4th with leftoverburrito and some of the non-TB Salem crew.

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

Any of you degenerates going to be there on the 3rd?

Going to try to do either day if I can get 2 tickets...

ISO: 2 Tickets

 

[benbikes4beer]

Booked this place on the basis of this recommendation... it’s brilliant, I am up on the top floor deck looking at the sea and working through some Fort George cans, I intend to sauna it off tomorrow then hit up DG. Great shout.

that house has seen some **** lemme tell ya.

 

[teddyarrowhead]

in for Friday

that house has seen some **** lemme tell ya.

Don't use a blacklight on the steam room?

 

[JonathanAmes]

I’ve used that steam room.

 

[benbikes4beer]

I don't wanna know about anything black light related. Plenty of blacked out related though!

On the real though, some great memories and new friendships made there. Kinda miss the old dG party days.

 

[amk1]

Any of you degenerates going to be there on the 3rd?

I don't wanna know about anything black light related. Plenty of blacked out related though!

On the real though, some great memories and new friendships made there. Kinda miss the old dG party days.

I definitely miss those old party days too. I haven't had a chance to spend time at dG in awhile so I am looking forward to this party (even if it will be very, very quick).

 

[ggfunk]

Monday's online release:

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

I definitely miss those old party days too. I haven't had a chance to spend time at dG in awhile so I am looking forward to this party (even if it will be very, very quick).

The first year parties with bottle sharing were badonculars amounts of fun.

Friend from Northern New York confirmed she bought a flight out for her 3-0 landing hot Saturday morning if anyone might be able to help me find her a ticket. Cya’s on the 4th.

 

[leftoverburrito]

Cya’s on the 4th.

 

[BadJustin]

Can any one of you fine Keepers shoot me a list of the entirety of year 1? I still have bottles at my buddy Finn's house and I am not exactly sure which. TIA!

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

View attachment 6468

 

[libbey]

Can any one of you fine Keepers shoot me a list of the entirety of year 1? I still have bottles at my buddy Finn's house and I am not exactly sure which. TIA!

From a post on BA:

the lily
imperial vin bu
port barrel biere de garde
imperial plum bu
unblended connak
cherry rum bu
belle ensemble
corbeau noir

 

[ggfunk]

Oh man Cherry Rum Bu.

So good.

 

[ggfunk]

Anniversary Releases:

The Kriek
$18.00 - Limit 2
The Armagandias
$18.00 - Limit 2
The Madimandias
$18.00 - Limit 2
The Broken Truck
$20.00 - Limit 2
The Anniversary
$24.00 - Limit 2

Total for bottles is $196.00, cash only.

 

[JCastle1]

port barrel biere de garde

Hmmm... I was in that first year and don't remember this one. Did it have a different name?

 

[ggfunk]

Hmmm... I was in that first year and don't remember this one. Did it have a different name?

This I think?

https://untappd.com/b/de-garde-brewing-biere-de-garde-port-barrel/669384

 

[JCastle1]

This I think?

https://untappd.com/b/de-garde-brewing-biere-de-garde-port-barrel/669384

I definitely didn't have this one.

 

[user 306349]

Hello Premier Keepers,

At long last we are announcing your 2018/2019 Premier Keepers Magnum bottles! These can be picked up starting June 1st, the beginning of Quarter 4 and continuing through August 31st.

The Maison

You're probably familiar with this beer. It's one of our favorite beers to blend and share, and a fantastic representation of our local yeast and bacteria, the reasons why we have our brewery in this specific area.

The Maison draws a huge amount of inspiration, as with most of our beers, from Belgian Lambic brewing traditions and specifically Gueuze. It is always a blend of three different years of mature barrels, with an average age of two years in oak. This particularly lovely composition was bottled in July of 2018, and has been maturing gracefully since bottling in a cool and dark corner of our brewery. We believe that it has reached a peak readiness for enjoyment at nearly a year in bottle, though it can age gracefully for many years to come because of the composition and the large format. Decisions will have to be made.

Whenever you choose to open the bottle, we hope you enjoy it in good company and cheer. Perhaps, with friends and loved ones. Or, have a decadent afternoon sipping solo. Preferably in the sun.

The Serine: Keepers Reserve

For this last Premier Keepers release, we bottled a particularly delightful blend of mature spontaneous beer that was refermented with Syrah grapes from a favorite Southern Oregon vineyard. It is an incredibly small packaged quantity, and we are excited to share it exclusively with you, and exclusively in large format.

To make this beer, we tasted through numerous oak barrels that had been aging for a minimum of one year, and determined a harmonious and complementary composition to transfer into secondary oak tank with the excellent grapes from last year's harvest. After refermentation with the grapes, this was transferred into a third round of oak barrels for further maturation, aging and evolution. Finally, we transferred this new composition to blending tank, and blended in a bit more mature beer from old barrels to get the desired vinous grape intensity, complexity and acid balance.

While we will likely have two other Syrah grape spontaneous blends this year, this one was blended for you exclusively, and at a greater average age of the components. We also targeted a moderate level of carbonation, as we believe that for this blend it particularly benefits the overall complexity and vinous nature. It is delightfully funky, vibrantly fruity and vinous, and a composition that we are quite proud of. It has patiently matured for well over two years in oak, and is ready to enjoy now or continue maturing and evolving for quite some time to come.

Cheers,
The de Garde Team