Official Holy Mountain Thread

[gregkoko]

Searching for one now. If I don't find one I'm sending you my only one.

Nah nah nah. Don't send me your only one. Please. I got plenty of glasses. Just a Twin Peaks lovin homie.

I'm also moving soon and don't need more **** to pack

 

[NAD1983]

Nah nah nah. Don't send me your only one. Please. I got plenty of glasses. Just a Twin Peaks lovin homie.

I'm also moving soon and don't need more **** to pack

That was easy! Want me to wait until you're settled at your new place to send?

 

[gregkoko]

That was easy! Want me to wait until you're settled at your new place to send?

Damn you legit already found one? SRS if it's yours I don't want it. Otherwise yeah, I'll send you a label when we're all moved in. Sometime mid-late Sept. Thanks dude!

Looks like I'm holding on to my White Lodge Reserve a little longer so I can proper that ish.

 

[NAD1983]

Damn you legit already found one?

I don't **** when it comes to repaying my debts. Plus I had an extra Kitty Bu looking for a new home

 

[gregkoko]

I don't **** when it comes to repaying my debts. Plus I had an extra Kitty Bu looking for a new home

 

[chongcheesol]

 

[chongcheesol]

Opened up coconut Midnight Still last night. Straight fire. Base beer had so much barrel. Coconut was tsstefully done as well. Zero complaints

 

[user 305169]

Opened up coconut Midnight Still last night. Straight fire. Base beer had so much barrel. Coconut was tsstefully done as well. Zero complaints

Got to try it on tap at the brewery the other day. We just moved here so it's my first time trying their stouts and, uhh, wow. Had to change my pants halfway through. Incredibly good.

 

[user 305169]

Tomorrow (FRIDAY 9/8) at 12noon, we'll be releasing cans of Second Death and Spirit Crusher.

SECOND DEATH is a Helles Style Lager brewed with 100% German Pilsner malt, lightly hopped with German Tettnang, and fermented with our favorite lager yeast. 4.8% ABV, $18/4-pack, limit 3 x 4-packs per person

SPIRIT CRUSHER is a juicy and aromatic Double IPA brewed with malted and unmalted oats, pilsner malt, and two row. Hopped with insane amounts of Simcoe, Centennial, Citra, and Mosaic. 8.5% ABV, $22/4-pack, limit 2 x 4-packs per person

Kegs of Second Death and Spirit Crusher will be on tap as well when we open at 12noon.

Though this release is on a Friday, the setup will be the same as our regular Saturday releases, with can sales available through the alley (West) entrance of the brewery. Bottles of Witchfinder as well as Spirit Crusher t-shirts will also be available in the can line.

Please NO DRINKING in line or anywhere outside of our building and please no line cutting. We also ask that everyone be mindful of any "No Parking" signs in neighboring lots as your vehicles can be towed if parked in clearly marked spaces reserved for another business.

As always, thanks for your support and we hope to see you Friday!

Guess I have Friday lunch plans now.

 

[FoudreGuy]

$40 for 8 cans. Wow.

 

[beerscenes]

$40 for 8 cans. Wow.

Hey, if you just got the Helles, it'd be $36...

...plus tax.

Math checks out.

 

[evanw1]

Just wanna clear up any confusion for would-be customers: Second Death is very clearly labeled a Hell Style Lager.

 

[DigDug1810]

$40 for 8 cans. Wow.

here in hardmore.. tired cans sets you back 48 if it's a shake for 8 cans... such is the way of it for the so called top tier craft canners...

#canculture

 

[bearsonacid1]

$18 for that Helles is blowing my mind. And I thought I've seen it all

 

[FoudreGuy]

here in hardmore.. tired cans sets you back 48 if it's a shake for 8 cans... such is the way of it for the so called top tier craft canners...

#canculture

Not sure if that makes it ok...

 

[DigDug1810]

not saying what is or isn't ok but the market bears the fruit and you are the company you keep... not surprising to see like minded breweries that collab and chill out with one another from time to time charge similar prices... HM/OH/Monkish/Tired Hands etc.

 

[NAD1983]

$5 for a pint. That's what they're charging...

It will probably be $7 on tap and that didn't require buying cans and labels or renting a canning line.

I'll gladly pay for it.

 

[FoudreGuy]

~$24.xx with tax. $6 a pint.

I could've got two six packs of Latona Crush for that much. Damn.

So where do we stop? Are we approaching $30 four packs of tallboy cans of IPA with pretty artwork stickers?

Debating whether I try to get some or just not bother. It will probably be on tap for quite a while.

 

[gregkoko]

$18 for that Helles is blowing my mind. And I thought I've seen it all

Other Half was recently charging $16 or $18 for a four pack of Helles. Noped the hell out of there. Plenty of German Helles at the grocery store

 

[DigDug1810]

~$24.xx with tax. $6 a pint.

I could've got two six packs of Latona Crush for that much. Damn.

So where do we stop? Are we approaching $30 four packs of tallboy cans of IPA with pretty artwork stickers?

Debating whether I try to get some or just not bother. It will probably be on tap for quite a while.

yeah i think for some of the spots in major areas... NYC/Philly/LA/Seattle etc.. the hopped up double/triples and whatever lactose/coconut oils/fruits/other additives will push up a bit... $25 i think was the most expensive tired hands 4 pk but there has been discussion that if they were to say can the Triple IPA Watermelon shake that they put on tap at their cafe that they most likely would have done so at near $30 for the 4 pk. They know it'll sell at that so until they don't have faith something will sell at a price point they'll keep pushing the $'s up. They are in the business of making money after all.. sure is it ethically sound to squeeze your patrons for every last possible cent.. where does the relationship start to sour or people get fed up... i don't have answers to these things...

i do know before cans were big and i visited tired hands if i got a 32oz fill of an ipa or dipa it would be like $12... i think $20 ish for a 64oz fill... now i can get 4 16oz vessels that are a bit more sturdy and retain the freshness a bit better and allows me to consume them 1 at a time 4 times versus having to consume said 32/64 oz's in a sitting or quickly so the beer didn't start to drop off.. so i was already used to paying $5/6 per 16oz serving takeaway and i still am paying that, albeit a different container. Benefits me and it benefits the brewery.

I do think people get caught up in believing that the price of a 4 pk should be less because well i can go to the store and get a 4 pk too.. the whole it's not a growler it's a can perception when really all these breweries did is put the beer in 16oz metallic growlers if you will

I know when Tired Hands opened the Ferm I paid $30 for a 64oz fill of Coffee Cherry Only VOid.. sure i was able to sample the beer before i bought it and knew that I ******* loved it so though the price was very high i was willing to pay it... often with new cans the beer hasn't been on tap before so you can't say for certain how good it'll be, you are kind of buying on reputation of the brewery and whatever style the beer is they canned.... like Gregkoko mentioned Helles.. you can buy plenty of that style in stores so paying 16/18 for a 4 pk of those is a stretch, but the fresh dipa's that these breweries create, you really are hard pressed to find such an option in a store.. so the breweries are still winning on that style/front of the market, and will continue to as that style is one where the fresher the better.... Stone did we'll with the enjoy by series when that first hit because it was the first time that a wide distro beer/ipa cared so much about the freshness... kind of shocked they haven't dipped into the NE haze craze and done a really well done NE Enjoy By... it would be easy, they have the model/distro to crush it to

who knows where things will go.. always interesting to see trends appear/disappear/fade off in the beer world.. Seems there is a push back to pills and helles etc... Suarez is doing great things right now and I know a lot of the other "it" crowd breweres are all brewing the style more and more... it's the beer drinkers drinking beer

 

[FoudreGuy]

$16-18 for a 4-pack didn't bug me at all, it's just something above $20 that makes me wonder what's going on.

 

[HolyMtn]

yeah i think for some of the spots in major areas... NYC/Philly/LA/Seattle etc.. the hopped up double/triples and whatever lactose/coconut oils/fruits/other additives will push up a bit... $25 i think was the most expensive tired hands 4 pk but there has been discussion that if they were to say can the Triple IPA Watermelon shake that they put on tap at their cafe that they most likely would have done so at near $30 for the 4 pk. They know it'll sell at that so until they don't have faith something will sell at a price point they'll keep pushing the $'s up. They are in the business of making money after all.. sure is it ethically sound to squeeze your patrons for every last possible cent.. where does the relationship start to sour or people get fed up... i don't have answers to these things...

i do know before cans were big and i visited tired hands if i got a 32oz fill of an ipa or dipa it would be like $12... i think $20 ish for a 64oz fill... now i can get 4 16oz vessels that are a bit more sturdy and retain the freshness a bit better and allows me to consume them 1 at a time 4 times versus having to consume said 32/64 oz's in a sitting or quickly so the beer didn't start to drop off.. so i was already used to paying $5/6 per 16oz serving takeaway and i still am paying that, albeit a different container. Benefits me and it benefits the brewery.

I do think people get caught up in believing that the price of a 4 pk should be less because well i can go to the store and get a 4 pk too.. the whole it's not a growler it's a can perception when really all these breweries did is put the beer in 16oz metallic growlers if you will

I know when Tired Hands opened the Ferm I paid $30 for a 64oz fill of Coffee Cherry Only VOid.. sure i was able to sample the beer before i bought it and knew that I ******* loved it so though the price was very high i was willing to pay it... often with new cans the beer hasn't been on tap before so you can't say for certain how good it'll be, you are kind of buying on reputation of the brewery and whatever style the beer is they canned.... like Gregkoko mentioned Helles.. you can buy plenty of that style in stores so paying 16/18 for a 4 pk of those is a stretch, but the fresh dipa's that these breweries create, you really are hard pressed to find such an option in a store.. so the breweries are still winning on that style/front of the market, and will continue to as that style is one where the fresher the better.... Stone did we'll with the enjoy by series when that first hit because it was the first time that a wide distro beer/ipa cared so much about the freshness... kind of shocked they haven't dipped into the NE haze craze and done a really well done NE Enjoy By... it would be easy, they have the model/distro to crush it to

who knows where things will go.. always interesting to see trends appear/disappear/fade off in the beer world.. Seems there is a push back to pills and helles etc... Suarez is doing great things right now and I know a lot of the other "it" crowd breweres are all brewing the style more and more... it's the beer drinkers drinking beer

i completely agree with people thinking a 4pk should be sold at super market pricing. 5.50 for a pint of super fresh IPA, and 4.50 for a pint of super fresh Helles using the best German malt we can get, that is naturally conditioned and was lagered for almost 6 weeks. Agreed Saurez is doing awesome stuff. We're about to hit our three year mark of production next week, but brewing lager was always in the plans, and we brewed one within a couple of months after getting started. It's a labor of love,and being able to properly can these is a dream and goal I've had for years, and we're working on being able to make more. I feel we do it correctly and give it the time it needs.Our lagers are completely babied by everyone that works here. There are some offered up, that I know for a fact are turn and burn beers (just a couple of weeks from start to finish). Anyway, these will both be on tap as well. Cans or not, I think they're both pretty tasty and worth having a glass of.

 

[Tooch4321]

i completely agree with people thinking a 4pk should be sold at super market pricing. 5.50 for a pint of super fresh IPA, and 4.50 for a pint of super fresh Helles using the best German malt we can get, that is naturally conditioned and was lagered for almost 6 weeks. Agreed Saurez is doing awesome stuff. We're about to hit our three year mark of production next week, but brewing lager was always in the plans, and we brewed one within a couple of months after getting started. It's a labor of love,and being able to properly can these is a dream and goal I've had for years, and we're working on being able to make more. I feel we do it correctly and give it the time it needs.Our lagers are completely babied by everyone that works here. There are some offered up, that I know for a fact are turn and burn beers (just a couple of weeks from start to finish). Anyway, these will both be on tap as well. Cans or not, I think they're both pretty tasty and worth having a glass of.

You can always send a 4-pk out here to Chicago, I still dream of your ESB, I have no doubt the Helles is just as good!

 

[FoudreGuy]

i completely agree with people thinking a 4pk should be sold at super market pricing. 5.50 for a pint of super fresh IPA, and 4.50 for a pint of super fresh Helles using the best German malt we can get, that is naturally conditioned and was lagered for almost 6 weeks. Agreed Saurez is doing awesome stuff. We're about to hit our three year mark of production next week, but brewing lager was always in the plans, and we brewed one within a couple of months after getting started. It's a labor of love,and being able to properly can these is a dream and goal I've had for years, and we're working on being able to make more. I feel we do it correctly and give it the time it needs.Our lagers are completely babied by everyone that works here. There are some offered up, that I know for a fact are turn and burn beers (just a couple of weeks from start to finish). Anyway, these will both be on tap as well. Cans or not, I think they're both pretty tasty and worth having a glass of.

Totally fair explanation and I have no doubt you'll sell these babies pretty quickly. It's just always interesting to think about what the market will accept before we reach "peak beer."

Anyways, I've got a lot of work to do and I should focus on that. Maybe if there are any cans left when I go home around 2pm I'll stop by. It's been a while since we've had a Friday afternoon HM release and the Seattle beer scene is quite different now.

 

[Scalzo]

You can always send a 4-pk out here to Chicago

 

[ggfunk]

i completely agree with people thinking a 4pk should be sold at super market pricing. 5.50 for a pint of super fresh IPA, and 4.50 for a pint of super fresh Helles using the best German malt we can get, that is naturally conditioned and was lagered for almost 6 weeks. Agreed Saurez is doing awesome stuff. We're about to hit our three year mark of production next week, but brewing lager was always in the plans, and we brewed one within a couple of months after getting started. It's a labor of love,and being able to properly can these is a dream and goal I've had for years, and we're working on being able to make more. I feel we do it correctly and give it the time it needs.Our lagers are completely babied by everyone that works here. There are some offered up, that I know for a fact are turn and burn beers (just a couple of weeks from start to finish). Anyway, these will both be on tap as well. Cans or not, I think they're both pretty tasty and worth having a glass of.

If you end up with too much, just send 'em on down I-5.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Grabbed a 4 pack of Spirit Crusher. Took about 20 minutes waiting in line, getting there at 12:30 or so. Heard there were 100 people or so before opening.

Lots of Helles left, should last a while. Spirit Crusher maybe until tomorrow?

 

[user 305169]

i completely agree with people thinking a 4pk should be sold at super market pricing. 5.50 for a pint of super fresh IPA, and 4.50 for a pint of super fresh Helles using the best German malt we can get, that is naturally conditioned and was lagered for almost 6 weeks. Agreed Saurez is doing awesome stuff. We're about to hit our three year mark of production next week, but brewing lager was always in the plans, and we brewed one within a couple of months after getting started. It's a labor of love,and being able to properly can these is a dream and goal I've had for years, and we're working on being able to make more. I feel we do it correctly and give it the time it needs.Our lagers are completely babied by everyone that works here. There are some offered up, that I know for a fact are turn and burn beers (just a couple of weeks from start to finish). Anyway, these will both be on tap as well. Cans or not, I think they're both pretty tasty and worth having a glass of.

If you guys can consistently produce something like Spirit Crusher, I'll be tripping over myself to hand you $22 for a 4-pack. ******* amazing.

 

[evanw1]

Best. Hell. Lager. Ever.

(In all seriousness tho, really damn tasty. To hell w/ people that don't appreciate classic beer styles. I'll drink what they don't want.)

 

[coldstorage]

I hope some biter bay area brewery starts making Helles now. lovely stuff