Official Transient Artisan Ales Thread

[PHBoiler]

The new Betise was a bourbon bomb out of a tulip glass. Huge flavor as well. Not a bad thing, but that'd be a beer I'd share with a big group. 4 oz is plenty. Much more tart than the last batch too. I'll be laying that one down for a bit.

The color on that Blackberry Maigre was beautiful. I liked the hoppy saison quite a bit, and my buddies were all about the tart saison even moreso than Cuvier. I thought the oak rounded things out nicely for Cuvier.

What a nice Sunday though. Great layout. Great flow/vibe. I broke records for meeting new internet friends at this one. Kicked things off with sleuthdog Lognar & jakeox then met mjohnson17 for my first lambic basket experience. Shared some beers and BS with Rizdac & Ryan from ABV Chicago along with ClCardinal84. I tried yelling tinypyramids across the barrels but he couldn't hear me and I had to finish off the Saison du Fermier myself. Probably saw other folks too but those were confirmed TBers. I did finally get a taste of that cherry soda as my buddy blended some with Ardent, which was quite tasty.

By the time we got over to Beer Temple things couldn't have been smoother. Snagged another Buckley while I was there along with what I bought online. The detour over to Honey Butter Friend Chicken on the way was key. That place lived up to the hype. It's good to pick up a Chicagoan to guide you around and find those key spots. Cheers to all. These releases are easily the high point for craft beer meetups in Chicago.

 

[tinypyramids1]

The new Betise was a bourbon bomb out of a tulip glass. Huge flavor as well. Not a bad thing, but that'd be a beer I'd share with a big group. 4 oz is plenty. Much more tart than the last batch too. I'll be laying that one down for a bit.

The color on that Blackberry Maigre was beautiful. I liked the hoppy saison quite a bit, and my buddies were all about the tart saison even moreso than Cuvier. I thought the oak rounded things out nicely for Cuvier.

What a nice Sunday though. Great layout. Great flow/vibe. I broke records for meeting new internet friends at this one. Kicked things off with sleuthdog Lognar & jakeox then met mjohnson17 for my first lambic basket experience. Shared some beers and BS with Rizdac & Ryan from ABV Chicago along with ClCardinal84. I tried yelling tinypyramids across the barrels but he couldn't hear me and I had to finish off the Saison du Fermier myself. Probably saw other folks too but those were confirmed TBers. I did finally get a taste of that cherry soda as my buddy blended some with Ardent, which was quite tasty.

By the time we got over to Beer Temple things couldn't have been smoother. Snagged another Buckley while I was there along with what I bought online. The detour over to Honey Butter Friend Chicken on the way was key. That place lived up to the hype. It's good to pick up a Chicagoan to guide you around and find those key spots. Cheers to all. These releases are easily the high point for craft beer meetups in Chicago.

i saw you carrying that fermier...but i had no idea you were a TBer, and my apologies for not hearing you

 

[PHBoiler]

i saw you carrying that fermier...but i had no idea you were a TBer, and my apologies for not hearing you

Much sadness. I gave it two yells of tinypyramids before the people around me were like WTF is this guy talking about. I blame my lack of TalkBeer tshirt. I have no idea what depth of the laundry that shirt is at, but it hasn't been seen in weeks. Hopefully it didn't get packed on the storage POD.

 

[SecretSquirrel]

without looking thru old emails what's in the growler again?

 

[tinypyramids1]

without looking thru old emails what's in the growler again?

unfruited maigre. it's bottle conditioned so it should last for a minute, unlike the last growler.

 

[phishwhalez]

If you didn't renew at the event (forgot the checkbook), should we be expecting an email?

 

[nsh221]

I will add my voice to those that had a great time and thought everything was run well on sunday. 3 glasses of blackberry maigre, just couldn't get enough. ardent was great, buckley and betise were good and couldn't stick around for later tappings. and that cherry soda. part of what makes it great for me is that it tastes like cherries, as opposed to what everything that is described as "cherry flavor" tastes like.

Pretty sure i saw howard stern in a green hoody, but at the time i thought "did someone on tb say that weird al was gonna be here?" then i figured it out when i got home. mychalg9 looked me up so thanks for that. beer temple was great, given the number of us gibronis showing up. pretty sure everyone i saw in there i also saw at aquanaut. and i had lunch at reno pizza after beer temple which was excellent.

 

[sidetracked]

If you didn't renew at the event (forgot the checkbook), should we be expecting an email?

The person running the renewal table said yes.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Yep, Renewal Guy said that to me too.

I mean who carries a checkbook?

 

[disapowzment]

without looking thru old emails what's in the growler again?

I texted Chris today as I was finally putting stuff away and he laughed at me and asked why I didn't read the email haha. I told him and I quote "TL;DR"

 

[SecretSquirrel]

Yep, Renewal Guy said that to me too.

I mean who carries a checkbook?

cash is King

 

[tinypyramids1]

article about transient in the reader: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleade...san-ales-makes-slow-beer-that-sells-out-quick

most interesting info in the article are fancy labels (a la cherry pentameter / blackberry maigre) for apricot ardent and mention of salarium and maigre variants hitting distro soon.

 

[ClCardinal84]

article about transient in the reader: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleade...san-ales-makes-slow-beer-that-sells-out-quick

most interesting info in the article are fancy labels (a la cherry pentameter / blackberry maigre) for apricot ardent and mention of salarium and maigre variants hitting distro soon.

Renewal e-mails sent out this afternoon also.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Invoice paid. Bring me fancy glassware.

 

[SecretSquirrel]

paid in cash, no invoice needed.... everytime I say I won't renew, lol

 

[adschus]

Renewed!

 

[adschus]

Do you guys think Chris will always keep it a secret which bottles we are getting? I would like to think that eventually he will have more control over that schedule and know when which beers will be ready.

 

[sidetracked]

Do you guys think Chris will always keep it a secret which bottles we are getting? I would like to think that eventually he will have more control over that schedule and know when which beers will be ready.

The beer is ready when it's ready. There is also no guarantee something in a barrel will turn out, so rather than deal with fallout simply saying "x beers" is probably easier. Even the Bruery with a huge barrel program can't get their society beers out when they originally estimated them to be done.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

I think part of the fun of this society is getting what is ready when it's ready not following a set schedule.

 

[adschus]

I hear where you guys are coming from. Rare Barrel does a good job at keeping its beers a secret. I can't think of any others.

 

[SecretSquirrel]

just opened my growler bit of a gusher

 

[mjohnson171]

paid in cash, no invoice needed.... everytime I say I won't renew, lol

Don't lie, you just renew for the chance to see me at the parties

 

[Hopping Tiger]

just opened my growler bit of a gusher

Just did too (Hawks!). Holy crap did that thing gush. Huge gusher. There Will Be Maigre.

 

[SecretSquirrel]

Don't lie, you just renew for the chance to see me at the parties

yeah and drink your fou so I don't have to open mine

 

[tinypyramids1]

Just did too (Hawks!). Holy crap did that thing gush. Huge gusher. There Will Be Maigre.

mine gushed too. but it was delicious. both of my non-beer nerd-friends liked it too.

 

[disapowzment]

I hear where you guys are coming from. Rare Barrel does a good job at keeping its beers a secret. I can't think of any others.

You're still here................

 

[adschus]

You're still here................

For the sake of your health, you're still here??

 

[adschus]

FT: Buckley + Bark Lord
ISO: Backyard or VR

 

[ClCardinal84]

FT: Buckley + Bark Lord
ISO: Backyard or VR

No.

 

[Chest Rockwell]

FT: Buckley + Bark Lord
ISO: Backyard or VR

Wrong forum.
http://www.talkbeer.com/community/forums/guys-whats-iso-ft.6/