Rare Barrel Founder's Society

[Aaronkv]

Where were they hyping it as a public release?

 

[abecall98]

We're ready to release Impossible Soul, our 4th Ambassadors of Sour exclusive bottle release! As promised, here are all the details...

Bottle Release Details
What | Impossible Soul is a golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with tart cherries and sweet cherries. Fermented with Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus and some other special microorganisms, this blend displays notes of cherry preserves with hints of lemony tartness. At the heart of this beer lies an Impossible Soul: seductively tart, yet timidly sweet.

Impossible Soul was originally planned to be a public release, but we figured we could get $30 for this bottle instead. Around 4 months ago, we started preparing the blend for this beer and as our blenders sampled the barrels and prepared small blends, they started talking about Impossible Soul... a lot. As more of us sampled it, we started to fall harder for this beer. As Impossible Soul conditioned in the bottles, we fell even harder. While Impossible Soul wasn't originally planned to be a club release, we decided to change plans and release the bottles exclusively to you because we strive to give our Ambassadors the best beers that we possibly can. When producing sour beers, it's important to start with intent, but just as important to listen to the beers and be open to changing course. We hope you fall for this sour beer as much as we have.

Allocation | (2) bottles are included with your membership.

Additional Bottles for Purchase | Extra bottles will be available for sale online to Ambassadors beginning Tuesday, August 18th at 9AM Pacific until Wednesday, August 19th at 9AM Pacific or until bottles sell out, whichever comes first.

Quantity | Ambassadors of Sour are able to purchase (12) additional bottles online, while supplies last. The extra bottles are sold on a first come first serve basis and may sell out.

Where | Click Here if you would like to purchase additional bottles or ship your (2) bottles included with the membership on Tuesday, August 18th at 9AM Pacific.

Pricing | Each additional 750mL bottle is priced at $30 + tax (before Ambassadors discount)

Party Reminder | The release party for Impossible Soul is on Thursday, August 20th from 6PM to 10PM in the Tasting Room. This event is for Ambassadors only (+1 guest). No tickets are required, just stop by anytime during the event to enjoy some great beer and to grab some food from Standard Fare. Please bring your membership card and ID to show. Guests must also be 21+ and have a valid form of ID. Please note Ambassador pickups at this event are by advanced notification only. If you would like to pick up your beer at the event for you or someone you trustee for, please email [email protected] with Pick It Up! in the subject line by 9AM Pacific on Wednesday, August 19th.

On Tap | Impossible Soul will be available on draft in the Tasting Room starting on Thursday, August 20th.

Pickup | Membership bottles as well as extra bottles purchased online will be available for pickup in the Tasting Room beginning Thursday, August 20th (with advanced notice) and for everyone beginning Friday, August 21st. If you plan to pick up your beer or ship it at a later date, be sure to select the "pick up at brewery" option under the shipping info portion on the second page of the checkout process.

Shipping | Orders marked for shipping will be shipped on Tuesday, August 25th and should arrive starting the following day. If you have other bottles you would like to ship with this order, enter the number of extra bottles you currently have in the "Ship My Other Bottles" allocation to have them shipped all together and save money on shipping.

We will send you an email reminder on Tuesday, August 18th when bottles of Impossible Soul are available for sale online.

Cheers,

 

[RyanG1]

The Common Yet Still Expensive Barrel

 

[theLostWizard]

I could easily buy 12 extra and find willing homes for each bottle of it. A lot of people out there are really appreciative of getting RB beers.

What kind of shelf turds do you get in return?

 

[tosh1]

What kind of shelf turds do you get in return?

Depends. Last bunch I sent out I ended up with a bunch of Creature Comforts stuff.

 

[HeadytheElder]

So it is an Ambassador's only release, yet the limit on additional bottles is 12 per person at $30 a pop. Interesting. Sounds like it would be a good one to drink fresh and have another for aging.

 

[evilhead]

Ignore the membership bs and just roll in there to drink up the super special AMBASSADOR **** on draft for less $.

 

[Arbitrator]

Impossible Soul was originally planned to be a public release, but we figured we could get $30 for this bottle instead.

Did they really write that? There's something refreshing about how crassly honest their marketing and branding is.

 

[matedog]

Did they really write that? There's something refreshing about how crassly honest their marketing and branding is.

Haha, no. Originally it was: "Impossible Soul was originally planned to be a public release, but something happened."

 

[Arbitrator]

Haha, no. Originally it was: "Impossible Soul was originally planned to be a public release, but something happened."

God damnit abecall98.

 

[abecall98]

God damnit abecall98.

I can't believe it took a full day for somebody to point out that text I put in.

 

[clayfu]

I can't believe it took a full day for somebody to point out that text I put in.

similar to my thinking as well. What's the difference between this being a $25 public release fruited beer and a $30 ambassador beer? They intended it to be public initially.

 

[abecall98]

similar to my thinking as well. What's the difference between this being a $25 public release fruited beer and a $30 ambassador beer? They intended it to be public initially.

Duh! It's got $5 worth of wax.

 

[matedog]

Anyone fill out the Ambassador survey?

I basically said they need to charge less for extra Ambassador bottles (I referenced other breweries who offer similar products for less) and more educational/private events similar to the Barrelworks event I couldn't get into recently.

 

[abecall98]

Anyone fill out the Ambassador survey?

I basically said they need to charge less for extra Ambassador bottles (I referenced other breweries who offer similar products for less) and more educational/private events similar to the Barrelworks event I couldn't get into recently.

I told them, in each comment section, that they are charging too much. Suggested not charging more than $24 a bottle, nothing should cost more than that.

But, that was just me bitching about it.

 

[wuntrikpony]

I asked for more brett character and flavor diversity. Why not blend an oak aged saison with the base golden sour, throw in some apricots and profit?

 

[golden1]

I asked for more brett character and flavor diversity. Why not blend an oak aged saison with the base golden sour, throw in some apricots and profit?

I asked them to make a tart saison a la Bernice or Cellarman. I also told them to perhaps charge less for club only, however if they sell them all why would they charge less? When you compare to RRBC 375 sours the $30 isn't that crazy per oz.

 

[matedog]

I also asked for them to do spontaneous fermentation (trying to get more funk in their beer) and a cheapo non barrel aged Berliner. They say they want to cover the world of sour and those are two big things that would really add a lot of flavor diversity to their lineup.

 

[RyanG1]

I asked them to double wax, kick all the illegals out, and no more dark sours.

 

[wuntrikpony]

I also asked for them to do spontaneous fermentation (trying to get more funk in their beer) and a cheapo non barrel aged Berliner.

Yea in a recent episode of The Sour Hour, Jay mentioned he wasn't married to only doing oak fermentations. Sounds like he is intrigued with kettle souring.

 

[bdogg1]

I asked them for the chance to taste the beer before we are asked to buy extras.

 

[stupac2]

I asked them for the chance to taste the beer before we are asked to buy extras.

Can't believe I didn't think of that. I keep thinking "Oh I'll try some at the release and see if I want more" and then the sale is the day before the release. Well, okay then.

 

[wuntrikpony]

I asked them for the chance to taste the beer before we are asked to buy extras.

**** I totally blanked on that.

 

[bdogg1]

Can't believe I didn't think of that. I keep thinking "Oh I'll try some at the release and see if I want more" and then the sale is the day before the release. Well, okay then.

Exactly. Drives me nuts. I want to make sure that when i drop a house payment on a case, it is worth it damn it, lol.

 

[Hayden McCall]

Exactly. Drives me nuts. I want to make sure that when i drop a house payment on a case, it is worth it damn it, lol.

They may figure if people get a taste of the beer before hand, they may find it's not worth it and therefore not drop a house payment on it.

 

[Hayden McCall]

Also... ISO California house with $300 monthly payment.

 

[stupac2]

Also... ISO California house with $300 monthly payment.

http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sal...,-122.118531,41.418015,-123.262482_rect/9_zm/

It's a big state.

 

[clayfu]

http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sal...,-122.118531,41.418015,-123.262482_rect/9_zm/

It's a big state.

ISO California house in a major metropolitan area with $300 monthly mortgage payment.

 

[tosh1]

ISO California house in a major metropolitan area with $300 monthly mortgage payment.

$197 a month in Oakland
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sal....799882,-122.297102_rect/13_zm/1_rs/?view=map

 

[matedog]

$197 a month in Oakland
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sal....799882,-122.297102_rect/13_zm/1_rs/?view=map

That... Can't be right. Even if it's falling apart, it can't go for that little in that part of town.