Xul1
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$3.50/19.2oz can.
The Official Modern Times League Of Partygoers & Elegant People Thread
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GregorySingh
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They are really good man. I mean, it is a heater Allen collab after all. I went through 12 of them very fast. Hopefully they have more available in LA
swivelhips1
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Yeah, I just saw they have cans available at the DTLA location. At that price I will definitely go pick some up. Kind of expected something more like $7 a can from MT.
swivelhips1
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ModernTimesSteven
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Hey everyone! Just wanted to give you all a reminder to use your included bar credit by Christmas as that is the deadline. If you need a proxy to use the credit for you, email us with their name and you'll be all set once we reply with confirmation.
Cheers,
Steven Michael
Modern Times Beer
Cheers,
Steven Michael
Modern Times Beer
LSUPT
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If anyone needs a proxy for their bar credit I’d be happy to help 
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sdreaper
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Old League FB group was archived. Steven created a new one for this calendar year. Link in email blast that just went out.
Theory group has remained the same, but in case ppl missed that or for the new theory members, a link was also included in that email blast.
Theory group has remained the same, but in case ppl missed that or for the new theory members, a link was also included in that email blast.
wolf13
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Thanks, I just noticed the archiving and thought it was odd. I assumed the League group would remain the same as per the last 3 years, so I had not bothered to click on the new link.
smithj21541
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DDH Dino World coming up! Anyone know what pricing will be? I know I bag on MT for being pricey but probably going to have to grab some of this one.
Pretty sure they've been $21.50 in the past
Xul1
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Yep, it's $21.50/4pk.
Xul1
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January 2019 Preview Tasting
With a lot of new members this year, I figured it's worth providing a bit of context to these notes. I've been writing them since Modern Times began doing preview tastings for the League and somewhere along the way they became popular. Whether that's because I have a halfway acceptable palate, I was the only one willing to write things up, or Steven's efforts to turn an anti-social geek into a D-list beer celebrity worked is largely irrelevant - I write about the beers each month, and some people seem to find it useful. I still strongly encourage people to attend the preview tastings and try the beer on their own and provide their own tasting notes if they feel up to it. I'd like to think I have a decent palate, but I also have my personal preferences and prejudices just like anyone else, and I love seeing other people's feedback to reconsider if I missed something in a beer. I provide numerical scores since I use Untappd and I'm going to score them anyway, but they're based on my own combination of scoring to style and personal preference - I know people will take them into consideration, but hopefully you also read the notes since a number is only meaningful if you know my particular way of scoring.
Assorted Notes:
1) Steven was off gallivanting with his OC peeps - that's two straight months he missed the SD tasting, so he's basically dead to me - but we had the pleasure of Andrew and Leanne running the tasting, along with a cameo from Derek reminding us that we'd be fools to skip the Carnival of Caffeination. Don't be a fool, you'll receive no pity if you skip the fest.
2) Someone asked if we'll be seeing an increase in the number of canned lagers and Andrew mentioned that it's likely we'll see five or six throughout the year, but that could change later in the year as they gauge demand and feedback. It seems like the lager program is going over very well and I think a lot of us are hopeful to see it continue growing. That said, I'm going to use this platform to repeat my request for a 10% ABV doppelbock named Export Jurgenbrau. It's the continental way.
3) As with the lager program, the cider program is growing, although it will take time to see the fruits of those labors. They have four different threads/varietals of cider fermenting right now, and over time, they plan to put some in barrels, some into amphorae, and give themselves interesting opportunities to blend.
4) The pickup date for our included merchandise is still TBD, Leanne said they expect to hear back from some of the vendors this week so she and Steven should be able to start giving realistic projections within a week or so. I know those of you who are new are chomping at the bit for this stuff, but they'll keep us posted as soon as they have information to pass along.
5) The Lomaland Fermentorium is awash in killer sessionable beers right now. Star Cat, Aim True, and DDH Wolfgang are all crushable counterpoints to some of their heavy hitters. If you've been focusing on the DIPAs and BA stouts lately, I'd highly advise taking a leisurely detour into the land of low ABV for some refreshment.
Tasting Notes:
1) Poly-Rythmo
Style: Hoppy Pilsner
Score: 4.25
Notes: The nose opens with a classic noble hoping profile - floral, lightly grassy - backed by honeysuckle, faint herbal tea, touches of lemon zest, and a crackery malt base. A restrained bitterness hits first on the tongue, followed quickly by toasted white bread that gives way to floral and herbal hop-derived flavors with the barest hint of grass in the background. A light dose of honey comes in last, leading to a balanced finish with touches of sweetness. Not overly dry but plenty lively thanks to an effervescent body. If you tried the pilot batch that was on draft last summer, I found this production batch to be more dialed in as far as the hopping strategy, with a better sense of balance and more focused hop-derived flavors. Lager life is in full effect.
2) Radix
Style: Dry Apple Cider
Score: 4.25
Notes: This is a single varietal cider made entirely of Wickson apples sourced from Oregon. They also noted that while the cider should be gluten-free, they're not a gluten-free facility so they make no guarantees for people with allergies - if you're intolerant but not horribly allergic, you should be fine, but they're taking a cautious approach and advising people to consider the severity of their own intolerance/allergies. A light waft of earthy funk hits first on the aroma, followed by rich, rounded apple juice character that's ever so slightly sweet, with a faint underlying tartness. Neutral oak notes round the edges, mingling with the funk to aid in the perception of dryness. Apple leads the way on the palate with a bit more tartness than was present in the aroma, followed by a moderate barnyard and earthy funk character and restrained barrel notes. Apple juice re-emerges on the backend to dominate the finish. Spritzy carbonation but with sufficient body to avoid coming across as thin, the ABV is nowhere to be found.
3) Modem Tones Aged in Bourbon Barrels w/ Vanilla
Style: BA Imperial Stout
Score: 4.5
Notes: This new batch is a blend of barrels from a few different batches of Modem Tones (of varying ages), and while opinions were split on whether it's better than the original, it was evident that the diversity of barrels allowed for a complexity that batch one lacked. Batch two features eleven pounds of Ugandan vanilla beans, and we were assured that no caviar was harmed in its production. A massive wave of vanilla jumps out of the glass before an effort is even made to start picking apart the nose, followed by marshmallow, robust gooey brownie batter, dark chocolate providing hints of dryness, rich bourbon barrel notes, and some faint dark cherries lurking in the background. The flavor is just a touch less heavy on vanilla, as brownie batter takes the lead up front, followed quickly by vanilla and marshmallow that give way to heavy barrel character and a bit more alcohol heat than I recall from the original. Vanilla and chocolate return at the back of the tongue, combining to form a long, fudgy finish. The body sits in a bit of hybrid zone between traditional imperial stouts and pastry stout, hefty without being overly sweet, it's remarkably drinkable for its size.
4) Modem Tones Aged in Bourbon Barrels w/ Vanilla, Hazelnuts, & Maple Syrup
Style: BA Imperial Stout
Score: 4.75
Notes: As with all of their nut adjunct beers, the hazelnuts were roasted before being introduced to the beer - I didn't catch the quantities of adjuncts added to this one, but I suspect they can be roughly expressed as "more than enough" based on MT's usual strategy. The nose opens with dry, roasty hazelnut character - think real hazelnuts, not Nutella - followed by rich maple sweetness and a moderate level of vanilla that enhances the chocolate from the base beer into a rich, deep cocoa flavor, along with restrained barrel notes wafting around the edges. On the palate, vanilla and brownie batter hit up front but don't overwhelm, making way for hazelnut and a big wave of maple syrup that mingles beautifully with the bourbon barrel character into a long, sweet finish that coats your palate. The hazelnut really pops nicely the more you allow the beer to warm and even over the course of a few ounces, it's evident that letting a full glass progress over an hour will present the adjuncts integrating into a variety of different permutations. Definitely a sipper to enjoy over an evening.
5) Shrine of the Forsaken Gods - Part 2
Style: Red Wine Barrel-Aged Sour w/ Raspberries
Score: 4.75
Notes: If the original batch of Shrine was getting skullfucked by a bushel of raspberries - and it was - Shrine Part 2 is a romantic evening of seduction, as a bushel of raspberries opens a bottle of wine and serves up a charcuterie plate by the fireplace, taking a more sophisticated approach, but certainly not failing to reach the same conclusion. The new batch was produced with the same blend of Jester King and Modern Times cultures and 900 pounds of raspberries were added this time around. Staying true to its lineage, Shrine's aroma opens with a massive wave of raspberry, semi-jammy but with a liveliness redolent of perfectly ripe berries, followed by light barrel-derived vanilla, oak, and funk that lingers around the edges. The initial wave of fruit on the palate is even juicier than on the nose, backed by moderate lactic acidity, but that gives way to a deeper, jammier berry character that's rounded by neutral oak and earthy tones that carry into a rustic fruit-forward finish. The raspberry character on the new batch isn't quite as massive as the original, but that's not a detriment, as it made way for more nuance and complexity than the original featured.
Cheers to the Modern Times team for another great month!
With a lot of new members this year, I figured it's worth providing a bit of context to these notes. I've been writing them since Modern Times began doing preview tastings for the League and somewhere along the way they became popular. Whether that's because I have a halfway acceptable palate, I was the only one willing to write things up, or Steven's efforts to turn an anti-social geek into a D-list beer celebrity worked is largely irrelevant - I write about the beers each month, and some people seem to find it useful. I still strongly encourage people to attend the preview tastings and try the beer on their own and provide their own tasting notes if they feel up to it. I'd like to think I have a decent palate, but I also have my personal preferences and prejudices just like anyone else, and I love seeing other people's feedback to reconsider if I missed something in a beer. I provide numerical scores since I use Untappd and I'm going to score them anyway, but they're based on my own combination of scoring to style and personal preference - I know people will take them into consideration, but hopefully you also read the notes since a number is only meaningful if you know my particular way of scoring.
Assorted Notes:
1) Steven was off gallivanting with his OC peeps - that's two straight months he missed the SD tasting, so he's basically dead to me - but we had the pleasure of Andrew and Leanne running the tasting, along with a cameo from Derek reminding us that we'd be fools to skip the Carnival of Caffeination. Don't be a fool, you'll receive no pity if you skip the fest.
2) Someone asked if we'll be seeing an increase in the number of canned lagers and Andrew mentioned that it's likely we'll see five or six throughout the year, but that could change later in the year as they gauge demand and feedback. It seems like the lager program is going over very well and I think a lot of us are hopeful to see it continue growing. That said, I'm going to use this platform to repeat my request for a 10% ABV doppelbock named Export Jurgenbrau. It's the continental way.
3) As with the lager program, the cider program is growing, although it will take time to see the fruits of those labors. They have four different threads/varietals of cider fermenting right now, and over time, they plan to put some in barrels, some into amphorae, and give themselves interesting opportunities to blend.
4) The pickup date for our included merchandise is still TBD, Leanne said they expect to hear back from some of the vendors this week so she and Steven should be able to start giving realistic projections within a week or so. I know those of you who are new are chomping at the bit for this stuff, but they'll keep us posted as soon as they have information to pass along.
5) The Lomaland Fermentorium is awash in killer sessionable beers right now. Star Cat, Aim True, and DDH Wolfgang are all crushable counterpoints to some of their heavy hitters. If you've been focusing on the DIPAs and BA stouts lately, I'd highly advise taking a leisurely detour into the land of low ABV for some refreshment.
Tasting Notes:
1) Poly-Rythmo
Style: Hoppy Pilsner
Score: 4.25
Notes: The nose opens with a classic noble hoping profile - floral, lightly grassy - backed by honeysuckle, faint herbal tea, touches of lemon zest, and a crackery malt base. A restrained bitterness hits first on the tongue, followed quickly by toasted white bread that gives way to floral and herbal hop-derived flavors with the barest hint of grass in the background. A light dose of honey comes in last, leading to a balanced finish with touches of sweetness. Not overly dry but plenty lively thanks to an effervescent body. If you tried the pilot batch that was on draft last summer, I found this production batch to be more dialed in as far as the hopping strategy, with a better sense of balance and more focused hop-derived flavors. Lager life is in full effect.
2) Radix
Style: Dry Apple Cider
Score: 4.25
Notes: This is a single varietal cider made entirely of Wickson apples sourced from Oregon. They also noted that while the cider should be gluten-free, they're not a gluten-free facility so they make no guarantees for people with allergies - if you're intolerant but not horribly allergic, you should be fine, but they're taking a cautious approach and advising people to consider the severity of their own intolerance/allergies. A light waft of earthy funk hits first on the aroma, followed by rich, rounded apple juice character that's ever so slightly sweet, with a faint underlying tartness. Neutral oak notes round the edges, mingling with the funk to aid in the perception of dryness. Apple leads the way on the palate with a bit more tartness than was present in the aroma, followed by a moderate barnyard and earthy funk character and restrained barrel notes. Apple juice re-emerges on the backend to dominate the finish. Spritzy carbonation but with sufficient body to avoid coming across as thin, the ABV is nowhere to be found.
3) Modem Tones Aged in Bourbon Barrels w/ Vanilla
Style: BA Imperial Stout
Score: 4.5
Notes: This new batch is a blend of barrels from a few different batches of Modem Tones (of varying ages), and while opinions were split on whether it's better than the original, it was evident that the diversity of barrels allowed for a complexity that batch one lacked. Batch two features eleven pounds of Ugandan vanilla beans, and we were assured that no caviar was harmed in its production. A massive wave of vanilla jumps out of the glass before an effort is even made to start picking apart the nose, followed by marshmallow, robust gooey brownie batter, dark chocolate providing hints of dryness, rich bourbon barrel notes, and some faint dark cherries lurking in the background. The flavor is just a touch less heavy on vanilla, as brownie batter takes the lead up front, followed quickly by vanilla and marshmallow that give way to heavy barrel character and a bit more alcohol heat than I recall from the original. Vanilla and chocolate return at the back of the tongue, combining to form a long, fudgy finish. The body sits in a bit of hybrid zone between traditional imperial stouts and pastry stout, hefty without being overly sweet, it's remarkably drinkable for its size.
4) Modem Tones Aged in Bourbon Barrels w/ Vanilla, Hazelnuts, & Maple Syrup
Style: BA Imperial Stout
Score: 4.75
Notes: As with all of their nut adjunct beers, the hazelnuts were roasted before being introduced to the beer - I didn't catch the quantities of adjuncts added to this one, but I suspect they can be roughly expressed as "more than enough" based on MT's usual strategy. The nose opens with dry, roasty hazelnut character - think real hazelnuts, not Nutella - followed by rich maple sweetness and a moderate level of vanilla that enhances the chocolate from the base beer into a rich, deep cocoa flavor, along with restrained barrel notes wafting around the edges. On the palate, vanilla and brownie batter hit up front but don't overwhelm, making way for hazelnut and a big wave of maple syrup that mingles beautifully with the bourbon barrel character into a long, sweet finish that coats your palate. The hazelnut really pops nicely the more you allow the beer to warm and even over the course of a few ounces, it's evident that letting a full glass progress over an hour will present the adjuncts integrating into a variety of different permutations. Definitely a sipper to enjoy over an evening.
5) Shrine of the Forsaken Gods - Part 2
Style: Red Wine Barrel-Aged Sour w/ Raspberries
Score: 4.75
Notes: If the original batch of Shrine was getting skullfucked by a bushel of raspberries - and it was - Shrine Part 2 is a romantic evening of seduction, as a bushel of raspberries opens a bottle of wine and serves up a charcuterie plate by the fireplace, taking a more sophisticated approach, but certainly not failing to reach the same conclusion. The new batch was produced with the same blend of Jester King and Modern Times cultures and 900 pounds of raspberries were added this time around. Staying true to its lineage, Shrine's aroma opens with a massive wave of raspberry, semi-jammy but with a liveliness redolent of perfectly ripe berries, followed by light barrel-derived vanilla, oak, and funk that lingers around the edges. The initial wave of fruit on the palate is even juicier than on the nose, backed by moderate lactic acidity, but that gives way to a deeper, jammier berry character that's rounded by neutral oak and earthy tones that carry into a rustic fruit-forward finish. The raspberry character on the new batch isn't quite as massive as the original, but that's not a detriment, as it made way for more nuance and complexity than the original featured.
Cheers to the Modern Times team for another great month!
ABSTRACTlegend
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do i have to find a proxy before i purchase, or can i find one after?
You name it with the notes on your purchase.
Tyrsis
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- I found polyrythmo to be sort of meh. It's like Ice with a faint hop character. I don't even like Ice...
- I liked Radix quite a bit. It was almost like a dry white wine.
- MTV felt a bit hotter than the previous. I recall liking the vanilla character more in B1, but honestly that was a while ago, so who knows.
- MTV with Hazelnuts and maple was better than I thought it would be. It was bordering on too sweet, but in general I liked it. Sidenote: I wish they wouldn't serve these beers so damn cold.
- Shrine of the Forsaken Gods is a ridiculous beer and I bought a shitload of it. Closest we'll get to a locally made Rose de Gambrinus.
ABSTRACTlegend
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Steve_0
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Anyone having issues with the site right now for purchases?
so yes?
also anyone in san diego wanna proxy for me
Name it when you make your purchase... so I guess that means you need to line it up beforehand. Pretty sure they're flexible with changing afterward if needed. As with anything, stay elegant and try to keep their lives as easy as possible!
anonymoose1
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I had trouble when trying to move from selecting location to payment. Clicked the button 20+ times and it finally worked.
Steve_0
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I can't even add anything to my cart. It says its all been reserved for every beer I try.
EDIT: First time I have had this issue.
anonymoose1
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I suspect that the MTV sold out during Theory Presale as I got the same message. I was able to get MTV+ which had a larger allocation.
Xul1
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Yes, they're having server issues. Per the Facebook group, Steven said the developers are working on it as we speak.
Steve_0
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I hope this is just a freak thing and isn't the result of volume due to expanded membership. I hope it is not the latter especially considering the allocation limits on the IPAs. If it is due to increased membership, I may regret re-upping if this is how all future sales are going to proceed.
sdreaper
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There wasn't that much of an increase in member numbers from last year to this year. Leanne mentioned in a comment that there were 400+ trying to buy beer so my guess is that they just tired out the little hamster that runs the server. I would expect that all orders that didn't go through will have the carts wiped so the inventory numbers are back to normal and things will work out.
I also anticipate that this kind of "get it! get it now!" mentality will dwindle as the months go on and things will return to normal.
It didn't. There are more available for sale than Theory members.
Steve_0
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Hopefully. This is the first time I have actually purchased right at the time it was released. Last year I had no trouble going on days later for most items.
And they will make whatever adjustments/corrections/fixes necessary to be sure it's not a continued problem. **** happens. MT handles their business better than anyone else out there.
Such drastic reactions here and the FB group; give them more than 30 minutes to fix it. Trust me, they will.
Steve_0
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I'm sure they will. This has been the best run membership I have been a part of. I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't my computer or internet and I don't have facebook, so its hard to stay up on information.
Ah, gotcha. They're definitely aware per the 1,000,000 posts about it, haha. They're on it. There should be plenty for all once the dust settles, there usually is.
JonathanAmes
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Seems to be working but no Modem Tomes w/Nilla, Hazelnuts and Maple Syrup. Did get my four Shrine of the Forsaken Gods which was all I was really concerned with.
