The WI Thread: FIBs stay the **** out

[kalvarez]

Dat certificate of authenticity....

 

[duckyboycantfly]

Dan talked of a fruited brown sour (maybe something with bourbon barrels?) for Great Taste and lambics in the fall. To all 20 of us in line.

 

[sherm10161]

Dan talked of a fruited brown sour (maybe something with bourbon barrels?) for Great Taste and lambics in the fall. To all 20 of us in line.

Interesting. Wild Peach with a different fruit?

I suspect the base beer for Wild Peach is easier to make than the base beer for VSB. Maybe not though.

 

[furley]

 

[sherm10161]

Saw this posted on the other site. ZFG. No matter what the back story here, it just makes the guy look like a schmuck.

 

[furley]

Saw this posted on the other site. ZFG. No matter what the back story here, it just makes the guy look like a schmuck.

was this one of those deals where they were releasing X number of bottles each day and when no one showed up yesterday they just started selling as many as people wanted?

 

[sherm10161]

was this one of those deals where they were releasing X number of bottles each day and when no one showed up yesterday they just started selling as many as people wanted?

Not to my knowledge. You probably could have double dipped if you wanted to, but the policy was 2 bottles per person per day. NG never posted anything to the contrary when no one showed up.

I'd guess they'd just keep rolling the bottles over to the next day, still enforcing the 2 bottles per person per day rule, until all bottle are gone. Might be beneficial should a horde of FIBs show up on Saturday.

 

[Tooch4321]

Sucks for that guy, he's now stuck with 16 bottles of 2015 version of R&D Golden Ale...

 

[sherm10161]

Sucks for that guy, he's now stuck with 16 bottles of 2015 version of R&D Golden Ale...

Golden Ale was amazing fresh.

Did not age well.

 

[Tooch4321]

Golden Ale was amazing fresh.

Did not age well.

I had it fresh and aged, some were tasty and others tasted of band-aids and rain water. It was a Russian Roulette...

 

[sherm10161]

This year's Berliner Weiss is not as refreshingly tart as prior incarnations. Still very good, good wheat and white wine flavors, but the tartness just isn't at the level it's been in the past.

 

[sherm10161]

I had it fresh and aged, some were tasty and others tasted of band-aids and rain water. It was a Russian Roulette...

I'll admit my sample size of fresh bottles is small.

Agree with the Russian roulette on the aged bottles I've had.

 

[kalvarez]

It tastes like aged saison brett, but hoppy....in a good way for me at least. I imagine it will go the way of golden ale if cellared long term.

 

[furley]

This year's Berliner Weiss is not as refreshingly tart as prior incarnations. Still very good, good wheat and white wine flavors, but the tartness just isn't at the level it's been in the past.

let's not do. this. here.

 

[Gimmeabir]

let's not do. this. here.

I think this years Berliner is mighty tasty, can't wait to take it up to the UP for some fishing over Memorial weekend!

 

[dvelcich1]

Any of the Wild Bitter left for people with nothing to do on a Monday morning?

 

[sherm10161]

Any of the Wild Bitter left for people with nothing to do on a Monday morning?

From Beer Advocate, 3pm yesterday:

Well over 100 cases left in the beer depot.

You could call the Beer Depot at 10 am.

 

[sherm10161]

Looks like Metropolitan and Uinta are now distributing to WI. Milwaukee area anyway.

Both will probably get lost on the shelves, but I do love me some Metropolitan.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Looks like Metropolitan and Uinta are now distributing to WI. Milwaukee area anyway.

Both will probably get lost on the shelves, but I do love me some Metropolitan.

Well there goes my trade fodder (Metropolitan) for @wisconsinality (and someone from the Milwaukee area get Kiley on TalkBeer).

 

[sherm10161]

Well there goes my trade fodder (Metropolitan) for @wisconsinality (and someone from the Milwaukee area get Kiley on TalkBeer).

He was supposed to be at our last tasting but was a no-show.

 

[wezzul]

Hoping that Wild Bitter lasts until the weekend, I'm gonna be at NG on Saturday and wanna try it.

 

[Dunt1]

Hoping that Wild Bitter lasts until the weekend, I'm gonna be at NG on Saturday and wanna try it.

It's not good

 

[wezzul]

It's not good

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

Edit: and a whole boat load of other people's as well. Gotta try for myself.

 

[Dunt1]

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

Edit: and a whole boat load of other people's as well. Gotta try for myself.

I was someone that was geniuney excited to try it. Just fell way flat of my moderate expectations.

 

[Stevedore1]

It'll be there for the next month or so.

 

[sherm10161]

Surly in WI. For reals this time.

http://www.jsonline.com/entertainme...lwaukee-beer-scene-b99495418z1-304364711.html

 

[elkhunter36]

Brandy barrel aged beers from Central Waters? Yes please.

http://www.ora.tv/beergeeks/article/5-questions-central-waters-brewing-

 

[sherm10161]

Brandy barrel aged beers from Central Waters? Yes please.

http://www.ora.tv/beergeeks/article/5-questions-central-waters-brewing-

I had their "Call me Old Fashioned" at GoodKind. It was delicious.

 

[sherm10161]

Alpine* will be coming to WI soon it would appear. Ray's is having a tap takeover on 7/2 (along with Green Flash).

 

[kalvarez]

I look forward to hearing people bitch about freshness dates on even more IPAs....