What's Happening in NJ? Releases, News, Gatherings

[Jspriest]

Their release is being held at the "blendery.". Umm ok.....seeing that fermentaria & brew cafe were taken this seems like the perfect word.

You are aware that The Referend is not a brewery, though, right?

("-stekerij" translates roughly to "blendery")

 

[deadweights]

You are aware that The Referend is not a brewery, though, right?

("-stekerij" translates roughly to "blendery")

Thanks for clarifying this. This makes sense now.

 

[skrip]

http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.s..._wins_best_ipa_at_atlantic_city_beer_fes.html

umm... what was it up against!?

 

[CoinStarChange]

http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.s..._wins_best_ipa_at_atlantic_city_beer_fes.html

umm... what was it up against!?

This clientele :

 

[lambandtunaphish]

http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.s..._wins_best_ipa_at_atlantic_city_beer_fes.html

umm... what was it up against!?

This clientele :

I really have no idea who votes. It seems like the awards were announced early Saturday, since I saw tweets about winners as I was waking up. So that would have been during the first Saturday session. They also hand out a million awards.

Best IPA I had was probably something from Brotherton. Seems like every brewery there has some pale that tastes like dishwater and baby vomit.

If anyone is coming to AC Beer Fest this weekend come say hi at the Alementary booth. Tapping a different cask of Mr Stevens 2 hours into each session. Visit all the other great Jersey brewery booths as well.

Cask for the 3rd session was pretty solid! Coconut and chocolate iirc. Didn't try to figure out which one was you since I was trying to tick a bunch of the NJ booths while I skipped away from my group for a few minutes.

 

[benz08]

I really have no idea who votes. It seems like the awards were announced early Saturday, since I saw tweets about winners as I was waking up. So that would have been during the first Saturday session. They also hand out a million awards.

Best IPA I had was probably something from Brotherton. Seems like every brewery there has some pale that tastes like dishwater and baby vomit.

Cask for the 3rd session was pretty solid! Coconut and chocolate iirc. Didn't try to figure out which one was you since I was trying to tick a bunch of the NJ booths while I skipped away from my group for a few minutes.

Glad you liked the cask. I was the guy that looks like he drinks beer for a living but I was wandering around alot that session. As for the awards it was based on what the breweries submitted. We didn't know about the competition but we had some cans of hackensack lager with us so we dropped them off and got 2nd place lager but no idea who judged(I assume not a BJCP judge). Also no idea who submitted. As for Lone Eagle I did like their mostly local ingredient pale but didn't taste their IPA. Wasn't thinking IPAs was just thinking drink as much uncle jacob's and kbs as possible to get drunk, also i had gin with me.

 

[darehulk112]

Rolling to Conclave so excited today got me like

 

[Timmush1]

Poor bunny

 

[Os]

Rumor has it someone put aside some cases for the TalkBeer people that couldn't make it due to the anniversary shindig.

 

[MKtheGeneral]

This awkwardness warms my heart.

 

[skrip]

Rumor has it someone put aside some cases for the TalkBeer people that couldn't make it due to the anniversary shindig.

awwww

 

[Fahmie25]

Will be at referend tomorrow probably around open. Hoping people won't be too shitlordy with the bottle release but I think we know that won't be the case. Hopefully see some of y'all there!

 

[skrip]

Will be at referend tomorrow probably around open. Hoping people won't be too shitlordy with the bottle release but I think we know that won't be the case. Hopefully see some of y'all there!

wordddddd! see you there man!

 

[doctorstiffington]

Will be at referend tomorrow probably around open. Hoping people won't be too shitlordy with the bottle release but I think we know that won't be the case. Hopefully see some of y'all there!

Wow you really think it'll be bad? I didn't realize that many people even knew about Referend. But then again any release these days demands an annoying line.

 

[seedavid]

As of right now, sets are out, but single bottles exist. I'm sure they'll be gone shortly though, and somebody local that has "been keeping the lights on over there for years" will be mad.

Personally, I'm more excited about the return of canned Party Wave:

 

[Fahmie25]

Wow you really think it'll be bad? I didn't realize that many people even knew about Referend. But then again any release these days demands an annoying line.

Ended up not being bad at all, but still probably ~80ish in line at open (I'm bad at estimating). guessing that the antead drop might've pulled some people away as well. Certainly the busiest I've seen it there and I think bottles sold out in ~one hour, but they moved through the line very quickly and after about 15-20 minutes the bottle line was gone and anyone could walk right up. Was very well done by referend, and that jung oloroso is absolutely killer. Love me some sherry. Congrats on the successful release Jspriest !

 

[Jspriest]

Ended up not being bad at all, but still probably ~80ish in line at open (I'm bad at estimating). guessing that the antead drop might've pulled some people away as well. Certainly the busiest I've seen it there and I think bottles sold out in ~one hour, but they moved through the line very quickly and after about 15-20 minutes the bottle line was gone and anyone could walk right up. Was very well done by referend, and that jung oloroso is absolutely killer. Love me some sherry. Congrats on the successful release Jspriest !

Thanks Nick!

For years I've seen brewers say they're "humbled" after well-attended brewery events, and I've always thought, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. (.gif)" I think I understand the intent, though gratitude generally seems most fitting, as we literally could not produce these beers without people being there to enjoy them. So I'm extremely grateful for the reception!

 

[skrip]

yessss! all around awesome release James Jspriest the bottles are tasting awesome too!

 

[Timmush1]

yessss! all around awesome release James Jspriest the bottles are tasting awesome too!

It was great to see so many familiar faces at The Referend Saturday and a lot of new big bearded fellows too!

 

[darehulk112]

Had a blast at the release, thank god for the ANTEAD release. I think it made for a much more enjoyable line experience/vibe on Saturday. Cheers guyssssz

 

[Ben1]

Dropped by Timmush's on Saturday to pick up some cans for Easter. Sadly he was not there but Newmoneyloons was.

I also dropped off some stickers I hope find there way onto the wall in the bathroom, bro.

 

[Timmush1]

Dropped by Timmush's on Saturday to pick up some cans for Easter. Sadly he was not there but Newmoneyloons was.

I also dropped off some stickers I hope find there way onto the wall in the bathroom, bro.

I was at the Referend getting my bottles Sorry I missed you Ben.

 

[darehulk112]

I was at the Referend getting my bottles Sorry I missed you Ben.

Can confirm Timmush was there and gave some what not sober me a bro hug. It was swell.

 

[axeman91821]

Anybody going to the Barcade JC anniversary party tomorrow?

 

[user 312341]

Might be meeting up with Marc, who is making the drive from Quebec (!!) to visit Referend.

Anyone going today?

cc: Jspriest

 

[Os]

wish I could make it

 

[Marc2]

Working our way to Defiant after Equilibrium and then on to Referend... Hangover officially stomped

 

[regularjohn]

Defiant

just get the food and skip the beer

 

[tikk]

just get the food and skip the beer

Hit up Industrial Arts instead.

 

[regularjohn]

Hit up Industrial Arts instead.

I still gotta go back there for cans....did they finally get some new glassware in?