Booze The recommend-a-beer thread

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Fant?me Saison D'Erez?e - Printemps - savored this Saturday afternoon in Morro Bay, overlooking the Bay in 80 degree weather. De-li-cious! I wish I had had the foresight to get some creamy, smelly cheese to go along with this. Wow. Earthy, a bit of smokiness, musty, nice dry tart finish. I'd gladly drink this again and again and again and again......
 
KRBC is holding a lottery for their Citra DIPA bottles.

a snippet from the newsletter:

Pumpkin, GABF and yes, Citra
For all you Citra fans out there, you have to wait. For all you Pumpkin fans, we will be releasing Pumpkin ale later this month. We are planning our annual "tap the pumpkin" party on Sunday, October 20th from 2-6 pm. We'll have pumpkin carving for the little kids, pumpkin beer for the big kids, pumpkin food and, well, a band with no pumpkins involved. Come on out and enjoy.

We will soon begin our annual pilgrimage to the Great American Beer festival in Denver. If you were lucky enough to get tickets, we will be pouring JO, Class V, Single Track, Dirty Hippie and Class X on the floor. We should be at the booth most of the time, so come on by and say hi.

OK, Citra is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 25th. We are doing things very differently this time. First, we will be holding a lottery for the Citra Bottles. To register for the lottery, go to the following link

KRBC Citra Lottery Extravaganza

details of the lottery are as follows. You have from Friday, October 4th until Sunday, October 13th to register for the lottery event on Brown Paper Tickets. This is an internet only event, just register and cross your fingers.

From the list of people that register, we will have a random lottery draw to see who will qualify to buy bottles. If you win the lottery, you will be notified by e-mail, then you can go on Brown Paper Tickets to purchase your Citra Bottles (up to 6 bottles). Your e-mail will have all the details, but you must purchase between Sunday, October 20th and Thursday, October 24th.

You must pick up your bottles at the brewery between Friday, October 25th and Sunday, November 3rd.

Please note: only one entry per person into the lottery; you will have to provide a drivers license number and that number will have to match your lottery entry when you come in person to pick up your bottles. No exceptions. You may not have a friend come and pick your bottles up for you and we will not ship or hold bottles. Worse than that, you will not get refunded your money. So Pleeeeeeaaaaasssseee do not register for the lottery event if you will not be able to come to the brewery in person between October 25th and November 3rd.

This is a fairly simple system, so don't try to make it too complicated.

1. register on BPT for your chance to buy Citra (between Oct 4th and Oct 13th)
2. If you are selected, buy your bottles on BPT (between Oct 20th and Oct 24th)
3. Come pick up your bottles in person at KRBC (between Oct 25th and Nov 3rd)
4. Drink fresh and enjoy.

Citra will go on draft on Friday, October 25th and will be served draft only (no growlers) on a first come, first serve basis. It typically lasts about 2 to 3 days, but there are no guarantees on that. There is also an extensive list of rules and regulations on the BPT page, so go ahead and read those too before you contact us with any questions. And no, we won't let your buddy come pick your beer up for you. And no, we won't mail you your beer. And no, there won't be any Citra left over from people not showing up in Kernville since the rules are so clear that nobody would make that mistake after reading all this stuff.



That's all for now, and good luck in the lottery!





Cheers,

The Crew

Kern River Brewing Co.

Shhhhhhhhh...........

I'm kidding...but hey, maybe we should collaborate. If I get to buy a few, I'm willing to share. Just sayin'

Enjoying my second JO right now
 
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The TapIt Cap screws onto a growler and prevents beer from going flat after the bottle is opened. To fill a glass, a user injects carbon dioxide from an attached canister and releases the spigot. A pressure-release valve keeps the growler from bursting.

The Goods: October 2013's Hottest Gadgets | Popular Science
 
Anthem Cider/Wandering Aengus Ciderworks
Maui Brewing: Pau Hana (Czech Lager)
Ninkasi Brewing: Radiant Ale (am pale ale)
Port Brewing: Hot Rock (Euro Dark Lager)
Samuel Smith: Old Brewery Pale Ale (bottle)
 
Best pumpkin ale hands down. Much better than the BA Smashed Pumpkin (although the non BA version is stellar).

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Best pumpkin ale hands down. Much better than the BA Smashed Pumpkin (although the non BA version is stellar).

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That's what I think too, and I'm not a pumpkin ale guy much at all. Have already gone through 3 bottles this season - not a cheap beer to secure either.
 
Looking forward to see how it stacks up to Rumpkin. I've tried Smashed Pumpkin twice and didn't enjoy it at all. And this is coming from someone who's a pumpkin freak and rarely finds not one thing redeeming in a beer.
 
Picked up a Barrel Aged Velvet Merkin last night at Total Wine in Rancho Cucamonga. There are probably about 8-12 bottles left on a shelf towards the back.
 
Opened a bottle of this last night with the wench. I'm not really sure what to think. Good if you like coconut (which I do). Would I buy it again? Probably not.

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We also picked up a bottle of this to age a bit. Anyone had it? Thoughts?

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Picked up a Barrel Aged Velvet Merkin last night at Total Wine in Rancho Cucamonga. There are probably about 8-12 bottles left on a shelf towards the back.

Snagged 2 bottles for the cellar the other day. Added it to the 16, Sucaba, Parabola, and 2012 Double DBA. One of these days I'll stop staring at them and start drinking them. That is the point, isn't it? :cheers:
 
Opened a bottle of this last night with the wench. I'm not really sure what to think. Good if you like coconut (which I do). Would I buy it again? Probably not.

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We also picked up a bottle of this to age a bit. Anyone had it? Thoughts?

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I too was let down with the Cacaonut. Not bad by any means, just seemed like it was lacking body even though its in the 15% range. Doesn't have the mouthfeel like other drinks in that range would have. The White Chocolate though..... GREAT beer!!
 
I too was let down with the Cacaonut. Not bad by any means, just seemed like it was lacking body even though its in the 15% range. Doesn't have the mouthfeel like other drinks in that range would have. The White Chocolate though..... GREAT beer!!

This is good to hear. Thank you. We have another bottle of Cacaonut. Maybe I can offer it up in trade. :)
 
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