Good question.
Prairie Bomb retails for $10-$12 per 12 oz bottle.
Last year's PBW was a bit subdued because of the International Craft Brewers Conference that took place in Philly in May of last year which was out of this world. We had breweries like Surly from Minnesota in town, J. Wakefield from Miami, up for it, just too many to name. Because of that I bet many one off breweries didn't come out for PBW a month later. Right now CBC 2017 is going on in Washington DC.
Love Singlecut brews. We sellout of it as fast as it comes in.
I like some of the Singlecut beers. I'd like a make a trip to their brewery, but its closer to Rikers than the subway.
Well worth the visit in a very nice section of Queens. Beautiful place. Besides their great IPAs try the 1933 Pilsner. We will be up there May 6th again this year as we do a beer tour of NYC by bike as a warmup to the Five Boro Bike Tour the next day.
Definitely a bock/kolsch qualifies for a Spring seasonal. I need to pay attention to the calendar as I go to Sly Fox's Goat Race in Pottstown every year and then Brauhaus Schmitz for Maifest, which falls on the same day as the Kentucky Derby.
Not to hijack, but we are overdue for a good whisky/whiskey/bourbon thread.
Nice attention to detail with the whisky/whiskey differentiation. Add Scotch and rum to the discussion as well. Hoping in a few years my knowledge in those liquors is as profound as my knowledge for beer is.
Gaffel Kolsch is the classic German style kolsch. As for American Kolschs, seek out Stoudt's Karnival Kolsch, Champion's Killer Kolsch as well. Ballast Point just made a kolsch as well...need to try it first to pass judgement.
Two brews by Neshaminy Creek Brewing only available at the brewery are must haves if you visit. Passive Thought Kolsch and Tammend Helles are great! A great after dinner beer available there in bottles is Raid the Eisbock. Aged over 2 years. High alcohol but incredibly smooth. Think of a DFH 120 aged and more flavorful
I believe NCBC has their 5th year anniversary party on June 10th. I think they are announcing the band and food truck lineup for it either today or tomorrow. Vault just started distro as well, signed with Gretz.
Bands are Samian, Chill Money, Crucial Dudes and Divide by Zero.
Don't knock Ohio beers too much...Great Lakes is a mainstay and Fat Head's makes some killer IPAs. Wouldn't mind seeing us get Columbus Brewery out here, or Hoof Hearted, or Rhineguist from Cincy.
Agree that Other Half makes great brews but would not recommend visiting there. Kind of a dump and not in a nostalgic way.
Kind of surprised he didn't mention Tired Hands with me being from Philly...who to me is the most overrated brewery in Philly. Only so many variations of the Milkshake IPA they can make. Give me Forest and Main, 2SP and Neshaminy over Tired Hands.
Exactly...just need to know that Irish and Canadian whisky drops the 'e'. Japanese whiskey has been on point as well. I like Yamazaki 12...had it at Bainbridge Barrel House down by South Street.
A couple blocks from Other Half is Folksbier, which just opened a smaller tasting room & bar where they brew. A little further away is Threes Brewing (nice set up, used to do rotating restaurants, has their beer and other craft beers on tap) and Strong Rope (haven't been yet), both near the Gowanus / Park Slope border.
This year the only brewery we will hit is Singlecut. However, if we are ahead of schedule the Folksbier stop can easily be fit in. Our schedule this year after packet pick up at Baketball City is the outdoor festival Smorgasbord near Brooklyn Brewery than Singlecut go back down to Double Windsor Prospect Park. Short ride to Bar Great Harry, one of my favorites. Back into Manhattan for Brother Jimmys Union Square and finish at Bavaria Beirhaus.
like I said, Conclave's IPA's are the specialty. They seem to have at least 2 variations on tap, usually 3
Definitely need to get out there for sure...but their hours completely suck. Maybe they get a bigger facility and can at least go Thursday through Sunday at some point.
Owner is talking about finding a bigger facility-He is a HS teacher IIRC and is doing this as parttime hobby. But he sells out most of what he makes so he needs to get bigger and either hire help or reconsider full time occupation
That's usually how most craft brewers end up. They do it on the side in addition to their day job, and if they kill it, they quit said day job, go full time, hire more workers, etc.
makes sense. Well Conclave seems to be on the way. You know more about beer than I do but I think you will be impressed if you go, despite the small shabby garage and limited hours
Agreed. Like most businesses built to last long term, they have to be built organically. The breweries that start from humble beginnings (brewing in their parents basement or garage, a storage facility, etc), tend to produce more quality stuff.
See, I think of Lone Eagle as one of those "pretty" looking places that cost a lot to build but serving mediocre beer. They definitely make too many different kinds, practically every imaginable style. I only been there twice but with changing beers between those 2 visits there was over 20 different brews. I do not believe that a new start up can be good at that many beers. Try getting 2 or 3 or 4 down pat before experimenting
