Ready? Set? Go! Run on down to Deschutes’ Bend or Portland Pubs starting Tuesday, November 15th at 11am for the much anticipated The Abyss 2011 Reserve. There will be a 6 bottle per person limit. Make sure you stick around Continue Reading →
A reminder for Goose Island Bourbon County Stout lovers – it gets released this month. BCS is a top ranked imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels. Release date TBA.
The Bruery’s Black Tuesday. Ranked among the Top 100 in the world. Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels. On sale online today at 10am PST. (1 pm EST)
The beer has a trailer. Rated: T (Tasty). Contains graphic images of barrel Continue Reading →
Okay, here is your Surly Darkness Day 2011 update.
A bunch of people have been lined up since before dawn. They are drinking awesome beers, many already buzzing. The line by 8:45 am was 2x as long as it was last Continue Reading →
We feel that it’s necessary to address a few of the concerns surrounding the release of our Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS). We understand the frustrations stemming from the lack of availability of this beer and are looking forward Continue Reading →
Start Getting In Line, Pliny The Younger Returns 2/3/12
In a new blog post, Russian River mentioned the first time they will see one of the most sought after beers in the world – Pliny The Younger.
One quick thing about Pliny the Younger- we will be releasing it at the pub on February 3, 2012. It will be available for 14 days, no growlers, we are not bottling it, and it will be distributed in limited amounts as usual. I will provide more later as it gets closer, but that is all the information available right now! So no need to email us as we don’t know anything else at this time. We haven’t even made it!
Draft only, released at the pub. Anyone selling it online, or trading for it is ripping you off.
Ready? Set? Go! Run on down to Deschutes’ Bend or Portland Pubs starting Tuesday, November 15th at 11am for the much anticipated The Abyss 2011 Reserve. There will be a 6 bottle per person limit. Make sure you stick around (or at least come back later) because that evening starting at 5pm Deschutes will offer a vertical flight of The Abyss including years 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011.
The Abyss is an imperial stout that is ranked one of the top 15 beers in the world in BeerAdvocate.com. The beer is brewed with black strap molasses, licorice, with cherry bark and vanilla added with 6% aged in oak bourbon barrels, 11% aged in oak barrels and 11% aged in oak wine barrels.
Goose Island Bourbon Country Stout Releases This Month
A reminder for Goose IslandBourbon County Stout lovers – it gets released this month. BCS is a top ranked imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels. Release date TBA.
In week full of hard to find beers, Deschutes Brewing tweeted that they will be releasing The Abyss in about 3 weeks.
The Abyss is an imperial stout brewed with black strap molasses, licorice, cherry bark and vanilla. 6% aged in oak bourbon, 11% aged in virgin oak, 11% aged in oak wine. Another Top 100 Beers On Planet Earth according to BeerAdvocate.com (Based on user ratings.)
It’s dark. It’s deep. It’s mysterious. This imperial stout has immeasurable depth inviting you to explore and discover its rich complex profile. The flavor of this special brew draws you in further and further with each sip. The Abyss beckons. Enjoy the journey.
VID: Black Tuesday. (On Sale In Less Than An Hour)
The Bruery’s Black Tuesday. Ranked among the Top 100 in the world. Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels. On sale online today at 10am PST. (1 pm EST)
The beer has a trailer. Rated: T (Tasty). Contains graphic images of barrel aged beer. Drinking advised.
Okay, here is your Surly Darkness Day 2011 update.
A bunch of people have been lined up since before dawn. They are drinking awesome beers, many already buzzing. The line by 8:45 am was 2x as long as it was last year.
All the wristbands for Darkness, the bell of the ball, have all been given out. No wristband? You can buy up to 4 bottles starting 4pm.
What’s pouring? Check out the sheet above. It’s like you’re really there right? Maybe not. Check out what people are saying.
We feel that it’s necessary to address a few of the concerns surrounding the release of our Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS). We understand the frustrations stemming from the lack of availability of this beer and are looking forward to the day when we can produce much more of our specialty brands. As some of you are aware, we have been undergoing constant expansion for the past few years and have been working toward a master plan that will increase our annual brewing capacity by four times our current level. We are happy as hell to share that our new brewhouse is now on line and that we just recently started brewing into the new system. We plan to use this new system in 2012 to increase production of our specialty items to better service the demand for them. It is important to keep in mind, however, that the next couple of 750ml (Backstage Series) releases as well as the 2012 KBS release will still be scarce, because these beers were brewed on the old (smaller) system. But after that we should be off and running toward much greater availability.
On another note, there seems to be some concern or confusion on how are beers are allocated per state. We are proud to be a Michigan-based brewery and all specialty releases take this into consideration. We at Founders will never forget our home state market. In terms of CBS, the state of Michigan received an allocation of 21% of the entire batch of CBS. No other state saw more than 12% of the total availability. That being said, no state is treated more fairly than another (including MI). Distributor allocations are simply based on a representation of total number of accounts they represent for Founders. Should rumors of this exist to the contrary, know that they are just that: rumors.
Lastly, we’ve noticed that retail price gouging is also being discussed. I can only give you the brewery’s position on this, but please know that, legally, once we sell our products to our wholesaler, they in turn sell it to retailers throughout our states of distribution. We have no control over what this retailer will charge for the beer. We do establish our suggested retail pricing, but we cannot enforce this whatsoever. When we hear of retail price gouging, it annoys us as much as it annoys you. Our recommendation to our wholesalers in dealing with retailers that are gouging is to communicate that, if the retailer does not stop overcharging, they will jeopardize their ability to receive Founders specialty items in the future.
In short, we just want to set the record straight on these few items floating around on the blogs and make everyone aware that we are working day and night to fix the capacity concerns with our specialty products. We make this beer because we are extremely passionate about creating the best liquid we know how to produce. We started this business as home brewers and still look at ourselves as such. We know that some of you might never get your chance at a CBS bottle, but we feel it would be a greater disappointment to have never shared this product at all.
In a new blog post, Russian River mentioned the first time they will see one of the most sought after beers in the world – Pliny The Younger.
