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SA Bishop's Barrell No. 2: Feb 18 Release
Posted on 2/8/13 at 11:34 am
Posted on 2/8/13 at 11:34 am
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The second release of our barrel aged series will be available in pubs and restaurants beginning Monday, February 18. BB2 is an old ale aged in Chardonnay barrels with cherries for 14 months. It's delicious. And very different from BB1.
This is a beer for people who like their beers a little funkier, while not being a completely wild beer. The Chardonnay barrels came from Saintsbury, our founder Brock's cousin's winery in Napa, California where they ferment the Chardonnay in the barrels. On December 3, 2011, we filled the barrels with our Christmas Ale. We then added sour cherries to the barrels and put them up in our barrel room where they rested, fermented, aged and developed for the next 14 months.
Once it was time to move the 54 barrels of beer downstairs for packaging, we noticed that two barrels had a distinct Brettanomyces (wild yeast) character and two barrels had a sour lactic bacteria character. While on their own, these barrels didn't have the flavors we were after, before dumping them we did a test blend with the rest of the barrels and discovered that the resulting blend was better than any of the barrels on their own. So they were blended in!
Here is our description of the beer: The nose is a combination of sour cherry, oaked chardonnay and a wild yeast character. The taste has cherry and light malt up front, chardonnay in the middle and finishes dry with a distinct tartness. The cherry throughout is a light note, never dominating.
Because of the very small amount of this beer that was brewed, it will only be available at bars and restaurants. Your best bet for finding it is places that normally carry our beers. Also, watch Facebook and Twitter for announcements about where you can find it.
Sounds good. It looks like its just an aged/adapted version of Christmas Ale, which seems interesting.
Not thrilled that its only available in bars and restaurants though. I wonder if LA will even get any.
This post was edited on 2/8/13 at 11:37 am
Posted on 2/8/13 at 11:43 am to kennypowers816
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Sounds good. It looks like its just an aged/adapted version of Christmas Ale, which seems interesting.
Not thrilled that its only available in bars and restaurants though. I wonder if LA will even get any.
Actually Saint Arnolds has done a really good job getting LA all of their special releases since they've started distributing here.
I think some of their limited releases are easier to find here than they are in TX.
Posted on 2/8/13 at 11:46 am to kennypowers816
Louisiana got plenty of BB#1, why wouldn't they get #2?
Posted on 2/8/13 at 11:54 am to kennypowers816
What makes it an old ale?
Just confused about their terminology.
Just confused about their terminology.
Posted on 2/8/13 at 12:09 pm to s14suspense
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What makes it an old ale? .
Well they brewed it last year, so you know, its old.
Posted on 2/8/13 at 12:10 pm to rutiger
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What makes it an old ale? .
Well they brewed it last year, so you know, its old.
Posted on 2/8/13 at 12:39 pm to kennypowers816
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Not thrilled that its only available in bars and restaurants though. I wonder if LA will even get any.
Not true about bars and restaurants only and yes LA will get some.
Posted on 2/8/13 at 12:48 pm to rutiger
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Well they brewed it last year, so you know, its old.
Thanks.
Just glad it's based on their Christmas ale and NOT DR12.
Posted on 2/8/13 at 12:52 pm to LSUGrad00
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I think some of their limited releases are easier to find here than they are in TX.
They are. R2R scored me some DR12 from either Steins or Rouse's. In Houston if you don't go to Spec's on the morning of the release you're out of luck.
Posted on 2/8/13 at 1:16 pm to LSURoss
quote:I don't want to tell you that you're wrong, but St. Arnold put out an email today that says
Not true about bars and restaurants only and yes LA will get some.
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Because of the very small amount of this beer that was brewed, it will only be available at bars and restaurants
Posted on 2/8/13 at 1:18 pm to tetu
Can they regulate the distributor from selling it on and off premise?
I'm new round this board so I'm not trying start anything, just curious : cheers:
I'm new round this board so I'm not trying start anything, just curious : cheers:
This post was edited on 2/8/13 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 2/8/13 at 1:19 pm to LSURoss
BB#1 was only at bars and restaurants
now, where they ended up after they were ordered from the bar or restaurant is a different story
now, where they ended up after they were ordered from the bar or restaurant is a different story
Posted on 2/8/13 at 1:20 pm to LSURoss
quote:I'm sure they have some sort of agreements to make sure this happen because BB #1 never saw store shelves.
Can they regulate the distributor from selling it on and off premise?
I'm new round this board so I'm not trying start anything, just curious : cheers:
Posted on 2/8/13 at 1:21 pm to LoneStarTiger
quote:Already planning a route on my way home the day it comes out. Drink one, take one home
now, where they ended up after they were ordered from the bar or restaurant is a different story
Posted on 2/8/13 at 1:22 pm to tetu
Not true
Bought at an off premise location in shreveport
Bought at an off premise location in shreveport
This post was edited on 2/8/13 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 2/8/13 at 1:22 pm to tetu
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Already planning a route on my way home the day it comes out. Drink one, take one home
I'm afraid I will be at the mercy of others to acquire this one, just like every other limited SA release
Posted on 2/8/13 at 1:31 pm to LSURoss
quote:Well, I guess shreveport doesn't play by the damn rules.
Bought at an off premise location in shreveport
How much did you pay, if you don't mind me asking?
Posted on 2/8/13 at 1:33 pm to tetu
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Well, I guess shreveport doesn't play by the damn rules.
BR people got the same treatment depending on the bar...
Tried it at Bulldog and was blocked.
Posted on 2/8/13 at 1:34 pm to LSUGrad00
Yeah, I know they are typically good about getting it to LA, but I wasn't sure if this would even be a smaller release than BB1. I was just speculating though... I really have no idea.
And yeah, everything seems much easier to get your hands on in LA than in Houston. I always have to get friends/family to grab limited releases in LA for me.
And yeah, everything seems much easier to get your hands on in LA than in Houston. I always have to get friends/family to grab limited releases in LA for me.
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