Yeah, it's Interlude that I was thinking of. I figure I should be able to find Allagash stuff around Philly. The last time I was at Ho1kB, the guy I was talking with said that they had the Interlude on tap for the sour tasting. I am pretty miffed that I missed out on that.UVM2003 wrote:The Allagash wilds are amazing - I think you're speaking of Interlude and Confluence. Both are Belgian pales pitched with belgian yeast and then tossed in wine barrels where the Bretts are added. Very well done stuff - but check out their website. They're well known for running a coolship - cooling the wort in a large, thin steel vessel and letting the open air yeasts inoculate. Unfortunately the coolship beers are mainly brewery only which makes them difficult to get.Kraftster wrote:Yeah, I think Supplication is my favorite American sour. I swear the last time I was out at Ho1kB both of those RR selections were like $16. My wife paid $20 for both this past week.
The Cisco she got was $22, which I was shocked that it was that cheap.
I have one 2009 Cascade Kreik in my basement and had one about a month ago. It was definitely awesome.
I'd like to try to find some other Lost Abbey stuff. I didn't love the Red Poppy Ale, but it was done well enough that I figure they have some pretty cool stuff. I think the Red Poppy is like $30 at Ho1kB, though, which is just too rich for me. I am dying to get out to visit my friend in Portland. The beer prices out there seem crazy cheap. I'll probably saddle up to the bar at Cascade and not leave for a full day. He's bringing some hard to get stuff when he comes into town this September including Anchorage Love Buzz, some Cascade stuff and some Upright stuff.
Have you had the Allagash american wild ale at all? I think its Interlude or Odyssey. Hoping to get my hands on that this summer when I run out east to grab the Weyerbacher sour that is being released at the brewery.
The upright stuff is supposed to be amazing, if you grab some let me know what you think. It's hard to get.
I hear ya on Red Poppy. I personally love it and traded awhile back for a few bottles - before they arrived at Ho1KB. 30 is steep - I think it runs about 22 in Philly. I believe I had that Cisco, for some reason I'm thinking its a Gueze but I could be wrong. They had a sour tasting at Ho1KB back in April which was epic.
The Red Poppy I had brought back from Philly was indeed $22. I know the Cisco I got is aged in chardonnay barrels, and I think its a blonde base.
Do you get into saisons much? The Lodgson Farms Saison Brett that I had last year set the bar pretty high on saisons. Hennepin is a good staple, but I generally can't find too many of the well-regarded saisons around here. There's an apricot saison by some Nebraska brewery that I saw at Ho1kB that I might try at some point this summer.