Ahhhhh Shit

An abysmal failure:



I was able to snag a bottle of Abyss at the downtown Whole Foods during my lunch break. Dropped my bag and BOOM! Shit. There were only four left, it would have been wrong to go in and try to buy another bottle. Idiot.



There still might be some stout pouring down the Austin streets. Bring a sponge.

Spring Beer Dinnerat Flying Saucer w/ Deschutes

Dissident! Nice. I can't make it. We have something else going on (more on that later).

Widmer W'11

I know we are all in a pleasent mood sippin on our newest TX conquest:

But now there is this:



























photo: www.notsoprobeer.com
Sure, it may not end up being Abyss level, but I have enjoyed the last two years of Widmer's Reserve Series. It's on now at Draught House for sure. I'm guessing we will start seeing bottles soon.

Deschutes Hop in the Dark

Whip in has it. Surely others will too. I want it. Lee liked it.

Mother's Mirror

To celebrate Mother's Day yesterday with my wife we opened a 2009 bottle of Mirror Mirror. It was really good, maybe amazing. That is all. Carry on.

Spec's Spring Beer Fest

Remember last week's nonsense about a beer event at Spec's on Brodie Lane.

Well it actually turned out better than I was expecting. It was no fest, but still, they had a lot of beers to try for free. AND a free glass.

And it was not all Abita. Actually they only had one beer there, their Strawberry seltzer, I mean Lager. Nothing spectacular, but for free, who can complain. I tried the Deschutes Inversion IPA. I was unimpressed. The Red Chair is much better in my opinion.

Now for pictures of the event. Not really, what site do you think you are reading, BTA?:



List, part 1.



List, part 2.



These are my notes. Professional.



This is the pencil I used to write those notes. Free glass and a free pencil.

Cool Kegs

It's a copy and paste kind of morning. So enjoy this bit of news from Sam at Flying Saucer:

We got some cool kegs in the cooler and its time to let em fly. I just tapped Mikkeller Tomahawk Single Hop IPA to kick off our new Burley Beer Monday. These beers will NOT be on our Pint Nite Special, but 50+ other brews will be! We also have Avery Czar being poured through a Randall with Espresso Beans this Thursday 3-18.

Upcoming Monday tappings:
3-15 Mikkeller Tomahawk Single Hop IPA
3-22 Mikkeller Amarillo Single Hop IPA
3-29 Bear Republic Apex IPA
4-5 Stone/Brewdog Bashah
4-12 Deschutes Jubel 2010 (Had it a Draught House already, and it was quite tasty)
4-19 Avery Collaboration not Litigation
4-26 Stone Oak Aged Bastard 09

Weekending

Friday night, Sofia we HAVE to go to Draught House tonight to get some Jubel. It's a "once-a-decade" kinda beer! Come on, we can stop by with your parents before dinner. They agreed, but were not too happy, as you can see in the above photo.



It was a dream.

Saturday was the Beer Connoisseur/Independence Brewing party. We arrived early and left too early. It was fun. Beers were had from Lovejoys, NXNW and of course Independence. The highlights were the Stash IPA , NXNW Black Ale and the NXNW IPA. There were some breweries that were supposed to be there that were not, not that big of deal. We ran the gauntlet of beer and left for dinner.

And now for three photos of the event that you could not have lived without:







Thanks to Independence and Beer Connoisseur.

Deschutes Jubel 2010 @ Draught House

Pouring now. Sofia, pick me up in three hours...

Info from Deschutes:

Jubel 2010 is a deeply dynamic presentation of the flavors found in our festive winter seasonal, Jubelale. Available on tap around the holidays at our pubs as Super Jubel, February 2010 marks only the second time we have ever bottled this immortal libation. As some of you may remember, the first and only other time this special brew was bottled was to celebrate the new millennium as Jubel 2000.

At the Draught House Now

Spotted at HEB Tonight - Descutes Red Chair NWPA

Yum.

Did not catch the price. What a report...

RED CHAIR NWPA

So I am drinking a 2009 Deschutes Abyss. It is good. Realllllllly good. And it is reminding me of another beer. Something local(ish).

That is right. As I drink the Abyss, SS Buried Hatchet keeps poppin into my mind. I've only had Buried Hatchet on draught, but the beers seem very "alike." I can't wait till BH comes out in cans. I plan on saving at least one to compare to my other bottle of Abyss next Thanksgiving.

Go Texas!

Rumors

I heard someone yammering on about Deschutes last night. They said Deschutes IPA and Stout will be here soon. I believe 'em. Don't you? Well, I want to.

Coming Soon, Sort of, Possibly

According to Sam. I'll take it.

Another beautiful day, another beautiful beer.

I skipped the monthly Austin BA tasting for I had projects around the homestead to complete. Never fear, I took a time out to have a tasting of my own though.

Deschutes Hop Henge Experimental IPA

Another new beer to Austin. Via Deschutes Twitter feed:

Austin, TX - are you ready for Hop Henge IPA? Look for it on the shelves next week.

Want more info on this beer? Here you go.