JawnDiablo
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Hey BD
http://victorybeer.com/news/red-thunder/
sounds cool huh?
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That's sounds pretty good.
Support the arts, shoot a rapper.
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interesting. hopefully it's not super limited.
speaking of which, i got my hands on a bottle of dark intrigue last week. talking w/ a bar tender at a local restaurant, he mentioned that they had a
case or two but that thy don't list it on the menu. SOLD!
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JawnDiablo
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I still feel bad about that bud.
It was a bad day and it was on my kitchen counter.
ahhhh
Victory needs to have those events on a Saturday though.
I'l be at work anyway and I am in Norristown so getting that far on Thanksgiving Eve is a no way in hell deal.
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no worries.
i didn't get the impression that this one was going to be limited - hopefully it'll be available to working joes.
also, you see this: http://victorybeer.com/expansion/
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JawnDiablo
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Don't you live pretty close to the new spot?
I wish I was closer.
Downingtown is way too far for me to enjoy to it's fullest.
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very. walking distance (if need be!)
as much as i appreciate having a resource like victory so close, it's be nice if i was more into their beers. they have a lot of hoppy beers, which
aren't my favorite. now if i lived that close to sly fox...
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JawnDiablo
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I have been into English and German beer more than hoppy stuff lately.
I love a good Kellerbeer.
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Quote: Originally posted by BDx13  | | speaking of which, i got my hands on a bottle of dark intrigue last week. talking w/ a bar tender at a local restaurant, he mentioned that they had a
case or two but that thy don't list it on the menu. SOLD! |
quinn... finally got into this bottle tonight. me and paulie cracked it open at his bar. i hadn't had any in nearly two years and it was EXACTLY as
i remembered. delicious.
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Awesome man, and again, I apologize for swigging the bottle I had on reserve for you.It was a bad night is all I'm saying.......
Hope you and Paulie enjoyed it.
I ran to the beer store today to grab a case to bring to the family Christmas Eve party and happened upon some bottles of the Red Thunder.
I grabbed one and have it chilling right now.
I've had the flu or something for a week now,and am sweating it out, blowing my nose every 3 minutes, but am dying to crack it, which I may shortly.
If I like it, I am going to run over to the place in the morning and grab a couple more.
I still haven't seen any of the Dark Intrigue this year. Last year my supermarket, in Drexel Hill of all places had it and didn't know how to price
it!
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haven't tried the red thunder, but it's readily available so i'll try to pick some up soon. still not sure about the red wine factor, though...
you seen oak horizontal? their barleywine asked in bourbon barrels.
http://beerstreetjournal.com/get-ready-for-barrel-aged-oak-h...
no dark intrigue this year, unfortunately. 2010 and 2011 only. i did manage to get another bottle of the 2011 over the weekend. my cousin picked
one up, too. we drank is, mine is still chillin'.
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JawnDiablo
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I don't think I ever tried Old Horizontal in it's normal version.
If I see it I will grab one.
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careful. it's called that for a reason!
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so i was in victory for lunch last week...
turns out the Red Thunder was a limited run (i was under the impression it would be pretty readily available - guess not) and they had 500 people
lined up on release day. victory is sold out, but i may ask at a couple local restaurants that keep some items off the menu.
i picked up a bottle of oak horizontal while i was there. haven't tried it yet, but i have i high hopes as i was a fan of their old horizontal.
also, looks like there'll be a new take on the Golden Monkey...the White Monkey:
http://victorybeer.com/news/victory-golden-monkey-evolves/
DOWNINGTOWN, PA – Victory Brewing Company brewmasters, Ron Barchet and Bill Covaleski, are extending the family of Victory beers to include White
Monkey, a white wine barrel aged version of the brewery’s popular Belgian-style tripel, Golden Monkey. This limited edition release, bottled in corked
750ml bottles, will be offered to the public starting March 2, 2013.
“Our Golden Monkey is beloved by many, so we anticipate some heartfelt responses to our intriguing transformation of this beer,” expressed Victory
brewmaster Bill Covaleski. “The wine barrel aging has had a substantial and delicious impact on the Golden Monkey.”
Approximately 100 oak barrels that once held chardonnay varietal white wine from Wente Vineyards of Livermore, CA were filled with Golden Monkey and
aged at ambient temperatures in the Downingtown brewery for 3 months. This process is an extension of an experiment dating back 6 years prior, when a
single oak barrel once holding white wine from local vintner, Chaddsford Winery, was used in a similar manner to produce a test batch which never left
the brewery. Deemed delicious by Victory brewmasters and brewing staff, the White Monkey project was made possible through a collaborative partnership
with Wente Vineyards.
Extending a streak of barrel aged Victory beers, White Monkey follows the November 2012 release of red wine barrel aged Baltic Thunder, dubbed ‘Red
Thunder,’ and the December 2012 release of bourbon barrel aged Old Horizontal Barleywine, then emerging as ‘Oak Horizontal.’ Prior to these critically
acclaimed, limited release offerings, Victory had offered a delicious version of it’s Storm King Stout aged in bourbon barrels which was named ‘Dark
Intrigue’ in 2010 and 2011.
Bottling will yield approximately 2,800 cases, making this beer available in the Victory distribution territories of Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, northern Virginia, New York City, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Colorado and Florida.
To celebrate this historic evolution of Victory’s #2 selling brew, the Downingtown brewpub will be hosting “In Like A Monkey” festivities on Saturday,
March 2, which will include a special beer breakfast featuring dishes paired to both Golden Monkey and White Monkey. Restaurant and retail operations
will open at 8am for case and bottle purchases of White Monkey.
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My girls brother works for Wente. I'll be in PA when this is released so hopefully I can get my hands on some.
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I'd like to try the white Monkey.
I made the ill fated mistake of drinking too much Golden Monkey once......didn't remember anything.
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Today I'm making non traditional black and tans using Golden Monkey and Young's Double Chocolate Stout. I call it a Chocolate Monkey.
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JawnDiablo
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Sounds dangerous.
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holy hell, dennis. how's that work out?
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i had a couple oak horizontal over the weekend. interesting, but not earth shattering for me. definitely a creamy oak flavor, but the oak's not
overbearing. heavy stuff, though, you'll catch a quick buzz.
looking forward to giving the white monkey a whirl, but i expect about the same level of enthusiasm from me. the dark intrigue is fucking hard to
beat.
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