Misc News – Sept 19

Jerry's Rock Bottom Oktoberfest (Downtown Indy) – Bright orange copper. Malt with plenty of hoppy balance and initial kick. 6%.

Out of 516 breweries that sent 3,523 beers to the GABF, two three in Indiana brought back medals. Congratulations to them. Full results

  • Sun King Golden Slumber - Belgian-Style Abbey Ale – Silver
  • Sun King Dominator Dopplebock – German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock – Bronze
  • Three Floyds Munsterfest – German-Style Märzen – Bronze
  • Rock Bottom, 86th St, Indy – Naked Oatmeal Stout - Silver

Sun King is getting 3 more 60bbl fermenters and bright tanks. Also an outdoor silo so the building will finally look like a brewery.

Coming to Alcatraz – Oatmeal Stout.

Coming to the Ram – Pie'd Piper Pumpkin Ale.

Anita at Great Fermentations over-ordered and still has 40 or so gallons of Early Blend Cider for your fermentation passion. It's a blend of Gala, Honey Crisp, Jonathon, Empire, and Jonagold apples and has a sweeter brightness than last year. She'll be ordering a Late Blend in a month so there's still time to do two batches this winter.

You needed to be at New Albanian's Bank Street Brewhouse's Sandkerwa NA anstich tapping right on time. (5pm). The Ahornberger Landbrauerei Strößner-Bräu's Ahornberger Landbier lasted 51 minutes. Zehendner Mönchsambacher Unfiltered Lager didn't make an hour either. and Zum Grunen Baum Landbier didn't last a half hour on Saturday. Roger is ecstatic. blog Next Thurs, Fri, Sat, more of the similar.

Mark Schiess brews with Jim Kirk's 16-year old malt extract. story so far

So a guy flies from New Mexico to Harrisburg PA to get one of 400 bottles of Troegs' Splinter Blue beers. He's 401st in line. Brewery finds one more bottle to make his trip worthwhile. article

2 comments:

Michael Pearson said...

Liz Laughlin received a Silver medal at GABF for her Oatmeal Stout in Category 75. All of the Rock Bottom medals say Louisville, CO - the location of their corporate office.

Unknown said...

Thanks much for the update. Had to be there to find that out.

From our look at this Stout back in July:

"Oatmeal Stout – Also freshly on tap. It starts full and creamy and finishes medium bitter with a light body and quick finish. 6.4%. It gives the best of a full-bodied stout and leaves you feeling like you just had a sip of Vienna Amber. Dan's calling it the best beer Liz has ever made and he might be right."

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