Prairie Ale Christmas Bomb. Like it more than I thought I would.

Looks like a tasty release from Jester King

Read an opinion piece on beer trends at one point either last year or early this year. Guy predicted that "line culture" was pretty much dead now. I'm sure there are still a lot of JK fans here (I am one of them), but I never waited in line for a release on one of the crazy days. And it seems that the line hype around JK is lower now. The barrel aged atrial rubicite is the only one I can think of that might still draw a big line.

Y'all still drinking JK? Don't seem to see as many posts about them as a few years back.

We enjoy taking a trip over to JK as it's a cool property. I see no need to wait in line for SPON, Atrial, etc.

I think the places that experienced crazy lines have had to adapt due to Covid and there are better processes in place to handle the popular releases. I'm all for that versus a neckbeard sh*tshow JK could be.

I can't even get my paws on JK in Dallas anymore. Guy at my bottle shop said they've basically quit distributing up here during covid

There was a time when I tried to pick up everything they released. Kinda got burnt out on sours and JK.

do you drink it from that thing??

This describes me in general these days... my criteria for beer... is it easy to get? Does it taste good? Is it local? That's really all I buy anymore. It's rare that I buy JK because it certainly doesn't meet the easy to get criteria from a distance standpoint.

Proper glassware

Damn, I'd love to have some pliny on the regular in Texas.

Did someone forget about it? It's a little old.

Belated birthday gift for yourself! Not every day you turn 50!

Well done!

Robert C. Christian said:

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Belated birthday gift for yourself! Not every day you turn 50!

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hah she didn't even check Id. Not my bd.

nice!

So is that like $2 per pint if my math is right?

You got a heck of a deal. Very jealous, even though I don't have a kegerator so couldn't take advantage if I saw a keg in the wild.

steve00 said:

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So is that like $2 per pint if my math is right?

You got a heck of a deal. Very jealous, even though I don't have a kegerator so couldn't take advantage if I saw a keg in the wild.

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Its cold enough right now, just gotta keep it outside and drink fast!

Very nice!

Local place by us did a Saint Arnold's night. Pumpkinator, BB24, and Pumpkinator BBA with Cacao Nibs.

Bonus beer courtesy of Chipotlemonger. Busted out laughing at the label because my mom still yells the Boney Fingers line at us to this day

Texas Santa.

That's one of the best beers.

Speaking of beer mail, having a little SG stout tonight courtesy of MattJaxson (sp...I can't recall how you spell your handle Matt!). This is a tasty stout.

I'm headed to Nashville this weekend for Christmas. Looking forward to some SG.

Just picked up a 4-pack of Attacus Atlas at TW in the Galleria. 12/1/20 can date. Been wanting to give it a shot for a while.

Got my first email as part of the RR Beer Society. Looks like this thing is going to be awesome.

Lastly, Vinnie & Natalie have written something just for you!
See below for their message, along with a picture of some upcoming bottlings to tease the senses.
"Thank you to everyone for being charter members of the new Russian River Cellar Society (RRCS)! We greatly appreciate your support and your trust that we will deliver some magnificent beers. As described in the original offering, most of the beers presented to you will be exclusive to the RRCS, with only a handful also available in very small quantities through our pubs.
As you know, there will be two 12-bottle shipments in the coming year. These shipments will include 1 to 3 bottles of each beer, depending upon batch size. We found a sleek 510ml cork-finished bottle (similar to our original funky beer bottle in 2004) for the majority of the RRCS beers. Jason Roberson, one of our favorite graphic artists (Mind Circus, Pliny for President, Citra Flash Mob and more!), assisted us in creating two special labels for the RRCS- "Russian River Cuvee" and "Small Batch Series".
Over this past year, I have been brewing several small batches of base barrel beers that I thought would fit nicely into a blend. With our new pilot brewery up and running, this will give me an even greater opportunity to create some unique beers for future blends. Just last week I brewed an interesting rye beer that will go into barrels with Brettanomyces soon! The initial "Russian River Cuvee" bottlings are blends that I personally created. Future blends will include Natalie's help. We also plan invite a few special friends in the industry to join in the fun!
As the name implies, the "Small Batch Series" is a selection of very small batches of barrel-aged beers from literally one, maybe two wine barrels. Although your first Spring shipment has yet to be finalized, we have been working on a blueberry beer, a Kriek, Shadow of a Doubt aged in Port barrels (super limited), and an amazing Peach beer that smells and tastes like you are biting into a fresh peach right off the tree. These are just a few fun examples of what may be included in your first shipment!
Next week we are bottling another exciting Small Batch beer, which is a version of our Intinction- Sauvignon Blanc dry-hopped with Nelson Sauvin. We also added a strain of Brettanomyces that is known to trigger bio-transformation. A bio-transformation reaction between the yeast, hops and Sauvignon Blanc grape juice will intensify the aroma and flavor profile of the hops and grapes.

That Intinction variant sounds awesome.