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Message TheAlum beers 7164 º places 10 º 08:40 Mon 7/29/2013 Originally posted by drewbeerme Are we expecting another New Glarus R&D release the same weekend? Facebook has been quiet. Most of what I’ve heard from BA folk and other area enthusiasts seems to indicate "No". I’m frequently wrong about stuff though.
Message cbfobes beers 2938 º places 29 º 08:55 Mon 7/29/2013 Originally posted by TheAlum Originally posted by drewbeerme Are we expecting another New Glarus R&D release the same weekend? Facebook has been quiet. Most of what I’ve heard from BA folk and other area enthusiasts seems to indicate "No". I’m frequently wrong about stuff though. When I picked up the Strawberry Rhubarb 2 weeks ago the girl working the beer depot said they would have something that weekend coming out. She didn’t say if it was a R&D beer though, but something was being planned.
Message t0rin0 P beers 102 º places 1528 º 08:56 Mon 7/29/2013 Originally posted by TheAlum Originally posted by drewbeerme Are we expecting another New Glarus R&D release the same weekend? Facebook has been quiet. Most of what I’ve heard from BA folk and other area enthusiasts seems to indicate "No". I’m frequently wrong about stuff though. Is the rhubarb beer a full sized release? Hoping to get that and the sour when I’m out there.

Message TheAlum beers 7164 º places 10 º 08:59 Mon 7/29/2013 I’ve spotted some blog posts on the Great Taste page from their Chairman. But they really don’t present any information aside from drop off and frontage road access will be severely restricted during and after the festival this year.. AND that the tent locations will be changing again.. possibly more like previous years. Searching Isthmus doesn’t show any compiled list yet. Madison Beer Review seems defunct. So.. it appears information is even slower getting out this year as far as pre-parties (Not that pre-parties is MHTG’s job.. it’s not). Just 11 Days till GTMW Eve.. 12 till the Fest.
Message madvike beers 3357 º places 3 º 10:05 Mon 7/29/2013 Originally posted by t0rin0 Is the rhubarb beer a full sized release? Hoping to get that and the sour when I’m out there. They’ll both still be out and plentiful during GTMW.
Message madvike beers 3357 º places 3 º 10:14 Mon 7/29/2013 Originally posted by TheAlum I’ve spotted some blog posts on the Great Taste page from their Chairman. But they really don’t present any information aside from drop off and frontage road access will be severely restricted during and after the festival this year.. AND that the tent locations will be changing again.. possibly more like previous years. Searching Isthmus doesn’t show any compiled list yet. Madison Beer Review seems defunct. So.. it appears information is even slower getting out this year as far as pre-parties (Not that pre-parties is MHTG’s job.. it’s not). Just 11 Days till GTMW Eve.. 12 till the Fest. The MHTG’s preparty list is growing. Brasserie’s tap list is starting to assemble, Voltron style. http://greattaste.org/great_taste_eve/
Message TheAlum beers 7164 º places 10 º 10:15 Mon 7/29/2013 That list was totally not there when I looked earlier, Matt!

Message TheAlum beers 7164 º places 10 º 10:17 Mon 7/29/2013 Additionally, it appears Destihl never finalized with Brasserie. They mentioned maybe an event @ Merchant if Brasserie didn’t work out.
Message madvike beers 3357 º places 3 º 10:23 Mon 7/29/2013 Originally posted by TheAlum Additionally, it appears Destihl never finalized with Brasserie. They mentioned maybe an event @ Merchant if Brasserie didn’t work out. I hope they do, though when they were at Brasserie for Madison Beer Week I was really disappointed with their apricot sour (which I had loved before) and their Forsaken Barrel was just okay.
Message sarro beers 134 º places 6 º 10:58 Mon 7/29/2013 Someone hand-bottle me some Toppling Goliath please! I missed out on them last year pouring :((