Bellwoods Brewery

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed May 08, 2013 1:52 am

it's brewed with an American Hefeweizen yeast, which I suppose at one time was from Germany, but has been selected for subtle characteristics not found in Bavarian hefe yeast.

Interesting. A server was 'describing' Hoppy Hefeweizen as having classic Hefe banana fruit aromas and taste, which doesn't do it justice.

hangunder · Post by **hangunder** » Wed May 29, 2013 11:36 am

nickw wrote:Fair enough, but I've talked to them about why they changed, understand it, and respect their decisions.

Looks like the bottles they have started to export to NY have freshness info on them even though they have the new labels

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:41 pm

Did everyone go in and get their bottle of motley cru?

As an aside, where should we post about beer releases that aren't going to TBS or the lcbo? Random talk? Seems lie there should be a thread for that.

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:47 pm

squeaky wrote:Did everyone go in and get their bottle of motley cru?

As an aside, where should we post about beer releases that aren't going to TBS or the lcbo? Random talk? Seems lie there should be a thread for that.

Went by earlier to see if they'd sell any no luck. Wasn't in the mood to fight two plus hours of traffic home. Might go by tomorrow for a bottle or two if not sold out.

groulxsome · Post by **groulxsome** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:37 pm

squeaky wrote:Did everyone go in and get their bottle of motley cru?

There was a small, civil lineup around 4:15. They started selling at 4:30 and were pretty good about making sure everyone in line was actually in line for the cru, not just for either of the two other beers they were selling and thus didn't need to wait.

From my estimation, I'd say there were about 10 people in front of me and maybe 20 more behind. At most, at opening only around 100 bottles could have gone out. Don't know how it will fair for the rest of tonight and into tomorrow, but I remember the "Bring out Your Dead" being around for a few days. I mean, it is a $20 bottle and there are 599 of them.

As an aside, it was kinda odd that they started selling a special release beer to a line of people at 4:30 when the brewery didn't open until 5! They were good about accommodating people (well, me and a friend who I ran into in line) by opening as soon as they had set up for the evening (like, 4:45?), but you'd figure if you have a bunch of people standing in a warm line to buy beer, they might like a cold beer once they were done! I sure did!

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:43 pm

They should have started selling it when the retail opened at 11am or 12pm.

nickelass · Post by **nickelass** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:45 pm

I went around 5pm, and there were two people besides me. I think the $20 price might be scaring people off as neither of those people bought any!

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:53 pm

Scared me off. Will be interested to hear what you guys think if you crack one.

shintriad · Post by **shintriad** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:40 pm

I got there at about 4:30 and there was a bit of a lineup. Took about 10 minutes of sweating and trying to appear "hip," despite my shame.

I bought the maximum of three. Didn't want to miss BYOD like last time (although I managed to trade for two bottles on the aftermarket)! One to drink, one to trade, one to cellar. If I crack it tonight, I'll let you know how it was.

EDIT: Yeah, it's good stuff. Nice balance of tartness and the dark, treacly flavours of a quad. And none of the "headachy" yeast profile that I sometimes get from Belgian ales. The body is incredibly smooth, damn near creamy. My only complaint: a small note of diacetyl. Still, pretty proud of my hometown right now!

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:47 pm

only 7 people ahead of us at 530 pm -moved along- with 599 bottles -they were strict on the 3 bottle limit.

mixedup · Post by **mixedup** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:10 pm

We showed up around 6:30 or so and there was no line. Lots if people in for beers and food but I didn't notice anyone with bottles other than us.

jrenihan · Post by **jrenihan** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:25 pm

mixedup wrote:We showed up around 6:30 or so and there was no line. Lots if people in for beers and food but I didn't notice anyone with bottles other than us.

I had the same experience at around 6:15. Perhaps, like BOYD, the bottles will last a little longer than expected, with an initial rush and then a marked slow down.
Very excited to try it!
Ren

JerCraigs · Post by **JerCraigs** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 8:25 am

I got there before 400, found out they were starting at 4:30 so I went to Poutini's. Probably 30ish people in line when we came back. We bought three between the two of us, might have bought more at $15. Had some Roman Candle on the patio and headed home to the air conditioning!

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:59 pm

I was out of town all week, but managed to grab a couple of bottles last Friday...think it was just about sold out then. They took it off the "available" board but their website said a bit was available for out of towners, etc.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:29 pm

Little ARTICLE on Roman Candle in Post City.

I'm more of a Monogamous IPA drinker but this stuff is worth the trip!

The Bar Towel

Bellwoods Brewery

Can I Hefe some phenolics w/ my humulones, señor braumeister