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Barncat Artisan Ales, Cambridge

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sofakingdrunk
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Post by sofakingdrunk »

Ballsy....i like it. Hopefully the aroma doesnt smell too much like durian so that people will not be put off.

Finally got around to getting into a bottle of the Rat Queen Impy stout. Beautiful stuff, super roasty malts and coffee, rich creamy mouthfeel,subtle carbonation, not too sweet with a little heat and just a touch of hops in the finish. Great stuff, i'm glad i've got another couple bottles in the cellar.
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We are extremely excited to announce the release of our first sour beer. 'In the Beginning' is a sour golden ale aged in stainless for many moons with our house mixed culture, then re-fermented in the bottle. $10/750ml bottle (limit 6 per person) available at the brewery starting this Friday.

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Craig
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Post by Craig »

Will you guys fill any 2L growler?
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Post by DeMarco »

Craig wrote:Will you guys fill any 2L growler?
I think any glass one. They have the details on their site and twitter
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Post by matt7215 »

DeMarco wrote:
Craig wrote:Will you guys fill any 2L growler?
I think any glass one. They have the details on their site and twitter
We will fill any clean, brown glass 2L or 1L growler
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Post by Belgian »

... 1.89l (64oz) growler?
Are they standard or do they really exist in Metric also?

Oh wait here... this is really annoying:
The Google wrote:While 64 U.S. fl oz (1,892.7 ml; 66.6 imp fl oz) is the most popular growler size, growlers are commonly found in 32 U.S. fl oz (sometimes known as a "howler", which may be short for "half growler"), 128 U.S. fl oz, 1-liter (33.8 U.S. fl oz; 35.2 imp fl oz), and 2-liter sizes as well.
Would love to get out there sometime soon! Sour ales are the tits.
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Post by sprague11 »

matt7215 wrote:We are extremely excited to announce the release of our first sour beer. 'In the Beginning' is a sour golden ale aged in stainless for many moons with our house mixed culture, then re-fermented in the bottle. $10/750ml bottle (limit 6 per person) available at the brewery starting this Friday.
Damn that sounds good. Anyone heading that way this weekend?
"A good light beer is one that doesn't taste like piss!" - Frank d'Angelo
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Post by Craig »

I'm going tomorrow.
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Post by Craig »

I went. Every beer was legit. Very modern/trendy interpretations of an IPA. Very in synch with US trends.

The guys told me a little about some future barrel plans, including the fact that they have a foeder on order.
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Craig wrote:I went. Every beer was legit. Very modern/trendy interpretations of an IPA. Very in synch with US trends.

The guys told me a little about some future barrel plans, including the fact that they have a foeder on order.
Also went, and can second this. Great stuff, worth the drive.
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Post by El Pinguino »

Finally visited these guys the other weekend. Enjoyed all the beers they had available to sample.
Happily impressed, I'll return whenever I'm out in the area again (and they're open).
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Post by zane9 »

I missed Barncat's tap takeover at The Bruce on Oct 20 :( Anyone go?
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zane9 wrote:I missed Barncat's tap takeover at The Bruce on Oct 20 :( Anyone go?
Yep I was there, awesome time. Lots of good beer and food. So very full afterwards :D
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Post by Craig »

Holy fuck is Rat Queen good.
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Post by jeremyg »

best non BA stout in ontario imho
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