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House Ales "Gangsters Para-Weisse" (Sour Wheat With Grains Of Paradise)
House Ales X Amsterdam "Night Train Funk" (Barrel Aged Belgian Brown Ale With Brett)
House Ales X Animal Farm "Snowball" (Barrel Aged Farmhouse Ale)
House Ales X Animal Farm "Murial" (Barrel Fermented Gooseberry Wheat Beer)
House Ales "Last Call In Kreuzeberg" (Berliner Weisse)
House Ales "Shickki Mickki" (Berliner Hipster Weisse)
House Ales X Beau's All Natural "Rye's Above Porter" (Porter Aged With Brett)
House Ales X Beer 4 Boobs "Saison Du Filles" (Farmhouse Saison With Brett)
Amsterdam Divination #1 (IPA With Belgian, Wine & Champagne Yeast)
Amsterdam Grand Cru Framboise (Barrel Aged Framboise With Brett. & Pedio.)
Amsterdam X Animal Farm "Boxer" (Saison With Brett Aged For Six Months)
Amsterdam "7th Avenue Triple" (Belgian Triple Aged 5 Months In A Flat Rock Pinot Noir Barrel)
Great Lakes "Recovering Alter Boy" (Belgian Quadrupel Barrel Aged With Sour Cherries)
Great Lakes X Biergotter "Daddy Issues" (Famhouse Ale With Brett.)
Great Lakes "Disturbing the Peach" (Barrel Aged Peach Wheat Blended With Saison & Peaches)
Great Lakes X Durham Homebrew Club "Brevis & Butthead" (Berliner Weisse)
Great Lakes "What The Christ Happened To The Pumpkin" (Barrel Aged Pumpkin Ale)
Indie Ale House X Amsterdam "Dead Spadina Monkey" (Wild Belgian Ale With Raspberries)
Sawdust City X Amsterdam "Just The Mention Of Berlin Makes Me Sexy" (Guave & Lechee Berliner Weisse )
Muskoka "Old Time Funk" (Barrel Aged Sour Ale)
Bellwoods "Muggleweisse" (Sour Brown)
Bellwoods "Plumers Butt" (Sour Tripel With Yellow Plums Aged In Red Wine Barrels)
Bellwoods "Mash Pipe" (Smoked Berliner Weisse)
Hopfenstark "Boson D'Higgs" (Berliner Rauch. Saison)
Hopfenstark "La Framboise" (Belgian Wit With Raspberries)
My biggest complaint about last year's funk night was the lack of maturity in most beer. Looking at some of the lead times (i.e. 4 months of aging) there will definitely be some funk character. There are at least 6 of these that i want to try.
Can't justify two $15 tickets when I'm not a fan of the funk. The girlfriend however is so we'll attend the non-ticketed session ($10 vs $30 entrance fee) and I'll take some gulps from whatever she has.
We couldn't go to the first Funk Night so she's been looking forward to this.
lister wrote:Can't justify two $15 tickets when I'm not a fan of the funk. The girlfriend however is so we'll attend the non-ticketed session ($10 vs $30 entrance fee) and I'll take some gulps from whatever she has.
We couldn't go to the first Funk Night so she's been looking forward to this.
this is probably the closest we get to US-style beer events. down south, its now all about barrel aging and brett. but i get that its not for everyone.
my only warning is that stuff will definitely run out. not sure which will be the big demand beer, but i assume that Bellwoods will sell out.
Does anyone know if the email confirmation on my phone will suffice for a ticket? Or do I need to print off a hard copy? Or will they just have a list at the door?
for those who don't have tickets and plan to show up for the post-dinner, what time do you guys recommend? I am coming from out of town and don't want to eff this up or wait in line longer than necessary. Have not attended previous funk night events so I don't really have a frame of reference (though I am familiar with Volo and its limited confines).
Depends how long you are willing to wait. If it were me I'd bring a book/phone/entertainment item and get there fairly early and plan to wait a fairly long time. With so many beers on tap, I can't imagine many of the early birds will be in a rush to leave... I am basing that on nothing but speculation though.
I've got one ticket for admission to the early bird session and because I'm flat out at work I'm going to be unable to attend. Any takers? Email me at joseph.mcphee@gmail.com.
adventures_alc wrote:for those who don't have tickets and plan to show up for the post-dinner, what time do you guys recommend? I am coming from out of town and don't want to eff this up or wait in line longer than necessary. Have not attended previous funk night events so I don't really have a frame of reference (though I am familiar with Volo and its limited confines).
i'd show up at 9ish. maybe 10. that's when it might start to peter out. i would not show up at 8 unless you're hoping to wait in line. i doubt the 6-8 crowd will be leaving after 1-2 pints.
Great event. Some really solid beers, I think the House Ales Napoleon and Amsterdam Boxer were amongst my favorites, but there were lots of other good ones.
