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Beyond The Pale Brewery

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probstk
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iguenard wrote:
probstk wrote:
Ceecee wrote:According to their FB page, they'll have the Rye at BBB tonight, Wellington Gastropub tomorrow and Arrow & Loon Saturday.
I was at the Loon on Sat. The server was not told by Scotty that the cask had changed and thought they were still serving Broadhead Stoner Amber. She kept disappointing patrons and phone callers. Thankfully, Scotty came in and cleared it up. Rye Guy is a pretty nice beer.
WHY do you guys keep going there! Its napoleon syndrome!
To the Loon? Where else would you go in Ottawa for a good selection of Ontario craft beers that rotates regularly?

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Looks like they'll be cleared out of their Imperial Rye today if anyone was planning on heading out. I'll probably wait a couple weeks for the hipster hype to die down before walking over. But if anyone goes today, let me know how busy it is.

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Okay I lied. Third person in at noon. Tried the Darkness and Rye Guy. RIPA is very nice, really fresh citrus hops. Not at all the malt base I was expecting, it's lost amid the hops, though the sample was a bit cool.

Picked up the ISG and Pink Fuzz for home. Was getting a bit crazy as I was leaving.

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Bytowner wrote:Okay I lied. Third person in at noon. Tried the Darkness and Rye Guy. RIPA is very nice, really fresh citrus hops. Not at all the malt base I was expecting, it's lost amid the hops, though the sample was a bit cool.

Picked up the ISG and Pink Fuzz for home. Was getting a bit crazy as I was leaving.
Must have saw you there - was there around noon as well. Picked up a small growler of each and left quickly (was turning into a bit of a madhouse so figured I could sample at home). That being said I am curious if they suffered a bit from being put into the growlers as there was a definite lack of carbonation on two of them...they were also too cold though so will have to try again.

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pushkinwow wrote:Must have saw you there - was there around noon as well. Picked up a small growler of each and left quickly (was turning into a bit of a madhouse so figured I could sample at home). That being said I am curious if they suffered a bit from being put into the growlers as there was a definite lack of carbonation on two of them...they were also too cold though so will have to try again.
Bet you did. I was the bearded guy in the navy (kinda ratty) pea coat hanging out to the right of the counter.

My thoughts exactly. As tasty as I found the ISG, the last third of my growler was a drain pour because it was so flat, it was making me a bit woozy. Ditto the pink fuzz, only low to moderate carbonation on the first pour.

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I'll echo the above. Drank the Rye Guy last night and while good, it was quite watery and flat. Love the growlers, though.

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Kekumba wrote:I'll echo the above. Drank the Rye Guy last night and while good, it was quite watery and flat. Love the growlers, though.
Did you guys try samples at the brewery and where they noticeably different from what you had in the growler?

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The sample I had tasted exactly the same as I had out of the growler later that night.

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Kekumba wrote:The sample I had tasted exactly the same as I had out of the growler later that night.
Can't say. Samples were really cold. That said, I enjoyed the Rye Guy more than I probably would have if the carbonation was as bad.

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Kekumba wrote:The sample I had tasted exactly the same as I had out of the growler later that night.
Well that is disappointing. Still there is potential for sure and I will just keep my fingers crossed that they work things out so that I can have a tasty small brewery close to my house!

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Asked if they had any bombers this weekend and this is what they told me: "Beyond the Pale @BTPBrewing - Lots of beer, but no 22oz bombers today. The DarkERness will be avail next Sat exclusively in bombers. 10.2% imperial oatmeal stout"

Looks like I'll be stopping in next week then!

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Kekumba wrote:Asked if they had any bombers this weekend and this is what they told me: "Beyond the Pale @BTPBrewing - Lots of beer, but no 22oz bombers today. The DarkERness will be avail next Sat exclusively in bombers. 10.2% imperial oatmeal stout"

Looks like I'll be stopping in next week then!
Thanks for the heads-up. Had a great Rye Guy bomber from them last week. Man I hope they get more consistent.

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from BTP's facebook page:

There will be a limited release of the DarkERness on Saturday at noon. We'll have ~100 22oz bombers. It's our imperial oatmeal stout. 10.2% abv 55 ibu of roasted, malty awesome. We will also be bourbon barrel aging half of the batch for release in Feb or March.

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Suppose I'll be there Saturday at 12pm then. Curious how many people will show up right around opening for this.

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Kekumba wrote:Suppose I'll be there Saturday at 12pm then. Curious how many people will show up right around opening for this.
Agree - I am definitely interested in being there but not sure I am dedicated enough to get there early and wait. May see some of you guys there :D

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