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We’re working with Grand Teton to create still yet another Rare Beer Club™ Exclusive!

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Grand Teton Brewing Company LabelI love what I do…How cool is this?

Grand Teton calls me up and says that they want to put some of their XX Bitch Creek Double ESB in some barrels and create an RBC exclusive for us.  Initially I like the idea and ask how they feel about doing aging it in something a little more off the beaten path… I’m thinking like Rum maybe or Brandy… They dig it and started looking for sources for barrels.  Later, I toss out the idea of cranking up the ABV closer to 8 or 9% (it’s normally weighs in about 7.5%).  They like it and the brewmaster’s suggestion is to blend it with another one of their bigger special releases to get there.  So now it’s really getting cool.

We’re still working out the details, but it’s slotted for December as we wanted to give our Rare Beer Club™ members a little sumpin’ special in their stockings this year!

Prost!
Kris

If you had only 5 taps….

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Beer TapsIf you had only 5 taps and could pick any 5 beers to flow from them for your company’s 20 Year Anniversary…What would be your line up?  This is the challenge I am currently facing and I have to say, it’s a bit overwhelming.  I want to spread the love over 5 unique styles. That helps a tiny bit.  Toss in at least one kick ass Brett-centric beer.  At least one amazing barrel aged beer.  A truly life-changing IPA.  Something uber rare and interesting from Belgium.  You get the idea.

How about givin’ a brotha a hand?

Prost!
Kris

Six Amazing Logsdon Beers Coming your way next week!

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LogsdonWe’re really excited to have been able to put together a special offer with David Logsdon of Logsdon Farmhouse Ales.  A master yeast wrangler, David’s beers are all unlike anything you’ve ever tried before, each one truly special.  The first time I tried his Seizoen Bretta, I was blown away. It was, and still is, quite simply my personal favorite saison. And I’ve tried a bunch of them.

Next week, we’re bringing our members the opportunity to try six of David’s beers in a Logsdon Special Offer, two of which, Far West Vlaming and Oak Aged Bretta, are uber rare.  We’ll also be offering Logsdon’s Straffe Drieling Triple, Seizoen, Seizoen Bretta and Kili Wit.  All six are nothing short of amazing and worth trying.

Prost!
Kris

Greg Meets Michael Jackson for the First Time at The GABF

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Post 4-editedThe pinnacle of beer festivals back in the day (and many would argue still today) was The Great American Beer Festival.  Twenty years ago, it was a bit of a drunk fest.  You’d have four hours to hit as many breweries as you could out of the 1000 or so on the floor and could drink as much as you could put down in the time allotted.  I’ll never forget seeing some cat drink out of a spill bucket after the taps were closed. Apparently, he wasn’t full after his 4 hour beer odyssey.  Anyone of importance in the brewing industry was there including Michael Jackson who was largely considered to be the World’s leading authority on the subject of beer while he was alive.  He later helped found The Rare Beer Club™ and we do our best to do his legacy justice every month. 

Prost!
Kris

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Tom and Kris Hoist the Stanley Cup at The Detroit Montreux Jazz Festival

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Post 3-editedThis was one of those really bitchin’ festival memories. Tom McCarthy and I ran two booths at The Detroit Montreux Jazz Festival 3 or 4 years in a row. As sponsors, I met the mayor a couple times which was cool, but the highlight was kickin’ back in a local watering hole after a 12 hour day of pitching our clubs, only to see the Stanley Cup walk in the door at about midnight. No digital cameras back then so some dude snapped this photo of us and a guy we befriended named Willie who was a stage hand. We gave him our address and he actually sent the photo. How cool is that?

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Kris

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Kris “Workin’ Hard” at The Portland Holiday Ale Festival

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Post 5-croppedWe did several beer festivals in Portland, Oregon.  To this day, it’s one of my favorite cities, largely due to the awesome people I met there and sweet times we had together signing people up to the club at our booth.  We often bartered cigars for beer at the events and we’re generally well supplied.  This shot, published in a local paper, captured me no doubt grabbing a few Black Butte Porters which I had discovered and fallen in love with that year.  Thank you Jamol, Neal, Chris and Claude.  I’ll be back soon, this time not to work the booth!

Prost!
Kris!

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