Saturday, February 23, 2013

Gravity Head 2013: Marathon begins, finish line somewhere over that horizon.


It was a fairly typical Gravity Head opening day, with six kegs cashed, and I cannot thank you enough for attending. Also, requisite kudos to all NABC staff members, without whom Gravity Head cannot exist.

Remember that 2013 programs are u-print only (here); also, no beers from Founders, Flat12 or NABC will be tapped until their featured day on Friday, March 8. Finally, for Saturday, the keg of 180 Shilling Scotch Ale from Big Dawg will be tapped upon arrival. Other replacement kegs are queued, and only Eric knows for sure what's to come.

Here is the first of my periodic lineupdates.

Starting Saturday, February 23:


00. SUN KING – STYLE UNTO ITSELF
Sun King Batch 666: Sympathy for the Devil 11%
Sun King Dominator 8%
Sun King Wee Muckle 8%

13F RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Stone Imperial Russian Stout (2011)
10.8%

14C IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
Bell’s Hopslam 10%

16E. BELGIAN SPECIALTY ALE
Ellezelloise Hercule 9%

19B. ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
North Coast Old Stock Ale 11.9%

19C. AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Rogue XS Old Crustacean Barley Wine (2011) Circa 11%

21A. SPICE, HERB, OR VEGETABLE BEER
Flying Dog Kujo Imperial Coffee Stout (nitro) 8.9%
Southern Tier Jah-va 10.6%

21B. CHRISTMAS/WINTER SPECIALTY SPICED BEER
Haandbryggeriet Bestefar 10%

22C. WOOD-AGED BEER
J. W. Lees Vintage Harvest Ale Lagavulin Scotch (Islay) barrel- conditioned (2011) Circa 11.5%
Southern Tier “Oak-Aged Imperial” Back Burner 9.6%

23. SPECIALTY BEER
Bell’s This One Goes to 11 11.4%


Emptied and yet fondly remembered:


00. SUN KING – STYLE UNTO ITSELF
Sun King Batch 777: Touched By An Angel 10%
Sun King Big Iron 10%
Sun King Timmie 10%

21A. SPICE, HERB, OR VEGETABLE BEER
Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti 9.5%

22C. WOOD-AGED BEER
Against the Grain/De Molen Bo and Luke 14%

23. SPECIALTY BEER
Three Floyds/Mikkeller Risgoop 10.4%


Yet to see action:


5E. EISBOCK
Kulmbacher Eisbock “Bayerisch G’frorns” (2010) 9.2%

9E STRONG SCOTCH ALE (WEE HEAVY)
Big Dawg Claymore 180 Shilling Scotch Ale 12%
Dark Horse Scotty Karate 9.75%

13F RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
BBC (Shelbyville Road) Tsar Bomba
12.5%
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout (2011) 10%
Flat12 Pinko Russian Imperial Stout 10.3%
Founders Imperial Stout (2011) 10.5%
Great Divide Yeti (2011) 9.5%
Victory Storm King (2011) 9.1%

14C IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
Flat12 Highway to Hops 10%
Flat12 Winter Cycle 9.3%
NABC/De Struise/LBS B’Urban Trotter (2011) 9.2%
People’s Space Cowboy 9%
Upland Double Dragonfly 9.1%

16E. BELGIAN SPECIALTY ALE
Urthel Samaranth Quadrium 11.5%

18C. BELGIAN TRIPEL
Schlafly Tripel 10%

19A. OLD ALE
Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale 9.8%

19B. ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
Harpoon Barleywine (Leviathan Series) (2011) 10%
Upland Winter Warmer 8.5%

19C. AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
Bell’s Third Coast Old Ale (2011) 10.2%
Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine (2012) 12%

21A. SPICE, HERB, OR VEGETABLE BEER
Founders Breakfast Stout (2011) 8.3%
Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti (2011) 9.5%

22C. WOOD-AGED BEER
Flat12 Bourbon Barrel Winter Cycle
Double IPA (2012) 9.4%
Flat12 Pinko RIS KGBaylor (Pappy Van Winkle) 11%
Flat12 Pinko RIS Nitro (Pappy Van Winkle) 10.5%
Founders Backwoods Bastard (2012) 10.2%
Founders Bolt Cutter (15th Anniversary) 15%
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti (2011) 9.5%
NABC IX — Ninth Anniversary Ale (2010) Circa 9%
NABC Bourbondaddy (2012) 9.5%
Schlafly Oak Aged Barleywine (2010) 10.2%

23. SPECIALTY BEER
Brooklyn Brewmaster’s Reserve: The Companion Ale (2011) 10%
Harpoon Triticus Ale
(Leviathan Series) (2011) 11.5%
NABC/O'Fallon/Schlafly C2 Collaboration Ale (2010) 10.7%
NABC Stumble Bus (2012) 11.2%
NABC Turbo Hog (2012) 9.5%
Samichlaus Bier (2010) 14%
Stone Double Bastard Ale (2011) 10%
Three Floyds/Mikkeller Boogoop II 10.4%
Upland Ard Ri Imperial Red 9.3%

26B. BRAGGOT
People’s Ardelle Christmas Ale 8.5%


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