"Your Gravity Head 2016 Opening Lineup."

Force of habit, folks: The full list is here. The event page at Fb is here. I've seen no mention of a fan vote for 2016, and so I'm guessing it was discontinued.

At NA Confidential, my ON THE AVENUES column this week is about Gravity Head 2016: Gravity Head again, because times change, and possessive pronouns change with them.

"Your Gravity Head 2016 Opening Lineup."

Stone Brewing Company:

IRS (2013)
Old Guardian (2013)
W00T Stout (2015)
Mutt Brown
Espresso IRS (2013)
Xocoveza *NITRO* (2015)
Barrel Aged Brown Ale w/ Sour Cherries
Red Wine Barrel Aged Quadrotriticale

And:

North Coast Old Stock (2013)
Great Divide Chocolate Yeti (2014)
Dogfish 120 Minute
Rogue XS Old Crustacean (2013)

The final Gravity Head 2013 update and tally.

Something like 45 days and several thousand Gravity pours later ... here's the final update.

Gravity Head 2013 lineupdate page ... what's tapped?

Gravity Head 2013 lineupdate page ... what's tapped?

Updated for opening on Tuesday, April 16. This is the final update for 2013. Gravity Head has ended, but the listed beer will continue to pour (on fewer allotted taps) until they're gone. Check here for updates (scroll right).

The annual journey known as Gravity Head continues. We're still updating this posting as a current lineupdate reference, so plan on returning here.

Upon closer examination, we actually began with 63 kegs, not 62. Math never was my strong suit.

Remember that 2013 programs are u-print only (here). For quicker news of depletions and tappings, follow @nabcnews on Twitter, or visit the NABC Facebook page.

Starting Tuesday, April 16 (6 taps):

13F RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Victory Storm King (2011) 9.1%

19A. OLD ALE

Founders Curmudgeon Old Ale 9.8%

23. SPECIALTY BEER

Harpoon Triticus Ale (Leviathan Series) (2011) 11.5%

NABC Turbo Hog (2012) 9.5%

Three Floyds/Mikkeller Boogoop II 10.4%

Upland Ard Ri Imperial Red 9.3%

Yet to see action (4):

14C IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE

Upland Double Dragonfly 9.1%

18C. BELGIAN TRIPEL

Schlafly Tripel 10%

19B. ENGLISH BARLEYWINE

Upland Winter Warmer 8.5%

19C. AMERICAN BARLEYWINE

Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine (2012) 12%

Emptied and yet fondly remembered (53):

00. SUN KING – STYLE UNTO ITSELF

Sun King Batch 666: Sympathy for the Devil 11%

Sun King Batch 777: Touched By An Angel 10%

Sun King Big Iron 10%

Sun King Dominator 8%

Sun King Timmie 10%

Sun King Wee Muckle 8%

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%

Stone Imperial Russian Stout (2011) 10.8%

14C IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE

Bell’s Hopslam 10%

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%

16E. BELGIAN SPECIALTY ALE

Ellezelloise Hercule 9%

Urthel Samaranth Quadrium 11.5%

19B. ENGLISH BARLEYWINE

Harpoon Barleywine (Leviathan Series) (2011) 10%

North Coast Old Stock Ale 11.9%

19C. AMERICAN BARLEYWINE

Bell’s Third Coast Old Ale (2011) 10.2%

Rogue XS Old Crustacean Barley Wine (2011) Circa 11%

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barley Wine (2006) 9.6%

21A. SPICE, HERB, OR VEGETABLE BEER

Flying Dog Kujo Imperial Coffee Stout (nitro) 8.9%

Founders Breakfast Stout (2011) 8.3%

Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti 9.5%

Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti (2011) 9.5%

Southern Tier Jah-va 10.6%

21B. CHRISTMAS/WINTER SPECIALTY SPICED BEER

Haandbryggeriet Bestefar 10%

22C. WOOD-AGED BEER

Against the Grain/De Molen Bo and Luke 14%

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 (15^th Anniversary) 15%

Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti (2011) 9.5%

J. W. Lees Vintage Harvest Ale Lagavulin Scotch (Islay) barrel-conditioned (2011) Circa 11.5%

NABC IX — Ninth Anniversary Ale (2010) Circa 9%

NABC Bourbondaddy (2012) 9.5%

Schlafly Oak Aged Barleywine (2010) 10.2%

Southern Tier “Oak-Aged Imperial” Back Burner 9.6%

23. SPECIALTY BEER

Bell’s This One Goes to 11 11.4%

Brooklyn Brewmaster’s Reserve: The Companion Ale (2011) 10%

NABC/O'Fallon/Schlafly C2 Collaboration Ale (2010) 10.7%

NABC Stumble Bus (2012) 11.2%

Samichlaus Bier (2010) 14%

Stone Double Bastard Ale (2011) 10%

Three Floyds/Mikkeller Risgoop 10.4%

26B. BRAGGOT

People’s Ardelle Christmas Ale 8.5%

(GRAVITY HEAD BONUSES: Unlisted but consumed: NABC Hard Core Gore (2011, 2012 and 2013) NABC Jaxon, NABC Quadrageddon, Three Floyds Dreadnaught)

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 (15^th 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%