Mar 15, 2010
Lost Abbey: Earning my Pint
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Written By: beer_scientist
Here I am earning a pint of Bourbon Aged Angel’s Share at The Lost Abbey. Andrea (my lovely wife) helped. There will be a post coming on the whole adventure. I just wanted to share a bit.
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March 15th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Mike:
When I “Bought my 12 oz Angel’s share, two things struck me first, it was aged in Brandy barrels, I thought like you it was Bourbon barrels, and second it ste me back $16! So how long did you need to work off your pint?
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Thats awesome. I loved that brewery when I stopped by. I want to go back to San Diego so bad. Do you still need that bottle of Grand Cru?
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March 15th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Don,
I get the impression that I didn’t need to work very long but my work ethic wouldn’t allow it. I worked about an hour and folded about 200 boxes out of the 1025 that they got. They posted a pic and said that those who helped had some beer on the way. I hope that includes me but if it doesn’t…I’m totally fine with it. The experience was great and I felt like I was working in the a brewery. It makes me want to open one so bad I can’t stand it.
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March 15th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
P.S. It was the bourbon one that I drank at the brewery. They do both, so keep a look out for it.
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March 15th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Dave,
I loved it, too. It’s exactly how I want to be as a brewer. I had fun just chilling and making boxes. Also, I’d like to note that if you want to come and stay for a few days, you have a place to stay at my crib. I would still love a bottle of Grand Cru. They were out of it, so I was out of luck.
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March 16th, 2010 at 5:04 am
Bourbon is better than the Brandy in my opinion. I need to try last years though.
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March 16th, 2010 at 5:05 am
Send me your email again bud.
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March 16th, 2010 at 7:35 am
I’d love the chance trade my time working in a brewery for a taste of the product. Just being in the mix would be cool. These guys are smart to barter with beer fans. Do they need anyone to sweep up?
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March 16th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Your help was seriously appreciated. Half those boxes are already filled with Angel’s Bourbon and he other half are getting Amorosa in the next week. Come back on April 3 for the release and I’ll make sure you get what all that taping was for fresh from the taps.
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March 16th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Sage,
I’m going to try to make it down. I hope that I’m not scheduled to work. We’ll see. However, my real motive for doing it was really just to feel like I was working at your brewery. I love taping boxes. I love mashing in. I’ve worked out of a brewery at one point but they had q.c. issues that caused them not to be able to employ people. If you read our site much, you’ll know that Nate and I intend to open a brewery at some point. I just love being involved in the whole process. Thanks for letting me know that I can get that stuff from the tap…I’ll do everything in my power to make it down.
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March 20th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
[...] Folding boxes. That’s what I did for about an hour at the Lost Abbey last Sunday while we were waiting on some friends who were caught in traffic. I saw that the Lost Abbey had tweeted about having a 1,000 boxes to fold. I’m not intending to brag, but Andrea and I make a great team. We killed 200 or so boxes in a very short time. [...]
April 3rd, 2010 at 8:20 am
Sage,
Was unable to make it down for the release, too bad. I hope there’s some left later on. Between moving and other activities it was just too busy. A tap Framboise sounds great, too…
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