It's finally happening... I hope...

[russki]

Some of you may remember that just about a year ago I won the BOS at a local competition, and as a "prize", I would brew my recipe on a production system at a local brewery/brewpub... Well, the brewery was moving to a new location, and instead of a couple of weeks they thought it would take, it took close to 8 months! Then they had to fill their pipeline that had gone completely dry during the months that the brewery was not operational... One thing led to another... now it's been a year.

And FINALLY, I have a locked-in brew date - September 5!!! Will be brewing a large scale (I think they have a 10bbl brewhouse) of my Aurora Baltic Porter. I'm also hoping to fill a carboy or two with wort to take home, or at least get some second runnings that are normally just dumped down the drain.

Keeping my fingers crossed that they don't change their plans once again. I will make sure to take lots of pictures to post on the Borg!

[Inkleg]

That is totally AWESOME Russki.
And I get the honor of saying I've had it before and can easily see why it won BOS.

[John Sand]

That is too cool, Russki. A brewer's dream. I hope it is everything you want, and happens soon.

[Beer-lord]

What a great deal! Do you get royalties?
Let us know how it all turns out and pictures would be great too!

[FedoraDave]

Outstanding! I hope the experience is worth the wait.

[Rebel_B]

Very cool... Post a picture or three when you're done.

[BigPapaG]

Sweet! Glad they could finally schedule you in!

Man, I would love to brew anything on a large system, let alone my own recipe!

Cheers!

[gwcr]

Super cool russki!! That would be a dream come true!

[D_Rabbit]

Patience at its finest and it paid off. That sounds like an awesome experience. Looking forward to the pictures!

[DaYooper]

Way cool and certainly worth the wait. Do Borg members get a discount?

[Dawg LB Steve]

Beyond COOL, YOUR recipe will be sold by them! What an experience working side by side with the Pros,too!

[evily]

Wow! Now THAT'S cool! How exciting for you, Russki!

[russki]

Thanks guys (and gals)! I will keep you posted of the progress, and when it goes on tap (sadly they are not bottling their beers at this point). Very excited about this!

[Beer-lord]

Well, you could just have a private party for Borg members and invite the lot of us over. I'm sure everyone but the kilt guy is fun to be around.

[Inkleg]

I'm sure everyone but the kilt guy is fun to be around.

Don't make me come down there and walk around your Parish in my attire, Po'boy.