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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:40 am
by 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!

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:45 am
by Inkleg
That is totally AWESOME Russki. :clink:
And I get the honor of saying I've had it before and can easily see why it won BOS.

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:55 am
by John Sand
That is too cool, Russki. A brewer's dream. I hope it is everything you want, and happens soon.

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:02 am
by Beer-lord
What a great deal! Do you get royalties? :)
Let us know how it all turns out and pictures would be great too!

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:04 am
by FedoraDave
Outstanding! I hope the experience is worth the wait.

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:07 am
by Rebel_B
Very cool... Post a picture or three when you're done.

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:23 am
by 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!

:cool:

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:17 am
by gwcr
Super cool russki!! That would be a dream come true!

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:36 am
by D_Rabbit
Patience at its finest and it paid off. That sounds like an awesome experience. Looking forward to the pictures!

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:16 am
by DaYooper
Way cool and certainly worth the wait. Do Borg members get a discount?

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:40 am
by Dawg LB Steve
Beyond COOL, YOUR recipe will be sold by them! What an experience working side by side with the Pros,too!
:wow: :clink: :clink: :clink: :urock:

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:43 am
by evily
Wow! Now THAT'S cool! How exciting for you, Russki! :banana:

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:53 pm
by 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!

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:07 pm
by 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.

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:42 pm
by Inkleg
Beer-lord wrote:I'm sure everyone but the kilt guy is fun to be around.
:rofl: :huh: Don't make me come down there and walk around your Parish in my attire, Po'boy. :lol: