Dogfish Head Collaboration Available in STL
August 18, 2008 3:24 pm Beer News
One way to avoid the hop shortage when making beer is to make a beer without hops, called a gruit. Dogfish Head Brewery, a favorite around STL Hops land and a brewer of many unusual beers, has teamed up with Danish brewery Nørrebro Bryghus to brew a special beer based on a “15th century pre-hop era gruit ale recipe from the town of Odense.” The beer contains star anise, blackthorn berries, maple syrup and herbs.
Only a single case made it’s way into St. Louis and Paul from the Wine and Cheese Place in Clayton was the only place to get it. If that didn’t make it difficult enough to obtain, the case only contains 9 bottles. This is a one time only release of a very special beer, so if this sounds like your thing I wouldn’t wait too long to pick this up.
Tags: dogfish head, gruit, nørrebro bryghus, special release, wine and cheese place
cubby_swans :
Date: August 18, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
how does this DFH make it to Missouri? Is it because norrebro can distribute here?
Mike :
Date: August 18, 2008 @ 4:38 pm
Yep
cubby_swans :
Date: August 18, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
got one
scottyp :
Date: August 18, 2008 @ 5:27 pm
9 bottles? im screwed
cubby_swans :
Date: August 18, 2008 @ 6:33 pm
I happened to catch this about 20 minutes before my metro link train rode by there. Theyre limiting to 1 bottle at least.
cubby_swans :
Date: August 18, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
But man am I a sucker for a beer store. While I’m there I picked up a bottle of avery collaberation not litigation and two bottles of avery Samael’s oak ale. So 4 bottles of beer for nearly $40. The Odense was $13.99.
scottyp :
Date: August 18, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
im the same. i walk in for one thing and walk out with 5
Marc :
Date: August 19, 2008 @ 1:13 am
Shit, I’ve spent over a grand on beer this month….
Bill Velek :
Date: August 19, 2008 @ 5:17 pm
Over a thousand bucks on beer in a month? You need to give up those lap dances, dude.
By the way, if anyone has any advice about opening/running a brewpub, I’m doing some very serious research on the subject right now and will welcome any advice. Thanks.
Cheers.
Bill Velek
Derek Bean :
Date: August 19, 2008 @ 8:12 pm
Cubby, to answer your question about DFH distributing here, this beer is not coming through Dogfish; it is coming from the importer of the Norrebro brands. Similar to how we can’t get Brooklyn Brewery here, but Schneider is distributed here; therefore, we can get the Schneider Brooklyner Hopfen Weisse.
Derek Bean :
Date: August 19, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
Bill, here’s my advice about a brewpub:
Make good beer, good food, a comfortable atmosphere, pleasant service and charge reasonable prices! There, now you will have a successful brewpub! lol
Do I qualify now to be your consultant?
PolarOpposites :
Date: August 20, 2008 @ 7:40 am
Where, in St. Louis, has the Schneider Brooklyner Hopfen Weisse?
pcerebral :
Date: August 20, 2008 @ 7:48 am
We have had it most of the summer, but I am down to 2 bottles in the cold box. We should still have some also at our Rock Hill, Ballwin and Provisions location. (distributor is now out)
Paul
http://www.thewineandcheeseplace.blogspot.com