Badger State - Green Bay

[mr. furley]

these guys deserve their own thread 

EVENT DETAILS

Surly Brewing Company is infiltrating Badger State!

On Friday, August 14th 8 p.m. we will be tapping 4 of Surly’s wonderful brews:

Furious
Overrated!
Cacao Bender
Darkness

Let’s give them a warm Green Bay welcome!


eta:  looks like their website has it listed on the 14th but when you click on the even it says 1st. 

[mr. furley]

August 22nd

BADGER STATE BIKES AND BREWS - CHARITY BICYCLE RALLY AND BIKE SHOW
BADGER STATE BIKES & BREWS

2:00 pm CST
990 Tony Canadeo Run, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304Badger State Brewing Co.

EVENT DETAILS
Join Badger State Brewery for a fun biking event! We are hosting a Bike Rally & Show, with proceeds to benefit Happily Ever After, a local NO KILL animal shelter. Event starts at 2pm, and will include Raffles, Best Bike Competition, Food, Music, and Animals from Happily Ever After!

GET TICKETS HERE!

Registration includes: 2 beverage tickets, food, one raffle entry, and donation to the local charity.  Rally is $25 in advance, and $30 should you choose to pay day of. To be included in the food portion of the event, you must sign up 5 days prior to the event. Food will be provided by Scrapyard Smokers BBQ and will include a Sandwich and a Cup of Smoked Chicken Booyah.

To see where proceeds are going check out: www.happilyeverafterinfo.org

Sponsored by: Badger State Brewing Co., Broken Spoke Bike Shop, Stillmank Brewing Co., Scrapyard Smokers BBQ, Green Bay Bicycle Collective

[Severstad]

Last weekend's Fall Firkin Fest was seriously impressive. Ten guests and 9 Badger State firkins including:

Bourbon Barrel Maple Porter Blended with Pumpkin Ale
Pumpkin Ale with Raspberries and Cocoa Nibs
Pumpkin Ale with Coffee and Cocoa Nibs
Chocolate Stout with Blackberries and Vanilla Beans
Bourbon Barrel Stout with Brown Sugar
Chocolate Stout with Peanut Butter and Bacon
Bourbon Barrel Stout with Jalapenos
Belgian Blonde with Ginger Snaps and Cherry Brandy Oak Chips
IPA with Mango Ceylon Tea

Obviously, they're just experimenting. But, many brews were dang tasty. These guys are rocking it.   

[mr. furley]

glad you had fun, birthday boy 

[mr. furley]

Badger State Brewing Company
29 mins ·
Game day is here and we are ready to rock and roll! The Booyah Shed is outside serving food prior to the game and we have Surly in house as our visiting team beer featuring "Brett Michaels" a sour IPA.

[Tip Top]

Badger State Brewing Company
29 mins ·
Game day is here and we are ready to rock and roll! The Booyah Shed is outside serving food prior to the game and we have Surly in house as our visiting team beer featuring "Brett Michaels" a sour IPA.

It's Brett Mikkel's, and not really a sour IPA.  SMH

[mr. furley]

Badger State Brewing Company
29 mins ·
Game day is here and we are ready to rock and roll! The Booyah Shed is outside serving food prior to the game and we have Surly in house as our visiting team beer featuring "Brett Michaels" a sour IPA.

It's Brett Mikkel's, and not really a sour IPA.  SMH

[Tip Top]

Badger State Brewing Company
29 mins ·
Game day is here and we are ready to rock and roll! The Booyah Shed is outside serving food prior to the game and we have Surly in house as our visiting team beer featuring "Brett Michaels" a sour IPA.

It's Brett Mikkel's, and not really a sour IPA.  SMH

Doesn't really represent a brewery (Badger State, since Surly can't help what they say) well to not only mess up a beer name, but the style as well.

[flyingbison]

Picked up a couple of their new canned beers this weekend ...

Peninsula Pilsner 

Mangotopia (IPA with mango tea)   
Not a fan of their regular IPA (Green Chop), either. 

[mr. furley]

Picked up a couple of their new canned beers this weekend ...

Peninsula Pilsner 

Mangotopia (IPA with mango tea)   
Not a fan of their regular IPA (Green Chop), either. 

loving the Pils

leery of the Mango but love the Green Chop.

have you tried Buzzy Badger yet?  i enjoy that one, too. kind of a sucker for their basics.

[flyingbison]

Picked up a couple of their new canned beers this weekend ...

Peninsula Pilsner 

Mangotopia (IPA with mango tea)   
Not a fan of their regular IPA (Green Chop), either. 

loving the Pils

leery of the Mango but love the Green Chop.

have you tried Buzzy Badger yet?  i enjoy that one, too. kind of a sucker for their basics.

Haven't tried the Buzzy Badger yet.  Not sure if Mangotopia is based on the Green Chop or not, but it tastes nothing like it at all.  There's more tea than mango in the flavor, and I wouldn't even guess it was an IPA if it didn't say so on the can. Generally, not a fan of fruit/tea/other additives, but I always liked Mango Mama form Town Hall.  It was nothing like that one. 

 I'm sure you'll get a chance to try it this weekend ... or I have 3 cans available.   

[mr. furley]

I'm sure you'll get a chance to try it this weekend ... or I have 3 cans available.   

looked at the program earlier today. didn't realize they are going to be at the Taste.

no facebook announcement as far as i'd seen

[flyingbison]

[mr. furley]

haven't had it but these chili beers scare me off

had one at GTOTM a few years back and it wrecked my tastebuds for like 2 hours

[flyingbison]

haven't had it but these chili beers scare me off

had one at GTOTM a few years back and it wrecked my tastebuds for like 2 hours

I've had it on tap, and it's good.  The chile kick is not overwhelming, at all.

[mr. furley]

haven't had it but these chili beers scare me off

had one at GTOTM a few years back and it wrecked my tastebuds for like 2 hours

I've had it on tap, and it's good.  The chile kick is not overwhelming, at all.

THANKS FOR TELLING ME, CHIEF

[flyingbison]

haven't had it but these chili beers scare me off

had one at GTOTM a few years back and it wrecked my tastebuds for like 2 hours

I've had it on tap, and it's good.  The chile kick is not overwhelming, at all.

THANKS FOR TELLING ME, CHIEF

It was probably one of 417 times I asked you to meet up for a beer in the past 3 years. 

[flyingbison]

Been drinking a lot of this one lately:

[mr. furley]

haven't had it but these chili beers scare me off

had one at GTOTM a few years back and it wrecked my tastebuds for like 2 hours

I've had it on tap, and it's good.  The chile kick is not overwhelming, at all.

THANKS FOR TELLING ME, CHIEF

It was probably one of 417 times I asked you to meet up for a beer in the past 3 years. 

there are two of us in town, you know

you sure you've been emailing the right one? 

[flyingbison]

haven't had it but these chili beers scare me off

had one at GTOTM a few years back and it wrecked my tastebuds for like 2 hours

I've had it on tap, and it's good.  The chile kick is not overwhelming, at all.

THANKS FOR TELLING ME, CHIEF

It was probably one of 417 times I asked you to meet up for a beer in the past 3 years. 

there are two of us in town, you know

you sure you've been emailing the right one? 

Old guy with the beard and the shriveled ball sack, right?

[flyingbison]

haven't had it but these chili beers scare me off

had one at GTOTM a few years back and it wrecked my tastebuds for like 2 hours

I've had it on tap, and it's good.  The chile kick is not overwhelming, at all.

Two thumbs up for the canned Chile Gordo 

[mr. furley]

quite the compliment coming from you

[flyingbison]

quite the compliment coming from you

I like beer.

[mr. furley]

quite the compliment coming from you

I like beer.

[flyingbison]

  wtf

[mr. furley]

get any of that Grassy Place? gonna try to pop over there on Friday after work.

if i'm allowed

[flyingbison]

get any of that Grassy Place? gonna try to pop over there on Friday after work.

if i'm allowed

I expect it will show up at the store, so I'll likely pick up a 4-pack.  I haven't tried it on tap, and I haven't liked most of their IPAs that I've had, but I'll give it a shot.

[flyingbison]

I was kind of interested in the Firkins in the Fall event ... until I saw a list of the beers.   

Firkins & Pins available:

-Imperial Stout w/ Raspberry Green Tea, Sea Salt & Lemon Concentrate
-Imperial Stout w/ Sea Salt & Cappuccino/Tiramisu
-Grassy Place Hazy IPA w/ Skittles
-Chile Gordo w/ Cinnamon, Cayenne Pepper, Cocoa Powder & Nutmeg
-Pumpkin ale w/ Brandy soaked oak chips
-Imperial Stout w/ Cappucino & Sea Salt
-Witbier w/ Maple Syrup & Chickery Root
-Peninsula Pils w/ Guava Sangria
-Pumpkin Ale w/ Coffee, hops & marshmallows
-Red Ale w/ Cinnamon & Ghost Peppers
-Pumpkin Ale w/ cholaca, vanilla & lactose
-Brown Ale w/ Orange, Chocolate, Vanilla & Rye Barrel Aged Coffee
-Green Chop w/ Lemon Ginger tea, prickly pear, pink guava, ginger & butterfly pea flower tea
-Brown Ale w/ Peanut Butter, Strawberry, Vanilla, Grape, Raspberry & lactose

[emerge]

 

[flyingbison]

How many of those combinations do you think they actually tried out in R&D first?  I'm guessing pretty close to zero.

I understand throwing out one or two crazy experimental things for an event, but I'd be pissed if I paid $30 for a tickets, and there wasn't any beer without flowers or tea in it.

[emerge]

How many of those combinations do you think they actually tried out in R&D first?  I'm guessing pretty close to zero.

I understand throwing out one or two crazy experimental things for an event, but I'd be pissed if I paid $30 for a tickets, and there wasn't any beer without flowers or tea in it.

Cask beer at that. Seems like a waste. I hope they released the list before tickets went on sale...

[mr. furley]

-Imperial Stout w/ Sea Salt & Cappuccino/Tiramisu
-Pumpkin ale w/ Brandy soaked oak chips
-Imperial Stout w/ Cappucino & Sea Salt
-Witbier w/ Maple Syrup & Chickery Root
-Peninsula Pils w/ Guava Sangria
-Pumpkin Ale w/ cholaca, vanilla & lactose
-Brown Ale w/ Peanut Butter, Strawberry, Vanilla, Grape, Raspberry & lactose

interested

[flyingbison]

-Imperial Stout w/ Sea Salt & Cappuccino/Tiramisu
-Pumpkin ale w/ Brandy soaked oak chips
-Imperial Stout w/ Cappucino & Sea Salt
-Witbier w/ Maple Syrup & Chickery Root
-Peninsula Pils w/ Guava Sangria
-Pumpkin Ale w/ cholaca, vanilla & lactose
-Brown Ale w/ Peanut Butter, Strawberry, Vanilla, Grape, Raspberry & lactose

interested

i'd at least sample the first 3

[mr. furley]

they added a few more to the list

$2 for a 4oz sample seems not so bad. you going to pop over?

[flyingbison]

they added a few more to the list

$2 for a 4oz sample seems not so bad. you going to pop over?

Not likely ... leaves are about 4' deep all over my yard.

[mr. furley]

they added a few more to the list

$2 for a 4oz sample seems not so bad. you going to pop over?

Not likely ... leaves are about 4' deep all over my yard.

that's great mulch

[flyingbison]

they added a few more to the list

$2 for a 4oz sample seems not so bad. you going to pop over?

Not likely ... leaves are about 4' deep all over my yard.

that's great mulch

Feel free to come by and take as much as you like. 

PS - It's about 2/3 dog shit. 

[mr. furley]

[flyingbison]

Emerge > 

New Brew Alert! Brewed in collaboration with @AlJohnsons Swedish Restaurant in Door County to help them celebrate their 70th Anniversary. This specialty Ale compromised of golden and caramel malts with lingonberries added at the end of fermentation.

What started as a fun idea a few years ago has finally materialized into a delicious yet still lighter style ale at 4.9%ABV. This beer does an incredible job of showcasing the Lingonberry Fruit's slight tartness with a mildly bitter and woody finish. The berry is native to the Scandinavian region of northern Europe and featured in many dishes at Al Johnson's.

Available in the Taproom starting this Thursday (6/27)!

[emerge]

[mr. furley]

planning to check it out this weekend?

[flyingbison]

planning to check it out this weekend?

Not unless I get all 37 projects on my list done

[mr. furley]

planning to check it out this weekend?

Not unless I get all 37 projects on my list done

they'll still be there when you're dead. go drink a beer.

[flyingbison]

Emerge > 

New Brew Alert! Brewed in collaboration with @AlJohnsons Swedish Restaurant in Door County to help them celebrate their 70th Anniversary. This specialty Ale compromised of golden and caramel malts with lingonberries added at the end of fermentation.

What started as a fun idea a few years ago has finally materialized into a delicious yet still lighter style ale at 4.9%ABV. This beer does an incredible job of showcasing the Lingonberry Fruit's slight tartness with a mildly bitter and woody finish. The berry is native to the Scandinavian region of northern Europe and featured in many dishes at Al Johnson's.

Available in the Taproom starting this Thursday (6/27)!

Had one of these at Al Johnson's new outdoor beer garden today.  Pretty good, but not as tart as I was expecting. 

[mr. furley]

you going to the block party tomorrow?

[flyingbison]

you going to the block party tomorrow?

Negative ... got to unpack after 5 days of camping

[bakes]

I was kind of interested in the Firkins in the Fall event ... until I saw a list of the beers.   

Firkins & Pins available:

-Imperial Stout w/ Raspberry Green Tea, Sea Salt & Lemon Concentrate
-Imperial Stout w/ Sea Salt & Cappuccino/Tiramisu
-Grassy Place Hazy IPA w/ Skittles
-Chile Gordo w/ Cinnamon, Cayenne Pepper, Cocoa Powder & Nutmeg
-Pumpkin ale w/ Brandy soaked oak chips
-Imperial Stout w/ Cappucino & Sea Salt
-Witbier w/ Maple Syrup & Chickery Root
-Peninsula Pils w/ Guava Sangria
-Pumpkin Ale w/ Coffee, hops & marshmallows
-Red Ale w/ Cinnamon & Ghost Peppers
-Pumpkin Ale w/ cholaca, vanilla & lactose
-Brown Ale w/ Orange, Chocolate, Vanilla & Rye Barrel Aged Coffee
-Green Chop w/ Lemon Ginger tea, prickly pear, pink guava, ginger & butterfly pea flower tea
-Brown Ale w/ Peanut Butter, Strawberry, Vanilla, Grape, Raspberry & lactose

Pilsner with Ptomaine
Enterococcus Special Bitter

[flyingbison]

JFC, I hope these guys are making most of their money through distribution.

Stopped by the taproom after work for about an hour, and there were 3 bartenders standing around with nothing to do, and 4 brewery staff hanging out at one side of the bar, bottle-sharing and drinking for free.  There was me and one other person at the bar.

Supposed to be a food truck there tonight from 4-8.  It's a weekly event, and they posted on FB about it this afternoon.  No food truck in sight.  No sign saying they weren't coming.  I see now that they posted to FB about 5:30 that it wasn't coming, but I was already home by then.

On the plus side, I was able to grab a couple of 4-packs of Chile Gordo from the cooler ... haven't seen that beer at the store for more than a year.  But, holy cow, did they jack up the price on it.  $14 for a 4 pack, and it was $7 for a 10 oz. pour at the tap room.

[mr. furley]

went to Taco Brewsday the last 2 weeks and it was packed both times   only a couple people at the food truck each time but the outside and inside were bustling.

Tuesday is a tough night. gotta bring em in however possible.

[flyingbison]

went to Taco Brewsday the last 2 weeks .

thanks for the invite.