Brothers Cup and the hops…
The secrets of Brothers’ Cup, that undeniably enchanting beverage of refreshment, have yet to be revealed to most believers. The truth is, the beer has been ever changing. Non-believers might say something about evolution, but all good Monks know that suck talk is heresy and carries harsh punishment, normally beer-boarding. Nothing here evolves, it is forced into existence through conscious design and brute force. That’s just reality folks, um, time to face it. The test batch was brewed in the garage of one of the Monks, during a moment of divine inspiration. Turns out, that the divine had many other ideas to inspire or was maybe just wrong…as not only the hop schedule changed, so did the yeast, the grain bill, the strength, and the hop varieties once the beer was brewed down in the Lord’s Chicken Coop. The paradox here is that the Monks hold nothing sacred, and the beer has changed at the whims of its brewers each and every time it was brewed. The average believer out there will never have any way of knowing which batch they are imbibing. The revelation below, coming in the surprising form of an Excel spreadsheet, is but a hint at the secrets contained within the cup.
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
Any guesses where some of the different versions might be parked on tap?
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Hi Lash,
Kearney? I don’t know if any is pouring in Lincoln now…the stuff we had at Bread & Cup when you were there was batch #2. Batch 4 hasn’t made its way here yet, that I know of. I’m sure Batch 1 is long gone, I think that was all sold in GI & Kearney…maybe Trevor has some of it stashed. I’ve got 3 and 4 in my basement!
Cheers
matt
May 20th, 2008 at 11:32 am
I think Batch 4 is all that’s anywhere except Thunderhead may have some batch 2. Only 1 keg of the Black Gold remains unspoken for. Maybe it will go to Yia Yia’s. Very nice beer. Try to catch it at the German fest at Bread and Cup.