Narrowing things down for our tailgate beer with Barn Town

[Al_4_State]

I also think everyone should go to Barntown and taste their IPA’s and NEIPA.

Exactly. People are thinking of the 100 IBU IPA they tried 5 years ago and assuming that's what this will be.

 

[EnhancedFujita]

I voted the wheat for something different, but the IPA could be a solid second. I'd say play off the name Barn Town and call the beer Focus Town

 

[FerShizzle]

LAGER !!!!!

 

[camerontvance]

LAGER !!!!!

Loyal Sons Lager

 

[huntt26]

Crushable light hazy IPA with something red in it to make it red. Raspberry sounds delicious. Not too much fruit sweetness though. Kind of like a pseudoSue that has a red tint. Even non-craft beer nuts dig pseudoSue and Barn Town nails the IPAs. They're not overly bitter - they are juice bombs. Yum.

Some name ideas from the threads that are cool:
A Storm is BREWing
CyPA
Loyal Sons Forever Brew

I'll drive from CR to pick up a bunch of crowlers or bottles.

 

[Cycsk]

Red ales just aren't a good call for this given the brewery, the time of year, etc. The folks voting for them are going to create the beer equivalent of the new uniforms.

I defer to Al. Thus, I retract my vote for a red ale. I indeed voted for it only because I want something that is truly red.

 

[Al_4_State]

I get the appeal of having something match the colors, but do people want novelty or the best product?

Not anti-red ale, FWIW. I just don't think it's Barntown's strength, and it's too heavy for an opening weekend that feels on pace to be a triple digit affair.

 

[Cycsk]

I voted the wheat for something different, but the IPA could be a solid second. I'd say play off the name Barn Town and call the beer Focus Town

I like "Focus Town," especially from Barn Town Brewery.

Or "Transfer Brew," but that should probably be the beer for basketball season.

 

[alarson]

I also think everyone should go to Barntown and taste their IPA’s and NEIPA.

People keep banging on the 'BUT BARNTOWN MAKES GREAT IPAS SO WE CANT DO ANYTHING ELSE' drum (probably because they themselves are primarily IPA-drinkers), but they seem to forget that barntown makes some great beers of other varieties

 

[ZJohnson]

Please no fruity wheat. If people want a fruit forward turd like that they can go buy a Shock Top, Leinie wheat or Blue Moon. It needs to be something that you can't get off the shelf, that is the whole purpose of this. A Session IPA(light IPA) with Citra and Galaxy. Nelson Sauvin would be my first hop choice but those won't be fresh by the time they brew this beer. Something fruit forward but not necessarily from adding fruit.

I fly into DSM tomorrow night and I am heading straight to Barn Town. Can't wait.

 

[ArgentCy]

Fruit beers are just very hard to get right without a lot of trial and error. Perhaps they have the experience to do it well but I prefer old styles that have been well refined. If they do go the fruit route I think that Cherry has been forgotten lately and could be a decent hazy-reddish wheat beer.

 

[VeloClone]

I'm basing my vote for the IPA on the overwhelming contention of those who have tried this brewer's IPAs. If they are indeed very drinkable and the best thing they do, why not have them do their best for us?

I like the suggested CyPA name.

 

[Cycsk]

CyPA is a solid name.

 

[Cycsk]

or something like "Storm Brew" or "A Storm is Brewing" perhaps with a design like this:

 

[1100011CS]

I'm basing my vote for the IPA on the overwhelming contention of those who have tried this brewer's IPAs. If they are indeed very drinkable and the best thing they do, why not have them do their best for us?

I like the suggested CyPA name.

I think the CyPA name should nail down that light IPA vote.

 

[ZJohnson]

You could pair the release of the beer with the new black uniforms and call it "Rolling Blackout."

 

[Farnsworth]

Let Me Mayor Beer, Cheap High Quality Beer.

 

[BMWallace]

Loyal Sons Forever Brew

 

[Gunnerclone]

Fruit beers are just very hard to get right without a lot of trial and error. Perhaps they have the experience to do it well but I prefer old styles that have been well refined. If they do go the fruit route I think that Cherry has been forgotten lately and could be a decent hazy-reddish wheat beer.

I was close to mentioning cherry as the fruit in my concoction but apple just seemed seasonally appropriate. A cherry wheat sounds damn good right now though.

 

[cyhawkdmb]

I picked Red Ale both times. Then I always go on and read about how good BarnTown is with IPA's... So honestly I will be happy with any except for the Pils