Thursday, September 8, 2011

StickyFat


***This year we've brewed two wet hop / harvest beers.

Today we'll discuss the first:

Each year hop farmers trudge into their sea of vines and pull down the hop cones.
Most of these sticky chunks will get broken down and converted to pellets so we brewers can work them all year.
However, some are left whole and quickly passed to brewers for the purpose of brewing wet hopped harvest beers.

Last year we took these cones and brewed StickyFat for the first time. StickyFat is a dark ale that's spent time with the wet hops.
We've brewed this again. It's on draft right now in our store. You can buy it beginning today 9/8 at 12pm.

StickyFat of 2010 was anything but subtle. Many flavors flying in your face at once, each fighting for dominance. StickyFat of 2011 is more refined. It's a different beer because we used new hops from a different crop year with a different approach, but tailored well and built better, with a result we're pleased to announce.

Working with wet hops is a process without strict rules. The results speak to the year, the crop, the weather and the choices you made. StickyFat is here again, our tribute to the StickyFat Bear, the very tired, the very mellow bear that looks to get hold of the hops farmers nurtured all those months.

As one farmer of old was quoted saying:

"The Bear, he sleepy, but quick. He eat the sticky hop and run away. I got nothin' left cause the Bear's fat now. It's all gone."

Sad, but true. Come grab some of the annual Wet Hop brew for your harvest time session.

We made T-shirts again this year and they are sweet.

Growlers fills $16
New Growler & Fill $20

Half Acre Beer Co
Chicago, IL

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh jesus, i wish i knew, i dont have my growler! looks like i'll have to purchase a new one :( it's okay though, my other isn't washed and another has a little donkey fun leftover.

Anonymous said...

is the shirt the same as the logo? didn't see or catch any in 2010

Gabriel said...

T's have the same logo, but brown shirt & bear.

Anonymous said...

What hops did you use for this batch?

Anonymous said...

Any idea if the brew will still be around tomorrow? Or do you think it'll be gone today? I'm heading out of town after work tomorrow and would love to take a growler up to Michigan to share with some hop heads.

Gabriel said...

We have a lot of this beer. Should last for a time.

Anonymous said...

stopped by yesterday after work. i'll have to return again soon for a second growler.

thanks again

Anonymous said...

OHHHH! it's sooooooo good!

Anonymous said...

Great beer, by the way, what's the ABV of this one?

Gabriel said...

6% ABV

Anonymous said...

GO BEAR!!

Anonymous said...

any chance you'd send a shirt to a half acre lover in Madison???

Gabriel said...

Lover of the bear in Madison: it's possible, but not a usual procedure. You can call the store and let them know this exchange occurred and maybe your request could slip through the cracks and be accomplished, but our normal policy is a no go... good luck

Anonymous said...

Gabe, called today and Adam hooked me up with a shirt order over the phone. Many thanks! I'll spread the legend of the Stickyfat bear around Madison...

Travis said...

Gabriel, any Sticky Fat left? If so, will it last until Saturday? Thanks!

Gabriel said...

StickyFat is still pouring and will be for stood time longer. We brewed a lot and steered things to make it last.

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Anonymous said...

And the second beer is...

Anonymous said...

Has Sticky Fat kicked the bucket? I assume so but thought I'd check before heading up with empty growlers in tow...

Gabriel said...

Pouring the last of Sticky Fat. Still here, but won't last the week.

Anonymous said...

Still available? I just got back from an extended vacation and would love to swing by to fill a growler today... *crosses fingers*

Gabriel said...

The Sticky is gone