The Thirsty Monk in downtown Asheville is throwing what may be one of the more interesting beer events of the year–Thirsty Fest–starting next Monday, Aug. 30.
From owner Barry Bialik:
We’ve been holding back and collecting some of our extra rare, obscure and unique kegs (This says a lot considering our normal tap line) to release all in the same week. We’ve got more than 30 specialty kegs to tap and three casks including a soured Highland Seven Sisters, Stillwater Saison, & Oskar Blues Spiced Mama’s Little Yella. Some of the kegs include: Allagash Blonde, Ballast Point Bourbon Barrel Aged Black Marlin Porter, Foothills Sexual Chocolate, FOUNDERS KENTUCKY BOURBON STOUT, Rogue 21, Stone 14th Anniversary and so so many more. We’re going to have special Flights of Four so people can get to taste lots.
I’ll have the draught list for you soon. It’s a good thing they have those couches downstairs at the Monk. Guess where I’ll be sleeping next week?
UPDATE: Draught list showed up in my in-box just after I published this. Read it and drool.
Begins Monday August 30th at 4:00 p.m.
It’s over when the kegs are gone.
(BB stands for bourbon barrel)
1. Oskar Blues Whiskey mama (BB aged Mama) (tapped 9/1)
2. Oskar Blues Spiced Mama ( Cask) (tapped 9/1)
3. Oskar blues Old Double Baggard (tapped 9/1)
4. Oskar Blues Ten Fidy 2009
5. Terrapin/ De Proef Monstre Rouge
6. Terrapin/ Bison Brewing Reunion 2010
7. Terrapin Boom Shaka Lager
8. Terrapin Hopzilla
9. Allagash Blonde
10. Ballast point BB Black Marlin Porter
11. The Bruery 7 Grain Saison
12. The Bruery Coton
13. Foothills BB Stout
14. Dogfish head Sah’tea
15. Founders KBS
16. Highland XV
17. Highland Aged Sour Seven Sisters (cask) (tapped 8/30)
18. Hitachino Nest Ancient Nipponia
19. Klokke Roeland
20. Del Ducato Sally Brown
21. Del Ducato Nuova Mattina
22. Mother Earth BB Belgian Tripel
23. Pisgah Fresh Hop
24. Moylan IPA
25. Stone saison du Buff
26. Stone 14 Anniversary
27. Foothills sexual Chocolate 2010
28. sweetwater Dank Tank magnum IP
29. Troubadour magma
30. Flying Dog imperial Chocolate Stout
31. Duck Rabbit Barrel aged Milk Stout
32. Olde Hickory Barrel aged Scottish ale
33. Olde Hickory bardstone barley wine
34. Stillwater cellar door (cask) (tapped 8/2)
35. stillwater stateside saison (tapped 8/2)
36. Rogue Old crustacean 2006
37. Rogue 21
38. Alvinne The Oak Bolleville
39. New Belgium Imperial Berliner Weisse
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Nice to see Stillwater beers getting down to Asheville. Brian makes some great beers, hard to get in the few markets that they are available. Enjoy!