drgarage1
Not a real doctor. Lives in garage.
Hey, augiecarton, come on down! You're the next contestant on TalkBeer AMA!
I gave Jesse a home brew kit as a thank you gift for being helpful at my wedding. He started brewing, we started playing around with beer. Then Boat, then CBC. In a nutshell.How did you get started in brewing?
My name's Carton milk is never far from my mind.How'd you get introduced to cream ales?
Do you have a tattoo of a milk bottle??My name's Carton milk is never far from my mind.
My brother has been looking into opening a small-scale brewery down in Gloucester County. He swears up and down that he's "contemplated every eventuality", but do you have any words of advice for a brewer looking to get started, both generally and specifically in NJ?
my tattoo is of the old Hannah Barbera cartoon Augie Doggie, my last name is Carton, but my first name is Augie after all.Do you have a tattoo of a milk bottle??
I do.
You act like I've ever said "no"when are we going to throw some back, Augie!?!?
You act like I've ever said "no"
My brother has been looking into opening a small-scale brewery down in Gloucester County. He swears up and down that he's "contemplated every eventuality", but do you have any words of advice for a brewer looking to get started, both generally and specifically in NJ?
We can what can when we can can. We are working on it. I'd love everyone that wants a boat to have one whenever they want it, it's the only way the beer really works. But, three years ago a bunch of bars committed to the crazy idea of a super hoppy session beer, back then people were still buying buzz more than flavor, we can't let them down now because cans are in demand. Baby steps, baby steps.touche'!
on another note... what's the canning schedule like these days? Boat cans are in high demand!
We can what can when we can can. We are working on it. I'd love everyone that wants a boat to have one whenever they want it, it's the only way the beer really works. But, three years ago a bunch of bars committed to the crazy idea of a super hoppy session beer, back then people were still buying buzz more than flavor, we can't let them down now because cans are in demand. Baby steps, baby steps.
Send them to NYC Augie. It's cool I'll personally by out whatever stores get them
you heard the man.. not enough yet. You can't just move to NY and take all the boat w/ you
Augie, your beers are currently available in New Jersey, New York, and Philly.
Carton, Kane and few others seem to be at the beginning of a new stage of brewing in New Jersey. How do you see the NJ beer scene changing or growing over the course of the next few years?
I was typing something on my phone that got posted before I was finished and I can't seem to edit it. So start there and finish with:
the old joke is "the best way to make a small fortune brewing beer is to start with a large one" I say that because it's no way to get rich. That being said it's a ton of fun. These days at a small tasting room scale, taking advantage of the new laws, I think you can string together a tight few years of building a reputation without going broke. Once you have a good reputation the rest should get more obvious. Who doesn't want to be Lawson's/Barrier/Cape May?
Jersey is jersey, its all different here. The loudest voices aren't always right. By our nature we have a good bit of skepticism for any superlatives like "best" so web buzz isn't a great measure. They are good guys making solid beers and they have had to grow their operation twice so far, that is an actual litmus you can look at when someone asks if actually committing to building a brewery is a good idea.I noticed that you referenced Cape May twice in this thread. I visited their taproom last week for the first time and was pretty impressed, especially by their IPAs and their new Berliner Weiss. Yet they don't get a lot of buzz here and on other beer nerd forums. Are they well regarded in NJ? I know their distro doesn't get very far yet.
OK non NJ people that have a hard time making it for Sundays at the brewery 3 things coming up outside NJ:
Sunday June 1 I'll be brewing at Bierfkraft in BK all afternoon
Wednesday June 4th I'll be drinking at 12 steps down and Friday June 6 i'll be at Perch Pub both for Philly Beer Week
it looks like you may have touched upon the question above a bit on an earlier post...
on another note, I know you have had some NJ Collabs and something with Barrier... any fun upcoming collabs planned? any that you'd really like to happen some day?
we have like 8 collabs all planned and agreed to yet none of the collaboration partners nor we have the time or tanks to sort them out. little guy problems, we are working on it.
who is your favorite brewery right now, outside of Carton of course...
which should we stop canning boat or dub?Also, can you can some BDG please?
which should we stop canning boat or dub?
which should we stop canning boat or dub?
growing... right now we have 2 brites and a visit from Iron Heart 1ce a month. More than that and run the risk that all the awesome bars that took the leap of faith to put on all our weird beers over the last 3 years might run out of something like BDG. For now cans get the short part of that deal but we are working on it.Don't make me choose I just know that I'd love to have a stash of BDG to drink with dinner.
we are 3!!! party at Boyle's in Monmouth Beach is Thursday and the beer with which we mark this milestone is the old Bigger Boat recipe
If nobody else will say it, I will.
We're going to need some Bigger Boat.
NJ law keeps us from holding any other type license than the one for manufacturing. ((this same law kept me from loaning some money to help Twin Lights Tap come back from Sandy (man i miss that bar)) What i would love is the same rights the NJ wineries have to open 10 "tasting rooms" in NJ where i could do food and just our beer. But i would also buy the liquor license you need to be a brew pup, but as of right now that's also not allowed. PLEASE WRITE YOUR NJ STATE LEGISLATORS i promise we will all have fun together if you can sort it out.So being the food inspired beer company you guys are. my question which i know is a total 180 and far out idea but when is carton going to open a brewpub so these food inspired and food forward beers can be paired with outstanding food?
All in about 4 pounds per barrel. We've backed off a touch since the hop rocket. It' was blowing it out.Augie, can you give me some idea of the pounds per barrel of hops on Boat Beer? I had my first one last night and thought it was incredible, and such a more satisfying session brew than alleged session IPAs. I make a homebrew session brett IPA that uses the equivalent of 6 lbs/barrel, so I'm curious to see if we're in similar ballparks.
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