The 1st ever Bootleggers Bliss is in the history books. Thanks to the 25 or so people who came out and braved the cool weather and rocky trails at Greenbrier Park. Due to the advance nature of the trails, a slightly late start and the varying degree of rider skill, we did a modified loop and headed back to a pavilion after an hour or so of riding. Once at the pavilion, more people showed up and the smell of chili, sloppy joes, and brats surrounded the lake area. Homebrew came in the form of kegs, bottles, and growlers and varied from Abbey Style Ale to IPA to Lingonberry Fruit Beer to Porters and Stouts. There were even a few bottles of mead and wine. The quality was top notch! There was no official tasting contest, but the Outlaw’s highly sought after Robust Porter was easily one of the top performers and gets the unofficial win. Still wating on photos from the crowd, but Butch has posted a few up already for those who want to check out the action here. Everybody seemed to have a good time, guess we’ll have to do this again, ha.
DT
Dude, is there any chance of a Spring time version of this event???
Why not? I just racked my Broken Cherry Stout to the tertiary(?) along with a can of cherries. Got a little tertiary fermentation going. This one should be tasty with a decent cherry presence. Should be able to hang onto a few bottles for the spring and get in another batch of something else as well.
Look for springtime Bliss details to appear here and here soon.
The Bootlegger’s Bliss was a blast! And even though I did quite a bit of bitchin’ on the climbs, the ride was a lot of fun. Big thanks to DT and Steve for putting this together!
Oh I just saw that pint glass for the day’s event. I am so–o unhappy that I missed it!