Hi friends! We'd like to start off with a big ol' Thank You to everyone who came out to our shindig at Remnant last week! It was hella rad to see so many friends, and if doin' cool collabs and events is what it takes to get this particular party started then I guess we're gonna have to keep doing cool collabs!
Thanks Adam and Rick for the pics! We had so much fun we forgot to take any photos, so if you have any you'd like to share, send 'em on over!
Anyway, without anything else of real substance to report on (at least not yet) we're just gonna get right into the third and final part of our 2023 retrospective (right on time as usual, running several weeks after everybody completely stopped talking/thinking about the previous year) and that's The Year In Numbers! And if you ain't been around this particular block before, the idea is pretty simple: we think back on the previous year and come up with as many silly stats as we can (and doing so this year gave us some ideas for a final Lifetime Numbers post that we'll try and get up next week. It'll be shorter/much less comprehensive, but there's a couple fun ones in there) and anyway let's get to it!
Production: By the Numbers
Number of batches brewed (total): 72
Number of double batches: 12
Percentage of batches brewed that were new beers: 57%
Amount of beer packaged, in gallons: 8,308
Number of double batches: 12
Percentage of batches brewed that were new beers: 57%
Amount of beer packaged, in gallons: 8,308
Number of flights that would fill: 53,171
Percentage of total volume actually served in flights: 5.5%
Amount of time, on average (assuming a 24/7 production schedule) it takes for Boston Beer Company to produce the same of beer we make in a year: 1 hour 26 minutes
Number of different beers packaged: 81
Number of new beers released: 65
Number of collaboration beers: 45
Percentage of total volume actually served in flights: 5.5%
Amount of time, on average (assuming a 24/7 production schedule) it takes for Boston Beer Company to produce the same of beer we make in a year: 1 hour 26 minutes
Number of different beers packaged: 81
Number of new beers released: 65
Number of collaboration beers: 45
Number of wedding beers: 4
Highest number of beers released (or rereleased) in one month: 10 (tie between November and December)
Number of funky/wild beers released: 14
Number of "milkshake IPAs" brewed: 0, which is in fact the correct amount
Average OG of beer produced (in degrees SG): 1.054
Average ABV of beer produced: 6.0%
Highest ABV beer produced: Bone King (8.8%)
Lowest ABV beer produced: Key Lime (4.3%)
Amount of vodka, in gallons, it would take to make the same amount of alcohol we produced this year: 1,246
Highest number of beers released (or rereleased) in one month: 10 (tie between November and December)
Number of funky/wild beers released: 14
Number of "milkshake IPAs" brewed: 0, which is in fact the correct amount
Average OG of beer produced (in degrees SG): 1.054
Average ABV of beer produced: 6.0%
Highest ABV beer produced: Bone King (8.8%)
Lowest ABV beer produced: Key Lime (4.3%)
Amount of vodka, in gallons, it would take to make the same amount of alcohol we produced this year: 1,246
Beer brewed most often: Extra Naked
Number of Extra Naked batches brewed: 9 (three of which were double batches, also one had to get rebranded as Bad At Maths)
Number of Extra Naked batches brewed: 9 (three of which were double batches, also one had to get rebranded as Bad At Maths)
Ingredients: By the Numbers
Amount of hibiscus, in pounds, that was sacrificed to Henrietta this year: 40
Amount of hops used, in pounds: 360
Average hopping rate, in lbs/BBL: 1.30
Percentage of hops that were grown locally: 31%
Percentage of hops that were grown in Michigan, of all places: 32%
Number of hop varieties used: 39
Most used hop variety: Masscade (37#!)
Height, in feet, that you would need to grow all those hops on a single bine: 2,703
Amount of time, in weeks (assuming a 40-hour workweek), it would take you to pick all those hops by hand: 9
Amount of hops used, in pounds: 360
Average hopping rate, in lbs/BBL: 1.30
Percentage of hops that were grown locally: 31%
Percentage of hops that were grown in Michigan, of all places: 32%
Number of hop varieties used: 39
Most used hop variety: Masscade (37#!)
Height, in feet, that you would need to grow all those hops on a single bine: 2,703
Amount of time, in weeks (assuming a 40-hour workweek), it would take you to pick all those hops by hand: 9
Amount of grain used, in pounds: 20,714
Number of individual grains that would be (approximate): 260,963,780
Percentage of grain that came from local suppliers: 12% (63% if you consider Delaware to be “local”)
Amount of oats used, as measured in bowls of oatmeal: 15,222
Amount of brown sugar used, also measured in bowls of oatmeal (but as a topping this time): 9,600
Amount of honey used, in pounds: 70
Number of bees it would take to produce that much honey: 38,920 (visiting approximately 140,000,000 flowers in the process)
Yeast harvested, in cells: 349,254,000,000,000 (plus another 19,716,000,000,000 or so from lab-grown yeast)
Number of individual grains that would be (approximate): 260,963,780
Percentage of grain that came from local suppliers: 12% (63% if you consider Delaware to be “local”)
Amount of oats used, as measured in bowls of oatmeal: 15,222
Amount of brown sugar used, also measured in bowls of oatmeal (but as a topping this time): 9,600
Amount of honey used, in pounds: 70
Number of bees it would take to produce that much honey: 38,920 (visiting approximately 140,000,000 flowers in the process)
Yeast harvested, in cells: 349,254,000,000,000 (plus another 19,716,000,000,000 or so from lab-grown yeast)
The Blog: By the Numbers
Number of words written in the blog: 69,778 (nice)
Number of pages that would fill in a paperback: 233
Least verbose month: July (4,320 words)
Most verbose month: November (8,081 words)
Top 3 most commonly used words in the blog (in order, other than "beer"): time, gonna, fun
Least commonly used words on the blog: play, percentage, comedy
Number of times we used the word "beer" in the blog this year: 475
Number of months "beer" wasn't the most-used word: 0
Number of times we managed to use the word "spooktacular" in the blog this year: 29
Number of pages that would fill in a paperback: 233
Least verbose month: July (4,320 words)
Most verbose month: November (8,081 words)
Top 3 most commonly used words in the blog (in order, other than "beer"): time, gonna, fun
Least commonly used words on the blog: play, percentage, comedy
Number of times we used the word "beer" in the blog this year: 475
Number of months "beer" wasn't the most-used word: 0
Number of times we managed to use the word "spooktacular" in the blog this year: 29
Taproom and Beer Garden: By the Numbers
Number of flights served: 2,964
Percentage of those flights that were served over Halloween weekend: 6%
Percentage of those flights that were served over Halloween weekend: 6%
Number of single to-go cans sold to people who definitely weren’t about to go drink in the parking lot: 95
Number of beers poured during our birthday weekend: 1,672
Number of beers poured during our birthday weekend: 1,672
Number of dog costumes at our dog costume party: 15?
Percentage of those dogs that came with their own Instagram account: probably at least 50%
Percentage of those dogs that came with their own Instagram account: probably at least 50%
Number of times Landon was slapped in the face while working: only two, actually
Number of hot dogs served: 3,222
Number of cows it would take to produce that much beef: 0.92 (as in, we went through 92% of the beef you would get from a cow, in hot dog form)
Number of hot dogs served: 3,222
Number of cows it would take to produce that much beef: 0.92 (as in, we went through 92% of the beef you would get from a cow, in hot dog form)
Number of bands that played the Sunday of Horatio Day: 2
Number of bands that brought rubber chickens to play on stage the Sunday of Horatio Day: 2
Number of bands that brought rubber chickens to play on stage the Sunday of Horatio Day: 2
Filed Under: "Holy Shit, How Did That Happen?"
Number of Horatio tattoos acquired: 11, plus one more Pulpo tattoo
Number of songs written about Bone Up: 3 (if you're being generous about how you're counting, which we are)
Beers Released in 2023
Parentheses indicates the rerelease of a seasonal/rotating/flagship beer.
January: Chalk Outline, The Hourglass, Critters 19, Happenstance, High Voltage, (Passion (Fruit) Project)
February: (Shut Up Kelly!), Fisticuffs, Horatio's Reserve, Sticky Fingers, Fool's Gold
March: Master of Extremity, (Extra Naked), Caustic Abomination, Shade Queen, Collateral Moshing, Boneheads III - Cerberus, (Joybringer), Light of Day
April: Supergroup, Patio Weather, (Fixation on Red Ale), (Henrietta)
May: Tom's Fault, Synthetic Dreams, Believe in Yourself, We're All Doomed, Ales of Demonic Possession, Cheeky Bastard
June: Django, (Stick The Landing), Bone King, (Key Lime White), Main Squeeze, Synhoptikon, (The Airness), This Is A Guilloteenagers Beer
July: Enigma, Blood Lightning, (Seven X's), RPM, Artificial Reaper, Joining the War on the Side of the Whales, Somergloom
August: Pale Glow, Brew Famine, Undercurrents, Cathedral of Trees, Hazy Spacey Jam, Bad At Maths, Kingslayer, God of Night
September: Unholy Water
October: 700, (Ginger Spectacular), The Blurst of Times, Calico, Extra Funky, Ginger Hootenanny, South of Italy
November: (Barreled El Pulpo), (El Pulpo), Sam's Elven Explosion, (Blue Manic), Three of Cups, (Joyrider), (Wasted Life), Biere de Krampus, Tears of Krampus, Close Encounters
December: Civil Disobedience for Losers, Critters 20, Critters 21, Critters 22, Critters 23, Critters 24, Critters 25, Critters 26, Critters 27, Wolf Pup
January: Chalk Outline, The Hourglass, Critters 19, Happenstance, High Voltage, (Passion (Fruit) Project)
February: (Shut Up Kelly!), Fisticuffs, Horatio's Reserve, Sticky Fingers, Fool's Gold
March: Master of Extremity, (Extra Naked), Caustic Abomination, Shade Queen, Collateral Moshing, Boneheads III - Cerberus, (Joybringer), Light of Day
April: Supergroup, Patio Weather, (Fixation on Red Ale), (Henrietta)
May: Tom's Fault, Synthetic Dreams, Believe in Yourself, We're All Doomed, Ales of Demonic Possession, Cheeky Bastard
June: Django, (Stick The Landing), Bone King, (Key Lime White), Main Squeeze, Synhoptikon, (The Airness), This Is A Guilloteenagers Beer
July: Enigma, Blood Lightning, (Seven X's), RPM, Artificial Reaper, Joining the War on the Side of the Whales, Somergloom
August: Pale Glow, Brew Famine, Undercurrents, Cathedral of Trees, Hazy Spacey Jam, Bad At Maths, Kingslayer, God of Night
September: Unholy Water
October: 700, (Ginger Spectacular), The Blurst of Times, Calico, Extra Funky, Ginger Hootenanny, South of Italy
November: (Barreled El Pulpo), (El Pulpo), Sam's Elven Explosion, (Blue Manic), Three of Cups, (Joyrider), (Wasted Life), Biere de Krampus, Tears of Krampus, Close Encounters
December: Civil Disobedience for Losers, Critters 20, Critters 21, Critters 22, Critters 23, Critters 24, Critters 25, Critters 26, Critters 27, Wolf Pup
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