Brews

Hey Buffalo! The Moor Pat is hosting us this Saturday for a tap takeover and can sale. They will have cans of Fractal Galaxy for sale along with SIX lines on Equilibrium beer on tap, including Sexual Fluctuation, our collaboration with District 96. Check out The Moor Pat’s page in the coming days for full details.

Congratulations to Marty and Tom on winning our corn hole tournament this past Saturday! We raised $902 for the City of Middletown.

We would also like to announce that Equilibrium Brewery will be matching the funds raised for the Marshall & Sterling Insurance Run 4 Downtown campaign which will help fund Erie Way Park, a green space behind the brewery bringing the total raised to $1804!

A huge Thank You to everyone who came out on Saturday to help us raise money for the cause.

We are honored to be included in USA TODAY’s piece on Hudson Valley Craft Breweries.
With so much to do, see, drink and eat in the Hudson Valley, dreams of making it a destination trip for beer lovers is slowly coming together and we couldn’t be happier.

Just in time for Saturday, our portable glass rinsers are here! We just took delivery of these three repurposed barrels so you could rinse your glass in the share area while sampling beers of the world. They will be scattered about on Saturday. A huge Thank You to Jordan Bailey, who fabricated these for us!

This Saturday 4/21 from 1pm-6pm at the brewery and In addition to Sexual Fluctuation, we will also be selling cans of Fractal Galaxy (6.8% ABV) – our first 100% Galaxy IPA at $16 per four pack, limit 1 case per person. We’re very happy how Galaxy interplays with our hopping and fermentation. It pours a milky-straw yellow releasing aroma of passion fruit, guava, and clean tropical fruits. The taste is a chewy and creamy tropical flavor supported by a firm but rounded bitterness.
We will also have crowlers of Photon ($10), Mobius ($12), TABA ($12), dHop5 ($14), dHop9 ($14), and dHop10 ($14).

We’re going to raise money for Middletown this weekend with two Magnums: TABA Raspberry and TABA Blueberry. Funds will be donated to Marshall & Sterling Insurance Run 4 Downtown: http://www.run4downtown.org/ and the proceeds will be used to help construct the “Erie Way Park” (currently known as the field behind the brewery). The city has plans to revitalize the field including, but not limited to: a 2,000-square-foot pavilion for performances, events, a semi-enclosed farmers’ market during winter months, and this park will also be home to the heritage trail
http://www.orangecountynyparks.com/heritage-trail/.

How the fund raising will work:

Raffle tickets for TABA Raspberry will be sold at 2$ per ticket prior to the release. The winner will be selected at random at the start of the release. 100% of the money raised will go to Middletown. (This magnum is from Pete’s personal cellar and is hard to part with but its for a good cause)
Bags for Mags Cornhole tournament;
– Winning team of the cornhole tournament gets the mag of TABA Blueberry.
– 3 PM (gives time for the release to calm and people to get food)
– 10$ entry per person
– 50% of the money will be distributed to Middletown
– 50% of the money will be distributed to the winning team(s)
– The exact format will depend on the number of people interested and number of boards available

This Saturday 04/21 from 1 PM-6pm at the brewery we will have cans of our District 96 collab Sexual Fluctuation (8% ABV) for sale. $20 per four pack limit 1 case per person, limits subject to change. Please note the special time this weekend, which will allow us time to get back from Other Half.

Some other things about Saturday’s release:

– We plan on hanging out all afternoon for the nice weather and continuing the share
– There will be experimental Brisket
– Joe will be slinging breakfast sandwiches as usual and switch it up to burgers and dogs in the afternoon
– We will be pouring the two OH beers onsite starting at noon (or when we get back from Brooklyn)
– We will also be pouring SF, a new beer to be announced today (also will be in cans), and Johnny and his perfect hair will pour some D96 beer
– There will be a charity mag raffle and cornhole tournament (details coming soon)

District 96 Beer Factory has a special place in our hearts. They were drinking with us in NY, visiting places in VT, sharing pilot batches long before we were Equilibrium, and they even tapped Equilibrium’s first commercial keg ever at their Burger Loft charity event. We’re grateful they have given us a home away from home. (Note: this beer is not as sweet as this post; no lactose used). When D96 first made Sexual Frustration, John brought a keg up to our line share. As Sexual Frustration is very Galaxy forward and Equilibrium’s Fluctuation is very Citra forward, we though why not do an 8% DIPA that would be like blending the two beers. Sexual Fluctuation was born. Sexual Fluctuation is a slight departure from “normal” sexuality, for example, a rugged lumberjack with hair so flowing and silky it makes women wish they were born this man. All are welcome to drink this beer. Please share one with your favorite Lumber Sexual today. (He will be pouring tasters with us Sat AM and we will be holding an after party at the Burger Loft).

Sexual Fluctuation is a Citra/Galaxy blend (incorporating the latest EQ hop technology). It pours a hazy tangerine orange and releases releasing aromas of passion fruit, peach, lime, and pineapple all integrated with a juicy twist. The taste is a bright creamy tropical sorbet flavor that is dangerously drinkable and balanced. This beer takes dHop5’s lunch money and gives it a wedgie.

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TICKETS WILL BE HANDED OUT STARTING AT 7am for the 1PM SALE.

We will begin this Saturday in Brooklyn at Other Half hanging out and slinging limited brisket for our collaboration release! Check out Other Half’s post for full details on the beer release. We will also bring a keg of breakfast stout (for real this time), and a keg each of two beers being released later that day in Middletown for onsite consumption in the Other Half taproom. Details on our weekend releases coming soon!

This Saturday 4/14 from 11:30am-6pm at the brewery, along with MC^2, we will be selling cans of Middletown Murk (8.2%) at $20 per four pack with a 1-case limit per person. Limits are subject to change.

To celebrate the start of our taproom journey, we want to thank to the city of Middletown and its inhabitants for being so supportive of us producing and slinging our local haze. We present a tribute in the form of our latest beer: Middletown Murk. Our murk; i.e. haze, come from hops and our evolving hopping process. This will be a mini series of beers investigating the expansion of our haze program with additions of oats, wheat, lactose, and other adjuncts in combination with our favorite hops and EQs hopping process while we work on the expansion of our Middletown taproom. This base batch has a touch of oats in it for the first time [limit: 1 joke per person. – Pete Oates] and pours a murky orange with notes of citrus zest, pineapple, and cherry with a bready support. The taste is tropical and bready with a firm hop bitterness for balance and drinkability.