I forgot the dark stout. That was the other one from them that I thought was good.

^^^ I don't know.

11/4/2011 6:25:24 PM

$28 for Foehammer Who do these assholes think think they are?

1/3/2012 1:06:33 PM

Is that the price for a growler?

1/3/2012 1:08:05 PM

750ml

1/3/2012 1:15:36 PM

So what's the new concensus on this brewery? $25 for Foe Hammer seems way too high. Are these guys still douches or have they evened Out?

3/3/2012 8:58:48 AM

How are they douches?

3/3/2012 10:58:20 AM

haters gon' hate

3/3/2012 11:11:01 AM

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"Are these guys still douches or have they evened Out?"

douches? have you even met these guys or are you just talking out of your ass?

3/3/2012 11:13:07 AM

I've somewhat gotten to know the brothers and the handful of other guys that are Roth over the last year+ and "douchebag" is not amongst the adjectives I'd use to describe any of them. they are all great guys that work their asses off and care more than most about public perception of their product. there were a couple times at my bar when I called one of them to let them know a particular keg wasn't tasting right, they were out to swap it out immediately, no questions asked. cool guys to hang out with at the brewery, and if you haven't tried their beer yet, do so....there is a reason they're still around. I recommend the dark construct, or foehammer


and are you people complaining that a young brewery charges a small fee for a tour and samples because a larger established brewer can afford not to? if you can't afford to throw a few bucks toward a tour, you probably shouldn't be out drinking anyway

[Edited on March 3, 2012 at 11:19 AM. Reason : kjhg]

3/3/2012 11:15:38 AM

maybe we just got some mod trolling going on in here...

3/3/2012 11:17:55 AM

^He could just have bad taste or a complete inability to assess the personality of others.

3/3/2012 1:52:06 PM

lol, yeah that's it.


the douche remark was made solely on a quick read through of this thread and user complaints and reactions by people seemingly within or close to the company. that and i was posting a quick thread bump while in the car. so you quick to judge and re-judge can relax.

paerabol, that's good to hear. I picked up a bottle of dark construct. as I said, i've heard good things bout foe hammer but the $25 price tag on a 750ml is pricey until i taste more from them. (they are just recently getting distribution down to my area).

3/5/2012 4:18:43 PM

Shit, Dark Contruct is like $10; its a stock Porter for crying out loud.



[Edited on March 5, 2012 at 4:34 PM. Reason : here come the its a Milk/Foreign/Export Stout]

3/5/2012 4:27:05 PM

thankfully it was $7 at my shop. They had Sex Viking, Dark Construct, and Foe-Hammer.

3/5/2012 4:29:50 PM

While I like the guys and their beers, I am wondering why the 750 foehammer is so expensive compared to the competition...

3/5/2012 4:45:40 PM

Quote :

"So what's the new concensus on this brewery?"

I've given this brewery more tries than I would like to admit and their beer just isn't good. From what I've been told by some of the local brewers here in the area, they are nice guys that just don't take the business seriously enough to put out quality beer. All have made some mention of the fact that those guys care more about getting trashed than making good beer. I tend to agree. Bragging that you can make a beer in 10 days isn't really advertising that you are making quality beer. They have good ideas but their beer just isn't good, in my opinion.

Quote :

"Not that great, IMO. The after taste isn't so good, and if you burp after having a glass, it tastes like some sort of nasty plastic."

This is EXACTLY how I thought the Cinnamon Porter tasted. I really wanted this beer to be good. I tried it 4 separate times hoping that I got a bad batch or that they would perfect the recipe and each time it tasted different and was just not good.

The Red is their only decent beer in my opinion. Everything else is just average to horrible.





[Edited on March 5, 2012 at 5:00 PM. Reason : .]

3/5/2012 4:52:37 PM

red is hit or miss- I've had it a couple times were it is alright, but many more occasions where it was not

3/5/2012 5:31:04 PM

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"if you can't afford to throw a few bucks toward a tour, you probably shouldn't be out drinking anyway"

lol

3/5/2012 5:41:51 PM

Spent a couple hours at the brewery last night catching up with one of the owners. Though their beer is selling relatively well (especially the sex viking apparently), I brought up the misgivings I've heard both here and IRL to hear his opinion. He said that basically, they aren't stupid and know what's going on with their beer and that they are perpetually tweaking the continuum of variables that is the brewing process.

From what I understand they went from home-brewing with new yeast cultures for every batch straight to commercial brewing where they harvest and incubate their own cultures. I can imagine the difficulty in maintaining consistency in the yeast when being relatively new to the process, that shit is ridiculously touchy.

I mean I understand people not liking their beer for various reasons, and you're certainly entitled to say so. But other brewers saying stuff like "they care more about getting trashed than making good beer" is patently false and purely shit-talking. These guys love what they do, they're just still in the trial-by-fire phase.

3/6/2012 9:58:59 AM

bttt

5/17/2012 3:44:27 PM

$23 Foe Hammers continue to collect dust at my local bottle shops

5/17/2012 3:55:16 PM

It's the first thing I see when I walk into TW Cary. Well that bottle is eye grabbing.

5/17/2012 4:12:04 PM

Saw they had yet another Living Social deal. Surprised they're still around.

5/17/2012 7:01:05 PM

their beer doesn't taste good so I don't drink it

5/17/2012 7:07:08 PM

bttt. are they going under?

11/14/2012 11:55:10 AM

Are they?


They should do what Big Boss did...close shop, hire someone that knows what they're doing, re-open under a new name and slay the local market

11/14/2012 11:59:59 AM

A friend of mine just interviewed out there a month or so ago, would be surprised to hear it's closing.

11/14/2012 12:04:44 PM

^^ just asking, from a related post in the beer thread.

11/14/2012 1:21:40 PM

damn that sucks. such a cool place to hang out, socialize and generally screw around

11/14/2012 1:25:11 PM

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

[Edited on November 14, 2012 at 1:36 PM. Reason : said too much]

11/14/2012 1:28:08 PM

is it official?

Roth is closing shop?

11/14/2012 1:31:48 PM

^that's what we're asking

11/14/2012 1:35:17 PM

Good night, sweet prince.

11/14/2012 1:37:00 PM

today, we are all $23 bottles of FoeHammer

11/14/2012 6:48:02 PM

i have noticed the price of their bottles drop significantly at my local shops

12/5/2012 7:57:04 PM

I can't remember the last time I saw them on tap anywhere.

12/5/2012 11:55:35 PM

So are they going out of business or not? All I've seen thus far are rumors.

I hope they don't though...they're good dudes.

12/5/2012 11:58:41 PM

OK, so i received some interesting news regarding Roth this past weekend at the ORF release.

here is what i was told. The Roth brothers are out of the business. They were close to closing, but the head brewer was able to put together some investors and buy the company out from the brothers. All bottling has ceased for the time being. My guess is until the sale is finalized. There was no mention of any rebranding or name changes, though I have to imagine something will change.

So any Roth beer you see on the shelf will be at least a couple months old. I imagine most will be bargained priced soon if they aren't already.

12/12/2012 10:44:51 AM

Quote :

"This week Rob will be pouring Raleigh Red, The last 2 kegs of Forgotten Hollow, a Guest tap aaaaaaanddddddd...... FOEHAMMER.. That's right FoeHammer will be on tap Starting Friday! There will only be one 30L Keg of it put on.. It's on till it's gone! Also this week's specials..... - FoeHammer 22oz Bottles... $10.00 (A limited supply is left and this will be the Last Batch until Next Winter) - Roth Forgotten Hollow 20oz Nonic Glasses... $2.00 (Get'em while you can it'll be the last time we print this style of glasses)"

Doesn't sound like they're going anywhere.

12/18/2012 3:02:29 PM

^did you read my post above?

that quote sounds like a fire sale to me. Something a company would do when there is about to be a big change.

12/18/2012 3:24:24 PM

Yeah that's my impression as well.

12/18/2012 4:17:52 PM

Yeah that's my impression as well.

12/18/2012 4:32:42 PM

OH GOD OH THE CALAMITY ROTH BREWING IS HAVING A FIRE....


...SALE

12/19/2012 11:26:29 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/wan/3518124004.html

Quote :

"Beer trade for an Ipad (North Raleigh) Date: 2013-01-02, 11:21PM EST Reply to this post htd2s-3518124004@sale.craigslist.org[?] Roth Brewing Co is looking for someone who loves beer more than their Ipad. If your interested, let me know what model you have and we can work something out. We are located in north Raleigh near the Angus Barn. We have a taproom onsite that is open 5 nights a week and sells beer to enjoy on site or at home. http://www.rothbrewing.com"

I can't imagine another brewery doing something like this. It just seems so unprofessional.

1/5/2013 11:30:45 AM

Fuck an iPad, I wouldn't give up a broken first gen iPod for their beer

1/5/2013 12:13:21 PM

Quote :

"Raleigh Red on tap at Pantana Bob's! Also returning on tap at Gorman Street Pub! Go forth and Drink!"

1/9/2013 11:44:51 AM

So what's the latest here? Was the company sold as was posted above?

Quote :

"This week we delivered beer to our two newest accounts! Flying Burrito is located in Northwest Raleigh next to the Raleigh Grande Theater. They are the first to carry our summer seasonal, Honey Wheat. Saints & Scholars is located in North Raleigh off Spring Forest Rd. They are now serving our flagship, Raleigh Red. Go forth and enjoy, don’t forget to tell them we sent you!"

4/11/2013 10:37:16 AM

If your business can't afford an iPad then you don't need one.

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

4/11/2013 10:42:31 AM

^^thought it was sold to one of the employees and he's renaming it. I also heard Raleigh Red was gone, but apparently not...

4/11/2013 10:49:29 AM

Quote :

"Bryan Williams Chief Executive Officer bryanwilliams@rothbrewing.com James Weber Director of Operations / Head Brewer jamesweber@rothbrewing.com"

looks like the brothers may be out

4/11/2013 10:50:05 AM