Kate the Great '12 Factsheet
UPDATE - Tod Mott has since resigned from his position as head brewer of Portsmouth Brewery. He has taken the recipe for Kate the Great with him and will likely be opening a brewery in Maine in the near future. Portsmouth retains the rights to the Kate the Great brand. Will update as more info becomes available.
Brewery: Portsmouth Brewery
BrewMaster: Tod Mott
Release Date: 3/5/12
2012 Batch Size: 14 barrels (420 gallons)
# of Bottles Sold: 2,000 - 11.16oz Steini bottles
# of Drafts Served: 2,780 - 8oz pours
Brewing Time to Make KtG: 5 months
(1 month fermenting, 4 months conditioning)
Beer Style: Russian Imperial Stout
ABV: 10.00%
IBU: 60
Gravity: 26 degrees Plato (OG), 6 degrees Plato (FG)
Cost of Bottle (11.16oz): $8 (+scratch off ticket costs)
Cost of Draft (8oz): $10
First Draft Poured: 11:35am
Last Draft Poured: 6:45pm
Length of Line: >500 people at 10:50am
Wait Time in Line Average: 3 hours 05 minutes
# of Kate's Consumed by Dave and Ron: 7 (0.25%)
Time it took to sell out of spare ribs: 20 minutes
(obviously a hotter commodity than Kate!)
Kate the Great '12 Press
(source of the great time lapse video from the episode!)
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