Unbelievable Story About Arrested Iowa Wrestler
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 14, 2010 8:00 PM CDT
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PrintCheck out this story from the Press-Citizen about Brooks Kopsa, a senior Iowa wrestler arrested for public intox after the Iowa-ISU game on Saturday, and try not to be blind with rage:
Police said Brooks Kopsa, 22, was spotted "having a hard time keeping his balance" when University of Iowa Police officers spotted him carrying a half full bottle of Templeton Rye at 7:55 p.m. Saturday. Police said Kopsa blew .176 – twice the legal limit of .08 to operate a car – on his preliminary breath test.
Where the frick did he get Templeton Rye??? They only made 200 cases this month! Unbelievable. Lucky bastard. Oh yeah, and don't get arrested, people.
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Just tell me they didn't dump it
Please tell me it was saved and given to someone deserving.
It never gets to be easy
Wow.
I’d say the public intox ticket was well worth getting his hands on a bottle of Templeton. I’m kind of jealous, although not as jealous as I was of the kid who got tasered in the student section at Kinnick on Saturday. Looked like fun.
by LoveItOrLeaveIt on Sep 14, 2010 8:15 PM CDT reply actions
Seriously?
a kid got tasered in the student section? Man things have changed since I went to college (two years ago)…
by Omahawk(eye) on Sep 14, 2010 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes he got tasered,
although I didn’t see it with my own eyes. The girl I was with said that she saw him get tasered, so I would assume it’s true. I was drunk and staring off in la-la land while all this was going on, and only realized something was happening when people started shoving to get away from the situation. When I looked over the kid was stomach down on the bleachers, red faced, and very unhappy while the cops were handcuffing him before dragging him away.
This blurb was in the paper, although it doesn’t say anything about him getting tasered. I would assume they did it since he pushed a cop and knocked him down? Probably thought they needed to protect themselves.
“Officers arrested Christopher Thomas Knotts, 25, of Solon for criminal trespass, interference with official acts, assault on a peace officer and second-offense public intoxication at 3:12 p.m. inside Kinnick Stadium. According to police, Knotts, who refused to leave the stadium after causing problems with fans, shoved an officer with both hands and knocked him backward.”
by LoveItOrLeaveIt on Sep 14, 2010 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Shoved a cop?
That’s pretty high up on the D-U-M dumb scale.
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 14, 2010 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Criminal trespass?
Did he sneak into the game?
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 14, 2010 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
If the police ask you or tell you to leave...
And then you refuse, you’re trespassing
Judith Rules!
by Tree Meister on Sep 14, 2010 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Aha.
I’ve never seen this happen in person. Thank you for enlightening me.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 14, 2010 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes there was a tazing.
“Causing problems with fans”
The fans were hitting him on the back of the head with pom poms. He and his friends asked the police for help in dealing with the situation. Nothing happened. So Chris chucked the little skanks’ pom poms well into the stands and told them to STFU. Then the cops showed up and told him to leave. Everyone thought the cops were there to intervene against the girls hitting him with their pom poms. Imagine their surprise when they tried to explain the situation to the cop and were told “Shut your fucking pie hole. Do you want to be tased?”
Brunettes not fighter jets
Don't encourage the "COCK MAN! OPRESSOR!!"
Seriously, tasers aren’t funny. Watching a sauced up dad get zapped on X-Mas day while fucking with the lights on the tree. That’s funny. Cops assaulting people with electricity just because they can? Not funny. What if he had fallen off the bleechers and hit his head?
I’m not defending pushing cops, but c’mon, multiple cops can take a drunk guy down with a pressure point hold (just like they used to do) without any permanent damage to anyone involved. If he’s still not cooperating then shock the shit out of him. Fine. Cops are just too quick to whip out the electrical shock devices, when their first duty is to “protect” (yes, even the perpetrator).
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 15, 2010 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Please don't misunderstand and jump all over me...
…if someone is being violent or just isn’t cooperating or anything, then the cops gotta protect themselves so they can keep doing their jobs.
I’ve just seen too many cops’ eyes light up as soon as someone says no, (seemingly) because yay I get to shock this dude. It’s just that cops are trained in many ways, and usually once a cop gets their hands firmly on someone they are going to put up much of a fight, or be successful if they do. Cops can control the situation without tasers, but you don’t get that instant fear if you don’t reach for the shock machine. Most cops are better than that, and don’t need to use fear as a control tactic. Grab him and carry him out hog-tied. Effective, and entertaining in a way that doesn’t involve over-riding someone’s nervous system.
[Of course, I don’t know how severely the cop was pushed, but I’m assuming it didn’t injure anyone.]
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 15, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
If you are a cop...
do you subject the department (and possibly yourself) to the liability of a hold on a pressure point and possible resulting injuries, or do you use the taser and (unless you kill the person) not probably get into much trouble.
Yes, I am biased toward law enforcement. Yes, if Rocky’s story is true, then this sounds excessive. But, tasers are very helpful to law enforcment, and probably cause less injuries than we think.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 15, 2010 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Must have been a knucklehead
IF YOU NEVER GIVE UP. YOU NEVER LOSE. - Courage Wolf
by Sol-Train on Sep 14, 2010 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was at a party a few years ago with this gentleman
After putting down a few he stripped down to a man-thong and began to distract me playing beer pong by showing off his man parts. After trying the same move on my girlfriend my friends and I decided it was time to leave to save everyone some trouble. I was lucky enough to get a picture of his shenanigans, which I toyed with sending to Brands to get this kid a proper ass kicking. Looks like he hasn’t changed much.
by Hank Thrasher on Sep 14, 2010 8:21 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'LL CUT YOU
Wait. I still have a bottle from earlier. Good thing I don’t go through it quickly.
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 14, 2010 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I would say the pigs took advantage of the sitch
and yoinked the TR, but this is Iowa City police we’re talking about. Fun does not compute.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Sep 14, 2010 8:57 PM CDT reply actions
Bottles of TR were the groomsman's present at one of the weddings I was in this summer
And I’m forever grateful
Judith Rules!
Holy Fuck
I’m not lying. As I opened this post, I just finished my second glass of Small Batch Prohibition Era Recipe Templeton Rye. (Batch 3, Barrel 65, Bottle 61, bottled on 1/9/2009). I literally popped the quark for the first time less than an hour ago. I bought this bottle in Chicago this past weekend at some liquor store near Fullerton off Lakeshore. I was so excited they had it that I bought a bottle, taking some solace in relinquishing my ISU ticket for a bachelor party and a happily-discovered bottle of Templeton.
So an hour ago, I couldn’t wait any longer and I unquarked the bottle and just had to imbibe.
AND THEN I READ THIS. Sorry for the Templeton-induced rant-bable. I too am sorry for that lost bottle of Templeton.
Hey Dolph, you look like I need a beer.
by Give Eddie a Beer on Sep 14, 2010 9:27 PM CDT reply actions
Just out of curiousity
Never had Templeton. How long is it aged? And in what kind of barrels?
I had Sazerac Rye once. That’s supposed to be pretty good, but wasn’t my thing. I’ll stick to Glenlivet.
Also… it’s a cork. Quarks are something else entirely.
by HawkeyeInExile on Sep 14, 2010 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Cork.
I knew that didn’t look right. I think it’s aged 4 or 5 years in charred new oak barrels. It’s a little bitter, but a good bitter and still smooth. My first bottle of scotch was Glenlivet, which I still really like. Over the weekend I had McCallan 18, McCallan 15 Fine Oak. They’re all very different, but all very good including the Templeton.
Hey Dolph, you look like I need a beer.
by Give Eddie a Beer on Sep 14, 2010 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
The thing about using a quark to seal a bottle . . .
. . . is you’re never sure whether the bottle is full or empty. . . . . . . is this thing on?
by The Final Gun on Sep 14, 2010 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
These are the jokes, people!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Sep 14, 2010 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
So, please educate the uneducated
How much does a bottle of this stuff cost?
PP-TPW.
The Only Colors
It's not expensive
I think the last bottle I saw was $35 (or so). It’s just sold out everywhere.
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 14, 2010 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I should rephrase
It’s not that expensive for good booze.
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 14, 2010 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
And, I'm going to spout some Templeton blasphemy.
Unless you are used to drinking whiskey or other hard liquor straight up, you’ll probably have to mix your Templeton with something. I’m more of a beer drinker, and I had some Templeton earlier this summer, and while it was smoother than most liquors, I was still wishing that I had a good, sugary soda to mix with it.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 14, 2010 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I’ve never had Templeton, but I can tell you that’s wrong just on principle. If you want to mix drinks buy some Jack or Crown Royal or something. Mixing any quality booze is just sick and wrong.
by HawkeyeInExile on Sep 14, 2010 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
A while back,
I bought a bottle of Jean Marc XO vodka. It was so smooth, you could drink it straight up, and it is definitely an insult to mix it with anything.
Going, going, going, going, going, going, going, going.... Alright, I'll stop for now.
by EnergizerHawk on Sep 14, 2010 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I mix quality booze
But only at halftime at Kinnick. A top shelf mixed drink tastes better, period. Usually a Woodford, Baker’s, or Templeton on the rocks guy though.
Right.
I’m surprised that they can make a profit selling it that cheaply, if they’re really only producing 200 cases a month. Good on them.
PP-TPW.
The Only Colors
They usually produce more.
Production is usually 300 cases, and the company has done so well that ~3 1/2 years ago, they increased production to 2000 cases. Thing of it is, the liquor’s aged for four years in charred oak barrels, so we’re not getting that until December. And until then, production’s leaner than usual, for whatever reason (seasonal selling patterns is my guess).
If I had to draw a parallel (especially pre-2006), it would be Lou Malnati’s Pizza. Beloved locally, makes the family boatloads of money, but they haven’t really had the inclination to expand outside of Illinois.
Ceci n'est pas un blogue.
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 14, 2010 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
But how long do they age the pizza?
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 14, 2010 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh how excited
I would be to have some Lou Malnati’s in Colorado. Let’s face it, even Domino’s redone pizza is just not the same as good old Chicago deep dish.
"They talk about Iowa as a contender for the national championship, and they should." - Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads
by rinseandrepeat on Sep 15, 2010 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions
God I miss Lou Malnati's. Pizza was great and they have the best collections of sports memorabilia
Not cheap, cheesey crap, but lots of really cool pictures and autographed items
Well, isn't what LeBron did last night the living embodiment of The Secret, leaving millions on the table and turning himself into a hometown villain, all for the sake of winning?
Neil Paine, basketball-reference.com
I've never had Lou Malnati's
but I have always been partial to Zoey’s.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Mine ended up being around $43 I think, after tax
Luckily I will be in Chicago again the next 2 weekends, will have to try my luck again and see if I can stockpile.
Hey Dolph, you look like I need a beer.
by Give Eddie a Beer on Sep 14, 2010 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Back in my drinking days...
…the best bourbon was Rebel Yell (really). You could only get it south of the Mason-Dixon. Real smooth, almost sweet, 86 proof if I recollect correctly. If that wasn’t around I preferred just about anything else.
I'm sure that stuff is fine
But you’d probably get really blitzed when the midnight hour rolls around and you find yourself wanting MORE MORE MORE.
For those stuck with a store that has only crappy rye or none at all, I picked up a bottle of Makers 46 and it has some of those same spicy notes of rye. And seeing as it’s a Makers product and one that I was able to buy at Costco, it will probably be easy to find.
I had a manhattan and a sazerac made with Templeton a few weeks ago at a nice cocktail bar. Love the stuff on its own, love it in the classic drinks. Favorite Templeton bar find though was when I went up to the bartender at a noted dive and, seeing to my surprise a bottle of Templeton, asked for 10 bucks worth of Templeton on the rocks. He threw a few ice cubes in a rocks glass and then filled it to the top. Love that bar (might have helped that I’d been in there a few times before though…).
by Yinka Double Dare on Sep 15, 2010 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Do I have to be the guy?
Ok…guess I will. I got a bottle for my birthday. Nothing to write home about. I’d rather drink Johnny Walker.
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Dissenting opinions make BHGP special
That said, may scorpions devour your genitals.
Ceci n'est pas un blogue.
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 14, 2010 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Giant scorpions?
I only ask because I saw Clash of the Titans today and they had some seriously giant scorpions in that movie.
Going, going, going, going, going, going, going, going.... Alright, I'll stop for now.
by EnergizerHawk on Sep 14, 2010 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Careful, they look hungry
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Sep 14, 2010 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Did somebody just Send Me An Angel?
Or am I just smelling the Wind of Change?
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 14, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
wow are those dudes ugly.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Sep 15, 2010 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Now that is scary looking.
Halloween anyone?
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Sep 15, 2010 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
And while that sounds nice and all
I made the mistake of purchasing the new Linkin Park CD. Listening to this is far worse punishment than have scorpions devouring my genitals. At least they would sting me and make my balls numb or something…
A Voice From Kinnick - A Hawkeye Blog
Why would you do that?
Nickelback all sold out?
And what is this … CD? … you speak of?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Sep 14, 2010 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
Oh, *fuck you*! I'm not the rope-totin' Charlie Bronson wannabe that's getting us fucking lost!
by Scrotie McBoogerballs on Sep 15, 2010 8:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Jacobi gets credit for Nickelback ...
at least when it comes to shaming them for their run-of-the-mill, white bread sound.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Sep 15, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought their newest disc was from, like 2003?
That’s when I stopped listening to the radio. That shit (radio AND linkin park) will melt your brain and balls at the same time.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 15, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't say it was BAD...
I just don’t think it’s what everyone makes it out to be. What’s funny is that they have a giant display for it in the Des Moines “international” Airport but don’t even sell it or have it at the bar. And then you walk around (as I did) asking random people where I could get some no one could tell me anything.
Also, I drank it the weekend of the Northwestern weekend. It seemed appropriate.
A Voice From Kinnick - A Hawkeye Blog
Johnny Walker Blue Label
Get your hands on some of that and you’ll almost certainly die from alcohol poisoning.
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride!" HST
It's not bad
I have had it several times, and it is very smooth. It’s around $20 a glass here in Des Moines, and I’d rather put a few bucks towards a 5th of something else.
Johnny black is good, but I typically mix it with coke. You have to get a little higher up on the Johnny food chain to drink it neat.
I don't care if it has sex with your throat on the way down...
…nothing is worth $20 a glass. Sorry.
Though I once went to South Beach and they seemed perplexed that I scoffed at their $13 margarita (and no it wasn’t a fishbowl or anything… I asked before scoffing).
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 15, 2010 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
What the hell is up with all of the italics?
What happens if I use italics?
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 15, 2010 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone left the italics tag open in their post
So all comments below it are also italicized. Until someone closes the tag, which was done further down.
by The Mexican't on Sep 15, 2010 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
With a 9:30pm start this Saturday
I think I may have to go on a boozehunt around the Des Moines area to score some Templeton Rye in time for the game.
Templeton in Chicago
The guy at Binny’s in Lakeview told me that they get a few bottles a month. I’m not sure what their deal is, maybe they’ve stockpiled it in a warehouse or something. Anyway, this probably holds true for the one in Lincoln Park (where Sam’s used to be, behind Best Buy). I’m not surprised the liquor store at Fullerton near LSD had a bottle (Big Apple?), its caters to customers near the lower end of the drinker evolutionary scale. Those are the places you need to look, the junky places that likely don’t know what they have. Also, if anyone knows presidential towers in the more western end of the loop, they went out of business last spring and sold several bottles for about $20. I missed this awesome event, and probably wouldn’t have minded walking into work (2 months after starting) with a bottle of booze.
by TheBlackMetalMcGrath on Sep 14, 2010 10:48 PM CDT reply actions
Ahh, dammit.
I walked past the closeout at Presidential Market like 4 times every day for 3 weeks back in May/June, and never stopped in. Although truthfully, I never knew what the stuff was until this thread, so it would just have been “random whiskey in a pretty bottle” to me.
PP-TPW.
The Only Colors
I've known Brooks Kopsa for years
and he’s insane. I can’t believe he was arrested while wearing clothes, the guys got a serious aversion to covering himself with cloth. You will never, ever be bored around him, and that’s a fact.
I do have more rhymes than Jamaica got mangos.
Why is all the text in italics?
ARRGGHHH!!!
KOK, you might be a genius...
by hawkeye_heartattack on Sep 15, 2010 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Dude, that had me confused
I started fucking with my browser settings and then I got to your post…..
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Sep 15, 2010 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I liked having all italics. It made for a nice setting.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 15, 2010 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions
It was relaxing.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Contrast is pleasing to the eye...
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Sep 15, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Why is that section still posting in italics?
It’s the afternoon, and y’all did this part this morning. I’m confused.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 15, 2010 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Is anyone willing to share their secret to find a bottle in/around IC (or, is there a secret)?
I look for it every time I go to Hy Vee (or, less frequently, John’s Grocery) to no avail. I had planned on asking a clerk next time I went, but since this topic popped up, I had to ask here.
And can an expert compare it’s drinkability to, say, Jameson? I went above my normal booze budget once for a 12 year-old Jameson because it was supposed to be smoother/easier to drink straight on ice, and I still found myself cutting it with cola (I know I’m a blasphemer). Needless to say I’m not a big liquor drinker so I wouldn’t be buying up every bottle at the store. I just want one to throw in my cabinet and take out from time to time.
"we're the only team in the state, as far as I know."
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Sep 14, 2010 11:44 PM CDT reply actions
I have a source...
Next door neighbor is always talking about Templeton Rye. He says he knows so-and-so who orders booze for a local drugstore cahin and can get it anytime at a good price. I told him to get me a bottle next time he gets one. We’ll see how it goes.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Sep 15, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Good luck with that
I seem to recall when this discussion came up before (maybe in a game thread) a couple guys seemed to have no problem finding it in some out-of-the-way small town liquor stores around the state. Time to check the archives…
I think I found the series of posts I was thinking of. It was Bellanca but he ain’t talking (from this thread):
My getaway place is way out in NW Iowa (and no, I am not saying where, because I want to protect my access to Templeton Rye) and my gas station-cum-liquor store always has a few bottles. In researching this, because you have to research it, and that includes talking to the drivers who make deliveries for the state, they are on a geographical quota system. So your odds go up the farther you are from locales with lots of Lexii and BMVays. I think the thing to do is ask the liquor stores who always sell out when they are going to get their next delivery. Then drive 50 miles into the hinterlands, then, and you’ll find some.
So go where you least expect to find customers for fancy I-rye, and you will find fancy I-rye.
There’s a story in this somewhere. Perhaps KOK is secretly a Templeton Rye aficionado, and the demented unstoppable I-offense is fueled by I-Rye. Imagine, a single light bulb, a lonely genius, misunderstood by all, slowly twisting that unfiltered Lucky at the the old linoleum kitchen table, scripting the first 15 plays while Buddy and Julie MIller croon in the background, the rhythm of that initial I-Hawk drive taking shape as the amber liquid cools in the old-fashioned glass. Remember, Pete Carroll feared that I-offense, back then. Just a thought.
Oh well. That’s good news that the 2005 batch was bigger and may be easier to find. Was the 06 batch even bigger still, perchance?
"we're the only team in the state, as far as I know."
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Sep 15, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
huh. blockquote semi-fail
"we're the only team in the state, as far as I know."
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Sep 15, 2010 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
He's always pimpin' the Templeton on me... we'll see.
Month or so ago we were out mowing our lawns at the same time. Afterward he asks me if I’ve ever tried Templeton Rye. I’d never heard of it. He fetches out a glass of the stuff, I bring out a pint of my homemade cherry brandy, some other neighbors join in with some homemade beer and an hour later we’re all sitting around his front porch getting sloshed on Templeton, cherry brandy, homemade brew, and a bottle of Port (another neighbors contribution). Nothing like a spontaneous drink fest on a hot summer afternoon in Iowa.
About all I recall is that the Templeton was smooth, the smoothness reminded me of Crown. Totally different flavor though.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Sep 15, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Only HFMR would know.
He lived with KOK. I bet it was like Three’s Company, only Ken was both Jack Tripper AND Chrissy. I guess that would make HFMR the loveable [?] Janet (with maybe a bit of Mr. Roper thrown in).
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 15, 2010 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Is it bad
I know this wrestler and this doesn’t surprise me? I don’t think he’ll ever wrestle varsity at Iowa but I think he got the Templeton Rye from Tom Brands. Who pisses Templeton Rye. The reason why there is a limited supply.
I know of him more than know him
and this sounds just about right.
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Sep 15, 2010 7:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Never knew it was so hard to get
Never heard of it until my buddy redid his basement and will only put Templeton Rye stuff on the walls behind his bar. That would also be the first time I tried it, one word SMOOTH. We went on to finish the rest of his stash. The next week we stopped in one of the local liquor stores (live in a town of 30,000 in NW Iowa) and asked the owner if she has ever heard of it. To our surprise she had started carrying it awhile back at the request of a couple lawyers in town. Not sure if more people are catching on to it because we were able to get a bottle before the EIU game but it’s been a no go ever since. Also, must be able to find it on the internet since my buddy say’s he’s has a bottle coming this week.
Templeton Rye is good . . .
but you can do better for $35. They should make it a higher proof. Also, its made in Indiana, not Iowa.
by Enter Colin Sandeman on Sep 15, 2010 9:20 AM CDT reply actions
Templeton is in Iowa.
Western Iowa. My aunt and uncle actually live near there.
Where did you hear it was made in Indiana?
Brunettes not fighter jets
Gotta make a liquor store run today ....
ans see if I can find it.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Sep 15, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Templeton Rye Spirits, LLC is located in Templeton, IA
It’s not even distributed in Indiana.
by The Mexican't on Sep 15, 2010 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
It’s made in Indiana? So you’re all drinking Purdue whiskey?
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
So what you're saying is that it isn't whiskey at all?
"You don't become a Hawkeye fan, You're born with Black and Gold in your veins." - Me
by BStylin Hawkye on Sep 15, 2010 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
It's actually cola.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 15, 2010 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Made in Indiana
I know Templeton is In Iowa, but they source their whiskey from an Indiana distillery. They gave that distillery the recipe, they make it, then the barrels sit in Iowa and its bottled in Iowa. To be fair, I believe Templeton started distilling some of its own whiskey a few years ago, but I doubt much of that has hit the store shelves yet and if it has, its likely mixed in and the majority of the whiskey in the bottle is still from Indiana.
http://www.templetonrye.com/blog/notes-on-the-templeton-rye-production-process/
by Enter Colin Sandeman on Sep 15, 2010 10:48 AM CDT reply actions
Actually
it’s small batch, single barrel, so I don’t think it’s mixed. Each bottle is labelled with batch and barrel number, as well as bottled-on date, each hand-written in permanent marker. Also, you can read the Business History and Product History on the TR website. I’ve only just gotten into the stuff recently, but I’m fond of its Iowan roots and lore. That and it tastes good.
Hey Dolph, you look like I need a beer.
by Give Eddie a Beer on Sep 15, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
It started as a single barrel . . .
meaning what’s in the bottle came out of a single barrel, but is now small batch, meaning that multiple barrels are mixed together. When I said ‘mix’ above I was saying that they probably now mix what they distill in IA with the distillate they source for elsewhere before putting in the barrels.
by Enter Colin Sandeman on Sep 15, 2010 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
TR is an Iowa Company
TR’s owner, Scott Bush is an old friend of mine. He is a native Iowan, Iowa resident, and U of Iowa alumni. Nothing about Scott or TR is Hoosier, Boiler, or Irish.
Follow-up
Note the 10/03 on barrel. TR didn’t get a license to distill until 2005. I don’t want to kill TR, its, as advertised, good stuff. Plus they are located in IA and employ Iowans and are good for the Iowa economy. I just want to dispell the myth that its 100% made in Iowa. Early on it was 0% made in Iowa, now it seems some is made in Iowa, but not clear how much.
by Enter Colin Sandeman on Sep 15, 2010 10:59 AM CDT reply actions
Not a huge whiskey guy ...
but that pic makes my mouth water.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Sep 15, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
That's a lot of good drinking nights right there.
"You don't become a Hawkeye fan, You're born with Black and Gold in your veins." - Me
by BStylin Hawkye on Sep 15, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
If you think about it it makes sense
You can’t start a business making and selling 5 year old whiskey and have nothing to sell and no revenues for 5 years. I applaud TR for trying to start making it in IA and hope they can eventually move to making it all in IA with only IA ingredients. That would be awesome.
by Enter Colin Sandeman on Sep 15, 2010 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe check their website guys
Seem pretty up front about everything to me. Certainly not trying to hide that they worked with a distillery in Indiana while they got going.
Indiana, Iowa - what ever it takes.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Sep 15, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
NO! I will not drink any PURDUE piss water!
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Sep 15, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
"while they got going"
You refer to the recent expansion of marketing. Accurate, but missing the back story.
While they got going with the original recipe was during prohibition. The distribution network was by definition hidden. Stayed that way for decades after repeal (originally about tax stamps perhaps, but became tradition). Story is (urban legend?) that during that time you could not get a case for retail…..unless you established some bona fides by hanging out/drinking in local establishment until you got the pssst., talk to that guy over there.
by Sky High King on Sep 15, 2010 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm throughly surprised
this guy was clothed when he was arrested. I’ve never heard more naked/nearly naked stories about a single person in my life.
I'm buying my next home from JR Koch.
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