Tap advisory

Sustained stout warning — 9%+ ABV expected Friday 18:00–23:30 across the lower valley. Queues at the bar likely. Alternate with water.

Beer Forecast

National Brewing Service · Station BRW‑7
Kölsch Valley, Untappd County
Issued 14:02 · next update 15:00
Taps reporting
Current pour
6.2% ABV
Heavy lager, hazy at the edges
Drinks like 7.4% · 12.8 °P · served at 6 °C
Day high 6.8% Day low 4.9% Head 2 fingers
Forecaster's discussion

A broad lager ridge holds over the valley through this evening, keeping pours pale and steady. A hop front pushes in from the northwest overnight — expect hazy IPA by Wednesday lunchtime and a sharp rise in bitterness.

The weekend headline remains Friday's imperial stout system, deepening to 11.4% before it clears. Confidence high.

Forecaster on duty: R. Hopkins · Model run 12Z · Cask & keg guidance both in agreement

Next 12 hours

ABV · pour by the hour

7-day outlook

Range 3.6 – 11.4% ABV

Conditions at the bar

Observed 14:00
Head retention
2.1 cm
Two fingers, holding well
Carbonation
2.4 vol CO₂
Lively — beading steadily
Bitterness index
42 IBU
Moderate · rising to 68 by Wed
Hop wind
14 km/h NNW
Cascade gusting 26 km/h
Clarity
3.0 m
Hazy — chill haze after 20:00
Cellar pressure
1012 hPa ↓
Falling — lines may foam
First pour
11:00
Kitchen open 12:00
Last call
23:30
Glasses in by 23:55

Hop radar

Live sweep · 40 km range
BRW‑7 · 14:02
  • Light — half pours, sessionable
  • Steady — full pints, continuous
  • Heavy — stout cell, take shelter
  • Cell A — Pale AleMoving SE at 8 km/h, weakening
    arrives 15:20
  • Cell B — Hazy IPA bandBroad, 18 km wide, 68 IBU core
    arrives 21:40
  • Cell C — Imperial StoutSlow-moving, deepening. Advisory in force
    Fri 18:00
  • ClearingGose airstream behind the front, 4.2% and dry
    Sat 11:00

Valley almanac

Records since 1842
Strongest pour on record

17.8% ABV — 14 Feb 1953

An eisbock stalled over the valley for nine days. Three pubs never reopened. Still the benchmark.

Longest dry spell

31 hours — Mar 1996

A cellar fault took every line down. Emergency bottles were flown in from the next county.

Seasonal normal

5.1% ABV for September

Running 1.1 points above normal this month, with märzen season arriving early.

Head advisory days

12 so far this year

Against an annual average of 9. Warm cellars and lively casks are the usual culprits.