Beer in the new era

yeah boston lager is one of those beers that I never seek out but if it's the best option at a bbq I'm usually pretty happy

sam makes solid basic german-style beers but they are uh not generally good at stepping outside that box

i had a taste of a sour stout once at a liquor store that made me want to hurl

for me it was sam adams honey porter

Worthington White Shield

bourbon county brand stout is finally hitting my area (in stupidly limited quantities). opened one tonight; goddamn that's about as good as it gets.

I saw it in Walgreens tonight, which still amazes me. Last year, I could only get one single 12 oz bottle. This year I can get cases at a time.

you're lucky, in mass we're scrambling to get to stores that are doing 2 or 3-bottles limits and selling out inside of a day

If you don't already, follow the Beer Advocate sightings thread for your area: http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/goose-island-bourbon-county-stout-massachusetts-sightings.44773/

The variants are always tougher to get. I've managed to get three Coffees, but still in search for a Cherry Rye.

Bad thing about these BA threads though is you have to deal with the truck chasing beer nerds posting pictures of their hauls. It can be depressing.

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xp i have posted in that thread! and yeah, i have no hope for the variants which sucks a lot.

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fuck a beeradvocate

Last night, on the way to a concert, I stopped in to a slightly out of the way Binny's (though it was on the way to the show) in search of a four-back of KBS. I'd heard that Founders had upped production, so I figured, what the heck. The Kentucky Breakfast Stout was pretty easy to find, so I wandered over to the bourbon, where I found a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle Lot B. I had them unlock the case for me to grab it, and the guy volunteers that they just got their shipment of Bourbon County Stout. Score! So I left there with a four-pack of KBS, a bottle of Lot B, four-back of BCS, and two Bourbon County coffee stout 22oz. bombers. Total price: $150, which is less than people are currently asking for a bottle of Lot B around here!

I have a hunch they have more, possibly even more Pappy, so I may be on my way back imminently.

otm, its a horrible place

Shocked about the KBS. Is that last years release? I didn't think they had released this years version yet.

Also, which Binnys..

Binny's in River Grove.

The KBS was bottled 9/13/12.

I could take the Belmont bus all the way there!

The 4-pack of KBS would last about 15 seconds in the city. And it would be broken up into singles.

hate u guys . i'v never even seen anything from Bourbon County

My beer place has some bourbon county but not for sale yet- they're saving it for their tap opening. I asked them to tell me when it's for sale...

Went back to same store today, was able to get another bottle of BC Coffee Stout. This time they limited me to one. ;)

Dammit I'm tempted. But I don't want to waste 3+ hours of my Saturday on the chance I'll come back empty handed.

Stayed local in my beer hunting today. I run, so often I'll just make my route go to several stores. I can hit 5 or 6 in a single run. Today was able to get two Firestone Walker 16th Anniversary beers. Had it on tap a few weeks ago and it's fantastic. Their blends are always good.

It's too far to run to, but pretty sure that Binny's is worth at least a phone call ...

I've mentioned on the Chicago thread before but Cigarette City at 63rd and Harlem had a giant pile of Bourbon County and some other nice beers the last time I wad there.

the question is how much bourbon county do i need, because i think i can get a lot of it tomorrow if i want.

I think I ended up with four 4-packs. Seems sufficient. It's expensive, and I really can't justify spending that much on BCS along with the money I spend on all the other beer I buy.

guys, i am very sad that i am unable to acquire any bourbon county :(

If it wasn't such a pain in the ass to ship beer, I would send all of you some.

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This is where I shop, about a 1/3 of their beer selection.

Woodmans in Wisconsin, proving that it is possible to have too many options when it comes to beer.

hink I ended up with four 4-packs. Seems sufficient. It's expensive, and I really can't justify spending that much on BCS along with the money I spend on all the other beer I buy.

― Jeff, Saturday, December 1, 2012 6:42 PM (40 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is the amount i have now. it's enough for me but i am thinking maybe i should get some more for friends and stuff. cost is holding me back too.

Plus my closet that I keep beer in is almost full. I really need to have people over to drink some of the good stuff.

I usually hit up a Woodmans when I'm in WI.

This is a newer one close to Madison. It feel slightly ridiculous walking in there, like a CostCo for alcohol.

Got 2

Alas, Cigarette City at 63rd and Harlem no longer has a stash, secret or otherwise. Fine beer selection otherwise.

so i got two more 4-packs. that's a case, which is more than i was hoping for when this all started.

big store near me not noted for craft beer got five cases, left it in the open, no limits of any kind. refreshing after dealing with places doing inane 2 and 3-bottle limits.

Apparently, no one in the course of 2500+ posts has bothered to post about Mr. Beer:

http://groomsadvice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mr-beer-kit-personalized-pub-glass-set.jpg

I mean, c'mon, it's MR. BEER!!!

I'm sort of bummed I only lucked into one 4-pack. However, since Thursday night I've amassed 7 bottles of the BC Coffee Stout, so I can't complain.

REALLY want some variants. gotta wait till january and it's going to be brutal getting them.

Once again, made some curious calls around town to a variety of places and came up empty. So called back to my reliable Binny's and ... bingo again. Picked up another coffee, plus two more 4-packs of BCS. I have no idea why this one location seems to be the one location, but it is. Or at least, was.

I also found out that if I was just a hair more proactive, another much more local (so me) spot had a case of coffee and cherry (!) as recently as last week. My only theory is that a lot of people stopped looking, figuring all had been claimed, but some spots just got their allotments last week.

Sad I've probably missed out on 'em. Going to try my local, out in the burbs places tonight though.

Call first!

Definitely.

I've found in calling stores, the managers/employees sound super annoyed. I'm sure they get hundreds of calls about these releases, so maybe I'd be annoyed too.

Beer distribution is so weird. Everyone I've talked to knows what they've ordered, but they don't know what delivery it will come in on. The last guy I called said that I would know better than him when the beer would come in???

i hate calling stores for that reason.

at least around here, g.i. reps have been hand delivering bcbs to stores. so it's not coming with normal deliveries, which means most stores really don't know when they're getting it.

Yeah, I've talked to lots of annoyed employees over the phone, but if it saves me a wasted trip, oh well.