these dudes need to fucking chill out about this stuff tho. it's a nice treat but it's not all that.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 21:58 (nine years ago) link
Man that article made me really dislike a lot of humanity and made me realize I'm really fine never tasting a whole lot of beers if that's what you have to get into. I honestly don't care that much and it's not like I'm totally bored of the beers I have available to me now.
It's like a weird combo of obsessive Phish tape traders combined with some sort of shitty wall street bro "fuck you I got mine" mentality.
― joygoat, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:06 (nine years ago) link
everybody OTM, especially
god this shit is so fuckin stupid
and
these dudes need to fucking chill out about this stuff
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:09 (nine years ago) link
I kind of enjoy the ridiculousness of it all. I mean, it's just crazy. I'd probably watch a reality show about beer mules.
I don't get bummed that I don't get a beer. Sure, I'd like to get some of these releases, because they can be great beers, but like many people have said above, there are a lot of great beers.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:11 (nine years ago) link
I want to start a youtube video series where I use super rare beers to boil bratwurst or make beer cheese soup or micheladas just to see people's heads explode.
― joygoat, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:13 (nine years ago) link
i'm drinking vanilla bcbs as we post and it's prob worth going out of your way for
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
DO IT xp
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
would LOVE that xxp
― marcos, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
lol xps
― dan m, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
hell you could just use refilled bottles! Sheaf Stout in BCBS bottles or some such
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:19 (nine years ago) link
whoa whoa, let's not get crazy. as a former Phish tape trader, I can say that scene was much more about sharing than these assholes.
― ƋППṍӮɨ∏ğڵșěᶉᶇдM℮ (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:19 (nine years ago) link
yea but they were stingy with their weed and sharing rides imo
― marcos, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
lol
So speaking of future shitshows, CBS is coming back in draft?
― Jeff, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:23 (nine years ago) link
haha, fair. they were totally obnoxious folks in other ways, sure.
― ƋППṍӮɨ∏ğڵșěᶉᶇдM℮ (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:23 (nine years ago) link
xpost
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link
I really liked this one, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT1nS8LKRak&feature=youtu.be
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:31 (nine years ago) link
Ha I missed that but yeah I dig it.
― joygoat, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:34 (nine years ago) link
yep this is all pretty shitty behavior but for w/e reason it does not shock or surprise me at all. reminds me a lot of the vinyl bootlegging scene, just blatantly trying to squeeze money out of a small group of enthusiasts at the expense of the artist/label (and of course said enthusiasts).
i'm not saying that this behavior is excusable in any way, but some record dudes are guilty of far more insidious behavior, trust seems to be exploited to a much larger extent when dudes are competing with eachother for gigs or w/e. it's disgusting and has definitely contributed to me valuing just how many people out there do not succumb to this shit and trade/share beer in a trusting and relatively altruistic fashion
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:53 (nine years ago) link
just curious tho - bcbs didn't make it to costco or walgreens before ab-inbev bought goose island, right?
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:01 (nine years ago) link
I don't think so, but I don't know for certain. All I do know, you guys all must have much more awesome Costcos than my local one, the NEVER get any good beer. They never even carried that Beer Camp thing from this summer.
― ƋППṍӮɨ∏ğڵșěᶉᶇдM℮ (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:03 (nine years ago) link
I don't think so, no. My biggest problem with it is less it being available and more the staff there having no idea what they have, in terms of setting buying limits and whatnot. But speaking of inbev, it does seem they reward top sellers of their regular shit with more of the special shit, which often leads to further shenanigans.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:05 (nine years ago) link
I am NOT a member of Costco, but I have heard of at least a few of them around here getting special beer releases, Firestone Walker, things like that.it's just a matter of these two are having a good beer guy.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:06 (nine years ago) link
cosctos in OR and WA have decent bombers of firestone, stone, deschutes, a few other local things. i also remember getting a 750 ml of rodenbach for $7.50
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:12 (nine years ago) link
the feverish compulsive beer chasing of the mules and description of that NH guy are giving me visions of the dwarves from LOTR or something, mobs of stout bearded dudes monomaniacally accumulating and hoarding their treasure
― anonanon, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:36 (nine years ago) link
p much otm, met one of those guys over Thanksgiving.
― ƋППṍӮɨ∏ğڵșěᶉᶇдM℮ (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:39 (nine years ago) link
scandal! https://www.facebook.com/TGBREWS/posts/10152677687314735
― Mordy, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
xxp actual lol
― dan m, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 00:42 (nine years ago) link
nh dude has an easy to find blog if you want to stare into the abyss.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 04:10 (nine years ago) link
Anyone had Avery Tweak? Just picked one up. Only 17.81% abv.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 18:42 (nine years ago) link
beer liqueur!
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 18:59 (nine years ago) link
saw that dogfish head world wide stout on tap somewhere recently too, kinda curious about what 18% abv tastes like
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
soy sauce
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
undrinkable imho
― Mordy, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 19:06 (nine years ago) link
I thought 120 minute IPA was pretty drinkable considering it's also 18%
― anonanon, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 19:19 (nine years ago) link
I couldn't even make it through a bottle of the 90-minute, and I like beers up to 10-11% if they're done right (see Ninkasi/Elysian's Hop Squash that's on draft in the PNW right now, 10.3%)
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 19:32 (nine years ago) link
feel like dogfish is not even on my radar anymore, wonder if they are worth revisiting
― marcos, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 19:49 (nine years ago) link
not in my opinion
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 19:51 (nine years ago) link
I enjoyed beer thousand.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 19:57 (nine years ago) link
Anyone had Avery Tweak? Just picked one up. Only 17.81% abv.― Jeff, Wednesday, December 10, 2014 10:42 AM (1 hour ago)
― Jeff, Wednesday, December 10, 2014 10:42 AM (1 hour ago)
I had it before the Bourbon Barrel variant about a month ago before they changed the name, it was fantastic.
The base beer (Mephistopheles) is ridiculously potent as well.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 20:08 (nine years ago) link
whoops, disregard the "it before" in the start of that post!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 20:09 (nine years ago) link
haven't enjoyed anything from dogfish head recently tbh, the flavors either seem to be too sweet (red & white, many of their boozier offerings) or just kinda off-the-mark (punk'n, that apricot one)
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
10 Barrel/AbInBev backlash begins, at least in the media (and in my wallet):
http://registerguard.com/rg/business/32539723-63/brewery-backlash.html.csp
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Thursday, 11 December 2014 16:52 (nine years ago) link
Seattle goons, there is a new spot opening up on Eastlake next week called "Mammoth" run by the Bitterroot folks from Ballard. Looks pretty great, like a Chuck's Hop Shop with a full food menu.
After drinking a ton of skunked/ancient beers in NJ, I'm taking a break for a while.
― Tomás Piñon (Ryan), Thursday, 11 December 2014 17:41 (nine years ago) link
So, evil twin has been pretty hit and miss, but at the risk of sounding hyperbolic, the Molotov Lite is the best IIPA I've had in years. It's perfect.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Thursday, 11 December 2014 21:42 (nine years ago) link
i really enjoyed the molotov lite, but i wouldn't call it one of the best i've had in years. i do prefer it to the other evil twin IPAs i've had tho. some ppl love Falco but Falco didn't bite hard enuff.
other IPAs i have been enjoying lately: singlecut bon bon TNT 2xIPA (super delicious double IPA with NZ/Aussie hops. -- good on draft, but it's their first bottled effort and it is SO. GOOD.)assorted Other Half IPAs such as Green Diamonds, "classic" IPA and Hop Showerstwo roads "road to ruin" double IPA. very drinkable!!schlafly "T" IPA (enjoy this a lot more than last year for some reason, can't explain why.)
― ian, Thursday, 11 December 2014 22:36 (nine years ago) link
also i could care less about getting rare beer; i don't have enough money to hoard beer. i drink it. i have a BCB barley wine from last year in the fridge still. i'll drink that some night and probably regret it instantly. those beers are just tooooo much for me, most of the time.
― ian, Thursday, 11 December 2014 22:40 (nine years ago) link
It takes years of practice, but everyone keep at it and you'll be downing high ABV bombers like its nothing.
― Jeff, Thursday, 11 December 2014 22:48 (nine years ago) link
i drank a bottle of last year's BCB barley wine just a couple of days ago and it was fucking phenomenal btw. not as overbearing as you might think.
xp
― circa1916, Thursday, 11 December 2014 22:58 (nine years ago) link
I was able to find two loosies of Firestone Walker Velvet Mocha Merlin stout brewed with Intelligentsia coffee today, it is supposedly only available bundled in a 4 pack of FW shelf stuff.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 12 December 2014 00:36 (nine years ago) link