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I plan on sending out my box to Illinois next week, might end up being week after depending on when it will land.
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danbanana posted:The Farmer Wave beer in the above pic is from Vermont brewery Hill Farmstead. I think there was a drop of their stuff in NE a while back, which is pretty abnormal but also pretty cool. The more you know. Looks like HF is friends with an NE distributor. No worries! I didn't feel any shade at all.
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Nov 20, 2020 18:38
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ThePopeOfFun posted:Didn't expect to see Cosmic Eye on here not from me! How's the EVH tribute? I have since moved away. It was a pretty solid DIPA, imo (and that can art is among the best). I probably shouldn't say this after having sent funky's box, but my CE go-tos are his lagers, which are always dialed in. danbanana posted:The Farmer Wave beer in the above pic is from Vermont brewery Hill Farmstead. I think there was a drop of their stuff in NE a while back, which is pretty abnormal but also pretty cool. Send me a DM and I may be able to arrange somethin'
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Nov 20, 2020 19:21
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Captain Duvel posted:I plan on sending out my box to Illinois next week, might end up being week after depending on when it will land. How many of you god drat people live in Illinois? I also sent out there and I am receiving from there. From 2 completely different goons! 
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Nov 20, 2020 20:05
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:How many of you god drat people live in Illinois? I also sent out there and I am receiving from there. From 2 completely different goons! Fewer active from here than there used to be. We'd do Chicago Goon bottle shares and sometimes get 10+ people.
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Nov 20, 2020 20:47
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Real Name Grover posted:
I appreciate it but I'm good!
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Nov 20, 2020 20:49
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danbanana posted:Fewer active from here than there used to be. We'd do Chicago Goon bottle shares and sometimes get 10+ people. I gotta look into this. I think you may all be the same person. Can't fool me!
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Nov 20, 2020 22:17
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I've started drinking beer again but primarily lower ABV stuff with the occasional ba thing. I had my last Rev 10 year in light of the FOBAB awards and it was still quite tasty. Light Hearted Ale is also an acceptable beer and reminds me of you, Dan.
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Nov 21, 2020 00:42
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Compusaurus posted:I've started drinking beer again but primarily lower ABV stuff with the occasional ba thing. MISS YOU, BOO. Also your palate is bad.
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funkybottoms posted:so, yeah, not sure i indicated much beyond "no pastry ipas or goses," so this is a nice spread of styles for me that includes a biere de miel named after a Jesus & Mary Chain song and the Farmer Wave HF collab, which i was very sad to have missed out on in a different group a few years back. looking forward to tucking into this tonight- thanks, "Real Name" Grover! White Elm makes some dang good stouts, those should be rad. One of my friends visits his family there three times a year and always brings some back.
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We should really get a Chicagoon share together once that’s a thing again.Compusaurus posted:I've started drinking beer again but primarily lower ABV stuff with the occasional ba thing. Can we talk about how stupid it is that a Cider took best in show at Fobab this year?
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LeafHouse posted:Can we talk about how stupid it is that a Cider took best in show at Fobab this year? I mean, it has me really curious! Today I get my Straight Jacket, the best BA Beer in Chicago returns finally.
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Nov 21, 2020 16:51
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LeafHouse posted:We should really get a Chicagoon share together once that’s a thing again. Its been way too long since I've been to Chicago  Sent first tracking number to my bif... still have some other releases I'm waiting on and my fridge is too full, figured might as well split up the shipments
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Got 9 gallons of this milk stout in just before the gov locked the pubs down. Have had beer from this brewery before but never this one and he temptation is to tap it but i'd probably only be me drinking it and it would only last about 5 days..... to commit to 13 pints of stout per day or to be sensible?!? https://www.madsquirrelbrew.co.uk/beers/core/de-la-creme
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ChiTownEddie posted:Today I get my Straight Jacket, the best BA Beer in Chicago returns finally. If you REALLY liked it... https://revbrew.com/shop/sj-1-6-barrel-keg (this actually is a pretty good deal, per oz. it comes out to roughly $4.30 per 12 oz pour, compared to $6.25 in 4 packs)
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i'd never heard of Emerald Spire hops before, but they're definitely on my radar now; peach, melon, and just a hint of dankness go nicely with this unfiltered lager's softer body and low bitterness. good stuff that i could crush a bunch of, plus there's even a Vonnegut quote on the label!
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LeafHouse posted:We should really get a Chicagoon share together once that’s a thing again. I'm really not sure what to make of that. It must have been really good cider?
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Nov 21, 2020 22:35
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Beer mail is best mail. THANKS! I'm giddy about it all. Beer is gud. Bonus ancient dog, who loves to stand under that plant. 
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Nov 21, 2020 22:59
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ThePopeOfFun posted:Beer mail is best mail. THANKS! I'm giddy about it all. Beer is gud. Let me get a slow pour shot of the smooj.
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Re: smooj- I'm not sure how much worse it will be if you don't, but the can says you're supposed to store it upside down (and cold obv) just in case you did not notice. I managed to pawn off two of them to my mom (she loved them) but I've still got one here that I will suffer through, for science.
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The SMOOJ! Love those Bell's beers tho. A buddy got me the anniversary Expedition and I am extremely excited to crack into that at some point.
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Sirotan posted:My apologies to funkybottoms for taking this long to post about the box he sent me. It is tremendous: That is an epic haul you got there. I am so loving stoked for Dark Rye in cans. Gonna go buy a costco pack of Reeses peanut butter cups and apples when I snag some.
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ThePopeOfFun posted:Beer mail is best mail. THANKS! I'm giddy about it all. Beer is gud. Spontaneous Me is goddamned delicious and I love I can score it at my local Kroger. Also I saw two labels (not smooj) before guessing who your sender was.
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broseph posted:Let me get a slow pour shot of the smooj. Ask and receive. https://vimeo.com/482361195 Definitely banana strawberry. At first, I thought it was delicious. But then I drank more. I realized the taste is fine, the carbonated smoothie mouthfeel repels and disgusts. Nth Doctor posted:Spontaneous Me is goddamned delicious and I love I can score it at my local Kroger. I'm not sure who sent this beautiful box of beer. Yesterday was pretty chaotic, and I may have trashed the send label. Reveal yourself! ThePopeOfFun fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Nov 22, 2020 |
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 This lovely assortment of beer arrived today from DarkSoulsTantrum! Lots of really cool New Englandy stuff here. I'm particularly looking forward to drinking that Fall stout from Maine Beer Company as proper cool weather sets in.  I've been procrastinating doing the last bit of stuff to get my box-o'-RVA-beers together, but I'm aiming to have it shipped in the next couple of days/before Thanksgiving!
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Nov 22, 2020 21:01
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ThePopeOfFun posted:Ask and receive. I left a short message on the back of the sticker but I guess you didn't see it 
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Nov 22, 2020 21:14
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Sirotan posted:I left a short message on the back of the sticker but I guess you didn't see it   poo poo! I am notoriously unobservant. Thanks again for the box, you've brought great beer joy to the house.
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Nov 22, 2020 21:47
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ThePopeOfFun posted:Ask and receive. Hahahaha this is so ridiculous. Thanks for posting the vid.
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Came home today from a little escape in the woods to a box full of hops, crispy lagers, and some funk. Beers courtesy of Highme and the Portland, OR area. The bad news? It appears the USPS may have used the box for all manner of activities not meant for boxes... like kick-ball, shot put, structural building materials, edge crush demonstrations, explosives testing, a step stool... maybe a heavy load dunnage rack or, judging by what almost looks like a tire mark, a wheel chock for a semi-trailer. The good news? While clearly worse for the wear, everything inside appears to be intact!!! Don't know when the air-pillow packing material all popped, but it definitely did at some point in transit. I want to be clear and say that Highme's packing job held up. The beer clearly survived some sort of horror between the Portland, OR area and the Cincinnati, OH area. Loading it all into the fridge now, and i'll start digging and and writing out some thoughts soon! Thanks Highme!!! EDIT: Talking with highme, it sounds like these beers survived two rounds of horror, since there's four cans missing! An Occidental/Von Ebert pilsner collab, and a Great Notion wildfire relief IPA among them. A big whatthefuck to USPS for handling it like poo poo, but also props to the particular USPS worker that apparently re-packed it and zipped it all up in a bag in the box to get it to me. Merkin Muffley fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Nov 23, 2020 |
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Hope the woods were all they’re supposed to be. I saw delivery confirmation earlier this week and was a little nervous it got porch snatched. Oof re USPS. Between my wife and we ship a lot of different things and that’s some of the worst damage I’ve seen. Glad they all arrived intact though.
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Quorum posted:
I’m glad everything arrived safely! Enjoy! My box from gentleman and scholar RembrandtQEinstein arrived today also!  Really nice mix of styles here, from pils to lambic to barleywine. Most likely gonna crack the Bang Italian Pils first tonight once it gets cold.
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Quorum posted:
Oh, just noticed there’s a beer missing in the pic, there should be a NEBCO 668 as well. It’s a small can, just wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it in the box.
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668 is the poo poo, great choice! (Assuming it made it...)
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DarkSoulsTantrum posted:I’m glad everything arrived safely! Enjoy! Glad to hear it made it, I checked the shipping earlier and it looked like it had arrived. I had that one on draft and it was stellar, hope it's as good bottled. Bang is cool, they're an ultra-sustainable brewery that is in a small grain silo they built kind of off the beaten path.
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highme posted:Hope the woods were all they’re supposed to be. I saw delivery confirmation earlier this week and was a little nervous it got porch snatched. The woods were magnificent. A very much needed getaway from everything right now. The box must have shown up thursday or friday, my cat-sitter brought it inside so no porch snatching was involved thankfully! Maybe a little USPS-snatching but it looks like whoever was responsible for the re-packaging wanted the beer to get to its new home. I don't think four cans burst, but one must have, and if a USPS worker recognized what was in there and wanted to beer-it-to-themselves a little bit while still sending it to its destination that is ok by me.
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FRESH. CRISP. TART. Beer gud 
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ThePopeOfFun posted:FRESH. CRISP. TART. gently caress yeah. Your box-pic inspired me to grab another sixer of this for Thursday.
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 Here is surely going to be the only box where 12 oz bottles outnumber 16 oz cans... Thanks, ShortyMR.CAT! I'll be hauling some of these to the in-laws tomorrow, where I hope to not get too drunk over a much needed long weekend.
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I thought this was supposed to be open like an advent calendar. Are we saying it gently caress it this year?
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