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To Catch a Beer Predator: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20131204/NEWS02/312040007
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Me in Reverse posted:That link just takes me to a "Download Instagram" splash page If you're viewing it on mobile, yeah - here's the image: 
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Dec 4, 2013 22:27
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re: DC/NoVa BCBCS. I was just at Westover Market about an hour ago, they had one case of coffee left. It's pricey as expected at that place, but that's the only place I've heard of/seen it being left. Whole Foods in Tysons said they'd be getting BCBS Thursday but didn't say anything about variants.
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Dec 4, 2013 22:45
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BCBS for all! Bomb for some! Hey, FW XVII (which I wasn't terribly impressed with but whatevs), sup!? Oh, and after all that we get... the 2013 Bug Hugs label: http://halfacrebeer.com/blog/ Extinction by kitty. This is pretty good but not on the level of last year's:  E: Oh, and the beer is pretty solid, too.
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Dec 4, 2013 22:46
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nosleep posted:re: DC/NoVa BCBCS. I was just at Westover Market about an hour ago, they had one case of coffee left. It's pricey as expected at that place, but that's the only place I've heard of/seen it being left. Whole Foods in Tysons said they'd be getting BCBS Thursday but didn't say anything about variants. Bottle limit on the coffee? Not gonna drive an hour for a single bottle... I don't think I am.
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Dec 4, 2013 23:14
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Trying Sweet Repute right now. Reminds me a ton of a less-chocolately BB4D. Insane booze in the flavor, hot as gently caress. Roasted marshmallows all over the place, melanoiden explosion. Pretty good!
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Dec 4, 2013 23:30
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Cbear posted:Bottle limit on the coffee? Not gonna drive an hour for a single bottle... I don't think I am. No limit and it's in 4 packs. I am very happy I live close by. edit: I'd definitely call. They're not limiting it so who knows who might swoop in and buy it all.
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Dec 4, 2013 23:30
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Are any of you Chicago guys going to even bother chasing Abyss? The one bottle I had was far too bitter fresh; if I wanted an aging stout besides BCBS (which I also basically already blew my wad buying) I'd buy the far cheaper (and better) Expedition.
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Dec 4, 2013 23:41
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crazyfish posted:Are any of you Chicago guys going to even bother chasing Abyss? The one bottle I had was far too bitter fresh; if I wanted an aging stout besides BCBS (which I also basically already blew my wad buying) I'd buy the far cheaper (and better) Expedition. Probably not. I have spent a whole bunch on BCBS variants and some other stuff lately, and TBH I wasn't super impressed with Abyss when I had it at FOBAB.
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Dec 4, 2013 23:45
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nosleep posted:No limit and it's in 4 packs. I am very happy I live close by. I called. They have two four packs left and I'm driving there now. Well see what happens!
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Dec 4, 2013 23:53
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Cbear posted:I called. They have two four packs left and I'm driving there now. Well see what happens! Good luck man. I have faith.
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Dec 4, 2013 23:57
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A friend called me while in a store picking up his reserved BCBS. Said they still had some and reserved some for me too. Now I have two bottles. Yay! 
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Dec 5, 2013 00:06
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crazyfish posted:Are any of you Chicago guys going to even bother chasing Abyss? The one bottle I had was far too bitter fresh; if I wanted an aging stout besides BCBS (which I also basically already blew my wad buying) I'd buy the far cheaper (and better) Expedition. I personally always find Abyss to be woody and astringent. I don't even think its a particularly good beer.
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Dec 5, 2013 00:17
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Virigoth posted:Has anyone seen anything out of the Upland sour lottery drawing yet? I don't see a time listed anywhere on my ticket notification except for Dec 4th. About 3/4 of the people I work with at Hoppin Frog signed up, a total of 15 people. None of us won - wtf?
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Dec 5, 2013 00:46
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nosleep posted:Good luck man. I have faith. Got the last 4-pack of coffee! Thanks man!
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Dec 5, 2013 01:08
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Cbear posted:Got the last 4-pack of coffee! Thanks man! Lucky! Also holy crap is BCBBarelywine amazing. Never had KH, but this might be the best barleywine I've had. Makes me excited to get Straight Jacket since crazyfish raved about that one. Yay Chicago :P
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Dec 5, 2013 01:13
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Picked up a second bottle of Backyard Rye on my way home tonight. Huzzah!
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Dec 5, 2013 01:47
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Goons randomly coming across bottles of Backyard and Proprietors gives me faith that the trade value will normalize over time. Hopefully I can trade for a bottle of each in person at some point in the near future.
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Dec 5, 2013 02:47
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This event got posted on BA so if you want any of this you will probably have to fight insane crowds, but if you Chicago dudes haven't gotten any BCBS variants, this may be your chance. http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/event_page/48.php?id=1941quote:Join us at 1550 Bar inside Whole Foods for an amazing Bourbon County event.
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Dec 5, 2013 02:54
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Just cracked open a Coffee Bender from Surly. I still have yet to have a beer that more perfectly captures a coffee flavor and aroma, it seriously tastes like good cold brewed coffee, carbonated. So glad I can now get this stuff at will. (Still haven't found any bottles of BCBCS, but this is worthy consolation)
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Dec 5, 2013 03:14
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Angry Grimace posted:I personally always find Abyss to be woody and astringent. I don't even think its a particularly good beer. I agree. I'd be interested in trying it with a significant amount of time on it but even the one year old bottle I had wasn't smooth. It- like a lot of Deschutes stuff - is pretty overrated. Beer report: Perennial and Penrose's Hereafter starts out really solid. More tart than I expected, and the fruit comes out nicely. My bottle settled weirdly, though. The first glass was a a golden color. The last was a much darker reddish, with a ton of sediment. Not surprisingly, the later sips have a heavy yeast flavor. The first half of the bottle makes me even more excited for Penrose's opening. The second half I am going to blame on Perennial.
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Dec 5, 2013 03:22
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umop apisdn posted:Just cracked open a Coffee Bender from Surly. I still have yet to have a beer that more perfectly captures a coffee flavor and aroma, it seriously tastes like good cold brewed coffee, carbonated. Just wait until you try this year's BCBCS. I don't know whether this belongs in the BIF thread, the homebrew thread, or this one, but I just cracked open one of Docjowles' homebrew BA sour porters. This is pretty good. When I first poured the bottle I mostly smelled whiskey but taking the glass to my nose, it's mostly funk and sour with tiny hints of roast in there. The taste is mostly bretty and sour but then you get a nice roasty coffee note that creeps up afterward. I don't get a whole lot of booze heat, though the beer may be a bit cold at the moment. I was a bit worried about the lowish carbonation but it doesn't really detract from my enjoyment of the beer. Out of curiosity, what sort of bugs did you pitch in the barrel? It definitely doesn't taste like plain lacto. For reference, I have had exactly one example of a soured porter, and that was Zwet.be from 3 Fonteinen. Zwet.be was like a porter first and a sour second and this almost tastes like a sour first and a porter second, but don't take that as an insult - it's very good and I can't wait to share the other bottle with some people.
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Dec 5, 2013 03:40
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Any goon reviews on proprietors? Deciding if its worth my left kidney in trade value.
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Dec 5, 2013 03:41
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Cbear posted:Any goon reviews on proprietors? Deciding if its worth my left kidney in trade value. No matter how good it is, it's not worth some of the things I've seen it going for...
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Dec 5, 2013 03:42
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Cbear posted:Any goon reviews on proprietors? Deciding if its worth my left kidney in trade value. I'll let you know after Saturday. I'm predicting that it's going to be very good but probably not better than Vanilla, Rare, Baudoinia, or Coffee '13. It will almost definitely be better than Cherry Rye.
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Dec 5, 2013 03:44
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Kudosx posted:No matter how good it is, it's not worth some of the things I've seen it going for... Well, if it's the best beer ever then it's worth everything it's trading for...
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Dec 5, 2013 03:49
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I am hit or miss on most coconut stuff in general. So I won't trade the farm for it. Hopefully some dumb rich guy in a bottleshare in DC will get it.
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Dec 5, 2013 04:01
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Cbear posted:I am hit or miss on most coconut stuff in general. So I won't trade the farm for it. Hopefully some dumb rich guy in a bottleshare in DC will get it. If you don't particularly care for coconut, it's silly to spend all your trade ammo on something that's ultra hyped but obviously not worth it to you.
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Dec 5, 2013 04:09
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crazyfish posted:I don't know whether this belongs in the BIF thread, the homebrew thread, or this one, but I just cracked open one of Docjowles' homebrew BA sour porters. This is pretty good. When I first poured the bottle I mostly smelled whiskey but taking the glass to my nose, it's mostly funk and sour with tiny hints of roast in there. The taste is mostly bretty and sour but then you get a nice roasty coffee note that creeps up afterward. I don't get a whole lot of booze heat, though the beer may be a bit cold at the moment. I was a bit worried about the lowish carbonation but it doesn't really detract from my enjoyment of the beer. Out of curiosity, what sort of bugs did you pitch in the barrel? It definitely doesn't taste like plain lacto. Glad you didn't pick the homebrew thread  I haven't had time to brew in months so I've stopped following it for now.Anyway I honestly don't know what bugs were in the barrel. New Belgium themselves had used it for something and then just let us put our beer into it when they were done. So, uh, probably whatever mix of critters goes into La Folie.
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If you want to see if you like it, get a french press and some toasted coconut and infuse a BCBS with it. If you like that, you will probably like Proprietor's. edit: Docjowles posted:Glad you didn't pick the homebrew thread Nice! I gave a small sample to my wife who likes an extremely limited range of beer (mostly BA English barleywines and fruited sours) and she said "I don't know what this tastes like, but it's not bad" which I would say you should take as a compliment crazyfish fucked around with this message at 04:15 on Dec 5, 2013 |
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Dec 5, 2013 04:13
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I think I'll be satisfied not trading my coffee for it then. This years coffee is probably a top 5 beer for me in my young beer nerd career.
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Dec 5, 2013 04:23
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Cbear posted:Got the last 4-pack of coffee! Thanks man! Yes! Everyone is talking about how good the BCBCS is and me also being a coffee nerd I can't wait to try it. It's made with Intelligentsia beans which is one of the top roasters in the country. It's two of my favorite things made into one. I'm saving one for the weekend.
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Dec 5, 2013 04:25
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Kudosx posted:About 3/4 of the people I work with at Hoppin Frog signed up, a total of 15 people. None of us won - wtf? I love right down the street from their tasting room. I'm considering trolling around the last/day after of pickup to try to score some.
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Dec 5, 2013 04:55
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Holiday Wine Cellar was mentioned a few pages back, for those of you who have ordered from the website have you had good experiences? I find it a little concerning that they don't mention anything about how they handle situations with broken bottles or busted cans on their faq.
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Dec 5, 2013 07:02
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Sorry if this has been asked, but are Stone going to brew a batch of Enjoy By that expires in January? Thinking it'll make a good gift if the date lies after Christmas.
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Dec 5, 2013 07:14
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Backwoods Bastard is so good this year. Wow.
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Docjowles posted:Glad you didn't pick the homebrew thread I still have one of your bottles from last year that I'm going to open in a few weeks. It's one of the better homebrew beers I've had! katkillad2 posted:Holiday Wine Cellar was mentioned a few pages back, for those of you who have ordered from the website have you had good experiences? I find it a little concerning that they don't mention anything about how they handle situations with broken bottles or busted cans on their faq. They've been in business a LONG time. It's the sort of place that you could call if you had an issue and they'd make it right. Also, having been doing the online shipping thing for a while I can't imagine they do anything less than a solid job of packing their boxes. Most of the online beer stores know it's in their best interest to keep their merchandise whole.
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Whats the consensus on Sweet Repute? I scored a bottle yesterday at my bottle shop ... but a friend may have scored a case at a distributor, which would would split 3 or 4 ways.. Is this beer worth investing in? Edit : Also the Backyard Rye as I scored two bottles and was thinking of trading one while the value is high Vertigo fucked around with this message at 15:05 on Dec 5, 2013 |
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Dec 5, 2013 14:14
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EDIT: I take it back, people are starting to ask for Sweet Repute with some pretty nice offers.
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crazyfish posted:This event got posted on BA so if you want any of this you will probably have to fight insane crowds, but if you Chicago dudes haven't gotten any BCBS variants, this may be your chance. http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/event_page/48.php?id=1941 Planning on hitting this up since I've been out of town since before thanksgiving. What I'm debating is how early to get there given that it's going to be balls cold out...
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