Beer nerd 101. Please decipher the abbreviations in the ISO/FT forum

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  1. MCImes

    MCImes Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2010 Connecticut

    Ive been trading beer on here recently and consider myself a level 6 (out of 10) beer nerd, however, I still do not understand many of the abbreviations used in the ISO/FT forum. Many are not distributed in my area and I havent had exposure to them. If you are a level 9+, could you please enlighten me to whatever common abbreviations you see in that forum?
     
    #1 MCImes, Apr 21, 2013
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  2. jaIsPoAn

    jaIsPoAn Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2012 New York

    Wow there's a lot of them were do I start ....
     
    #2 jaIsPoAn, Apr 21, 2013
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  3. shuajw

    shuajw Pundit (830) Aug 12, 2007 Georgia
    Trader

    Do you want us to start at the beginning?

    ISO: In Search Of
    FT: For Trade
    :sunglasses:
     
    #3 shuajw, Apr 21, 2013
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  4. raffels

    raffels Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2009 West Virginia

    #4 raffels, Apr 21, 2013
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  5. Prh27

    Prh27 Initiate (0) Apr 24, 2012 Virginia

    How about you post some of the ones you don't understand?
     
    #5 Prh27, Apr 21, 2013
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  6. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    lol jk but really
     
    #6 yamar68, Apr 21, 2013
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  7. BlastBeats

    BlastBeats Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2011 Illinois

    i'm not really a "level 9" but i've learned most of the abbreviations

    BCBS = bourbon county brand stout
    FFF = three floyds
    BBPt5 = bourbon barrel plead the 5th
    BT = black tuesday
    3F = drie fonteinen
    MoaS = mother of all storms
    SNR10 = stille nacht reserva '10
    Loon = any cantillon
    PiaPT = partridge in a pear tree
    BCBVS = bourbon county brand vanilla stout
    BCBCS = bourbon country brand coffee stout
    BADL = barrel aged dark lord
    SBRL = southampton black raspberry lambic
    Expo = exponential hoppiness

    and so on and so forth.. there's a lot more
     
    #7 BlastBeats, Apr 21, 2013
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  8. biglobo8971

    biglobo8971 Initiate (0) May 6, 2010 Minnesota

    DONG = Draft Only No Growler
    Tick = trying a new beer
    Ticker = one who is out only to try new beers
    Forkin Ticker = one who measures themselves by the number of beers they have ticked
     
    #8 biglobo8971, Apr 21, 2013
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  9. mulder1010

    mulder1010 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2008 Australia

    all that matters is
    pickitupformebro

    :slight_smile:
     
    #9 mulder1010, Apr 21, 2013
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  10. Smurf2055

    Smurf2055 Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2011 Washington

    KBS = Kentucky Breakfast Stout
    CBS = Canadian Breakfast Stout
    KRE = Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock
    KBE = Kuhnhenn Blueberry Eisbock
    BASS = Barrel Aged Speedway Stout
    HF = Hill Farmstead
    CW = Central Waters
    FMB = Frangelic Mountain Brown
    BC = Bolt Cutter
    CC or CCB = Cigar City or Cigar City Brewing
    FW = Firestone Walker
    GBS = Gingerbread Stout
    BN = Black Note
    BCS = Black Chocolate Stout, it does not mean Bourbon County Stout
    BCBS = Bourbon County Brand Stout
    WnB = Wake n Bake
    PnB = Peche n Brett
    CR = Chocolate Rain
    PtE = Pliny the Elder
     
    #10 Smurf2055, Apr 21, 2013
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  11. yeahnatenelson

    yeahnatenelson Pooh-Bah (1,952) Feb 8, 2010 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Nobody EVER means Black Chocolate Stout when they put BCS in their thread title. It's always Bourbon County Brand Stout.
     
    #11 yeahnatenelson, Apr 21, 2013
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  12. Smurf2055

    Smurf2055 Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2011 Washington

    Then they should take the time to use the correct acronym
     
    #12 Smurf2055, Apr 21, 2013
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  13. abecall98

    abecall98 Savant (1,234) Aug 11, 2007 California
    Trader

    We can always just stop using them.
     
    #13 abecall98, Apr 21, 2013
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  14. mattafett

    mattafett Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2009 Iowa

    This x 10000. I have been trying hard not to use them. It is impossible to know them all, and they save no measurable time.
     
    #14 mattafett, Apr 21, 2013
  15. powpig2002

    powpig2002 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2012 Florida

    i feel your pain
     
    #15 powpig2002, Apr 21, 2013
  16. cbeer88

    cbeer88 Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2007 Massachusetts

    Doesn't make it right. I agree that Black Chocolate Stout isn't nearly as popular around here as it used to be, but it's still held the BCS acronym for a very long time, and BCBS has referred to Bourbon County since forever. You can't just change a long-standing acronym because people start using it incorrectly.
     
    #16 cbeer88, Apr 22, 2013
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  17. xnicknj

    xnicknj Initiate (0) May 25, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I look forward to new releases so we can all devise and decipher new acronyms. :sunglasses:
     
    #17 xnicknj, Apr 22, 2013
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  18. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
    In Memoriam Pooh-Bah Trader

    Haha even moreso than the initials changing, Black Chocolate Stout used to trade widely when it had less distro. Now why bother to care, either way you see it, it's Bourbon County Brand Stout.
     
    #18 cavedave, Apr 22, 2013
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  19. BAstoutsNsours

    BAstoutsNsours Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2012 Florida

    I don't understand why you guys don't understand that people who use initialisms don't understand you. This is 2013, deal with it....
     
    #19 BAstoutsNsours, Apr 22, 2013
  20. Johnnyramirez

    Johnnyramirez Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2012 California

    Every thread somehow turns into a MW vs CA thread
     
    #20 Johnnyramirez, Apr 23, 2013
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