Cbeer's Locals 4 Noobs BIF #2 Hints and Hauls Thread

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  1. cbeer88

    cbeer88 Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2007 Massachusetts

    Post in here guys...
     
  2. Swuntly

    Swuntly Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2011 California

    I have a feeling this is going to be a ton of fun. Thanks for setting this up Cbeer! I'll go first I guess:

    My target lives in an awesome area for beer distro (I'm actually jealous). I just recently had a couple beers from a big brewery in this sate and was definitely impressed. Should be a fun challenge to put together a worthy box.
     
  3. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,428) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    I have some good ideas as to what I'm putting in my target's box. There's some definite overlap between his state and Michigan, so the challenge of figuring out what to send has been really fun.
     
  4. cbeer88

    cbeer88 Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2007 Massachusetts

    Just to answer a couple of recurring questions...

    - Don't take 'locals' too literally. They can be regional, or they can even just be stuff your target doesn't get distributed to them. For example, Deschutes distributes to half the country, but nowhere on the east coast, so they're a great brand to send to east coast targets. That said, it's nice to showcase fresh locals that your target might not otherwise know about.

    - Bonus Internet points if you can make your "centerpiece" bottle a cool limited local, but that is definitely not my expectation. Some of the easiest centerpieces for many people will be more widely distributed brands - Firestone, Deschutes, Boulevard, etc. I'd say try to hit a nice want, and if not, something you think they'd like...
     
  5. ASUBeer

    ASUBeer Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2011 North Carolina

    My target lives in a state that does not have a NBA or NHL team left in the playoffs.
     
  6. RochesterAaron

    RochesterAaron Initiate (0) May 24, 2007 New York

    I had this exact question. Thanks for clarification. A little snooping revealed I have access to or have in my possession a couple of beers that my target is interested in, but they aren't really local.

    My target lives in the state that my younger sister just moved out of... and another member of this BIF lives in the city she moved to.
     
  7. mmtroop1218

    mmtroop1218 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2010 Massachusetts

    My target could have had a hockey coach who was at one time a successful defense attorney, until he was caught drunk driving and was forced to start coaching local youth hockey as community service. ***(Fictional)***
     
  8. WagonCircler

    WagonCircler Zealot (623) May 15, 2011 New York

    My target lives in the same state as a brewery that recently had free shipping in its online store on orders.
     
  9. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,428) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    My target lives in the same time zone as I do, but does not have a MLB team in his state, so he won't have to worry about staying up until 1am to watch his local team for the next several nights (unlike me).
     
  10. Trystero

    Trystero Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Ohio

    Very exciting indeed! I already started putting together my target's box, and I'm slighlty jealous?

    Time to make some obscure references: My target lives in the state that also bore the author who's works, in opposition to nurture, aided in my achievment of an A in a Literature course my Junior year.
     
  11. FunkyMacGroovin

    FunkyMacGroovin Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 California

    My target lives in the city that my dad grew up in. Also, based on a cursory examination of my target's wants, I'm reasonably sure I can put together a box of nothing but wants.
     
  12. duceswild

    duceswild Pooh-Bah (2,108) Feb 8, 2010 Heard & McDonald Islands
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    My target is over 200 miles away from me and not in the east direction.
     
  13. hmmmmmm

    hmmmmmm Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2009 North Carolina

    My target has a want list that reminds me of myself. This will be super fun.
     
  14. ASUBeer

    ASUBeer Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2011 North Carolina

    My targets box is packed up (and will go out tomorrow)

    I've already broken one rule of the noob BIF with it...

    My box of noobness is headed to a BA in a state that is bordered by water on one side.
     
  15. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,428) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    OK, so I can cross one name off of my "Whose target am I?" list.

    Interested to find out which rule you broke. I've got my list of what I'm sending done. Still have a little shopping to do and will send out next week. This is really damn fun.
     
  16. FunkyMacGroovin

    FunkyMacGroovin Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 California

    I've got my target's box figured out - tomorrow I purchase (and hopefully ship)!

    Hint #2: If I were to hand-deliver my target's box, I would have to drive for just under 2 straight days, and would cross 10 state lines.
     
  17. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,428) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    I just realized I put my list together for the box I'm sending out and that it included ZERO bottles from Bells.

    Reconfiguring list while drinking a Two Hearted.
     
  18. ASUBeer

    ASUBeer Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2011 North Carolina

    You know you live in a really good beer state when you can put a box together and forget about Bells.
     
  19. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,428) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    No. I can't forget about Bells. It just wouldn't be right.

    You never forget your first...
     
  20. Trystero

    Trystero Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Ohio

    I'm not even from Michigan and I am including Bells in my box. For shame sir, for shame!
     
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