Prairie Fred's Blend Releases

Discussion in 'Southwest' started by Grayson14, Sep 17, 2014.

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  1. Grayson14

    Grayson14 Devotee (315) Aug 20, 2014 Oklahoma

    Apparently this was released today, with no announcement by Prairie that they were shipping or anything. I live probably 2 minutes from a liquor store and would be willing to bet it's gone already. I'm a little pissed.
     
    #1 Grayson14, Sep 17, 2014
  2. aschwab

    aschwab Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2009 Texas

    I prefer breweries to release beers that way. Keeps the hoarders from knowing when they need to hoard.
     
    #2 aschwab, Sep 17, 2014
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  3. mph005

    mph005 Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2013 Texas
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    It's been established that no matter how they get released, someone will get pissed off.
     
    #3 mph005, Sep 17, 2014
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  4. Grayson14

    Grayson14 Devotee (315) Aug 20, 2014 Oklahoma

    And keeps the people who want to get one bottle to actually drink the beer from getting any of it.
     
    #4 Grayson14, Sep 17, 2014
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  5. Techichi

    Techichi Pooh-Bah (2,061) Sep 25, 2012 Texas
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    This is what it boils down to though. Regardless of how it's released, some people will get it, some won't. Some will hoard. Always and forever.
     
    #5 Techichi, Sep 17, 2014
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  6. aschwab

    aschwab Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2009 Texas

    Blind releases >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> announced weeks ahead of time releases
     
    #6 aschwab, Sep 17, 2014
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  7. Grayson14

    Grayson14 Devotee (315) Aug 20, 2014 Oklahoma

    Thankfully managed to grab one of the last 3 bottles, but not after scrambling all over creation attempting to justify it financially.
     
    #7 Grayson14, Sep 17, 2014
  8. Basoos1

    Basoos1 Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2014 Oklahoma

    I don't think it was that big of a secret. Most of the beer circles I travel in knew it dropped today. I've also heard that more drops tomorrow, so not all hope is lost.
     
    #8 Basoos1, Sep 17, 2014
  9. tx_beer_man

    tx_beer_man Pundit (902) Jan 22, 2013 Texas
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    Note taken, @aschwab, you are all for blind releases. You don't need to fill up the next thread with that opinion. We gotcha.
     
    #9 tx_beer_man, Sep 17, 2014
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  10. nathanmiller

    nathanmiller Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2009 New York

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  11. starkmarvelo

    starkmarvelo Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 Texas

    You know who silent releases completely fucks. People who don't live near the brewery. I know that sounds great for people in big cities where the best breweries are but it shuts out a great number of other people. "But you're rewarding the locals who frequent you more often". No, you're just letting them get more bottles than usual so they can trade away more often. "Well, you could always trade with someone"...how many Guadalupe Scotch Ales will it take to get a bottle of a silent released beer? 10, 20 or not a chance? Just saying.
     
    #11 starkmarvelo, Sep 17, 2014
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  12. Cowboys9

    Cowboys9 Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2009 Texas

    This wasn't a brewery release. Oklahoma doesn't allow those. This was released at liquor stores.
     
    #12 Cowboys9, Sep 17, 2014
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  13. aschwab

    aschwab Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2009 Texas

    I dunno, I sorta feel like I may have to say it again.
     
    #13 aschwab, Sep 18, 2014
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  14. aschwab

    aschwab Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2009 Texas

    My problem with your theory is that you are saying it is screwing over people who would not be at the brewery otherwise. If you just plan a random Saturday to drive to the brewery (I will talk like we are talking about JK, because I know we are), there will always be other bottles for sale. They tend to release a bottle every 2 weeks or so and have other great beers on tap. But, you are saying it screws you over since, it sounds like, you would only go up there if there was a special release.

    I think they rather thank the people that go out there regularly and do not need more motivation to go out there.
     
    #14 aschwab, Sep 18, 2014
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  15. starkmarvelo

    starkmarvelo Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 Texas

    You're right.
     
    #15 starkmarvelo, Sep 18, 2014
  16. peachsheep

    peachsheep Initiate (0) Aug 15, 2013 Texas

    ISO.
     
    #16 peachsheep, Sep 18, 2014
  17. Grayson14

    Grayson14 Devotee (315) Aug 20, 2014 Oklahoma


    But not all of us can up and drive 7 hours to Austin. So now my only access to that beer (using Fen Tao as an example) is to trade for something else I can't get (Abraxas or Mexican Cake or Dark Lord or whatever.) So this is a beer I'll literally never be able to try BECAUSE it was a brewery only release. I intend on getting more Fred's Blend so I can at least trade with someone who gets Whiskey Barrel Bomb! so we can at least try them both. But living in Oklahoma, until the laws change, I'll never have access to a beer that will be equivalent to Fen Tao or anything else that's sought after.
     
    #17 Grayson14, Sep 18, 2014
  18. Brvn

    Brvn Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2008 Oklahoma

    If you weren't at a store by 10:30 am today you probably didn't get any Fred's.
     
    #18 Brvn, Sep 18, 2014
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  19. Grayson14

    Grayson14 Devotee (315) Aug 20, 2014 Oklahoma

    Accurate. I managed 11, they had 4 bottles left at that point. Some places are getting it tomorrow.
     
    #19 Grayson14, Sep 18, 2014
  20. ant_wailes

    ant_wailes Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2013 Oklahoma

    Thursday and Friday are both hunting days for me. So little people got their shipments today...
     
    #20 ant_wailes, Sep 18, 2014
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