Your "white whale"?

I've been lucky enough to land a couple huge wants recently (some en route), including Lente, OGV '08, Uli, Selection Lambic '99, and a beer older than I am - a 1989 De Neve gueuze. I guess my remaining whales would be even crazier stuff like 50th, 1999 OG, Millenium, Blauw, Loerik, DQ, and such, but I don't think I'll ever have the ammo to land those, nor am I sure I'd want to shell out since I doubt they're twice as good as the beers I've been lucky enough to try/have en route.

To answer the OP though, OGV '08 was the beer I chased for the longest time without landing, and never thought I'd try actually.

 

I'm guessing you aren't a mathematician?

 

I'm guessing you didn't read about the distribution problems at Hunahpu Day?

Location:
Iowa
Yeah probably not.

 

Oh, I did. However, I'm not an idiot, so I understand that 15,000-20,000 is greater than 3,500.

 

There are a few actual whales that I have been wishing I could try since I first joined this site (staring at you, M) but the "whaliest" beer that I would seek within reason is Fou Foune. Sounds so good, and after having tried and loved a bottle of the classic gueuze a few years ago, I can only imagine how awesome it is.

 

i havent really thought about it much. Probably CBS and some Cantillon stuff.

 

Blanche de Brooklyn by Brooklyn Brewery. It was one of my first craft beers years ago, and I had it at the brewery on the tour. I remember distinctly thinking "wow." It's been so long, I'm sure my pallate has changed, and heck I may have had other witbiers since then that I would rank higher, but I would love to have it again just because I remember how good it was and I credit it with turning me on to craft beer. Sadly, I think it isn't made anymore, or if so, only at the brewery sporadically.

 

Regular Mexican cake. I heard it isn't particularly expensive and I see trade after trade where people request the BA mexican cake and mexican cake variants, but no matter what I offer fir regular mexican cake It just doesn't seem to be happening.

 

Are you in NYC?

Also what are you offering?

 

I don't really have one that is a "true" whale, but I've always wanted to try Schlenkerla Fastenbier. It's at least a pretty limited seasonal. The Andechser Winter Bock, too.

 

[QUiTE="rollom, post: 2836403, member: 556644"]Are you in NYC?

Also what are you offering?[/QUOTE]
Im In queens not manhattan, if that's what u meant, i'm getting in alot of multiples from trades that aren't available here, is there something you're looking for? Maybe we should continue this conversation in private

 

I would probably say my white whale(s) are Westly or West Ashley. Honestly, anything from SARA would be incredible! I've only heard amazing things about Bernice and their other rustic goodies

 

Not going to lie, but I really wanted to find that BA Bigfoot Ale. One of my good buddies and I cut our "good" craft beer teeth on Bigfoot when we were only 20-years-old (tisk tisk), and ever since then we've held the beer in high regards as the one that started it all. The BA Bigfoot is something I want to share with him this Thanksgiving for nostalgia purposes.

As an aside, I was able to get a BA Bigfoot via trade, but would welcome offers for more.

 

PVW Black Magick

 

This week:...

Kate the Great, BA Abraxas, Cantillon(oh so many) start with Fou Foune, Duck Duck Gooze

 

Founders Curmudgeon's Better Half has always been at the top of my ISO list.

 

Any of the English Brown Ales, just because they are harder to get to try and drink. Besides, I'm looking for a good tasting session beer.

 

I'm really new to craft beer, so I haven't been in the hunt that long (and, in all honesty, have been extremely fortunate to find a lot of what I've been looking for), but so far there is one that has eluded me: Prairie Bomb.

 

Happily crossed Fuzzy off my list. Amazing stuff.
My whales right now are Damon, Duck Duck Gooze (the price is outrageous), and Melange 9.

 

Hey @DrunkinYogi if you are interested in a possible trade, I have a couple that you've listed and I am over the border in RI.