The Locals HINTS AND HAULS THREAD

Once I started to open the box I realized quickly that there is no boundaries to the generosity of BA'ers. Much thanks to @Ncpogs for the great box of Midwest love. First the boxes the little fedex man had to carry to my door also kudos to him for ringing the bell and not leaving them in the rain.

Now the beers and my new favorite drinking glass.


Back row big boys from left to right
Pipeworks Citra
Pipeworks Toasty Nut Abduction
Pipeworks Cherry Truffle Abduction
Pipeworks Passion Abduction
Pipeworks Raspberry Abduction
51st ward beer company The "Krispy Karl"
Boulevard Brewing Imperial Stout
Onto the shorter bottles
Founders Backwoods Bastard
Founded Breakfast Stout
Three Floyds Zombie Dust x2
Three Floyds yummyum
Bells The Oracle Dipa Ale
New Glarus Coffee Stout
New Glarus Cran-bic
Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale
Goose Island BCBS
Founders KBS
And a Pipeworks Ninja Vs Unicorn glass.

 

Yeah, sprayberry is his. He is not there all that often but I have had a few discussions with him. My friend matt who works at monday night brewing is good friends with him.

 

Thanks! I am in Chicago and not being able to drink a beer until tomorrow. This sucks! But I already have prepared a little selection for after the race.

 

Best of luck man! Cheers!

 

Beat the Blerch!

 

Just got home from a long day of working, beer shipping, and beer shopping. Not to much of a big haul, just got a mix 6 to enjoy tonight after hop harvest festival


Monday Night Blind Pirate,
Madriver Steelhead
Terrapin Hi-5
Red hare long day lager
21st he said
Old chub nitro

Also, have another fun picture
Beer explosion in new jersey in t-minus 3-4 days!

 

Wow UPS is pricy! If I'm not mistaken, the same two boxes via FedEx would be more like $55-60

 

They are both insured for $500. Instead of regular $100 limited insurance. Cost $6-15 more a box depending on size and value.

 

I spent 100 dollars shipping 3 boxes of beer this week. All with $100 insurance. 2 to my target. 1 to someone who isn't expecting it.

 

Oh, that'll do it. I'm curious, why the extra insurance? Just to stick it to UPS if they screw up?

 

Well lehigh, the reason why is, they are less inclined to break it, and if i tell then they are collectible, the usually refund entire amout for the beer an shippjng. Plus usually pay out alot more then its worth.

 

Ok, I get that, but does the math work? To pick a number in the middle, say $10, per box you send out, if they lose/break the box you get an extra $400 more than if you didn't buy insurance. So, if they break/lose more than 1 in 40 boxes, it's worth it. Is that your experience?

 

The way it was explained to me is, say I value the box at $450, I can insure it for $500, and if the box is destroyed or such. I get the entire amount that was stated as value originally. Now say if the box is valued at $450, and you don't do the $500 insurance option, just regularly ship it with the 100 dollar insurance norm, you would only get $100 back from box.

At least that's how its been explained to me. I have never had a broken bottle, but if I do I want to know I am getting the cash back to reimburse the person I am trading with, because I usually am trading for at least 1 or 2 rarer things you cant easily get.

 

The way I look at it, and I think a number of beer traders look at it, is that it's going to be next to impossible to get anyone to pay an insurance claim on shipping beer considering you aren't really supposed to do so as a consumer...

 

I have heard many of BAers on here get refunded the entire amount and sometimes shipping as well for a destroyed box.

 

Man just got done working a 13 hour shift (damn those punk kids wanting to this together besides work) so I grabbed some grub and headed home. Came home to these beauties:

Only one is from this BIF (I'm pretty sure!). And yes, it is the bigger AND heavier one. Gonna finish eating, unpacking and then posting the Pr0n!

 

Hurry up!!!! Needs some pRoN!!

 

Alright alright calm down you pervs! I'm not sure if @PassMeAZima has a nickname or not but I suggest Bommer because he just hit me with a case of them! Oh one of the few that isn't? Yea it's a Bomb!

Without further ramblings here are the beauties that crushed my porch today (sorry for the shit photo I was excited to get some of these directly into the fridge:


18th Street - Candi Crushable
Pretty Things - Jack D'Or
Against the Grain - Rico Sauvin
3Floyds - Man O Awe
3Floyds - Moloko Milk Stout
3Floyds - Munsterfest
Against the Grain - Kentucky Ryed Chicken
Pretty Things - Barbapapa
Prairie - Bomb!
Against the Grain - British Bulldog
Straight to Ale - Unobtanium
Wicked Weed - Serentiy

Numerous stickers and coasters! Blue Monday Sweets Ruth hunt Candy, Ruth Hunt Bourbon Balls and Mingua beef jerkey.

Oh and if that wasn't enough this shirt topped the box off:


Thanks a ton Jason tons of new to me beers and I'm incredibly excited to dig into them, way to keep the boxes strong!


FREE ****:
Just in case people are wondering. Here is the 'other' box I got from a guy in Cali for winning a MLB BIF contest. Notice any similarities? Oddly ironic if you ask me.

 

I was looking forward to making a "Bo"-ing, "Bo"-ing, Gone joke earlier, but my target definitely liked that post. He will surely be happy with the content of the box that he will receive after it makes its 2000-plus mile voyage. South. And West. To a state with big (like really big) trees. That's also bordered by water.

 

And I still have no clue who my sender is.