2014 Bourbon County Brands release - Chicagoland

That's not a bad price at all and about the norm for BCBS. $1/oz is as high as I'll go for "rare/specialty" beers on tap with only a few small exceptions that are more than $1/oz.

 

Well, that all escalated quickly. If your Bourbon County Butthurt lasts more than two years, you might want to seek medical attention.

 

The "real" reason that folks on here are so up in arms about the change in BCBS distribution isn't because they're good Samaritans looking out for the small, local bottle shops. It is because they've spent loads of money and man hours showing face and kissing ass at that small, local bottle shop expecting a nice allotment of BCBS. When these stores didn't get as much to sell and couldn't hold/guarantee for every "regular" then the outrage started to happen.

I just don't see why it is such a big deal or outrage if some of these smaller shops didn't get an entire pallet of BCBS plus variants. They'll still carry 95% of the other beers people want and 95% of all the "rare" or "limited" beers. There are still plenty of reasons to go to these shops and a shortened allotment of BCBS isn't going to be the reason that these stores sink or swim.

Just because I stood in line at a grocery store for roughly two hours one day to get one beer doesn't mean I'm shifting my beer buying to that store. It was one beer and one day. Goose Island made the same amount of the beers. They just shifted where you had to buy them.

If we want to complain about the lack of BCBCS or Vanilla Rye in Chicagoland, then I'm all for that. From what I understand, all stores got less of those beers to sell. Not sure which part of the country got them, but someone did.

 

I'm surprised that you "liked" some of the more hostile posts on page 19.

 

I found them to be quite entertaining hence I liked them. I like when people call other people out on their BS. I can put up with a lot of things; hypocrisy is not one of them.

 

If you live in the west burbs, tried and failed, and want to drink some BCS, let's set up a Bottleshare and you can bring something awesome and well drink a prop and a vanilla and whatever you bring. I'm sure @PHBoiler would be down.

Beer is for drinking.

 

Amen.


Also, Brixies is doing an event this Friday. Per their FB page:

No idea on prices, or crowds, but it's worth a shot if you're in the area.

 

make sure to bring your shiv...

 

It was awesome last year. They also poured from bombers of Props and Backyard. And had FW XVII on draft.

 

Rev Uncalled Four might be the best beer I've had this year. Don't get all starstruck over BCBS and not try it.

 

Just remember you could live in a state that doesn't get any goose island bourbon county anything at all therefore having zero chance at it . that my beer advocates is truly the scariest nightmare of them all.

 

There's a trading forum for that. Regular BCS is basically trading at cost right now.

 

Ohio's ridiculous "can't sell any beer over 12% ABV" is quite possibly one of the stupidest laws I've ever read. And that includes the anachronistic ones about whether it's legal to perform certain carnal acts in the comfort of ones own home.

At least Toledo folks and we Cincy folks have borders nearby beyond which such blue laws do not hold sway. I feel for central Ohio folks.

 

the blue laws are up there as well...

 

Sort of like a last gasp at Prohibition, really. "Fine, you can buy it. BUT NOT ON THIS DAY, OR AT THESE TIMES!"

 

And god forbid you want that beer cold (in Indiana). Or to buy that beer (or bottle of wine, or whiskey) in a grocery store (in Minnesota). Or any of the other stupid laws around liquor sales that vary state-to-state, county-to-county.

 

Wow.

 

I second this.
Though I'm not a regular because Binny's Lincoln Park isn't convenient to my daily commute. I'd say I shop there as often as I can, probably 5-6 times a year.

 

I wasn't there for the big BCBS event, but I was there a night that they had Props and had Blood Orange and something else on their infuser.

Thanks for the heads up. If I can make it out, I'll be sure to give it a try.

 

World of Beer in Evanston is tapping everything but prop on the 19th. Go to their FB for more info. They are also raffling bottles.

I agree. It's pretty terrible that GI is losing their roots and not helping the stores that have supported them. To play devil's advocate, from a consumer perspective, these releases from big box stores are probably better for the consumer. I've paid on average $10 more for a bomber from a mom and pop shop, and have seen some pretty disgusting prices I've passed on (for anyone curious, I believe they were listed a few pages back). I've also had store owners with bcbs in my sight line lie to me and say they don't have it. There is probably an argument that it is a product of the lack of supply and high demand, but then again, these are not also new issues unique to this year. I'm also not saying that this stuff doesn't happen at big box stores too, but at least they make it fair by giving me the opportunity to wait in line for it. And I know someone is going to bring up Walgreens again, but let's just consider that the exception to the rule.