I love Seattle!

Pretty sure it was a 12oz pour. I wasn't as impressed with it as I was the other times I've had a chance to try it. Seems like it's starting to fall off.

 

Craft beer. Paying too much for experiences you can barely remember.

 

Yeah - it certainly wasn't a 6oz pour like the Cantillons (all of which I'd had before, unlike Deviation)

 

Why do I have to be out of town today? Atleast I get to finish up at Boneyard!

 

He was probably in earnest, since he didn't want an out of towner to complain on BA about their awful experience at a Seattle bottleshop.

 

I agree w/ what you say John, but for me there are a few unknown variables to consider. How often do you say something kind of stupid, or it comes out in a way you didn't intend, or you just speak before you think? I do this all the time, just ask my wife. Or look up "gaffe" on the interwebz. So while the guy said something stupid or ill-advised, I'll give him a pass on grounds of being human. It's not like he told the OP he couldn't have bought the Deviation if he'd gotten there in time. I was in there Tuesday evening (when there were still a couple bottles) and asked a clerk how much it was, the guy just said "$85." No attitude or anything. He could have said, "We're charging almost $100 including tax for this ridiculous little overhyped 750mL bottle of beer, can you imagine anyone stupid enough to pay that?" (BTW, I have had recent conversations like that w/ BW employees about the prices on Fruet and Le Fat. They weren't trying to dissuade me from buying, it was just idle chitchat about the rising prices on certain beers.)

So yeah, you're absolutely right that it was a stupid comment. Beyond that though, who knows what his intentions were—whether he was kidding, or if he just made a dumb offhand remark that he realized immediately afterward came out wrong, or if he truly believes the locals are "ruining" things for their special super-secret releases of rare bottles intended for an elite few. On its face it looks bad, I guess I'm just not going to condemn the guy for it.

 

Some of you boys are real quick to get your panties all bunched up. IMHO, you boys who are willing to pay $85 for a bottle of beer could stand for a little earnest commentary.

You know, the staff at bottle shops are damned if they do and damned if they don't --- they either piss off the locals who feel entitled to said $85 bottle of beer or they disappoint hopeful out-of-towners. I guess the staff person could have said nothing but then there'd be a local BA demanding entitled explanations for why his beer was not awaiting his purchase. Further, said local BA would squawk this entitled offense across the sewing circle that is sometimes the BA Northwest Forum.

At the end of the day, I think Bottleworks is going to do just fine. The locals who shop there tend to be very satisfied with their access and their service. Finally, I hope those who got their Deviation find it amazing. Cheers!

 

This is just the landscape at Bottleworks - almost like a Soup **** environment - ask questions with caution!

The unpredictable nature of the shelves is part of the fun I suppose.

 

First and best-ever use of the term "sewing circle" on BeerAdvocate.

 

NO DEVIATION FOR YOU!

Actually yes, I've really come to appreciate the random gems that seem to appear with no warning. Keeps me on my toes.

 

My Jimmies remain unrustled.

 

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

 

Kidding or not... BW had a point: http://tinyurl.com/d23xmuo

That was posted on Tuesday.

 

Sad. And not the only one out there either. WTF is wrong with people?

 

Welcome to the dark side of hype.

 

What's the bright side of hype? Hype sucks!

 

I completely agree.*

*unless obtaining a King Henry might be involved...

 

3 chocolate rains this year?