Lost Abbey Veritas 015

I'll definitely try!

 

A little off topic but they are serving Spontaneous Cheer at the Congregation Ale House in Long Beach right now.

 

Guys, you are screwing this up.

It's at least 4 hours. To park. The traffic backs up on the highway, there's usually an accident or two. Then, we all have to shuffle in and out of a parking lot that fits a dozen cars, tops. There's no one directing traffic.

Inside, there's one guy taking tickets. Tomme's dad. He's senile, mostly deaf and half blind, so he has to read your name off the list in braille. If you speak too loudly, you'll anger him and you have to move to the back of the line. Too softly and he can't hear your name, might misspell it, can't find it on the list, and you have to move to the back of the line.

The bottles aren't filled and capped until you've been confirmed as the rightful owner of the ticket.

Because this is so far out in the desert (people will believe San Marcos is the desert, right?) and water is in short supply because the guy who pumps the well sometimes gets drunk the night before and doesn't show up, people occasionally pass out from heat stroke or expire from thirst.

All-in-all, only the bravest, and hardiest of souls return with bottles of Veritas, and they've put their lives on the line for it.

So just keep that in mind when deciding how to value this beer.

 

Im assuming @SDReaper hasnt yet responded because he is too busy hijacking a helicopter to get to long beach asap.

 

I can do 2 things!

But damn, LB...so far away...just need to slouch, put my head down, and deal with going to Alesmith instead.

 

Last release they didnt have anything. It was a damn joke.

 

That's why the cool kids went to Rip Current after.

 

If someone gives their V15 for a Nonna's 7...

 

They are dumb because it was on tap at blah a couple days ago?

 

Nope it was #6

 

That isn't what the taplist/board said. =P

 

I thought you hated sours?

 

True. But my friends back home love em.

 

That and Nonna's cost $17 or $18. Would just be as bad as the person that traded their V15 for one Thickett.

 

How were the lines today? Was wondering how early I should arrive. Thanks!

 

You should aim for 1:30am. or not. umm, did you manage to buy any bottles?

 

Guessing that was meant for one of the PtY threads?

 

I don't think you need to line up this early for V15.

 

And pretty sure if you did, Lost Abbey employees would laugh and point.

 

Fortunately since lost abbey started doing online sales a month before the release date no need to line up early. My first Veritas release was 009 and you had to get there early to guarantee bottles.