Hardywood Trickey Release

I hope they announce a bottle limit before release day. I've heard that they may wait until the day of sale and adjust the limits based on the line out front. I hope this isn't true because I'd hate to roll up, get in line and then be told at 1:45 that the limit is 1pp.

 

I would rather they do it that way. Better to get one bottle then get shut out.

 

Personally, I enjoy knowing limits so I can fully decide to make the trip or not. I really like Trickery and most Hardywood releases and part of it is that they typically announce limits before I head up. The reason I didn't attend Ruse or Foolery was because of the 1pp bottle limit.

Its hard to justify spending 3.5 hours driving each way for a single bottle of beer, no matter how awesome the brewery or the area around it is.

 

I normally don't care what the actual limit is: if it's 1 or 4 that's fine, I'll adjust my plans around that info. Just don't let people think it's gonna be 3-4 and then look out the door 15 minutes prior to opening and say it's down to 1 to accommodate the crowd size.

And actually the only reason I'd like to know this one is because I'm entertaining the thought of going to Olde Hickory for their dual bottle release. And I already know I can get 18 bottles there.

 

More than likely I will be at the Olde Hickory Release as well. I was entertaining the idea of hitting Hardywood on Saturday, making a day out of it, and coming back to Olde Hickory on Sunday and get left overs, but damn does that Calico Jack sound tasty and a much easier day.

 

There are, for sure, plenty of people who want to know simply so they can decide whether a release will be worth their time, money, aggravation, etc. Completey get that.

Call me cynical, perhaps, but there is also a large contingency of the competitive-trading set who use such information in their decision-making calculus: "Is it worth going at all?" "If so, how many friend-mules should I bring?" "If I don't go, I wanna be be able to cite chapter and verse -- 'You can't seriously think I'm giving up ThisBeer for ThatBeer when I know ThatBeer had a run of x bottles and there was a y-per-person bottle limit' -- when making a trade."

And those will be the ones who flame me up here: "I just want to know if I can get some extras for friends who can't make it ..."

 

4/per limit, no advance tickets

 

apparently at least 4x that of last years

 

This means virtually no trade value. These aren't' the beers you are looking for. You can go about your business. Move along.

We'll see if my Jedi mind trick worked come Saturday if the line isn't a bitch.....

 

I predict that sometime Saturday afternoon there will be a post on here that says "it is not as good as last years" which will lower the trade value even more.

 

it's not as good as next years...

 

I heard the whole batch is infected. Please send to me for proper drain pour... into my mouth hole.

 

I agree. It'll be on here within an hour of the release and I so hope it isn't true because Trickery is hands down HWs best beer to date. I want that beer to be BETTER than it was last year.

 

For the up in supply this year, it's just as tasty as last years, albeit a tad boozy. Reminded me a lot of bourbon county in mouthfeel, and in taste to a lesser extent. People will be pleasantly surprised. It definitely didn't take a tumble like the second and third batchers of GBS.