Triple Threat - NBS BIF #3

Had to 200+ oz of awesome arrive right when I got home from work!

First up the cans and big bottles!

Perrin Black Goat, remember seeing someone review last month and thought it sounded awesome!
Perrin Hotbox Brown Ale
Bell's Oarsman, one of the few beers I've had but forgot to review, guess I will have to now
Tapistry Peck's Porter, reviews make this sound amazing
Blackrocks 51K IPA
Blackrocks Grand Rabbits, haven't had many cream ales, so I excited to give it a try and dive into the style a little more
Blackrocks Gnomas Barelywine
Griffin Claw OB.LIV.I.OUS Barrel Aged Wheat Wine

Now the 12 oz bottles:

Roam Blow Your Face Off DIPA, no bottle date, but looking at their Facebook page I think it's super fresh
Short's Superfliud DIPA, will never complain about receiving IPAs
Odd Side Scally Wagger, IPA with pineapple and rum barrel are involved, definitely sounds fun to me
Arcadia Barrel Aged Shipwreck Porter, love some anything dark and barrel aged
Short's Snake Juice, haven't had many coffee IPAs but have enjoyed them
Founders KBS, super excited to have a fresh bottle, will be comparing to SMS soon.

A big thank you goes to @strohme2 for this awesome box. Definitely will make for some fun NBSs in the future. I personally feel I have been drinking too many IPAs, saisons/sours, and Imperial Stout and not much else, but now I have the variety of styles I ban look for. Thank you @strohme2, can't wait to take your liquid tour of Michigan!

 

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Lookin good, great variety!

 

Agreed, great only having two beers from a brewery I've had before!

 

@larryi86 you're welcome! I tried to go with some favorites and some in state distro only breweries ( although Short's and Odd Side are in Chicago now). Blackrocks is my jam.

 

Another Nice Haul.

 

After reviewing all of the hints, I'm gonna make a guess: @cavedave ?

 

Just an FYI, @garymuchow never really confirmed he was my sender. I'm hoping that by including him, you more or less confirmed it. He had the opportunity to correct you and didn't, so that's a good sign.

Of course, I already know you'll have some deceptive response to heighten my anxiety.

 

Also, @thebeers officially knows that I am his sender, so you can add that to the list. I was prepared to ship boxes his way but had to hold off as he is traveling. He's now at risk of having 2.5 week old IPAs...the horror.

 

That box is diesel
Which according to the youngen's in my employ means awesome.

 

Box arrived today from Illinois, pretty sure I have @bigjsempire to thank for it! Had I known the answer to the subway clue I'd have had a better shot at guessing sooner.

Really awesome box with beers from several Midwest states, almost all new to me!

Now onto the awesome box, first up we've got the big bottles:


Wisconsin Belgian Red - awesome fruited beer, so excited for this one!
Pistachio Abduction - I have a mint truffle abduction in the fridge, can't wait to try them side-by-side

Few small bottles:


Hopslam - haven't tried much from bell's and have always wanted to try hopslam
Zombie dust - tried this one before, but it's obviously always a welcome sight, delicious
Le Woof - a style I enjoy but don't get to drink often, looks great

And some more small bottles:


Bomb! - also had this one but really enjoyed it and can't wait to revisit
Sugar Shack - great sounding maple stout from a new brewery to me
Blackout Stout - same as above, looking forward to trying it!
Dinosmores - sounds awesome, love the label art too
The Bitter Chocolatier - another new brewery for me to try, beer sounds great
Bourbon County 2013 - tried this back when it was fresh, looking forward to trying it with some age on it
Eugene porter - had other offerings from revolution and really enjoyed it, looking forward to this one

Now the group shot:



Thanks @bigjsempire, can't wait to get at these!

 

That is so Diesel

 

You must not have read my hints too well haha. The state where Prince Charles spent his honeymoon night is most definitely not California. Bigger hint is it's a midwestern state that starts with the letter "I" but isn't Iowa and isn't Illinois. And yes I know that joke is in extremely poor taste

 

Funny, that pic makes me extremely happy, but not for the reason you might think. I am a dyed in the wool dead head since 1969, but not a purchaser of memorabilia, but my asshole materialistic ex wife collected those bottles, and every other damned thing, and had them above the kitchen closets where I now keep some of my old bottle collection (all found, none purchased). Seeing those bottles in your pic reminds me how happy I am that the bitch is gone now for almost a year and these last 9 months have been happier than almost any she gave me during our marriage. Here is what I have where those used to be

 

Well, it seems my package has hit the major city near my target's address. Not sure why it still says delivery tomorrow, seems it could make it today (well I guess today is technically "by COB tomorrow). I will say to my target to open the top styrofoam carefully, hopefully the one item survived the trip, but it will likely be wedged/stuck in the top protective piece.

 

That's still about a month-and-a-half fresher than the staple IPAs I usually find around here -- can't wait!

 

I think they all point to me, but...

 

Looks like my first package from @JDAWG71 should be sitting on my porch when I get home from work! The fresh snow will keep it nice and chilled!

 

Thanks! That narrows my sender to 7 candidates. And Ozzylizard>2Beerdogs, which he has already figured out - the first box should have arrived yesterday but probably will hit today, followed by the daisycutters of Operation Rolling Beer.

 

I can relate to you on many levels here. I have a question though, is that Clorox barrel-aged?