"11:01am (EST) --- Delivered --- Left at Front Door" ... FedEx shows that someone in Minnesota just got a package. Hoping all is intact, and arrived safely. Seeing all the other boxes sure makes a dude feel inadequate, but I'm just hoping my target enjoys the brews sent; maybe representative of some of the good stuff coming out of this (VA/DC/MD) pocket of the country, but flies under the radar. Cheers!
I have received word that 2 boxes have arrived. 1 from VA, 1 from TN. I'm told both boxes appear to be in good shape. Gonna be a long afternoon.
FYI...Try to get to Tree House on a Wednesday or Thursday. Wednesday is only cans and usually just 2 but higher limits than if you went Thursday or Friday. Thursday is probably their busiest day. They usually do 3 sometimes 4 cannings lately. So going thursday or friday might be slightly small PP but more variety. Their website is updated often http://treehousebrew.com/on-tap/ and a lot of info in those monthly threads!
Fear not. We've always had a motto of send what you'd like to drink. If you did that, then you sent a great box.
Holy smokes! I mistakenly self-eliminated @Eziel on your final hint (the one about number in the name)! After that I assumed my sender is MN or MI and the box isn't coming until next week or later so my guard was way down. Gets worse - I also picked up the box, looked at the sender, and since you shipped from your work place, it looked like something my wife would get (she gets heavy boxes often, medical/pharma field type senders), so I told her she got a box and left it alone for about five minutes, until it hit me - this is it!!! Series of dumbass moves really... Working on the write-up now, but quite shaken up from the shock of it all so it's a mess, haha
Thanks for the heads up! I planned on going thursday and being there as soon as they open or earlier.
This box from @Eziel totally snuck-up, surprised and blew me away. I literally lost all and any sense of calm cracking into it the way this all went down. Let's break it down. Bigger bottles: Huna - a friggin' Huna in the box?!?! Never had it and while ago took it down from my Wants realizing not like anyone will randomly send one. Until today that is. Wow. Event Horizon - total want from my Wants especially after I had Omega Point last year HF Everett - huge and uncatchable want from my Wants, until today JOs (only Jackie O's I've had ever was BA Brick Kiln last year, very good): BA Champion Ground - Wants list again, cracking this weekend Dark Apparition - you are right, that should have been on my Wants BA Dark Apparition - looks amazing, will be awesome back to back with non-BA Oil of Aphrodite - walnut beer, sounds fantastic Jackie O's trading cards, champion ground sticker, Hoof Hearted & Fat Head stuff and not 3 but 4 Gin-gins! The variety: New Glarus Berliner Weisse - Wants list, again. These as you all know don't come easy Hipster Brunch Stout - guess who had that in his Wants list Todd the Axe Man - not only Wants but also eluded me once badly, so this feels very nice right now Kuhnhenn 4D - my 3rd oldest Want, literally BBA Imperial Mayan Mocha - drinking this one with Huna to compare, sounds fantastic Family shot: This is an incredible box packed with beers that I have wanted to try. Eight Wants and rest is 'should have been' ones. It would take time, ammo and effort to trade my way into this, and instead, boom, a single box from one generous dude @Eziel. In his own words: "There are so many great things about the BIF community but one thing I've always enjoyed is the thrill of the hunt - getting your target, trying to figure out what they may like, trying to hit some wants, maybe sending a couple beers that might introduce them to a new style, etc." Eric - you have most definitely accomplished that today, and I really thank you.
LIF from @nshvllbeer . Great selection of beers. Thanks a lot. Bells- 30th Weyerbacher- Sunday Morning Stout The Bruery- 7 Swans-a-Swimming De Garde-Saison Melange Straight to Ale-Cabernet BA Laika Oddside-BBA Imperial Mayan Mocha
Great Box from @beatjunkee . Can't wait to dig into these. We'll start with the smaller format. Foothills- Jade IPA Mother's- MILF Wicked Weed- Pernicious Union- Double Duckpin DC Brau- Penn Quarter Porter DC Brau- The Corruption Evolution- Rise Up Stout Monocacy- Brewtus Almanac- Dogpatch Sour Weyerbacher- Sunday Morning Stout Now the larger format. Hardywood- BB Sidamo Lost Rhino- Exesus Sanctum Lickinghole Creek- Heir Apparent Hardywood- Raspberry Stout Family shot. Thanks again, so many new beers and breweries. Great box!
That Cabernet Laika is freaking awesome. I picked up a bottle in AL a couple months ago and I'm sad I didn't bring back more. Definitely better than the regular and BBA Laika.
