Anybody going to Perrin tomorrow ?I planned on going but I was asked to work,hard to turn down over time.
Hint 5 - my target rarely posts on this thread. The boxes for this round look great! I have no idea who my target is. Been super busy at work, so haven't quite followed this close enough.
Glad you liked the box @BartS , I tried to throw you off the scent trail which is why I "thought" my sender had a number in his name That was a fun box to pack up for sure, glad to hit some wants. I originally had 11 bottles packed up with room for extra swag (possible T-shirt, glass etc.) but I got a ninja box from MN last week with 4 cans of Todd in there and thought I better just hit another want instead, plus I was having trouble getting out to get stuff anyway. Enjoy, let me know what you think of the brews as they go bye-bye... On an aside, after I packed up the box and mailed it out, I've been seeing some threads about the latest Oddside BA releases - including that Hipster and BBMM - showing signs of infection. I drank 2 of the Hipsters when I first got them and they were amazing. I've sent a couple off as extras and had nice reviews. That was my last bottle so I hope it is still awesome. Same thing as the BBMM, the ones I had were great, always one of my favorite 12oz spiced stouts. Anyway, I had 2 of those left and sent you one. I would recommend putting both in the fridge now and drinking soon - if they have any weirdness, just let me know and I'll get a couple replacements out that way in the future. I plan on drinking my BBMM tomorrow so I'll know also. I asked the guy who sent me my bottles and he said he has recently drank both, which all came from the same pickup, and they were great still. Fingers crossed. I'm going to Braxton today (1 year Anny party). Small brewery in northern Kentucky, I helped them out on Kickstarter and enjoy seeing them grow. They're releasing 9 new beers today on draft, 3 bottles. I'm getting there about 5 hours after the start of the party so probably won't get any bottles but will be fun to hang out. There beer is just "ok" IMHO right now but getting better (I'm not much of a lager fan but I will say they are doing well in that vein of beers). Have a buddy hitting Perrin though, love me some No Rules!
Your boxes just got delivered. As for my target, he's always known who I was, and the hints were to throw everyone else off. Sorry guys, had to do it...
Hey guys- I just created a link on the BIF main thread for a friend who is on a ventilator with a cyst on her brain. Please consider making a donation to her gofundme, or donate beer for a box. http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/allison-needs-our-help-lif.400146/ Thanks! Mike
Had a sick night last night. 06, 08, 10, 12, 14, and 15 Abyss! Also, everyone was completely blown away by the pulp crowler courtesy of @Steban. Seriously, what an amazing beer! Cheers everyone, have a kick ass Saturday.
Every round of this BIF puts like one or two breweries on my radar, and this round has definitely made Civil Society a major want for me.
#VBS from @Eziel's BIF box, long time want & my first VBS This beer is damn good. Surly does it again.
Pron time: There's a guy in California. His name is @BartS and he's an animal, a lunatic, a madman and he just destroyed my porch. Let's start with small hops Modern Times - Map of the Sun Modern Times - Booming Rollers (heard good things about both of these) Firestone Walker - Luponic Distortion (FW is a brewery we don't see in Florida and this sounds awesome) ZIMA - I remember this when I was a kid. Bart said this a new batch from Japan, who knew. Slightly Bigger Bottles Lost Abbey - Track 10 (Wutttt, big want) Port Brewing - Older Viscosity (another want) Russian River - Damnation (want) Almanac - Hoppy Sour Azacca (love, love hoppy sours) Almanac - Citra Sour (want, see above) Firestone Walker - Agrestic (I've had lusty eyes at the Barrelworks Series, now I have one yay!) Big Bottles Alesmith - Speedway Stout (Super want, this won't last long) Alpine - Hoppy Birthday (Love session/pales) Rare Barrel - No Salt (been wanting to try this brewery for a while now) Knee Deep - Lupulin River (want) Stone - Fyodor's Classic (super want) Cellarmaker - Dank Williams (heard really good things about this, missed it at Huna Share) Alpine - Duet (another want, had it) Alpine - Nelson (love Nelson hops) Some awesome stems from Rare Barrel Oh and a Rare Barrel shirt that my super-preggo wife immediately claimed for herself, I'll have to figure out to get that back. Thanks Bart for the totally fantastic box!!!!!!! Oh wait, I forgot 3 FW Boxed Beers!!!!!! Parabola (One of m largest wants, so unbelievably excited to get this) Sucaba (another want, so excited to try) Velvet Merkin (hello Oatmeal Stouts) Family Shot Bart, this was so incredibly over the top. I can't thank you enough this box of goodies. I'm very happy that you've enjoyed this first foray into the BIF community.
Goal was to get this semi-fresh Zima into good hands, the rest were complementary box fillers, compiled with the expert advise from a BIF Locals veteran @KyleDavis. Zima, amazingly, can be checked in on Untappd, as can Four Loco. Perhaps that's for a malternatives discussion thread. Separately, many thanks to you for running the Newbie BIF Round #3 (total blast, so glad to have participated) and hopefully the future rounds, adjusted for any delays due to having a newborn arriving soon. Enjoy the brews @Yourahoser, and watch for that sneaky cat in the background.
