Tired Hands (June 2016)

They announced something about a new IPA coming this week. Not sure if it was draft or cans though.

 

I think we're looking at another Thursday release this week. Can't remember a notice this late in the previous day, in previous releases.

 

I hope they just announce it late. If it is announced last-minute it will protect people from calling out of work or driving for hours and getting burned like last week.

 

Good call! It's hophands and Hoi Polloi (4% Session IPA: spelt, oats, rye, cascade, hallertau blanc, columbus)

 

haha, just saw this and thought of your post! Good chance you'll see at least a half case per for hop hands.

 

well, you got half your wish, but a session is beneficial for the holiday weekend too. white teeth glass is $12 in case anyone was wondering.

not all trading is the same, and what i see a majority of the time is just hoarding. personally, i share my beer over 80% of the time. last release i bought 1 pk of each beer and traded just half of each (4 cans) for an other half release i missed the prior week. unless the allotment is 1 pk, i cannot drink that alone. i could, physically, but i don't enjoy it. a can or two i get the taste and move on. i don't get the people who are posting 3 months later about the beer they didn't get around to yet in their fridge from prior releases (general comment), but that's their prerogative. it probably isn't in line with the brewers wishes to do that, nor is it to bring dead bodies to breweries (people who don't like the beer or don't know what their buying) to double up on allotment, or sidestep the limits they set by getting back in line and scurrying off with a case. that's why they have them. if having one pack and trading the remainder of your allotment isn't enough for you, you're just being greedy. just sayin

 

I got one of those teeth glasses from the anniversary and I really like it. Nice long stem and usually big enough for a pint. It seems fragile but not as much as a Spigelau glass and it's become my go-to.

Here's some choice cancerous trading from today's post. (I love how ignorant the scalpers are and hope they never wise up)

 

the stem looked short to me in the pics.. like a skinny goblet or something. shape is nice. the fragile comment concerns me, buying for someone else but if they don't want it i won't mind keeping. my go-to now is an OH teku that def holds up to a klutz like me.

 

My chair doesn't even want to sit outside in a line by itself for those beers. I'm looking out for my chairs best interest and passing on this one.

 

Usually big enough for a pint?

 

Depends on how much head the beer makes. I knew it sounded dumb when I typed it but it's the truth. I should say "barely fits a pint".

 

Have a friend who might be popping in for those. Won't lie, haven't had either and kind of excited for both.

 

One of these days, I have to make the trip to Tired Hands. Never had any of their beer yet...

 

I've yet to go there either. Fortunately, have been to some bottleshares with TH and was fortunate to have been traded a few of them. But physically being there, I haven't. I already know I'm never going to a can release.

 

I most likely won't either, from what I've heard, but I've also heard that last time you could get cans later with no hassle.

 

My problem is its either Wednesday/Thursday. Just never gonna ask for time off for one of those. So, I'll trust my person to keep circulating them to me.