How many beers are in your rotation?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Ri0, Oct 14, 2012.

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How many beers are in your rotation?

Poll closed Oct 21, 2012.
  1. Under 20

    48.4%
  2. 20-40

    8.1%
  3. 40-60

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. 60+

    3.2%
  5. I just buy and don't keep track!

    40.3%
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  1. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    I'm talking 6 packs (4 packs) or greater, not singles or mixed sixers.
    I'm building a spreadsheet to help me keep better track for the future and am curious how many BAs rotate through.
     
  2. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    My rotation is essentially the sixer that I just bought plus all of the ones in the past. Only occasionally will I buy a repeat of something that I've had in the past.
     
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  3. Powderhornphil

    Powderhornphil Maven (1,428) Apr 30, 2012 Minnesota
    Trader

    Repeat sixers and four packs I purchase off the top of my head.

    FBS
    Saga IPA
    Coffee bender
    Furious
    Two Hearted
    Day Tripper is going to become one for sure.
    I anticipate Fulton's Worthy Adversary to be a repeat as well.

    There are so many 22oz releases and other regionals to trade for that it is tough to make regular purchases of other sixers.
     
  4. LordFoul

    LordFoul Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2012 South Carolina

    Not sure that I would call it a rotation, but I usually have at least one of the following sixers on hand:

    SN Torpedo
    Terrapin Rye Pale Ale
    Bells 2 Hearted
    SN Porter
    Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Sumpin
    FFF Alpha King (I try to trade for it as often as possible)
    Oskar Blues G'Night
     
  5. aasher

    aasher Grand Pooh-Bah (4,557) Jan 27, 2010 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    I rarely drink two of the same here in the same sitting. There are too many great options and I'm spoiled.
     
  6. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    There are many great options, but isn't one of them enjoying multiples of the same great beer in one sitting?
     
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  7. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    My rotation probably consists of 100-150 different beers, but it takes a long time to go through them all. There are maybe 30 or so beers that I buy regularly though out the year, and 20 or so seasonals I grab once or twice when they are available. The rest of the rotations comes into play when I get on a style kick. I get in the mood for certain styles or groups of styles, and drink little else for months on end. Thus, I have a lager rotation, a weizen rotation, and English bitter/pale ale rotation, a stout/porter rotation, a hoppy rotation, a malty rotation, ect.
     
  8. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,851) Jun 18, 2012 Missouri
    Pooh-Bah

    No rotation here. I buy a new mix-a-six any time I hit the store.
     
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  9. JimKal

    JimKal Savant (1,213) Jul 31, 2011 North Carolina

    I don't know about the rest of you but my "rotation" tends to change. I'm not a "one and done" ticker but I do like to try new things. I recently tried Founders Red Rye Pale ale and it is now in the rotation. I do like cisco's Whale Tale but am brewing an English Pale ale that is just as god. I have a number of IPAs that I like so one is always in the fridge (SA Lat 48 or Smuttynose finest). I do like Fat Tire but the next homebrew is a Fat Tire clone and if it works it will replace FT and other ambers.
     
  10. aasher

    aasher Grand Pooh-Bah (4,557) Jan 27, 2010 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    Of course, but I like trying everything.
     
  11. Stinger80OH

    Stinger80OH Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Ohio

    Of late, FBS, Head Hunter and Bumbleberry have taken over my fridge along with singles.
     
  12. nickapalooza86

    nickapalooza86 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2010 Wisconsin

    Wow a lot you guys like being dissapointed more then me.... I learned a while ago that trying all the beers to find the next best thing usually leads to me thinking, "why did I not get what I know was awesome?"

    My Rotation

    NG Moon Man
    Bells Two Hearted
    Lakefront IPA
    Ale Asylum Ambergeddon
    Ale Asylum seasonal
    NG rotating thumbprint and 6ers
    Central Waters Barrel Seasonals
    Founders FBS and other specialties I can find if not I do not really care to try
    SN Torpedo
    Any Pumpkin over 5%
     
  13. strangebrew321

    strangebrew321 Pundit (810) Feb 18, 2009 Indiana
    Trader

    Alpha King
    Zombie Dust
    Pride & Joy
    Robert the Bruce
    Two Hearted
    Breakfast Stout
    Trappist Beer
    Barrel Aged beers
    Stone IPA and Ruination will start to frequent my fridge more
     
  14. Azzy

    Azzy Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2012 Texas

    The only repeat six packs I purchase are the ones for my business.
     
  15. JamesMN

    JamesMN Initiate (0) Jul 12, 2012 Minnesota

    I rarely repeat the same beer purchase within two months of buying that beer and almost exclusively buy singles and bombers now. Perhaps I'll settle down at some point in the future but for now it's all about trying as many different beers as I can.
     
  16. brewbetter

    brewbetter Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2012 Nauru

    I'm still too busy trying new beers to have a set rotation, but soon...
     
  17. JuicesFlowing

    JuicesFlowing Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2009 Kansas

    I keep 3 different sixers in the fridge on any given weekend. But lately I've had to stockpile pumpkin ales, and now Christmas seasonals just so I can try each one before it sells out.
     
  18. mackeyse

    mackeyse Initiate (0) Aug 21, 2012 New York

    Ithaca Flower Power
    SN Torpedo
    Sixpoint Resin & Bengali
    Victory Storm King
    Lagunitas Sumpin Sumpin
    SN Hoptimum (when available)
     
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  19. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    I only buy a six pack if I am going to the beach, someones house and I dont wanna review a beer I am bringing and haul the right glass with me.

    Cheers!
     
  20. luwak

    luwak Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2010 Arizona

    never constant. changes as often as possible and i buy way more 750ml and 22oz then stuff that goes in six packs or singles
     
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