New to Ohio (2018)

It sits on shelves here in Chicago for ages with no one buying it. Including all their barrel-aged stuff.

 

I've seen that in Chicago as well, but haven't seen a lot of variety--just their most basic bombers, which I'd still take over a lot of the other hype I'm often disappointed by. I'd imagine with the switch to 12 ouncers they'll get picked up faster. They also release a lot of excellent stuff out of the taproom, and some others locally that never go your way.

 

It's a fun day for those with their priorities out of whack, if you ask me.

 

The Binny's by me has about a dozen different bombers, always fully-stocked on the shelves. And at least half of them are barrel-aged beers. I've actually never even picked one up, myself, despite thinking about it whenever I walk by them. Their price is usually pretty high on them, also, which may turn a lot of people off. One of the reasons I've never bought them.

 

That they are...but per ounce, not quite as high as you'd think. Actually lower than many of our other locals.

What should be the priority be on Black Friday, shopping at Target at 3AM or joining the exodus to the Midwest for a Side Project or Goose Island/ABINBEV stout release? I'll personally take beer over shopping, although I tend to stay home in either case to avoid the traffic. Not the best day to go out, but most people do for one reason or another.

 

The eighth grade level photoshop labels don't exactly scream "buy me" either.

 

Terrible. Columbus is obviously a great example of a successful re-design. You'd think Hoppin Frog would jump aboard that train at some point.

 

Although some of the newer labels have been an improvement, particularly most of the rare beer club stuff, the last thing you can ask for from them is style.

It's gonna be #rhombus4life

 

HF just comes from a time when basically all craft beer had shitty labels. Only a few of the bigger guys had decently professional looking designs.

I say leave it the way it is. It's almost like showing your clout, showing you've been around for a while.

It's certainly better than making your cans look like WD-40 or children's breakfast cereal or Hall & Oates hanging dong with Donkey Kong.

 

But you failed to answer the question. What exactly should our priority be on Black Friday to align with you? lol

 

If you really need someone on the internet to explain why standing in line at a brewery or taking a number at every grocery store in the county in order to spend hundreds of dollars on beer for yourself is a ridiculous way to spend a holiday then I don't think anything I could tell you would actually stick.

 

1. Never said anything about standing in line, but doing so with friends is a great time.
2. Thanksgiving is a holiday, black friday is not.
3. What exactly do you prioritize on black friday that is better than drinking beer?

 

There's more to life than bottle releases, which is what Thanksgiving is supposed to teach us. Do you not agree that those that are held on Black Friday are held on that day to increase hype?

 

What does Black Friday have to do with Thanksgiving being a holiday, though? I spend my time on Thanksgiving with my family all day. Eating, drinking, and being merry. Then on Black Friday, I'm out with some friends eating, drinking, and buying good beer that I like. Not sure what the issue is?

 

Bottle releases at Hoppin Frog ain't Winked they used to be.

 

In case you haven’t noticed, Mr. Wagon is the thread’s Captain Killjoy. Believe me, I’m overly opinionated but damn man, it’s OK not to have an opinion.

 

Honestly, I don't care if it's a holiday or not. The lengths people go to nab up beers can be absurd. Doesn't matter if it's a holiday, the day after one, a regular old Friday. The stories people share about BCBS should say it all. Seems like those types use Black Friday as an excuse to go even further out of their gourd.

 

Some people, yes. Not all. Should I be in Walmart buying a $200 TV that will go to hell in a year or two instead, and may even get stabbed over? Lol. Or hanging out with some friends and good folks, drinking some beers, and talking about something I happen to enjoy a lot? Why do you care so much about what other people do with their own time and life?

 

I don’t pop in here very often but I got to ask...do you ever have anything positive to contribute to these threads?

 

No. Never.

It's actually impressive, since just based on the law of averages, people fall into a positive contribution at least once in a while.