BIF: Seniors Sipping Suds

Aaron killed it, just epic from top to bottom.

Heres a shot of the table, iphone so not so great.



Almost done with it, just need to add a few more labels and then pour epoxy resin to finish off. The same resin used on bar tops, a little more than 1/8" crystal clear and durable.

Easy to make once you have the labels ready, thats the hard part. Just use Elmer's white glue, not wood glue, mixed with a little warm water. Then brush on the table top, in the are you are working on, brush on the back of the label, set label and work out any bubbles, then brush a coat on top of the label once its in place. Keep working like that across the entire surface. Finally, you can use multiple coats of laquer or do the epoxy finish. The epoxy is the way to go IMO, creates a clean and smooth finished look. I use the same epoxy on some of my artwork as a finish. Looks like a piece of glass and makes colors pop.

 

Ncaudle...Awesome box!!
Barrel House (never had anything from them, very excited)
Isabel
Dark Hollow
Hardywood
Gingerbread Stout (Huge want, have been trying to land this one)
Farmhouse Pumpkin (looks Very intering)
New Belgium Lips Of Faith Series
Brett Beer(Want)
Tart Lychee (Huge want)
Three Floyds
Dark Lord 2012 (So excited never have tried this, gonna be my first Dark Lord )
Lost Abbey/New Belgium
Mo-Betta-Bretta (Want)
The Duck-Rabbit
Baltic Porter (Been wanting to try this brewer)
Home Brew
Imperial Stout 2012 (Absolutely love homebrews)
Hardywood Glass (Great Glass)
Guinness (My gateway beer as well, have a huge soft spot for this beer)

Ncaudle you killed it, love the additiion of a home brew can't get anymore local than that!!! Looking forward to trying all these beers only one I have had is the guinness, and I figured since your gateway beer was guinness its only the right thing to do was drink that one first as I start in on this amazing box. The gingerbread stout is definitely gonna be my Christmas beer this year. Huge Thanks and looking to trade in the future!!!
Cheers

 

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The pics...damn, the 2 pumpkin beers are missing! Will have to post those poured into pint glasses later.

 

• Alpine - Nelson (huge want)
• Alaskan - Baltic Porter (Now I can age one!)
• Bear Republic - Racer X (Huge want, racer 5 is a favorite, looking forward to the double version)
• Ballast Point - Victory at Sea (perma-want)
• Firestone Walker - XVI Anniversary Ale (Never had one of their anniversary blends. Can't wait to try)
• Knee Deep Brewing - Hoptologist ( * )

• Cismontane - Black's Dawn (*)
• Figueroa Mountain - Hoppy Poppy IPA (*)
• Deschutes - Chasin' Freshies (There were rumors of them hitting WI market. Getting all of the Deschutes you sent helps ease the wait.)
• Russian River - Pliny the Elder ( perma-want )
• Alesmith - Old Numbskull ( want )
• Deschutes - Black Butte XXIV (now I have one to age!)

• Goose Island - Bourbon County Brand Stout 2012 ( somewhat amusing - I sent some to DC, markasparov sent some to SirWilliam in CA, and Pelican5 [also in CA] sent some to me - some kind of crazy BCBS triangle. )
• Unita - Dubhe Imperial Black IPA ( * )
• Tap It - India Pale Ale ( * )
• Firestone Walker - Wookey Jack ( want )
• AleSmith - IPA (perma-want, probably my favorite IPA)
• Midnight Sun - Treat ( should be want )
• Deschutes - Jubelale ( want )
• Anderson Valley - Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout ( * gateway beer? )
• Deschutes - Collage: Conflux series no. 1 ( want )

Russian River Glass - shamefully empty, but not for long.

( * breweries/ beers I've never heard of - which frankly can be the best kind. If there was an practical way to do a "You've never heard of this brewery BIF" I'd be all over that. )

Thanks again for the killer boxes packed full of great brews!

 

Forgot to indicate that Tap It, Anderson Valley and Jubelale came x3.

Just a massive quantity of beer.

 

Glad you like it Jeff! You made it easy with a great wants list and the fact we like a lot of the same beer

The FW 16 is drinking great now and would imagine better with some age. Hoppy Poppy and Blacks Dawn are two of my favorite local beers, one from a brewery right here in Santa Barbara, the other in SD. Tap It is from SLO, great local ipa (just won gold at GABF if that means anything ) I really like it, more of a pacific NW ipa. Treat is the holiday beer, pumpkin and spices could be more prominent IMO but still a great porter regardless. Old Numbskull is epic, Dubhe is my fav black ipa. The "gateway" beer is Barney Flats, I had some others in mind but saw it on your wants so I grabbed it. It was the one that really got me into stouts/porters and still drink from time to time and dig it.

Enjoy and let me know as you drink them. Cheers ~

 

Should be 2 hauls left?

 

Do I have to...I don't want to give it away to my target

 

I hadn't done the math on how many were left, but I did figure out the tracking number yesterday (yes, I had that much time on my hands) . . . Wednesday is going to be a great day!

 

I was thinking match1112 was in this one

 

Better wear a back brace.

 

I had to back out because of time constraints. Thanks for thinkin of me!

 

Is this real life? Goddamn Aaron you kilt this dude

 

Box has arrived....866427115000004

 

Break out the crane.

 

Well here it is, the last, but definitely not least heaul. In fact a ridiculous amount (both in quantity and quality) of beer landed on my door step today courtesy of laxer8811. In fact this haul is so over-the-top I don't know quite how to express my thanks and gratitude. But thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Here's the haul:

750s


Brooklyn Black Ops (want)
Alesmith Wee Heavy (want)
Cascade The Vine (want!!!)
Cascade Sang Noir (want)
Alesmith Speedway Stout (want)
Cigar City Marshal Zhukov (want)

Bombers


Three Heads The Kind (new to me, excited to try)
Long Trail Imperial Pumpkin (new to me, excited to try)
Troegs Flying Mouflan (always great)
Big Head Stout (new, love stouts)
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break (want!)
Pretty Things Jack D Or (perma want)
Elysian Great Pumpkin (want -- had blight, now want to try all Elysian pumpkin beers)
Horsehead Black Horse (awesome -- been into black ipas lately)


Cans


Here's the line of Sixpoint. Resin, Crisp, Autumnation, Sweet Action, Righteous Ale, Brownstone, Bengali Tiger, Apollo. I've had Resin and Bengali Tiger, and both were great. I'm excited to try the rest of the line up!

12 oz


2006 Avery Samael (ridiculous!!!)
Real Ale Sisyphus (looks awesome)
Ale Asylum Hopalicious (love to try new IPAs)
Flying Bison Bisonfest
Ithaca Flower Power x2 (always excellent, always welcome)
New Glarus Fat Squirrel (great beer)
Columbus IPA (perma want)
New Glarus Spotted Cow (another great beer)
Troegs Mad Elf (great holiday beer)

And last but not least


Hill Farmstead Everett (want!!!)
Chocolate Sponge Candy (delicious -- already opened)
Hill Farmstead Glass (want!!!)


Well -- I think the boxes speak for themselves -- I am blown away by the generosity!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

Glad you liked, forgot my gateway beer (Guinness), but put in a beer aged >4 yrs....enjoy the sponge candy and the beers....and definitely in for next round...