Your New Year's (Beer's) resolutions for 2013

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  1. keithmurray

    keithmurray Pooh-Bah (2,967) Oct 7, 2009 Connecticut
    Pooh-Bah

    Mine is that after spending the last couple of years trying to chase down rare and limited releases and more often than not being underwhelmed, I am going to spend most of 2013 re-visiting and enjoying some of the classics that I haven't drank in quite some time. I will still venture out and try some new beers, but it won't be as much of a priority tracking them down as in years past. What's your new beer's resolution?
     
    #1 keithmurray, Nov 30, 2012
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  2. HANGOVER

    HANGOVER Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2012

    Reduce the amount of beer I collect for the cellar and put a serious dent in my collection.
     
    #2 HANGOVER, Nov 30, 2012
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  3. Jnorton00

    Jnorton00 Maven (1,338) Apr 13, 2007 Massachusetts

    Drink more awesome beer than I did this year!
     
    #3 Jnorton00, Nov 30, 2012
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  4. kawilliams81

    kawilliams81 Pooh-Bah (1,972) Feb 27, 2009 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Exact same thing I was going to post when I read the title. :slight_smile:
     
    #4 kawilliams81, Nov 30, 2012
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  5. mcaulifww

    mcaulifww Initiate (0) Aug 18, 2011 Virginia

    Buy Way less beer. drink down my cellar. not to collect beer like pokemon cards
     
    #5 mcaulifww, Nov 30, 2012
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  6. FEUO

    FEUO Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2012 Canada (ON)

    I like some of these answers (drinking down cellars). Leaves more on the shelves for me to pick up. I hope. :stuck_out_tongue:

    Mine is to keep expanding my horizons and try more beer. However, I also have a plan to buy more cases of the session beers I really like and quit wasting my $ on watery/BMC stuff.
     
    #6 FEUO, Nov 30, 2012
  7. Ravenacht

    Ravenacht Pundit (916) Aug 10, 2012 Florida
    Trader

    #1 Be present at Hunaphu,s release.
    #2 Start doing some bottle trades.
    #3 Add a few more quality bottles to my cellar and attend some bottle shares/tastings.
     
    #7 Ravenacht, Nov 30, 2012
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  8. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    F That - I want some KBS and a Parabola.
     
    #8 fredmugs, Nov 30, 2012
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  9. Ndfan1323

    Ndfan1323 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2012 California

    I will finally be making my move to San Diego within 2 months soooo...I am driving an RV across the country and plotting all my beer destinations till I get to my craft beer mecca.
     
    #9 Ndfan1323, Nov 30, 2012
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  10. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Drink more burp less.
     
    #10 otispdriftwood, Nov 30, 2012
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  11. Luv2Brew422

    Luv2Brew422 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2012 California

    Every year I do "Dry January." This is the only drinking (beer) resolution that I do. Helps me get back into shape after the holidays.
     
    #11 Luv2Brew422, Nov 30, 2012
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  12. cruzmissile72

    cruzmissile72 Crusader (419) Jul 26, 2012 Connecticut

    1) Drink more.
    2) Meet some local beer aficionados whether they are on BA or not
    3) Further expand my beer horizons
     
    #12 cruzmissile72, Nov 30, 2012
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  13. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    To parlay the knowledge I acquire during my Christmas trip to Duesseldorf and Koeln into a perfect homebrewed Alt and Koelsch.
     
    #13 herrburgess, Nov 30, 2012
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  14. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    Buy less beer, I don't need to jump on every new release that comes along.
     
    #14 Hanzo, Nov 30, 2012
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  15. TheCaptain99

    TheCaptain99 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2010 North Carolina

    Collect less in the cellar and drink more sour and wild ales. The sours are expensive but if I stop putting so many big stouts in the cellar it should even out.
     
    #15 TheCaptain99, Nov 30, 2012
  16. hctap00

    hctap00 Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2012 Maryland

    Continue my efforts to learn/appreciate sours. Not going well so far.
     
    #16 hctap00, Nov 30, 2012
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  17. Goosey

    Goosey Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2012 Missouri

    Stop going out with my buddies when I have like 200 beers sitting my cellars. I do need to drink my cellar, but the problem is that I stop buying beers around late Feb, and I have about 1 month to drink my brews before it starts warming up, and I can't drink barley wines and stouts when it is warm outside. Ah, the troubles of a first world citizen.
     
    #17 Goosey, Nov 30, 2012
  18. Cascade77

    Cascade77 Initiate (0) May 14, 2009 Vermont

    OP pretty much nailed my resolution. A lot of the (often high priced) one-offs are just too hit or miss. I'd like to see breweries move towards lineups with several consistently brewed tasty beers rather than mixing up a new variation every other batch, calling it something different and charging crazy prices that they know the beer geeks will pay (myself included sometimes). I intend to do my small part to encourage this change by sticking to mostly well established beers that I KNOW are good.
     
    #18 Cascade77, Nov 30, 2012
  19. ChanChan

    ChanChan Maven (1,341) Dec 12, 2009 California

    Drink less burp more!!
     
    #19 ChanChan, Nov 30, 2012
  20. ripps1

    ripps1 Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2012 New Jersey

    Start beer trading. I keep hearing I need to try Zombie Dust...
     
    #20 ripps1, Nov 30, 2012
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