THIS IS ME, IN A BOX BIF

Guys, I was in Chicago for the past few days, yesterday was a 17-hour workday for me, so I wasn't so good with the hints. BUT!!! The box is sitting on a porch AS WE SPEAK!!! (as I type?)

Anyway, final hint:

My first hint was that we had been in a BIF before, but, in fact, he has SENT to me before. Well, not me, but still me. Also pretty recently. Also in a BIF that was sorta secret.

 

Damn....not me! Excited to see the haul.

 

Tallying things up, this first box is actually about half the haul. I'm not even sure I'd say it's the most exciting half.

 

The opposite is true for me, Stu has shipped to me and I would welcome a box from him again. That was the best Blind BIF yet.

 

I'm glad you liked it, that one was fun to put together. And don't worry, I'm sure you'll get a nice box sometime before 2014... (timeline accurate only if other people as slow as I am).

 

Its about quality, not speed. I really hate when life gets in the way of our obsession.

 

Came home later in the evening last night after work and volleyball to find a monstrous box inside the door. My wife told me that she was worried about its heft, so she moved it the minimum distance for safety. I was intrigued. Once I saw the shipping label, I knew what it was and became even more excited! Inside:
4x Pliny the Elder with a ten day old bottle date!!!!
Drakes Hopocalypse
50/50 Eclipse EC18 2011
FW Parabola
FW Sucaba
FW 15
Consecration
Supplication
Framboise for a Cure b2
and
Cantillon Mamouche!

Wow, what a box! As I set up the photo and contemplated its enormity, I popped the Pliny and the Consecration in the fridge and they were enjoyed with a few others last night amongst my wife and friends. ...and isn't that what this is all about!

Thank you stupac2 (and slaphappysnark)!!

 

that's only half the haul?!

 

Probably more than half the bottles, but there's another box!

Glad you liked it seeswo!

 

Bam. Nailed it

 

Glad you like the box, Chris! It was a lot of fun to chat with Stu about what would represent him/us in a box, along with getting to hit you back after Secret Santa. Also, I had a fun realization about where your BA name came from.

I had a similar issue--I finished packing the box after tracking down the fresh Pliny and then ended up having to slide it through my place and onto the porch for pickup. Yay wood floors.

 

some mighty fine beers there...I think I would do a Pliny binge and drink them all right in a row...or put em all in one big ass glass

 

nice box and still more to come, wow, noice job stupac2 (and slaphappysnark)

 

I've begun to do a bit of poking aorund to see where this next box might go. I love being early in traditional BIFs because it gives me a lot of opportunity to find someone who I can treat nicely

BTW, just in case, update your wants people!

 

I dont know how to update my wants or find anyone'e old wants. HELP

 

http://beeradvocate.com/user/beers?ba=shrek806&view=W - Just put anothers BA's name where it says "shrek806" if you want to see somebody else's. Plus you just look on the old BA website for beers to put on your "want" list like the olden days.

 

....and a second box thudded my porch! Once again, thanks a ton for such a sweet box!

Blind Pig
Black Tuesday!
Beatification 005
Growler RR Row 2 Pale Ale (not pictured)!

Sweet Russian River and FW tulips!

Thanks a ton! Cheers!

 

...and, for my first clue, my box will be headed to the place that has some of my highest rated IPAs. That should narrow it down to 2 places...

 

Woohoo, its me, Manlius, NY is the U.S. hotbed for IPA's. (And then I woke up)

 

How was the growler? When I opened mine it was a bit flat, I wad hoping yours would do better...