The One That Got Away...

I literally had one slip through my hands. Far from a whale,but love trying Dogfish Head beers. In San Diego I was carrying a few 750 ML bottles in a black bag along with my luggage in another hand. I ran into some old friends in the hallway of my hotel room and was talking. The bag slipped out of my fingers and my Dogfish Head Positive Contact shattered. I managed to get it in a trash can before too much seeped out and the other bottle was ok. I think the other bottle was Urkontinent. Never did replace the Positive Contact and still wonder how it is. On a side note,I fell in love with Alesmith while there. Neither Dogfish Head or Alesmith available in MO.

 

Mines was funk metal by jester king.

 

You want how much for some random Goose Island beer in a green box? Ha, don't think so.

 

It didn't all get away, but I had the opportunity to buy about 5 bottles of 2011 Old Stock Cellar Reserve, wimped out over the price, and only bought 1.

 

i can only imagine the beers i passed up in the bottle shops before i got my knowledge up

 

I was a true noob on my first trip to the bottle shop. In a corner there was a section with stone, lagunitas and firestone walker. The Firestone walker beers were in boxes. A bunch of them, all different with strange names like sucaba and parabola and all priced at $14.99. I checked the price tag and moved over to a cheap sixer of something with wheat in it. Never saw those again.

 

Was just starting to get into craft beer so I made a trip to a local Wegman's to grab some stuff with cool names and labels. Saw an entire endcap of BCBS priced at $10.99 a 4-pack (some stock boy messed up pretty good). Grabbed a pack since I recognized the name for some reason even though I thought ten bucks for a 4-pack was asking a little much. Wish I had known a little more at the time and grabbed a few more, but you live and you learn.

 

I passed by 8 bottles of Berserker on a bottom shelf of a big beer store thinking to get them next time in. Went back next day, all were gone.

 

CCB Marshal Zhoukov used to just sit in whole foods cases at a time...i wish i could go back and buy them all..

 

I got you all beat. About ten years ago I walked into Home Liquors in Verona NJ and their were two cases of Westy- one yellow cap, the other red- sealed. I didn't buy any. Got home and called a friend who went there two days later and it was all gone. Still don't know what I was thinking. Early in my BA days and wouldn't do that now.

 

A few months ago some Black Note was sitting on the shelf at a TW, maybe half a dozen bottles, I didn't even bother to pick one up. No idea why, just didn't. There's some PT5 still at that store and for $16 it will stay there.

 

Offered a case of bourbon county and only grabbed two 4 packs. Sure not the worst thing but i wish i grabbed the case.

 

I could easily send you a Positive contact if you'd like! BM me if interested.

 

Blvd Love Child #3 was $8.99 in MPLS last year bought 2 drank 1 just opened my last recently so good with age wish i had bought 6 of these

 

about 3 year ago Cuvee De Ranke was just sitting on the shelf for $13 good god is this brew so good i may never see it again

 

Probably two years ago when I first started getting into craft beer I went to a local liquor store a couple of times and I remember seeing the FW anniversary beers sitting there, along with parabola and madame rose. Didn't buy them but I seriously debated it at the time, but I hadn't had anything from FW before and wasn't sure about the style of madame rose. Kicking myself all the time.

 

Pliny....used to see it when lived in Colorado and was just getting into craft.

 

I passed on the last pack of Wulver on the shelf last year. Thought I was being strong. Now I know I was just being stupid.