Ever buy the "wrong" beer?

Fortunately I caught it and the owner of the shop he bought it at knew my friend as a long time customer. He let him trade it for other beer (neither my friend or I are into IPA'S).

 

This happened to me just this past weekend. I was all excited thinking that I found a bottle of Mikkeller's Beer Geek Brunch Weasel and it turns out I picked up the Beer Geek Brunch Weasel "Cognac Edition." Just not paying attention, I guess.

 

yea once I bought some miller icehouse, that was funny. was before the craft phase...
I never bought a "CRAFT" mistake, but I have bought stuff I had no idea it would taste like.
then again unless is super smokey, or pumpkin, or really fruit bomb, or pine tar ipa, I can drink it.

its funny when you at the bottom of the income range, your are very careful on what you buy...

 

I sat down at a bar once and saw Weihenstephaner on the menu and quickly ordered assuming it was the Hefe. When a glass of clear, straw-colored beer arrived I almost returned it without even trying it, then double-checked the menu. Oh, Weihenstephaner Original! I kept it and ordered a second.

Never bought the wrong beer at a store though. I spend way too much time agonizing over that stuff these days. It's a completely different problem.

 

Wanted this


and ended up with this



Probably should pay attention to the writing too.

 

Yes, about 2 years ago I decided I wanted some North Coast Old Stock. I went in a bought it only to realize when I got home I had grabbed Brother Thelonious.

 

I've done this with Unibroue's LFDM and Maudite.

 

Just recently picked up a bottle of Blue Point thinking it was something from Blue Mountain.

 

I accidentally got Jack's Abby Jabby Brau instead of Hoponious Union, still drank it and it was still good but not quite what I was expecting.

 

Only once, but not by my own doing. Someone pulled the ol' switcheroo on a 6er of Sam Adam's Cream Stout - I'm guessing they wanted to try a bottle of it without committing to a full 6er, so they slipped one out of the carton on the front of the shelf and replaced it with a Sam Adams Boston Ale, then turned the 6er around backwards on the shelf so it wasn't glaringly obvious from the front. And really, with just a cursory glance at the carton as I plucked it off the shelf, I was none the wiser. That was, of course, until I got home, where to my surprise the first bottle I pluck from the carton happens not to be the Cream Stout I was expecting. Luckily it was just one out of the five bottles. Needless to say, I check every bottle in a 4/6pk now, just to be certain, even if it's not a ridiculously priced 4/6pk.

 

Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Extra instead of Little Sumpin' Sumpin' threw me for a loop.

 

I'm totally trying that next time, I'm always hesitant to go for a 6er of something new!

 

Some years ago, when I first heard about how much people liked Mad Elf, I kept that in my head. I then came across Ridgeway’s “Bad Elf”, and bought that not knowing I had the wrong beer until after I tried it and thought it was god awful. This was back when I didn’t know who actually brewed Mad Elf. That Bad Elf was one of the most horrific beers I’ve had – drainpour. But I came to realize later, once I caught onto that’s specific’s store shenanigans, that they routinely were selling beers that didn’t even deserve to be a dusty discount bin. That same stock of Ridgeway beers I think are still sitting there.

 

The dude doesn't abide - "that kind of aggression will not stand, man."

If you're interested in trying a single, and the store lets you break up a 6er, then so be it, but don't try to disguise the fact by sliding another bottle into the carton. Beer karma, dude, beer karma.

 

Cool, you'll be dishonest and a thief.

 

I once shipped a case of Atrial off in exchange for four KBBS.

 

I've bought beers to try and I have regretted my purchase but have never brought home something I didn't intend to buy. And I'll probably get hammered for this [I really don't give a shit] but doesn't anyone actually read the label any more? Or do the pretty pictures on the labels the only thing that matters. So many posts here decry style over substance [as in macro lager packaging] but no one has a problem when craft beer packages are similar. I know it's a chore to read a few words on a beer label but really, is it that difficult?

 

So, what else is new? Victimless crime besides Buschy.