Pliny in Ferndale

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  1. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    On another thread, a local BA mentions that a small bar up in Ferntucky is selling bottles of PtE for $25. I'm sure y'all will just be rushing on up there now, won't ya? :wink:
     
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    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Bottle date? I've got my keys in my hands... Wait, for Pliny? :-)
     
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    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    Mule? Whatever, no IIPA is worth 25$ / 500 ml. It's great but not that great. Some fool will though.
     
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    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I have no doubt the locals up there will pay it. But, just between us, is RR still "listed" in WA? Is it even legal for them to be selling this?
     
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    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    Probably about as legal as it was for Enoteca to sell bottles of Westvleteren a number of years ago.
     
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    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    I certainly can't justify spending that. I would never want to spend that much for one beer unless I'd had a chance to try a sample (I did that with 120 Min and afterwards was glad I hadn't bought a bottle!)but if someone can afford to spend that much for one, why not? All dictated by the market, anyway, right? If the demand turns out to be less, then the price will drop (hopefully before the hops do).
     
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    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    PtE is good for about 3 1/2 weeks then begins to fall off rapidly.
     
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    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    $25 a bottle is pretty high, even by DC standards (where a retailer is legally allowed to sell whatever he can get his hands on). However, I guess it's cheaper than driving down to PDX to drink it on draft.

    Just barely... :-)
     
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    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    Good to know. The next bottle I see will be the first I've seen. Literally one shipment was distributed here before RR (?) cut their distribution and it sold out immediately. Before I knew it was here, it was gone.
     
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  10. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    And less fun.
     
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    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    Plus, if you're worried about cost, you can do your shopping down there and save on sales tax.
     
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    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Oh, you've been to Ferntucky then? Their idea of a good time is driving over to Lynden. Where you can drink (even though there's only like 3 bars), or you can dance, but you can't do both at the same place, at the same time.
     
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    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Plus, cheap steaks at the, ahem, ballet.
     
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    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    "but you can't do both at the same place, at the same time"


    Huh, what? How is that even possible?

    It takes at least an entire growler of pliny before I stop caring about how stupid everyone thinks I look out on the dance floor... and then at least another growler more before I stop caring about how stupid I look out there.
     
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  15. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    You know why Ferntuckians won't have sex standing up don't you? They're afraid it will lead to dancing :slight_smile:
     
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    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Lynden is a very traditional, old school town, and very proud of it's Dutch heritage. They're not particularly welcoming to outsiders, and they actually have a town ordinance against mowing your lawn on Sundays (when one is expected to be in church). So, my dream if I hit the mega-jillions lotto is to hire thousands of illegal immigrants, arm them with lawn mowers, weed eaters, and leaf blowers and mow every lawn in Lynden at 9:30am, on a Sunday.:stuck_out_tongue:
     
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    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    Careful, my Grandparents are from Sedro-Wooley :slight_smile: I still have many cousins in the Wooley, Burlington, Mount Vernon area (beer beer beer)
     
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    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Why do people in Sedro-Wooley put Cheerios in the ground?
    Because they think they're doughnut seeds!

    True fact: S-Ws name used to be Bug. When I lived at the south end of Lake Samish, I would ride my bike all through the back roads around Alger, and into Wooley. There's a big historical marker on the edge of town that explains this. Also, Sedro is a corruption of the word Cedar, and oneof the biggest logger barons back in the day was named Wooley. Thus, Bug became Sedro-Wooley.

    Have you ever seen the Darius Kinsey photographs? Dude dragged a big-ass, glass plate camera up into all those mountains and documented the logging industry back then. Stunning, absolutely stunning work. He was based out of S-W, and the Whatcom museum here in Bellingham has his archives. There are a couple coffee table books of his work out, I highly recommend them.
     
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    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    On that same thread, dude says there is a different local store with 2013 Abyss on the shelf at $50/bottle.
     
    #19 BBThunderbolt, Oct 26, 2014
  20. woemad

    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    Interesting, I'd been told it was a Mormon hotbed, although many of the same attitudes probably would apply either way.
     
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