The Locals HINTS AND HAULS THREAD

saint Arnold Devine reserve. awesome brew
ska brewing modus hoperandi. love a pale ale
deep ellium dream crusher DIPA
Santa Fe imperial Java stout. love coffee beer
Prairie Pirate Bomb. HUGE want

 

I thought I pack well (and creatively), but I have received at least one or two boxes where I put the wrapping and padding back in the box as I unveil the beers, and had a hard time getting everything back in the same box WITHOUT any beer in it. I can't figure out how they manage that.

 

but wait. there's more


saint Arnold christmas ale from last pic. sounds like a winner
also missed Martin house brewing pretzel stout. what a great combo
so great I can name it again Pirate Bomb
ranger creek strawberry milk stout. strawberry quik?
community brewing mosaic ipa. mmmm mosaic!
convict hill oatmeal stout
southern star buried hatchet AND
Black Crack! can't wait to do a side by side
I am humbled by this 1st box

 

I love the slow roll of the prOn! If you liked this box then I think you will be really pleased with the next one...

 

box frickin # 2


the bigs
Lone Pint Yellow Rose! more Mosaic. what a great IPA. always want this one
Armadillo Brunch Money a golden brunch beer with everything in it. sounds amazing
Armadillo Quakertown stout. Oatmeal and maple syrup. I am set for breakfast for a while
Charlie Foxtrot Imperial berliner Weiss. does imperial mean 5%?
Pumpkinator!!! always wanted to try this one
Off Label brewing Nightmare on 1st st. another pumpkin for Halloween

 

my snack of firecrackers looks spicy delicious
and a new shirt from No Label Brewing Co that I will be rocking this weekend.


what could be hiding behind the swag, you say?

 

....looks like some JK bottles... maybe???

 

The Quakertown won a gold medal at GABF this year.

Charlie Foxtrot is more like 8 or 9%. Warning - it is very sour!

I almost didn't send Pumpkinator because SA distributes to Florida. While I was in Tampa visiting I looked in the liquor stores and didn't see any SA so I decided to include it. Now I'm glad I did.

The Off Label brand is No Label Brewing's line of special release beers.

 

That box was TOO perfect for some cans that I had to reuse it for the same purpose

 

Wait, what??? I was definitely assuming (and hoping) you meant literal fireworks.

I'm pretty good with beer labels, and I could be wrong but I'm fairly sure there's no Prairie Pirate Bomb in this picture.... I think there are a Pretzel Stout and a St Arnols Christmas Ale though

Seriously though, I did the Buried Hatchet/Black Crack side-by-side, what a great comparison. I could barely tell it was the same beer! The base is great, but the barrel does wonderful things to it.

I've had a couple Imperial Berliners, one in TX, and @rspauldi is spot on with the ABV, they crank it way up, very interesting way to go about a style that's usually 2-3%

And yes, I'm pretty sure those are JK bottles; I'm fairly certain one is RU-55. Guess not, two different Provenance is awesome though!

 

Jester King

The Motherload of amazingness we just don't see in Florida
Nocturn Chrysalis sooo want
El Cedro a farmhouse ale on Spanish cedar. can't wait
Provenance Orange and Grapefruit
Provenance Tangerine and Clementine more jealous friends
Biere de Miel farmhouse with honey another want
Fen Tao blend one. barrel aged and re fermented with peaches
To receive these bottles all in one glorious box, a tear comes to my eye.
Russ you absolutely killed it. I don't know how to thank you, but thank you.
WOW

 

I guess those would really wreck your pallete too if you decided to chew on them.

Here:
http://www.nativetexanfoods.com/texas-firecrackers/

Unfortunately by looking at the bag in the pic it appears like my fears were realized. The bag definately is not as plump as it was when it went into the box.

 

Damn! that is the most amazing and generous Texas box that I've ever seen.

 

Saint Arnold is very limited here so far. Thanks for adding it.

 

It is deflated, so I guess I will be opening it today.

 

You are not kidding.

 

I'm pretty good with beer labels, and I could be wrong but I'm fairly sure there's no Prairie Pirate Bomb in this picture.... I think there are a Pretzel Stout and a St Arnols Christmas Ale though

I jumped the gun on the Pirate Bomb. I just couldn't wait to share.

 

After all this prOn, it's time for a nap.

 

Just had that Charlie Foxtrot this weekend from Tim's box, it was pretty damn fantastic.

I also did that Buried Hatchet and Black Crack side by side and I think I almost liked the base better. Not a knock on the BA version, but just high praise to the base.

In fact, there are a couple of beers in these boxes that I've had the pleasure of enjoying recently and now I wish I had more of them, haha. Fortunately I still have 9 Jester King bottles to work through.

 

Box 2 has been dropped at Fed Ex, should be a Friday delivery.