Resolute release

Yeah there was at least one guy that dropped $3k and got 20ish sets. May have been a second one too. At least the first 30-35ish people had a shot at sets and I think every variant was gone by about person 50.

 

The no limit thing meant that a TON of muling was going on (so while yes 3k was dropped by first two guys in line, they were hooking up their buddies in Richmond). Most people only got a set or two, but the few who bought up 10, 15, or 20+ sets really ruined it for the rest. Know some people who got there 3 hours early and were still shut out, or only had the chance at the Cacao. There was also some line cutting that occurred. It's something that Three Brothers will learn from, and make sure to put limits on the variants next go around. That said it's pretty low bottle count, so other brewry only releases are probably what you need to throw at them to get it done. FWIW, I had a number of my firends who were at the release tell me the Vanilla Mole was their favorite. So if you can't get the whole set, maybe go after one? The regular Resolute shouldn't be too tough to acquire as it lasted well in the afternoon. Good luck, OP!

 

It's tough to blame the people hoarding/muling when these things are easily avoidable with something as simple as a bottle limit... This seems like common sense but a lot of new breweries like to learn their lessons the hard way. Or they just don't care that people travelled and waited all day to get shut out. But I would hope its the former.

Always gotta assume that at least a handful of douche bags will ruin it for everyone, and plan accordingly.

 

I was able to pick up a set of each variant, was a few people behind the guy that bought 3k worth

 

Can anyone comment on what they thought of the variants?

 

Three Brothers issued an apology on facebook. I don't know all the BA handles of the guys who did this, but the one I did know, has already been outed in the Resolute thread on the South Atlantic forum.

 

He was outed on a similar thread in the south Atlantic forum...

http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/three-brothers-resolute-day.211610/page-5

Don't know him at all, but looks like his handle is @ThatCracker

 

But he got up early guys. Leave him alone. He has brother-in-laws, trade partners, traders, etc that wanted some.

 

With spending 3k on those beers i can't help but assume he/they are trying to flip the beers to make a profit.

 

Agreed. Minimally looking to corner trade markets as well. Anyone looking to trade for some will need to offer a ton as not many will have them.

 

So what does everything think the variants will go for as far as trade goes?

 

Not very many ISO for these

 

I hear what you're saying - bottle limits are an easy route. But it's not TOO hard to "blame" people for not exhibiting a shred of common decency. If there are a 150 bottles of something and you buy 20 - 30 ... that's called greed and entitlement, isn't it?

Would I have bought 5 sets or so if I were there? Yeah, probably ... so I guess I can't claim sainthood for myself!

 

I'm curious if bottle count was announced a head of time? If 3B knew the limit, they could've just poked their head out and see the line to set limit right there and then. When someone wanted to buy 15-20 sets right at the front of the line, they should've said no. It's not just not setting the limit up front, but also failing to see what was happening and stop it dead on its track.

As someone who got shut out at Kane's ANTEAD on all variants due to a similar problem (high bottle limit and not dropping the limit right away even after seeing the # of people in line), I don't blame anyone but the brewery for not setting reasonable limit (3/ea) and reacting on the fly. For all we know, those who bought a ton thought there were plenty to go around.

 

The bottle amounts had been stated many many times. They knew exactly what the bottle count was.

 

The people who do this kind of stuff, and those who defend them, are why the current beer scene sucks.

 

I'm not defending anyone in this comment ... but it always bums me out when I hear people say "x y or z is the reason the beer current scene sucks." That sentiment pops up a lot. And, you know - the current beer scene DOESN'T suck. It's probably better than ever. So, sometimes I / you can't get the one crazy rare beer you want. Big deal. There was still amble amounts of regular old Resolute which is an amazing beer. The simple fact that we're talking about crazy awesome beer being released in Harrisonburg, VA is a sign of just how much the beer scene doesn't suck. 3 Bros will refine and the next release will be better.

And for people that got shut out of the variants, I bet they can go to a local bottle shop and find Ten Fidy, Yeti, Oak Aged Yeti, Chocolate Yeti, Narwhal, Courage, Old Rasputin, Speedway Stout, Bitch's Brew, Mephistopheles or any number of other highly rated RIS / Imperial Stouts that hold their own. Hell, I bet a lot of people that are sore that they didn't get the Chocolate / Caramel / Pringles & Moustache Wax variant haven't bothered to drink many of the great "shelf" beers that are easily available to them. The more we recall that incredible beer isn't always rare the less people will feel compelled to horde and mule rare for rare's sake.

Cheers!

 

I haven't seen anyone defending what those people did on this thread, maybe a little bit on the other thread, it's more of opinions where the true fault lays and what should've been done. You simply cannot ask everyone in front of you to exercise constraint and always bet on there will be some of of "those" people. Blaming the guy who dropped $3K on a "no limit" release is blaming the symptom, not the causes: brewery not setting reasonable limits and people who give up great beers to trade for them. Since you can't get people to stop trading beers, you look at the other cause.