Your Own Personal White Whale

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by ZionsvilleBeerDork, Jun 17, 2015.

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  1. ZionsvilleBeerDork

    ZionsvilleBeerDork Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2015 Indiana

    Curious as to what are people's personal white whales. That is, a beer you've been steadfastly seeking but have yet to get your hands on. For me, it's probably Prop. A beer I really want to try and have been seeking out, but somehow has managed to elude me to this point. Yours?
     
  2. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

    Nuthulu, Cathulu, SP Orgins
     
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  3. Nmelione

    Nmelione Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2014 New Jersey

    Mine is treehouse Green. The brewery is only a 2.5 hour drive from me but I just never seem to hit it right.
     
  4. SveNss0N

    SveNss0N Savant (1,074) Feb 16, 2014 Massachusetts
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    KBBS. I want it so bad but people want an arm and a leg for a bottle of it
     
  5. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock. The fact that not only do I travel to Michigan every year, and have done so for the past 13 years, but have relatives visit us TWICE a year for the past 13 years, yet I haven't managed to come across this elusive yet luscious sounding beast confounds me greatly.
     
  6. JAPack521

    JAPack521 Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2013 California

    BCBCS. I was once in a bar that had it, and it was either that or batch 1 of RR Consecration. I was in a hurry or would have had both. Alas...
     
  7. WhoKnew23

    WhoKnew23 Initiate (0) Oct 20, 2014 Michigan

    I would have to agree, Prop.
     
  8. Crackerbarrel

    Crackerbarrel Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2014 New York

    When I had first gotten into craft, I had this at some special keg tapping event at a bar by me, and thought "gotta remember to seek this out." Like, go down the block to the beer shop and buy it

    About 2 weeks later, the reality of what it takes to get this smacked me right in the face.
     
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  9. Hayden34

    Hayden34 Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2014 Georgia

    Mine is Heady Topper. Might not be a true whale, but it's been on my list for years now and I have yet to try it.
     
  10. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Westy 12, and Chimay Brown.
     
  11. ThisWangsChung

    ThisWangsChung Pooh-Bah (2,988) Oct 15, 2011 Maryland
    Pooh-Bah

    Wow, thanks for stealing my thunder dude :stuck_out_tongue: But seriously, this is my white whale too. Living in Maryland means it's extremely difficult to find anything that will trade for HT (though not impossible - I've yet to put my 2 French Toasted WnB bottles on the trade market yet, because lazy :confused:)









    anyonewhowantstheminexchangefornortheastIPAsingeneralgivemeaPM
     
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  12. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    Mine was Rare. Now that I have a bottle, it's probably either Vanilla Dark Lord or...hmm, Very Sour Blackberry? I've tried to stop thinking in terms of "that one beer" since there's sooooooo much great stuff out there now.
     
  13. HOPTOMIC_BOMB

    HOPTOMIC_BOMB Savant (1,044) Feb 18, 2014 California
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    Mine where prop 13 and DB Huna, slayed em both and now i no longer seek out whalez
     
  14. alucard6679

    alucard6679 Savant (1,009) Jul 29, 2012 Arizona

    Pretty much anything from Jester King sounds amazing yet pretty damn unattainable for me. Also love to try all of the Westy brews besides 12 (had it but style-wise I find it the least intriguing out of their line up)
     
  15. jolly_lynch

    jolly_lynch Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2014 Arizona

    PVW Black Magick for me, it's supposed to be life changing
     
  16. Yargamo

    Yargamo Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2015 New York

    I'm a Hill Farmstead virgin.
     
  17. cducap

    cducap Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2011 Indiana

    LaTache Rum Barrel with Peaches. There were very few bottles to begin with and there are very few left from what I understand. People who have it don't seem to want to give it up unless it is for something equally rare.
     
  18. do_ob

    do_ob Pooh-Bah (1,655) Feb 12, 2015 Kentucky
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    Atrial Rubicite is probably my biggest Want.
     
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  19. loafinaround

    loafinaround Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 New York

    coconut speedway stout
     
  20. 77apm

    77apm Pooh-Bah (1,844) Nov 10, 2013 Illinois
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    VSB for me, released at a time when I completely forgot about New Glarus. Been offering up other whales but it hasn't worked so I guess it will never become a reality.
     
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