Hipster brunch release Vs. Bcbs release.

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  1. TheKlevin

    TheKlevin Initiate (0) Aug 6, 2014 Michigan
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    Black Friday releases for hipster brunch stout at odd side ales in Grand Haven, and Bourbon county in Chicago. Which release should I go to? I'm in Grand Rapids, Grand Haven is a half hour away, Chicago is 3 hours away. Thoughts??
     
    #1 TheKlevin, Jul 22, 2015
  2. wezzul

    wezzul Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2009 Michigan

    You should go to Chicago.
     
    #2 wezzul, Jul 22, 2015
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  3. cetherid

    cetherid Savant (1,105) Aug 23, 2010 Indiana

    Which would you rather have?
     
    #3 cetherid, Jul 22, 2015
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  4. TheGoof

    TheGoof Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2013 Michigan

    BCBS trumps, go for that.
     
    #4 TheGoof, Jul 22, 2015
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  5. LambicPentameter

    LambicPentameter Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2012 Nebraska

    Is Hipster Brunch (and the other limited releases--Nihilist, BBA Imperial Mayan Mocha, Mokka Munt) brewery-only release? Or do they see distro? Specifically to the AA/Ypsi area...

    But to answer your question OP, if I had the time I'd drive to Chicago and try and get me a bottle of Prop over going to Odd Side. But from what I hear, you need to do your homework if you wanna get the more limited stuff...
     
    #5 LambicPentameter, Jul 22, 2015
  6. TheKlevin

    TheKlevin Initiate (0) Aug 6, 2014 Michigan
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    Some of the limited releases hit distro, but in very small amounts. The few places that got hipster had a one bottle limit. You could buy cases at the brewery for a couple weeks after the release. The hype for that beer has since grown quite a bit, so I imagine it will be much more difficult to come by. I've never been to the black Friday release in Chicago, and we get barely any variants in Grand Rapids so I'm leaning towards that.
     
    #6 TheKlevin, Jul 22, 2015
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  7. ColonelHopslam

    ColonelHopslam Savant (1,037) Jan 22, 2014 Michigan

    go to chicago
     
    #7 ColonelHopslam, Jul 22, 2015
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  8. JArt

    JArt Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2013 Pennsylvania

    BCBS release.
     
    #8 JArt, Jul 22, 2015
  9. DLDlulz

    DLDlulz Zealot (614) Feb 15, 2012 Illinois
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    Grand Haven. I'd rather have a case of Hipster Brunch than a few bombers(or 500ml) of variants at this point.
     
    #9 DLDlulz, Jul 22, 2015
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  10. BEERschlitz

    BEERschlitz Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2013 Michigan

    Shitcago
     
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  11. LambicPentameter

    LambicPentameter Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2012 Nebraska

    Thanks for the info (and sorry to hijack). The one I'm really keen on is the Imperial Mayan. May have to drive up to GH that weekend...
     
    #11 LambicPentameter, Jul 22, 2015
  12. patol8

    patol8 Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2010 Michigan

    Go to Chicago and have a gameplan not involving Binnys Lincoln Park.
     
    #12 patol8, Jul 22, 2015
  13. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    As others have asked, which do you prefer? Go with that one.

    I would imagine the Hipster Brunch release will be way less brutal than BCBS on Black Friday, though. Speaking as someone who lives in Chicago, that is not a fun scene, unless you like running around like a madman.

    ...Which I'll be doing, since I love Bourbon County.
     
    #13 SeanBond, Jul 22, 2015
  14. westlaunboy

    westlaunboy Pundit (882) Mar 31, 2010 Washington
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    It took a little while to get to AA/Ypsi, and when it did it was extremely scarce. It's one of the only distributed releases from a Michigan brewery I've missed over the past year.
     
    #14 westlaunboy, Jul 22, 2015
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  15. tommyz

    tommyz Initiate (0) May 28, 2007 Michigan

    Darkhorse is releasing Monster 29 that day...
     
    #15 tommyz, Jul 22, 2015
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  16. TheKlevin

    TheKlevin Initiate (0) Aug 6, 2014 Michigan
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    I like hipster more than bcbs, but I've never been able to get any variants,
     
    #16 TheKlevin, Jul 22, 2015
  17. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

    Chicago. Be prepared to camp basically overnight in 10 degree weather though.
     
    #17 jlsims04, Jul 22, 2015
  18. TheKlevin

    TheKlevin Initiate (0) Aug 6, 2014 Michigan
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    I'm also really excited for odd sides barrel aged mint stout coming out in December.
     
    #18 TheKlevin, Jul 22, 2015
  19. vette-ss

    vette-ss Zealot (737) Nov 5, 2014 Michigan
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    I've seen Hipster on the shelf in metro detroit. Have never seen BCBS. However BCBS is more available on the trade market. Despite BCBS ranking as my personal top favorite, I'm not driving to Chicago for beer from the east side of the state. Given the above info, that Monster 29 is looking pretty good.
     
    #19 vette-ss, Jul 22, 2015
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  20. TheGoof

    TheGoof Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2013 Michigan

    An Odd Side employee was replying to comments on their facebook post yesterday saying that all 4 would be hitting distro. Not sure if he said how much though.
     
    #20 TheGoof, Jul 22, 2015
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