Beer Panic Levels

I've been working on building up my "cellar" so by no means is it impressive but...

(B)= no less than 8 bombers and usually right around 10-20 smaller bottles
(T)= the sky (or square footage) is the limit.

 

I'd call them more of "action levels", generally I reserve panic for more serious issues

 

B - 10
T - 50

 

I let my local stores be my cellar.

 

My (b) numbers consider two factors - 4 day IPA consumption plus 3-4 more (8-12) in addition to a slower moving non-IPA stockpile (not specifically drawing on cellar). The other factor is the "how much do I need to ride out the apocalypse" number, which is much higher and involves a staggering need for as many Samichlaus Classics I can find.

I actually thought of my upper number today because of all the beer I brought back from Michigan. I basically have about 25 hop forward items I need to dispatch in addition to some exciting items I need to get to that I'm not trying to cellar. Top (t) = two weeks worth of consumption, no more than 3 a night for 5 days a week. So I guess 30?

 

I don't put beers that don't age in the cellar. I have a separate locker for my "drink now" stuff and IPA's go in the fridge. If a beer in the drink now cellar stays there longer, usually it's a beer that's ageable anyway

 

Cellar? Sounds like my typical weekend.

 

I don't panic over beer. When my supply dwindles closer and closer to 0, I instead get excited in anticipation of a trip to my preferred bottle shops to replenish. I usually stock up with 40-60 bottles/cans at one time and finish them all before hitting the bottle shops again (so I can redeem all my empties at once). My "cellar" usually consists of no more than a handful of age-able styles (stouts, barleywines, etc).

 

When the 25 or so high ABV cellarable bottles are gone, I think I'm done cellaring.
I always have 15-20 beers in the outside fridge which is cool, because like George Thorogood, I drink alone

 

I just went on a beer trip and came back with $400 of beer. Oh boy.

 

"I'm worried about the beer supply Homer. After this case and the next case there's only two cases left."
Barney Gumble.

 

This is not meant to be bragging in any way, but I am with you. I was stressed out when I got a beer out of the fridge tonight because I was "almost out of everday beer". There are over 30. The cellar is probably around 200. I tend to immediately relplace anything I drink. I am a hoarder. I probably need help.

 

Well put

 

panic level
- garage: less than 2 cases
- cellar: less than 50 bottles

considering I have about 10 cases in the garage and a few hundred bottles in the cellar I am calm

 

Ditto. I haven't had to panic in quite some time. Now my problem is where do I put all of this!

 

Damn my numbers are just:

(B) = 6
(T) = 12

Makes think some of you have a problem hahaha.

 

B = enough to get me through the weekend
T = as much will fit in my condo

 

I am currently going through this . Please tell me I will wake up tomorrow and it will all be ok.
T 17
B 6

 

I run low drinkable inventories because of freshness. I have a slew of age worth stuff I don't need to worry about, but at 95 and humid it's not even a thought.