Newbie BIF Hints & Hauls

Discussion in 'Beer It Forward' started by LehighAce06, Aug 27, 2015.

  1. smanson56

    smanson56 Pooh-Bah (2,070) Feb 15, 2014 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah

    Been sampling a couple of beers from my CIF box from @jschott75 this evening.
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    and also this with dinner.
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    Both are damn great beers so glad I had the chance to enjoy them.
     
  2. HopDropandRoll

    HopDropandRoll Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2010 New York

    Dropped my box off saturday at noon, and it still hasn't left the state yet. Nice.
     
  3. smanson56

    smanson56 Pooh-Bah (2,070) Feb 15, 2014 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah

    From experience if you drop at FedEx stores over the weekend your package won't move until Monday.
     
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  4. Yourahoser

    Yourahoser Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2014 Florida

    Is this to scale? Holy hell.
     
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  5. jschott75

    jschott75 Pooh-Bah (1,878) May 19, 2012 Illinois
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    How does insurance work for something like this? Will they actually pay out if they know what's in the box? I've never gotten the insurance because I didn't know how it would work.
     
  6. Greeny87

    Greeny87 Initiate (0) May 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    As far as I know, it's just some Christmas presents in the box....
     
  7. smanson56

    smanson56 Pooh-Bah (2,070) Feb 15, 2014 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah

    Everything you ship FedEx is insured for $100. I always tell them I'm shipping Maple syrup if they ask what's in the box.
     
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  8. jonbonfondle

    jonbonfondle Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    I'm glad my girlfriend isn't home tonight, I would be getting a LOT of eyerolls.

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  9. smanson56

    smanson56 Pooh-Bah (2,070) Feb 15, 2014 New Hampshire
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    Your safe tonight I already got all the eye rolls while I was taking picture of the CIF this afternoon.
     
  10. jschott75

    jschott75 Pooh-Bah (1,878) May 19, 2012 Illinois
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    If something was damaged and they knew what was in the box, would they pay?
     
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  11. Homebrew

    Homebrew Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2012 Connecticut

    Awesome, now I have plans besides working for NYE. I'll be starting an lif after the holidays so keep your eyes open.
     
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  12. Greeny87

    Greeny87 Initiate (0) May 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Not sure, I've never been in this situation before, I guess we'll see how the next couple days play out.
     
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  13. Yourahoser

    Yourahoser Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2014 Florida

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    as promised. Sisyphus Brewing - The First Beer We Named.
    [​IMG]Really good. Citra hops give a nice, juicy profile that is clean and doesn't destroy me with hops. Thanks @jonbonfondle This picture is also a nice combination of both rounds.
     
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  14. JNForsyth

    JNForsyth Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 Pennsylvania

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    Dangerous Man Peanut Butter Porter - thanks @sembo!

    Damn this is good! Wife is not happy after smelling it that she's pregnant and can't have any. I might me hitting you up for another crowler to keep her happy in the Spring.
     
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  15. jonbonfondle

    jonbonfondle Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    Sweet box here from @MTKATL, so much swag!

    A few small locals:

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    Tropicalia - big want!
    Wake 'n Bake - I love coffee beers, and I've wanted to try this one to see how it stacks up to Breakfast Stout
    So Fresh & So Green, Green - Fresh hop with Equinox, sounds nice

    My sender was on a nice beach vacation and picked up these beauties:

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    Jai Alai - want!
    Sweet Potato Casserole - I've been wanting to try anything by FB, happy to get this
    Invasion Pale Ale - more CCB hops

    A few more before the big guys:

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    Westbrook Gose - Another want, interested to see how this compares to the few other gose beers I've tried
    Alter Ego and Julius - Full disclosure: I serendipitously won a BIF last week that included a full suite of TH beers (including King J!), but I'm extremely happy to have more, as these two beers are SO DAMN GOOD
    Freak of Nature - I hear good things about WW and I love DIPAs

    The grand finale:

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    Tiramisu-hoo - I don't think I had this as a want, but I damn well should have...sounds awesome!
    '15 BCBBW - I wasn't able to snag any of this on black Friday (though I didn't really try that hard), can't wait to try it
    Cinnamon Roll'd WnB - I've been drooling over this one since I FINALLY discovered who my sender was in the past few days and noticed their content hint

    The swag:

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    Creature Comforts t-shirt and Tropicalia soap. I love these cotton-poly shirts, the logo is sweet, and it fits perfectly.

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    Terrapin hoodie with built-in insulated beverage pouch and bottle opener (!), Terrapin glass, and Terrapin keychain bottle opener.

    Close-up of glass and bottle opener:
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    Seriously awesome haul, the beer and swag are both fantastic. Thanks again, @MTKATL !
     
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  16. JPond4

    JPond4 Aspirant (268) Jan 30, 2015 Nevada
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    Seems like there are a few people who aren't posting very actively on this BIF. Is that the norm?
     
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  17. jonbonfondle

    jonbonfondle Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    I already fixed the rotation on that hoodie pic, not sure what the deal is. Thanks, Obama!
     
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  18. MTKATL

    MTKATL Pooh-Bah (1,800) Jun 9, 2015 Georgia
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  19. jonbonfondle

    jonbonfondle Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    I couldn't resist digging in already... Solid IPA with just enough malt backbone to not be overpowering, and of course some nice tropical fruitiness.

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    Cheers, @MTKATL!
     
  20. Greeny87

    Greeny87 Initiate (0) May 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Yeah, some join, then vanish.
     
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