Speaking of Ohio awesomeness, did a small trade with @Eziel. Came home to find this Was lookin to get some more JO's in my life , but damn man the extras !!!! Huge wants!!! All I can say is I have your address now.
I'm headed out of town this weekend for a youth group retreat. Hoping I can get the challenge box inside before I go. Thanks again!
Challenge box had landed! Definitely surprised to receive this but pumped! Unwrapped and confirmed everything made it safe and sound. Pics will have to wait for tomorrow. Thanks @brightcloud313 !!!
Awesome ,can't wait for some #chiawalez #VBS updates!Yeah the "POP'S" for the kiddo's, let them know it's brewery only...haha
Drink up @Homebrew And killer box Kevin.... Let's just say when I see the other El Kevin tomorrow in KY, you guys may have a reason to meet up in the near future.... And BTW Newbies, feel free to lurk over in the SWTFYW thread this weekend - bottle share 3.0 is taking place this weekend in Lexington and the list is looking pretty tasty
Looks like the challenge box for @Doogflaggat won't land until Saturday according to FedEx. Hope everything will be okay until you get back on Sunday.
I'm alive, just been in line for Very Green this whole time lol. Fell off for a bit, went from getting my dick kicked in at the shop through the holidays right into preparing for Europe. Leaving in 6 days to spend 2 weeks spread across Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Belgium. Have a couple trades worked out while I'm there and am bringing a suitcase almost exclusively for Cantillon.
Sorry, this wasn't the "challenge" box, but rather the #CIF box Cushions! We're onto the 2nd cushion for names. @brightcloud313 stated this one off with a gold marker since he's fancy or something. Cans: All new ticks and new breweries too! Brewery Vivant - Lizard Burial Ground - BA quad? I don't drink a ton of quads but I love BA stuff so this should be fun Witch's Hat - Train Hopper IPA - I've seen a few others in the group get this beer, so I'm excited to give it a shot. Right Brain - CEO Stout - Always love coffee stouts. The only tough part is I end up with a lot in my fridge b/c I'm too scared of the caffine to drink them on most weeknights ha Proper Soda Co - Hop Soda - Another one that I've seen others enjoy, looking forward to giving this a shot. I've had hopped wine and hop candy, now I can tick hop soda! Bottles: Another bunch of new breweries and ticks! B Nektar - Black Fang - some type of mead, I assume. We get some of their main offerings here, but I've never picked any up. Looking forward to giving this brewery a shot and always fun to mix a mead into my drinking lineup for variety. Arbor Brewing - Fig Jam - a quad with figs, sounds cool. New brewery for me. Might drink back to back with the BA quad to compare New Holland - Dragon's Milk Reserve Chocolate and Coffee version - this was a fun series, tried them in a flight on tap, but didn't pick up any bottles. Dark Horse - Double Crooked Tree IPA - Really like this beer, usually grab a single every year when it comes out Bell's - Saturn - Ba Barleywine. This was my favorite of the planet series and the only one that I went back to the store to get more of. Happy to have another bottle. Bell's - Eccentric Ale - Another new tick Oddside Ales - Scallywag - I think this is a pineapple IPA of some sort? Sounds tasty. Have enjoyed all the Oddside stuff I've had. Sierra Nevada - Bigfoot 2013 - Super pumped for this one! I can tell @brightcloud313 did his stalking - I had this beer listed in my profile as a top want, since I'm building a vertical and have everything back to 2008, minus this. Thanks for hooking me up! Now I have to plan when I will do the vertical tasting! Family shot (minus the cushions - I did a bad job with my photography last night) Awesome box with a bunch of new breweries and new ticks. Very generous and well thought out. Can't wait to get to drinking these. Thanks @brightcloud313 Be on the lookout for the signup for the next round of the #CIF in a few days.
Seems like everything from 10 am on on the 17th was shit. Had a 1052 last night that was sour, so disappointing because it didn't affect the nose and I thought I got lucky.
Yes, @sembo killed it. We set up a trade, he shipped first because I'm waiting on a bottle and has set himself up for some devastation! These are all new beers to me, all wants or should have been wants. Looking forward to trying: Bent Paddle - Harness IPA , have enjoyed all of their offerings thus far! Dangerous Man - 2 Crowlers (Sour Delores I think, not sure which batch? and the 2nd is Peanut Butter Porter I think) Dangerous Man - BB RIS , new brewery and these should be a great start Borealis - Fermenters Rood , love me some sours, new brewery, excite Surly - Darkness 2015, BA Darkness 2015 and Darkness 2011 , now have a 2011 to 2015 complete vertical to tackle! Indeed - Rum King 2015 , I had a 2014 I let sit for whatever reason and now have a 2015 to buddy it up to GI - BCBS 2015 , always a winner ( I actually gifted this to 2 of my employees to drink later tonight - they will be drank) Town Hall - Masala Mama , big want, sounds like this style will be right up my hop alley New Glarus - Coffee Stout , they do no wrong Thanks dude, prepare thou porch!!
Yup. I think at this point I've released three different sets of cushions out in the wild. I don't know why, but I'm proud of this.
That's the one. I'd be proud too. It will be safe for a little while. I've been doing some stalking. Someone will get it soon (my wife says I need to thin my cellar out, so whoever gets it should be happy)
