Hey guys. Still digging out of a blizzard here in the DC area and thinking a lot about the PNW over the last couple of days. Really wish I could settle in with a Topcutter or some Barley Brown's at the moment, but that's unfortunately not in the cards for me for another couple of months at least. Anyway, I like to come to this forum and lament my misfortune (for having to leave) every now and then. Then I came across this post on the Mid-Atlantic board this morning and felt compelled to share: I feel like I'm living on an alien planet here sometimes. The competition for beer out here is insane! Fortunately, the attention spans also seem to be very short, so beers that were highly sought after last year are easy to find the next, and I'm more than happy to pick up the "scraps". Anyway, just my occasional reminder to enjoy living in the greatest beer region in the country. Cheers!
As a fellow PNW exile (Seattle for me), I empathize. I love the beer I can get out here in Chicago, but, man, I would take a Topcutter over most of it. And things like lines for beer releases are totally crazy. I just refuse to participate in that.
Thanks for the reality check. It's pretty easy to take the abundance of great beer here for granted when you're constantly surrounded by it. I've gotten to the point where I won't go out of my way for any beer, let alone stand in line for it. If I manage to find something I'm really interested in when I'm out living my life that's great, but otherwise there's just too much good beer out there to worry about missing one. The stories I hear (like the post you shared) just make me sad.
Yep. Remember the nonsense you're experiencing quite well (6 years in Baltimore, up through 9/12), and can't say I miss it a bit. And yes... it's very, very easy to take for granted just how good we have it out here.
My buddy and I were just talking about this. Deschutes' Abyss and BB3 which were 'very limited' releases were super easy to get. On release day there's a line, but I waited a week and was able to get all of them with no hassle or stress. I recently moved up here and went crazy with buying beer because there's so much good stuff around here. Had to give myself a reality check and tell myself that I fucking live here now and that there's not a rush to get everything all at once. Interesting to see the other side of this. Thanks for the insight.
Well, in Portland you can just drive across the river. Not very helpful in other Oregon locations, but I imagine Vancouver does well by it.
