So I Bought The WRONG Beer!

I went to the beer store today psyched to grab a 4 pack pf Ninja v. Unicorn. I Got home and realized I grabbed a four pack of a PW stout...Anyone else as blind as me?

 

Did you get the Captain's Daughter?

 

Yes and the other DIPA Pipeworks but I really wanted the NvU. I usually F up after too many beer....

 

I once picked up Bell's Jupiter, not once, but TWICE in the same store visit, thinking it was Saturn.

 

That's OK got to go back tomorrow for Nugget Nectar. The guy at Olivers's
was great, recognized me from Friday when I got my Hop Ranch and handed
me Captain's and NvU. Pays to where a tie sometimes.

 

Absolutely, just this last weekend I wore my glasses to buy beer for the first time. Picked up the wrong four or six pack on more than one occasion. I will not make that mistake again.

 

About 60 days ago I accidentally bought 2 six packs of Founders Angry Bastard instead of Backwoods Bastard. That's what happens when BWI . What a great mistake. I loved it. Just drank the last one.

 

I can see mixing up Pipeworks stuff easily even when sober. Cool labels, but very busy.

 

A friend brought over Cynicale the other day when he thought he had bought Abrasive. Good for me - had not had the Cynicale and really enjoyed it.

 

I've never heard of "Angry Bastard" by Founders. What style is this?

 

I have and made it all the way into the glass before I realized it. It was a Ballast Point. Was after Calm Before the Storm (cream ale with coffee and vanilla) but grabbed Victory at Sea (imperial porter with coffe and vanilla). Talk about a vast difference from what should have been an easy drink. I still have a couple of the VaS left and this was months and months ago. I also wore 2 different colored shoes on a business trip. That was the last time I was courteous and got ready without turning on the light.

 

Dirty Bastard would be by guess

 

The other day I thought I was grabbing Pineapple Sculpin and instead grabbed Habanero Sculpin. Now I'm stuck with a six pack of that nonsense....I guess that's what neighbors are for.

Stupid, stupid, stupid

 

Not even going to give it a try?

You might like it.

 

I accidentally buy 3 times the amount I meant to one time. Wait that's every time

As for buying the wrong beer, I'm pretty obsessive over hunting down what I've been looking for.

 

Yes. Once I was grabbing a victory 4 pack in the local grocery and I meant to get blackout stout but came home with dirtwolf instead.

 

None so far, but I can't count the times I don't check dates when I am in a hurry.

 

Several times. Most recently, I thought I was buying Rodenbach Caractère Rouge, but accidentally bought a fancy-wooden-box-packaged 750 of Grand Cru. Overpaid, didn't get the beer I wanted, and already had 5 bottles of the Grand Cru in the cellar.

 

I had a brain fart once and grabbed a sixer of Westbrook White Thai instead of One Claw. Their cans have a similar design except for the color, so without even reading the text I got the yellow one and blue one mixed up in my head. No biggie, I suppose, but I did feel kind foolish when I opened that first one.

 

always. i look, i look away, i reach back... beers, citrus, other fruits, boxed/canned goods, ... anything. i read, then i look away, get distracted, then I look back... and I grab what i think is right.

there is so much in the world. a little serendipity (And terrible errors) make life more interesting yet more disappointing yet even better yet...

i meant to buy a bagful of blood oranges the other day. i was pleased with the price and the specific type. I bagged about 20 of them. I bought them, as well as some mushrooms, collards, duck fat, and onions. Got home. began to peel blood orange (one of the best citrus on all the planet!) only to find that it was some freaky small grapefruit.

THERE IS LITERALLY NO FOOD I DESPISE MORE THAN GRAPEFRUIT. Ugh.
Beers that "taste like grapefruit"? Good. Beers which actually have grapefruit? BAD.
Grapefruit itself? What the hell are you other primates thinking??g

what a world what a world.

(worst experience with a beer this way? Stone Belgian Anise Odd Year Stout [2011? 2013?] rather than the regular Imperial Russian Stout. Didn't realize until bottle was opened. Obviously I'm an idiot. I like anise... but didn't need that batshit crazy beer. though... i still suspect that it will age interestingly.)