Drawing 4/18! - Walk MS, LIF (Raffling 13 Boxes)

First, let me just say that I love to see all the support the BA is showing these charitable LIF’s, and I apologize for adding another one when there’s already a few others posted here. But an opportunity presented itself for me to post my own, and I hope a few of you can help us out!


As some of you may know, or could gather from my BA handle, I am a rugby guy. From player, to coach, to league administrator, I’ve been involved in the sport in and around Boston for nearly 15 years running and have had the absolute pleasure to play alongside and against some amazing human beings who embody everything that is virtuous about this game I love.

It goes without saying that rugby can be a dangerous sport, and we all take a calculated amount of risk every time we step out onto the field. Serious injuries can and do occur from time to time, but that risk is what we signed on for when we lace up our boots. What we cannot ever prepare ourselves for is a completely unrelated diagnosis of a debilitating disease that changes our lives forever.

A college teammate of mine was recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis before the age of 30, and after struggling for months in isolation to come to grips with this reality, he finally has shared his story with those of us who played alongside him for all those years. Mason has vowed to fight this disease and raise funds via Walk MS – Sacramento on April 16th, and I have decided to try and help with a LIF raffle here on BA.

If you'd like to donate, please click on the link above. Every little bit counts, and for every $10 donated you will receive 1 entry into this raffle for one of these two boxes. When you donate, please use your BA name, and shoot me a PM so I can keep track of everyone who’s kind enough to help out.

Thank you so much for your help and support of a great teammate, and even greater guy struggling through some tough times. Cheers!

- Dave

Drawing 4/18! - Walk MS, LIF (Raffling 13 Boxes)

Box #1 – Fresh New England - @RuckIt & @dwmetsfan13
5x Fresh Trillium
1x Fruited Trillium
+ More hops, TBD

Box 2 – East-Coast / West-Coast Deliciousness - @RuckIt &@MikeMcGraw
Hill Farmstead – Flora Plum (b2)
Kelsen – BA Vendel (2016, Heaven Hill BA)
Allagash – Evora (2015)
Firestone Walker – Parabola (2012)
Hangar 24 – Pugachev’s Cobra (2015)
Alesmith – BA Speedway Stout (2015)

Box 3 – Pacific Northwest Box - @HoppySeb
Fremont - Bourbon Abominable
Fremont - KDS
Fremont - Coffee KDS
de Garde - Saison Premiere
de Garde - Grand Blanc
+ assorted locals tailored to wants / preferred styles,TBD

Box 4 – Pennsylvania Box - @PA-Michigander, @Mipper, @JNForsyth,@sj3324
Pizza Boy - TBD
Night Shift – (4x) 2015 Barrel Society Beers TBD (Winner Picks)
Goose Island – Bourbon County Brand Stout (2014)
Brothers – Resolute (2015)
Intangible Ales – Au Ra
Intangible Ales – Acidulated Hive
Troegs – BA Trogenator
Troegs – BA Flying Mouflan
Weyerbacher – Sunday Morning Stout

Box 5 – Virginia Box - @Dave_Treat
Lickinghole Creek – Enlightened Despot
Lickinghole Creek – Virginia Black Bear
Hardywood – Bourbon Barrel Cru
Hardywood – Bourbon Barrel Sidamo(?)
Hardywood – Raspberry Stout
Three Notch’d – Jack’s Java

Box 6 – Ohio Box - @RayOhioFelton
Jackie O’s – BB Brick Kiln w/Nuts
Jackie O’s – BB Dark Apparition w/ Vanilla & Coffee
Jackie O’s – BB Dark Apparition
Jackie O’s – Dark Apparition w/ Vanilla & Coffee
Fatheads – Head Hunter IPA
Brew Kettle – White Raja IPA
Jackie O’s – Proper Glass Wear

Box 7 – California Box - @wheelzntoys, @HopsintheSack,@FiremanChris, @PG2G
Rare Barrel – Becoming
Rare Barrel – Forces Unseen
Beachwood – 8 Buffalo
Alesmith – Kona Speedway Stout
Bruery – Black Tuesday
Modern Times – BA Monsters Park

Box 8 – Illinois Box - @NickyPogs & @mbmiche
Goose Island – Regal Rye
Goose Island – Bourbon County Brand Stout (2014 & 2015)
Pipeworks – S’more Money S’more Problems
Pipeworks – BA TBD
Revolution – Deep Woods Horizontal (Bean Jean, Blue Jean, Very Mad Cow, Straight Jacket, Ryeway to Hell, Deth’s Tar, Gravedigger Billy)

Box 9 – Missouri Box - @Cdolan04
Perennial – 17
Perennial – Savant Blanc
Perennial – BA Sump (2016)
2nd Shift – BA Vanilla LSD
2nd Shift - Katy
Side Project – TBD

Box 10 – Florida Box - @whyteboy003 & @valrxman
Cigar City – Hunahpu (2016)
Funky Buddha – Muy Bonita
Funky Buddha – Last Snow
J. Wakefield – Han Shot First
More - TBD

Box 11 – Ohio Box #2 - @Elkevjoe
8 Bottles:
Jackie O’s – BB Dark Apparition (2014, 2015, 2016 Vertical)
Jackie O’s – BB Dark Apparition w/ Vanilla & Coffee (2016)
Jackie O’s – BB Brick Kiln (2014, 2015, 2016 Vertical)
Jackie O’s – BB Brick Kiln w/ Nuts (2016)

Box 12 – Pittsburgh Box - @dannyfayy & others...
Voodoo – Apple Brandy Gran Met III (33-month BA)
Voodoo – Caution Contains Real Pumpkins
Willoughby – Nut Smasher
Cigar City – Hunahpu (2016)
Perrin – No Rules
Jackie O’s – BB Dark Apparition
Jackie O’s – BB Dark Apparition w/ Vanilla & Coffee
Jackie O’s – Dark Apparition w/ Vanilla & Coffee
East End – Gratitude (2016)
Terrapin – Cinnamon Roll’d WnB
Bruery – Oude Tart (2011)
Jester King - Figlet

Box 13 – Prairie Box - @Kevin67
Coffee Noir
Wine Barrel Noir
Ok-Si
Apple Brandy Barrel Noir
Coffee Okie
Pirate Bomb
Barrel Aged Bomb
Bomb!
Pirate Noir
Vanilla Noir
Branson Jamboree

 

Thank you so much Seb!

 

Thanks Brandon and Nick! You guys rock!

 

You guys are too much. Thank you all for your unbelievable generosity!

 

Quick update, just over 24-hours in:
$265 donated (with others PM'ing with future pledges)
4 extra boxes donated - Now up to 6 total!

Box 1 – Fresh New England
6 Bottles, fresh from Trillium Brewing
+ More freshies to be added as date gets closer

Box 2 – Cellared Deliciousness
Hangar 24 – Pugachev’s Cobra (2015)
Hill Farmstead – Flora Plum (b2)
Alesmith – BA Speedway Stout (2015)
+ More cellared bottles to be added as the date gets closer

Box 3 - Pacific Northwest Box - @HoppySeb
de Garde, Fremont, and more!

Box 4 - Pennsylvania Box - @PA-Michigander, @Mipper, @JNForsyth, @sj3324
Pizza Boy, Troegs, and more!

Box 5 - Virginia Box - @Dave_Treat

Box 6 - Ohio Box - @RayOhioFelton


Blown away by each and every one of you guys! Thanks so much!

 

Awesome, thanks Jose!

 

That is awesome! Thanks Nick!

 

Let's keep those donations coming! 8 boxes up for grabs, and right now I think we're only around 8-10 people with cash donations! Even $10 will nearly guarantee you a box at this point!