CANBIF Spring 2016 - Hints & Hauls

ALOBARAP

 

I love IPA's, Stouts, RIS, Sour, Lambics, pretty much anything barrel aged, Saisons, IIPA's, Wild ales....not much I don't like, so it should be easy to make me happy.

 

LOL, the gal/guy I got assigned to myself is going to be SUCH an easy target, like shooting fish in a barrel.

For myself, I am almost 40. I am getting fat. My aches and pains I get after the last few "sports" I am still able to play are becoming permanent everytime I get hurt. I hate my job. My kids are expensive... the only thing that keeps me alive is the prospect of a box of stouts, barleywines, scotch ales, smoked beers and lambic you are going to send my way.

Hint no 1: I dont HAVE to ship living animals in my box, but I might. Oh and you live near a tree.

 

I might end up shipping after I get back from Toronto (where I will be closer to my target temporarily for work) on the 13th (or the 14th in fact) if that is permitted. I'm sure my target is OK with that since it means I might be able to knock down a few of his wants. He's had quite a few beers in his life already it seems, I need all the help I can! lol

 

Note to my sender: If you think it is nice I will like it, bonus points for saisons and sours as always. You can always check Ratebeer under the same username if you really want to but don't sweat it too much if I've already had it. Thanks in advance!

 

Hint #1: My target's seeming lack of internet presence may make putting together a nice box for him a real challenge.

 

Gonna be crazy and say I don't reeeeally need anymore imperial stouts #whoamI... feel like I've been spoiled with those the last few canbifs. Saisons, Wilds, Hoppy stuff I love, but anything is cool, honestly some nice Hefes would be killer right now in this warm Vancouver sun My target on the other hand will be receiving some very opaque goods.

General knowledge for anyone sending to BC - 'A current inventory' of what type of stuff is available here http://berezanhg.com/divisions/bs-craft-beer-lounge/ (I like this list because almost everything that we get East of here shows up at this shop)

As for Quebec stuff, we get lots and more is coming, but based on my last trip I hadn't even heard of 90% of what was on shelves at Peluso. And we see hardly anything from other provinces, with the exception being a bit of ON stuff. And of course we see tonnes of West Coast US beers here.

 

I’m looking for beer I can’t get in Alberta that I haven’t rated.
Beers in Alberta…..
http://alt.liquorconnect.ca/Products/Pages/SearchResults.aspx?k=lcproductcategory:"Beer"
Beers I’ve rated….
http://www.beeradvocate.com/user/beers/?ba=wordemupg

Style points for any of these or beers likely to enter the Canadian top 100 I haven’t ticked that I can't find in Alberta….
Great Lakes Thrust! An IPA
Raised By Wolves IPA
Roman Candle
Amsterdam Barrel Aged Double Tempest
Tripe à 3 Brett
Red Racer Gingerhead Gingerbread Stout
Jutsu
Play Dead IPA
Great Lakes Octopus Wants To Fight IPA
3 Minutes To Midnight - Raspberry Edition

Hints coming soon!!!!

 

Have all the pairings been sent out already?

 

My target got a pretty great box in Spring 2015 CANBIF and seems to be getting more and more into sours.

For whomever gets me, I love beers that cellar well, sit in barrel for a bit, and so on, but I also love saisons, sours and beers that are local, interesting and not distributed very far so those are equally awesome to me. I blog about beer at www.westcoastbeergeek.com if my target wants to get a good idea of my tastes, as well my untappd is wcbeergeek for more of the same information. Also, I'm away beginning of May until the 11th, so sending a box to me at the end of the deadline is ideal and I'll be sending mine immediately after that date as well. Oh a local rootbeer would be pretty sweet as well as I do rootbeer tastings with my kids.

Let the games begin!

 

For whomever gets me, I prefer hops, sours and stouts but I'm not picky, I'm sure I'll like whatever is sent my way. I don't have much of a BA presence but I am on untappd under the same name if you feel like looking into some of my check ins.

 

To whoever might have been lucky enough to get me, hahaha. 2 years ago I drank coors banquet and Bud light, I know, boring. A friend of mine introduced me to untappd and now I try not to drink the same beer twice. I don't enjoy an IPA and strong stouts as much as others do but they are starting to grow on me. There are only 2 beers that I've tried that I couldn't get through, 1 was a ginger mead and the other a milk stout. Innocente here in Waterloo comes out with a Marzen that I absolutely love, but it only comes out in October.
Now all this being said, I love a beer with flavour and I love trying new stuff, so if you already have some IPA's and stouts in the box, I'm willing to try them.
There's a link in my profile for my untappd.
Looking forward to the next few weeks to finish off my box and ship it EAST

 

To my sender, I'm easy; I like any and every style of beer, though right now I've been steering towards fresh IPA's, well-made saisons, and any other interesting lighter brews (of course I won't say no to your BA stouts and sours either).

Almost all of the beers I drink are tracked on BA. I definitely like to try new things but I'm happy to revisit harder to find favourites as well. Pretty much anything you send, I'll be happy with!

 

I'm always up for new beers and love trying out new things. Big into IPAs, stouts, pales, funky, fruity, flavourful. Really anything good! Especially anything I cant get in BC. My hads/wants are upto date on BA, but most of the wants are just checked off from the top 250 list, so dont worry too much about them. Would really love to try some of the delicious sounding IPAs coming out of Canadas East Coast.

 

Heya! I'm pretty much cool with anything, but always up for new stuff. Stylewise: Saisons and IPAs will be hard to beat this spring/summer, but there aren't any styles I dislike as a whole, so whatever you think is good. You can see my 'hads' on untappd: https://untappd.com/user/kump

HINT!
I'm shipping to somewhere that's NOT Quebec. Sorry Quebec.

Bonus hint: I'm in San Diego right now. Hope you like IPAs. (You do).

 

Whoever got me needn't worry themselves, because although I've tried plenty of different beers, I am not a picky fellow. As long as there's a good mix of different styles and new stuff to try, I'll be happier than a pig in shit.

No need to look for stuff on my wants list. If a beer isn't sold at retail stores in Ontario, there's a very good chance that I have never tasted it and would be interested in doing so. My profile has a list of 'favourite styles', but that's just a rough guideline - if it's tasty and local and something you'd like to share, include it!

 

For my sender: I like beer, preferably beer that is new to me. Due to allergies it would be best if you avoided milk stouts and wit/weiss beer. Thanks, and good luck!

For my target: Hint #1 This time around I'm shipping west of my location.