I will not wait in line for beer

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  1. Troutbeerbum

    Troutbeerbum Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2016 Maine

    So the other day I happened to be in Portland and realized I was pretty close to a very popular Brewery. I looked them up and realized that they were doing a release.Good enough, I wanted to try their stuff, so I pulled off the exit and around the corner. Easily 100 people in line, people running through the parking lot to get in line,and more cars coming. No way. Thanks. See you later. I've got plenty of good beer in my fridge, I have plenty of access to good beer, and I'm sure their beer is excellent, but I just don't get the hype. And I won't participate in it. I have self restraint. In twenty plus years of dedicated beer drinking I have run the gamut from nasty cheap beer, to really good beer. But I've never waited behind more than three people to get it, with the exception of concerts etc.
    Now, the one thing I can't figure out is the standard answer..." Dude you have to have these IPA's fresh"....
    I wonder how many people standing in that line or any beer line realize that IPA's spent weeks at sea in warm climates, in barrels, before reaching their intended market...
     
    #1 Troutbeerbum, Jan 30, 2017
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  2. Squire

    Squire Grand Pooh-Bah (4,385) Jul 16, 2015 Mississippi
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    I wonder how many of those standing in line would drain pour one of those original IPAs then post about it.
     
    #2 Squire, Jan 30, 2017
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  3. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    What did I just read? I want my 2 minutes of life back. I was actually with you until the last part.
     
    #3 BeastOfTheNortheast, Jan 30, 2017
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  4. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    I personally choose to wait in line for beer sometimes. I also don't mind that people think that its crazy. I have met a ton of great people and had awesome times in line. I have had a great time standing in poor weather chatting with the guy in front of me while waiting in a beer line as well as lines that turn into awesome bottle shares.

    Everybody can do what they want and if they want to spend time hanging out in a beer line then great, maybe I'll see you.
     
    #4 jhavs, Jan 30, 2017
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  5. pro100

    pro100 Zealot (567) Oct 12, 2014 California

    I wouldn't wait in line either
     
    #5 pro100, Jan 30, 2017
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  6. Troutbeerbum

    Troutbeerbum Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2016 Maine

    Wasn't knocking those who choose to, just relaying my thoughts.
     
    #6 Troutbeerbum, Jan 30, 2017
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  7. CJNAPS

    CJNAPS Pooh-Bah (2,492) Nov 3, 2013 California
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    My buddies and I will be hitting the line for Younger once again this Saturday....Always a good time with a group.
     
    #7 CJNAPS, Jan 30, 2017
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  8. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    Yeah, no worries. I wasn't knocking you. Just relaying my thoughts! To each their own.
     
    #8 jhavs, Jan 30, 2017
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  9. Troutbeerbum

    Troutbeerbum Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2016 Maine

    Where did I lose you? Maybe I can clarify. Sorry about the twenty seconds of your life wasted reading this. I can keep typing so you can round it up to a full minute if you'd like.
     
    #9 Troutbeerbum, Jan 30, 2017
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  10. Harrison8

    Harrison8 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,285) Dec 6, 2015 Missouri
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    If people get this fired up over others waiting in line, maybe the line folks aren't the problem....

    To sum up: I don't care if you bought it at a gas station, camped out two nights, or traded your cellar for it: drink the beer you want and can get.
     
    #10 Harrison8, Jan 31, 2017
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  11. Hoppedelic

    Hoppedelic Savant (1,065) Dec 6, 2010 California
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    Cool, thanks for letting us know.
     
    #11 Hoppedelic, Jan 31, 2017
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  12. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,516) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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    I have a hard time waiting in line for beer locally. I would wait for beer if I'm traveling because I'm there and how often am I there again. For example, I waited in line at Aslin this past week. I don't remember the last time I waited in a real line (more than a few minute wait) before that.
     
    #12 Sheppard, Jan 31, 2017
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  13. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    True but they also would have had a very different flavor profile than they had when the barrels were filled. :-)
     
    #13 drtth, Jan 31, 2017
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  14. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    The nice thing about SE PA is that I haven't waited in any line for any beer.

    I'd say that what motivates folks to something akin to FOMO. My problem is not FOMO it is too many choices so it some times takes me more time to decide what to choose than it takes to buy it. :sunglasses:
     
    #14 drtth, Jan 31, 2017
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  15. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Please no.
     
    #15 BeastOfTheNortheast, Jan 31, 2017
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  16. Troutbeerbum

    Troutbeerbum Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2016 Maine

    I should have added that I would wait if I was traveling, but not locally.
     
    #16 Troutbeerbum, Jan 31, 2017
  17. Troutbeerbum

    Troutbeerbum Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2016 Maine

    Another ten seconds...
     
    #17 Troutbeerbum, Jan 31, 2017
  18. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    What did I start?
     
    #18 BeastOfTheNortheast, Jan 31, 2017
  19. Troutbeerbum

    Troutbeerbum Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2016 Maine

    Anytime. I do what I can.
     
    #19 Troutbeerbum, Jan 31, 2017
  20. oldbean

    oldbean Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2005 Massachusetts

    I mean honestly those beers probably weren't very good by modern standards. Quite possibly they were awful. And either way, they have little in common with what we now know as "IPA".
     
    #20 oldbean, Jan 31, 2017
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