Halle Berry's pet Octopus: NBS BIF 8

Didn't even realize that. Well, I'd say a trip to the liquor store is in order to get the regular.

 

Nice hit! @Bum4ever !

 

From @FlintB . Transient Artisan Ales Softly Spoken Ryes.

3.98/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pours a murky, hazy golden color. The head is white, 1 finger, with decent retention. Minimal lacing on the glass.
The nose hit me when pouring into the glass. I get a nice hop aroma. Up close I get the same. A juicy hop aroma. Smells a lot like pineapple to me.
Taste - Very juicy with the hops. I do get a pineapple flavor. It really tastes like a carbonated pineapple juice to me.
The body is a bit lighter. Not watery, but not thick. Some carbonation lingers in my palate.
Very tasty, juicy IPA. Delicious.

 

Just a small hit of love from Central MN, and Wisconsin. Hope you enjoy it.

 

@FlintB on the phone with FedEx. Jesus Christ getting confirmation from them is like pulling your nails out with rusty pliers If they confirm I can still pick it up I’ll be Ubering out there shortly.

At least I have this lovely sight in my living room, thanks to you! With @Bum4ever piling on (literally) for good measure.

 

@FlintB Now they’re saying the package is lost. Talked to 2 different people and neither knew where it was, only that it had been relocated somewhere else. Finally got a manager on the line who said he would call me back when he finds out. So in a holding pattern currently.

I need a beer. Luckily, this war means I am awash in quality options!

 

Damn! That just stinks! Hopefully something can be saved.

 

Absolute fucking bullshit, they stole it. The customer service guy I was on the phone with earlier called that location twice and confirmed that they had the box and they were holding it for you. I've never had a problem with FedEx before, but I'm pretty livid right now.

The box on the far right was brand new... What the fuck did they do to it? Is there tape over the shipping label sleeve in the middle box? If so, they opened it.

I probably shouldn't tell you what I think was in the the destroyed / lost / stolen box.

 

No tape over any of the labels.

They just called me back. Box was destroyed at 3:34pm. Why so exact, Fedex? Also bullshit, since they said they would hold it until 8...ughhhhhhh. Don’t even tell me what was in it.

But honestly, you’ve still fucking destroyed me. I just need another beer to calm my nerves before I tear into these boxes.

 

Holy hell - @Bum4ever hit me with box #3:



AND



Thanks Josh! All new brews and Belgians I've never seen before! And now to catch up on the posts - I miss a day and i'm seven pages down!

 

Box was destroyed? What the fuck? How do they even get to make that call? It's not their property. The driver fucking stole it, just like he intended to. I'm furious.

 

Damn!

Damn!

 

That sucks. I’ve been off FedEx and on the USPS only train for about 2 years now. @SammyJaxxxx convinced me and I’ve never looked back

 

I even said I would pick up the destroyed remains, and he said there were no remains. I’m really sorry this happened to you. I’ve never had a box “destroyed” before that I sent. I would be livid as well.

On my end, I am still thrilled to see what survived in the 3 boxes that made it here. Fuck they are heavy bastards! You really were trying to wipe me out haha.

 

Wow! another amazing hit from you @Bum4ever .

Just so disgusting. What a blood thief. Sadly, probably nothing can be done against the crook.

 

Jesus Christ, @Bum4ever , I say I’ve never had Dark Lord and one just appears on my doorstop? You’re a magic man.

All of these are new to me. I’ve had a couple of revision before and thought they were great, but never these particular brews. Also I need to learn from you on how to pack a lot into a small space. Quite amazing.

Thank you Josh for the surprise attack! It will be returned when you least expect it

 

Hope you enjoy and cheers!

 

Nice! Those Devils Teath cans are awesome. Perfect size for a nightcap!

 

@Bum4ever is on a roll!

 

Is he ever!


And here's the first one I'm having that he sent.
Juice Above the Clouds DIPA.

4.18/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours a clear golden color. The head is 1 1/2 finger, white, with average retention. Very minimal lacing on the glass.
The nose is really rich with the hops. Nice mellow pine aroma. Some citrus.
Taste - Wow! Nice hops that hit on all sides. Crisp pine up front, on the back a bit more into citrus.
Feel - The hops do linger in my palate. There's a crisp feeling in my throat from the hops. Full body.
Damn solid, non hazy, DIPA. Yeah, haze is in now, and it's good, but non haze can also be amazing as well.

Thanks so much for this beer Josh.