Rookie BIF Round 2 Hints and Hauls Thread

I was going to make my first trip to EBF, but my buddy had to back out. Maybe if I had someone else to hang with...

Dude, that is AWESOME of you to offer! However, the equally awesome @Oconomowocian is already picking up for me. You Wisconsin boys are all kinds of all right!

 

I wouldn't normally post a trade in here, but given that it wouldn't have happened without this group, and that my trade partner isn't on untappd (so this is my only opportunity to express my appreciation), I'm gonna do this... after @Oconomowocian let people know I was searching for styles (including Happoshu) I got the above reply... and immediately messaged @alexsergio saying "You seriously have an extra Hoppashu?". After a bunch of back-and-forth, we agreed on a pretty much blind trade where we would help each other with styles and states, and here's what arrived yesterday in a deceptively small but really heavy box...

First....a bunch of Sand City cans -- some with very entertaining names.



left to right, we've got

Sand City Guttersnipe- a DIPA
Sand City One - their First Anniversary DIPA
Sand City Mofosaic - the only beer in the whole box I'm not excited about, but I love the name
Sand City Two - their Second Anniversary DIPA
Sand City Soylent Green- a DIPA with a great name -- and "People" is listed as one of the ingredients
Sand City Three - their Third Anniversary Imperial NEIPA

These are all new ticks (I've only had a couple of Sand City beers). Although I am a little annoyed that one anniversary is written out, one is a number, and one is Roman numerals.

Next, the style ticks and more...



Grimm Today's Special - Motueka- an APA - I used to get Grimm distro regularly, but it's hard to come by now, so I'm excited about this one and the next two
Grimm Upstairs/Downstairs - a DIPA
Grimm Suicide Door- A TIPA
1940's Brewing 838 (crowler) - a Roggenbier that is one of the last few style ticks that both @alexsergio and I need!!
Root + Branch All Tomorrow's Parties (Nov 2018/ Batch 2) - a NEIPA from a brewery I've never tried before
Kirin Tanrei Green Label - the Happoshu that was the spark for this trade.

The group shot...


This includes two of my four remaining style ticks -- I'll pick up an O'Douls this weekend to get one more. And plans are in the works for the final one for both of us, I'll hopefully be able to get my box back out next week.

Thanks a ton Rob!!

 

awesome @Mikexw very kind of @alexsergio

 

I hope you enjoy them all, Mike! Don’t sleep on that Root and Branch, it’s low key probably the best can in a box full of heavy hitting IPA powerhouses.

And I’m keeping my eye on that brew gentlemen website for us!!

 

I've had one beer from Root & Branch I think maybe a collab but looked like that can was real good stuff

 

The Root & Branch was actually one of the ones that most intrigued me -- I'll move it up in the queue...

 

Great box @alexsergio , he sent me those Sand City anniversary cans and they were fantastic!!

 

Awesome @alexsergio & @Mikexw glad that shout out helped prompt this along!!! Cheers all!

 

just throwing it out there anybody have any cans of this MR. IPA Nut? Just looking for one to try can develop into an actual trade or whatever works just figured I'd reach out in the BIF's I'm in.

 

Seems like this thread has died down some, sorry I've been out of the loop but finally done with my commitments and I'm gonna drop a quote reply bomb on this thread later today or tomorrow depending on how slow work is lol.

I also wanted to say the rookie in me sent a ninja out yesterday with an ETA of friday to somewhere I didn't realize was quite as cold as it is, so I'll be contacting them and letting them know so hopefully it doesn't sit on their porch for too long...

 

Awesome @SouthernSips and @swenny916 drink that ghost it's stupid good

 

Glad they all made it there safe, I just wanted to send a thanks following my first BIF. Sadly, it's just the way the releases fell out, but I was more excited to send this group of IPAs as a whole than the ones in my actual box. I also didn't realize every single one of them was DDH until you typed it out.

I'll be watching untappd, interested to see what you think!

 

Nice job @SouthernSips

 

Nicely done @SouthernSips !

 

Just wanted to show everyone in our group the other side of the trade with @Mikexw which wound up with both of us getting to the full complement of 111 styles.



In the center is a growler from brew gentlemen containing Blanks & Postage, an English Pale Mild Ale which will be my last style tick.
Mike’s bomb-proofed package also contained a Suarez bottle from his cellar and a plan bee bottle that just came out last weekend! Mike knows I love Hudson valley and new ticks so he threw in a can of purelake for me!
He took it over the top with cans from transient, brand new sloop, millhouse, a Newburgh/rushing duck collab, Peekskill and two breweries from Indiana that I hadn’t even heard of!!! All new ticks for me, which is right up my alley!
The cherry on top was the letter that was enclosed...typed on BIF letterhead!
Mike, thanks for this awesome box. I’m gonna start the day with that growler and go from there! We are hosting today so I’ll be sure to share some of this bounty with my family!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

 

Looks awesome! So crazy that y'all were able to finish that...I don't even have 200 unique beers yet.

Also, I haven't forgotten your MS tick!

Happy Thanksgiving to all...

 

I think it was from a ninja box I got in this BIF, But I forgot to mark the bottle, so can't give proper thanks. But, I just knocked off a bottle of Avery Fimbulvvinter. 16.9%. Awesome beer, but. I shoulda ate first.

WHOOOO BOOOYYYY!!!!!!