Newbie BIF Hints & Hauls

Discussion in 'Beer It Forward' started by LehighAce06, Aug 27, 2015.

  1. CHalberstadt

    CHalberstadt Initiate (0) May 23, 2019 Illinois

    Hint 1: Shipping South
    Hint 2: You are not the only target in your state
    Hint 3: Your state is less populous than mine
    Hint 4: Your state borders a large body of water
    Hint 5: We both live in northwest suburbs of major cities, but you are closer to the city than me (Huntley)
    Hint 6: I have more check-ins on Untappd (chalberstadt as well) and joined less than a year earlier
    Hint 7: If you have posted more hints than me at this point, you are not my target
    Hint 8: Your state hosts a major college football bowl game each year. That bowl game had the same name from 1968-1996. Since that time, it has just had one major sponsor that has been a part of the name of the bowl game.
    Hint 9: The bowl game from hint 8 takes place less than 20 miles from your mailing address.
    Hint 10: Not shipping to FL.
    Hint 11: I was on the half-time staff for the bowl game mentioned above. My time there was just peachy.
    Hint 12/Content Hint: One of the stouts in the box was aged in Wine barrels.

    Your box is leaving today and should be delivered Thursday or Friday!
     
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  2. timmy2b

    timmy2b Pooh-Bah (2,108) Jan 24, 2007 New York
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    TRUTH!
     
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  3. Griff57

    Griff57 Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2015 New York
    Trader

    Ive been trying to get my liver prepped, and will tell my kids to steer clear of the front porch today! looking forward to it!
     
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  4. wolfpac255

    wolfpac255 Pundit (930) Apr 13, 2015 Illinois
    Trader

    Hint 1 - Shipping South
    Hint 2 - I have more completed trades than you
    Hint 3 - I have witnessed you chug a beer
    Hint 4 - We have that handshake
    Hint 5 - If you've never been to Colorado, you are not my target
    Hint 6 - You live closer to @Greeny87 than me
    Hint 7 - Multiple newbies from your state
    Hint 8 - Your favorite style of beer glass seems to be the Willi Becher
    Hint 8 - Your porch has seen destruction by me before
    Hint 9 - Shipping more East than South
    Hint 10 - Dott haze tho


    Content Hint 1 - Pew Pew Pew
    Content Hint 3 - Choppin up that sticky green
    Content Hint 4 - Toot Toot

    Just got done packing your box, and like in the previous rounds, I believe I have overdone it yet again. May want to re-enforce your porch for this one.
     
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  5. xKURTx

    xKURTx Initiate (198) Jun 3, 2019 Nebraska
    Trader

    Hint 1: Shipping east
    Hint 2: Your state is more populous than mine, but your city (as listed in the mailing address sent to me) is less populous than mine (Lincoln, NE).
    Hint 3: There are more breweries in your state than mine.
    Hint 4: You can get higher in my state than yours (by elevation - we'd both have to leave our states to get any of the sticky-icky legally).
    Hint 5: I used to live in your state.
    Hint 6: It appears you enjoy mead.
    Hint 7: Not shipping to OH, but I am shipping to a state with multiple participants.
    Hint 8: My city has higher average and record high temps and lower average and record low temps than yours.
    Hint 9: Beer is being brewed less than a mile from your house.
    Hint 10: Shipping the box tomorrow. FedEx says it'll take 3 days, but I could do the drive in 9 hours.
     
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  6. jschott75

    jschott75 Pooh-Bah (1,878) May 19, 2012 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Hint: before this week I think my target was on a break.
     
    #21346 jschott75, Jun 16, 2020
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  7. MTKATL

    MTKATL Pooh-Bah (1,800) Jun 9, 2015 Georgia
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Dear target: I have slacked on hints since arriving in Florida. Here’s one to really narrow it down:

    if you are definitely NOT coming to #lakehouse2020, you aren’t my target
     
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  8. Franfab

    Franfab Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2018 Illinois
    Trader

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  9. Franfab

    Franfab Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2018 Illinois
    Trader

    Next hint...You have numbers in your BA name.
     
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  10. Scottsbeer

    Scottsbeer Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2017 Florida
    In Memoriam Trader

    Well if you had given that hint I wouldn't have done the bad call out.
     
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  11. Scottsbeer

    Scottsbeer Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2017 Florida
    In Memoriam Trader

    Now with @Franfab slapping me down :flushed: I think there are only 2 more possibilities. One of them hasn't left any hints so at the risk of becoming the next @Joenap419 or @Bert00, I hereby call out @brewnic
     
    #21351 Scottsbeer, Jun 16, 2020
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  12. Scottsbeer

    Scottsbeer Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2017 Florida
    In Memoriam Trader

  13. dprice

    dprice Zealot (514) Feb 24, 2014 Delaware
    Trader

    Hint # 1 shipping north
    Hint # 2 never had you as a target before
    Hint # 3 you are not the only one from your state
    Hint # 4 you are on a different time zone than me.
    Hint # 5 you have more trades than me.
    Hint# 6 slacker
    Hint # Sammy “sleeves” Bradford was once the starting quarterback for a football team in your state.
     
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  14. winehead247

    winehead247 Initiate (0) May 25, 2016 Georgia

    Hint 1: I have never sent you beer before
    Hint 2: not shipping South
    Hint 3: your state is larger in area than mine
    Hint 4: No handshake tick
    Hint 5: I have never been to your state before
    Hint 6: Shipping West
    hint 7: your state may or may not have a MLS team
    Hint 8: your state does NOT border a large body of water
    hint 9: your username is shorter than mine
    Hint 10: Not a slacker
    Hint 11: Flat

    content hint: Crave Curiosity
     
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  15. winehead247

    winehead247 Initiate (0) May 25, 2016 Georgia

  16. CHalberstadt

    CHalberstadt Initiate (0) May 23, 2019 Illinois

    Hint 1: Shipping South
    Hint 2: You are not the only target in your state
    Hint 3: Your state is less populous than mine
    Hint 4: Your state borders a large body of water
    Hint 5: We both live in northwest suburbs of major cities, but you are closer to the city than me (Huntley)
    Hint 6: I have more check-ins on Untappd (chalberstadt as well) and joined less than a year earlier
    Hint 7: If you have posted more hints than me at this point, you are not my target
    Hint 8: Your state hosts a major college football bowl game each year. That bowl game had the same name from 1968-1996. Since that time, it has just had one major sponsor that has been a part of the name of the bowl game.
    Hint 9: The bowl game from hint 8 takes place less than 20 miles from your mailing address.
    Hint 10: Not shipping to FL.
    Hint 11: I was on the half-time staff for the bowl game mentioned above. My time there was just peachy.
    Hint 12/Content Hint: One of the stouts in the box was aged in Wine barrels.
    Hint 13: Keep Shelly and Stan clear of the porch on Thursday.
     
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  17. winehead247

    winehead247 Initiate (0) May 25, 2016 Georgia

  18. beatjunkee

    beatjunkee Devotee (394) Sep 25, 2010 Virginia
    Trader

    Hint#2: Headed west.
    Hint#3: Ultimately ending up in a different timezone.
    Hint#4: Not the only one from your state in this round.
    Hint#5: Three states separate my state from your state.
    Hint#6: Looks like your Wants are not up-to-date.
    Hint#7: East of you is your state's largest city.
    Hint#8: Your BA name doesnt have any numbers in it.
    Hint#9: I'ma head to FedEx tomorrow or Thurs, for a 2day shipping.
     
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  19. MunsonRoyE

    MunsonRoyE Initiate (0) Feb 11, 2015 North Carolina

    Hint # 2 - Hint # 1 was probably a lie
    Hint # 3 - Shipping in a Northeastern direction
    Hint # 4 - Slacker
    Hint # 5 - Hint # 3 was not true
    Hint # 6 - not shipping to @Bum4ever, and he knows that.
    Hint # 7 - Not shipping West
    Hint # 8 - This is almost a return fire
    Hint # 9 - Hint # 7 is only half true
    Hint # 10 - It would take less time for me to drive to @Greeny87's house than it would for you to
    Hint # 11 - You #chugs
    Hint # 12 - You are not the only one from your state in this round
    Hint # 13 - No lakehouse2020 for you
     
    #21359 MunsonRoyE, Jun 17, 2020
    Last edited: Jun 17, 2020
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  20. Franfab

    Franfab Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2018 Illinois
    Trader

    Always appreciate quality hints...
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