10 Years on BA

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  1. socon67

    socon67 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,895) Jun 18, 2010 New York
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    Back on 6\20\2010 I decided to stop just using BA to look up beer and actually join the masses. Over ten years I've had some incredible beers (2,800 and counting), made some wonderful friends in the industry, and had beer-centric experiences that I'll remember for a lifetime.

    Today, I'm having a couple good friends over that I've spent quite a few of these beer experiences with for some socially distant beer on the patio.

    This is a pic back ten years ago at Brewery Ommegang (and my avatar is still from that trip!) Cheers to all the BA'ers that have given me information in the forums on travel suggestions, the folks whose reviews I still use as a baseline, and to the BA Bros who made this a fun hobby of sorts.

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    #1 socon67, Jun 20, 2020
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  2. REVZEB

    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Cheers!
     
    #2 REVZEB, Jun 20, 2020
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  3. AZBeerDude72

    AZBeerDude72 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Arizona

    Cheers to 10 years!!
    :beers::beers:
     
    #3 AZBeerDude72, Jun 20, 2020
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  4. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    ... and cheers to ten more years!
     
    #4 Shanex, Jun 20, 2020
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  5. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    Congrats! You've made me want a La Chouffe. I've had many and sold many more. Cheers...
     
    #5 rgordon, Jun 20, 2020
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  6. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    10? Rookie. :wink:

    Seriously, congratulations -- and I hope I'll be around in another 3 to celebrate a little too. :slight_smile:
     
    #6 steveh, Jun 20, 2020
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  7. Eddiehop

    Eddiehop Pooh-Bah (2,122) Jun 28, 2014 Texas
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    We expect no less than 10 beers to be drank today to mark your 10 year anniversary :wink:
     
    #7 Eddiehop, Jun 20, 2020
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  8. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Thanks for sticking around for a decade, making BA a part of your life, and making my day with this thread.

    Vive la Couffe!



    Cheers!
     
    #8 Todd, Jun 20, 2020
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  9. SLeffler27

    SLeffler27 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,906) Feb 24, 2008 New York
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    great! Just GREAT! Now I have THAT stuck in my ear. At least I can do something about the sudden and mysterious craving for a Rouchbier.
     
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  10. socon67

    socon67 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,895) Jun 18, 2010 New York
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    Ten beers isn't likely, but I'm a quality over quantity guy anyway. The lineup is going to include a Russian River Temptation I picked up at Bottlecraft in SD, some Yada Yada from the now defunct Barrage Brewery, and a Brooklyn Black Ops, which is appropriate since my first BA review 10 years ago was Brooklyn Sorachi Ace.
     
    #10 socon67, Jun 20, 2020
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  11. Eddiehop

    Eddiehop Pooh-Bah (2,122) Jun 28, 2014 Texas
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    Yeah, I'm just teasing. Definitely prefer quality over quantity and sounds like you got some good ones lined up. Enjoy your Saturday!
     
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  12. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Happy Anniversary!
    Somehow until this very moment I hadn't realized you've been on here for 17! years!
     
    #12 FBarber, Jun 20, 2020
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  13. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Congrats on the milestone! I'll be there in just over 3 years from now. Cheers!
     
    #13 Beersnake, Jun 20, 2020
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  14. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    congrats on ten great years. I’m about 18 months away from this milestone.

    Enjoy
     
    #14 Giantspace, Jun 20, 2020
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  15. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Hah. Me either. :-/. ;-)
     
    #15 steveh, Jun 20, 2020
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  16. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    I’m a couple months away from that milestone and you got me thinking about the culture of the site back then vs. now. Do you remember anything about circa 2010 BA that jumps out at you compared to circa 2020 BA?
     
    #16 sharpski, Jun 20, 2020
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  17. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    No discussion about murk bombs that look like gravy.

    No discussion about beers brewed with so large a quantity of hops that they burned the back of your throat when you drink them.

    No discussion about...

    Cheers!
     
    #17 JackHorzempa, Jun 20, 2020
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  18. thedaveofbeer

    thedaveofbeer Savant (1,169) Mar 25, 2016 Massachusetts
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    Beer advocate is my favorite website by far. Cheers to all of you!
     
    #18 thedaveofbeer, Jun 20, 2020
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  19. scream

    scream Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2014 Wisconsin
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    Congrats ! Hope you are here for many more years !
     
    #19 scream, Jun 20, 2020
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  20. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Congrats, here's to ten more, and may they be as full of great beer as have the last ten. Cheers!
     
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