3 for 1 swap

I will tag you in my NBS post tomorrow.

Cheers!

 

I would gladly exchange Jacob Leinenkugel's, Smuttynose, and Spoetzl (Shiner) for Funky Buddha.

 

New Belgium, Breckenridge, Revolution for Firestone Walker

 

Mmm Stickee Monkey....base for many other relish blends. Crazy great fresh, not bad aged. I think I have 12 2018s on the shelf still.

 

I have one I got in a trade. I'll probably drink it on Christmas. The only other time I had it was on tap in Las Vegas a few years ago. Great beer.

 

1. Kona. I think they have the same six-packs from five years ago on the shelf.
2. Ballast Point. All those sculpins...all that waste of water.
3. Blue Point. AB/InBev wants them to be a craft leg I think, but they’re boring...bring back Wild Blue instead.

Anchorage Brewing would be nice (or if Mortalis would distribute to their fellow beer drinkers down the I-90).

 

Autocorrect...I meant delish, not relish! Fresh was amazing. All Medjool date flavor which was unique. I didn’t see it here in 2019 or 2020. Not sure if it was on their list.

 

Bye bye Lagunitas, Ballast Point and Wicked Weed...

Hello Fremont...

 

Distro in Chicago is ridiculous, so there’s a ton of stuff I never buy that would be easy to “trade away.” Instead, I limited my choices to breweries I actually purchase from because “what would I be willing to sacrifice?” seemed like a more interesting thought experiment.

1. Deschutes, Stone, & 21st Amendment to get Bear Republic.

2. Boulevard, Great Divide, & Surly to get Von Trapp.

3. Cigar City, Victory, & Short’s to get Rhinegeist.

 

Wow, I've never had OMB beers, but giving up those other three would be painful. You gotta be in the running for biggest sacrifice.

 

F**k the haters. I still love ZD after all these years, but for my palate, Lazersnake > ZD.

 

To sum up this thread:

Let's do away with:
- the craft brand bought by Heineken
- all the craft brands bought by AB InBev
- and the craft brand bought (and let go) by Constellation

In exchange for the craft brand bought by Duvel Moortgat that has trouble getting in-code beer on store shelves.

 

I'd give up Victory*, BBC, & Flying Dog for New Glarus.

*Prima Pils is the only thing I'd really miss, but I already do - it's always old on the rare occasions when I do see it.

 

Out: Stone (boring lineup), Toppling Goliath (overpriced NEIPA-centric), Evil Twin and/or Dogfish Head (Both are overpriced for what you get)
In: KC Bier Co., Urban Chestnut, or Live Oak
I honestly don't care which of the 3 are added because they all do German styles really damn well.

 

Victory (seems monkey variants is all we get), Against the Grain, Sam Adams for Allagash

 

I would give up literally every single craft beer sold in 4 pack cans in order to have Cantillon Classic Gueuze on the shelves at my local liquor store.

 

Ditch:
Sixpoint
Stone
Mikkeller

Gimme:
Fremont

 

It wouldn’t be hard, honestly. I am not at all into Belgian beers, so alagash and ommegang never get my attention. And it’s hard to buy a bottle of the bruery when I can buy two 6 packs for the same price, ha.

 

Would give up Breckenridge, Sea Dog, and Harpoon for Russian River. Or Firestone-Walker (we lost their distro in 2018).

Man, I wish I got nore into beer when I lived in California.