FOBAB 2020

Thoughts and prayers

 

Add me to the disappointed category...

Listermann/Lil Beaver Beavermann BA Stout - 12 oz bottle

Temperance Might Meets Right Hot Cocoa BA Stout - 12 oz can

Revolution Working Mom Bourbon Barrel Brown Ale - 12 oz bottle

Oak Park Brewing Cognac Barrel Gingerbread Dubbel - 22 oz bottle

Off Color Gator Time Fruited Sour - 8.5 oz bottle

Fusion Brewing The Nomad Flanders Red - 750 ml bottle

 

Got this exact 6 pack too!

 

Update: I received an email from ICBG today, asking for pictures of my six packs and where I lived. They expressed that they would have a solution.

We'll see what comes of it, but at least they're interested in rectifying the situation.

 

I think every 6 pack will be "good" but it is hard to not feel a little jealous of the people pulling $300+ whales (especially if it is one that has never been released otherwise like some of the Euonias) in their 6-pack while other people get glorified shelfies.

Nothing really "rare" in my 6-pack. 1 Chicago shelf beer, but I did get 3 different out of market sours that all sound interesting at least. It will be fun to drink these, but yeah I didn't score anything crazy.

 

just out of curiosity, which beers are you thinking are 300 dollar whales

 

Got 4 totes with a variety of different things. Some of the list may not be correct on which tote I pulled them from. I didn't separate them too well as I pulled them out. The ladies at the Imbibe table saw I was from WI and pulled the first tote from a separate area. I think I did well for 3/4.

#1)
Mikerphone: Sir Blends A-Lot Bourbon Barrel Stout 750ml
Lost Abbey: A Creator's Calling Scotch Barrel Wee Heavy 750ml
Pollyana: Orenda Grape Brandy Barrel Quad 12oz
Urban South: Daisy Daisy Tequila Barrel Gose 12oz
Soundgrowler: Plague of the Locusts Port Barrel Brett 12oz
Two Roads: Roadsmary's Other Baby Rum Barrel Pumpkin 12oz

#2)
Tin City Cider: Malus at the Palace 750ml
Mark Twain: Ol "Pudd" nhead Bourbon Barrel Barleywine 750ml
Miskatonic: Bell Witch Bourbon Barrel Stout 500ml
Transient: Buckley Select #2 Whiskey Barrel Stout 500ml
Avery: Quinntiki Rum Barrel Blonde 12oz bottle
Confluence: Orchard Dawn Cider 16oz

#3)
New Holland: 20th Anniversary Rum Barrel Old Ale 750ml
Rhinegeist: Ink Rye Barrel Stout 500ml
Urban South: Sanguine Gin Barrel Sour 500ml
Breakside: Persephone Oak Aged Gruit 500ml
Burnt City: Black Pit of Hatred Rye Whiskey Barrel Stout 16 oz
Misbeehavin: Vanilla Blue Bourbon Barrel Mead 187ml

#4)
Horse Thief Hollow: Wrenly Rose Wine Barrel Trippel 750ml
Tangled Roots: Fancy Feline Bourbon Barrel 750ml
Lo Rez: No Dogma is Good Dogma Fernet Barrel Wee Heavy 500ml
Open Outcry: Big Board Bourbon Barrel Brown 500ml
BBGB: Lashiero Bourbon Barrel Stout 12oz
Confluence: Orchard Dawn Cider 16oz

 

One could make a case for Eunoia and Rrari

 

I suppose Eonia and Rarri. Last years Rarri went for over 300 but this year might be a little lower. Perhaps I exaggerated a bit

 

I was more so curious what the top beers people were wanting were. There’s a lot of beers listed in this thread and not too many people are thrilled

 

its the p3 beers (minutiae and vanilla eunoia)

 

Picked up from the Imbibe table, nothing earth shattering but an interesting assortment I'm sure I'll enjoy:

Begyle: 2019 BA Imperial Pajamas 22oz
2 Toms: Benevolent Commontion 750ml (Oak sour)
The Canopy Project: Joon Chamomile Elderflower 500ml (Gin barrel sour)
Savage Oak: Gold 500ml (Oak sour, belgian style)
Pollyanna: Bygvin 12oz (Aquavit BA rye barleywine)
Two Roads: BA Espressway 16oz (Stout with coffee aged in rye whiskey barrels)


While I would've loved a whale, I got 2 stouts, a barleywine, and a few sours and I typically enjoy all these styles. I feel this is in the spirit of FoBAB in that I'll be trying some things I wouldn't have been able to otherwise. At $10/beer (not including the glass) I think it was a fair price, though I could have done without the drive out to no man's land.

I'll hopefully be spending like 3-4x more at Rev next week.

 

You'll have to let us know how that Malus at the Palace is! First cider to win best in show, I never would have guessed.

 

Looks like Sir Blends a lot has won a gold

 

How'd Mikerphone do in the soft serve category?

 

Creamed them all six ways to sundae.

 

Congrats you just gave them the name for their next BA offering

 

It’s that Mike’s 1st FOBAB medal?

 

Does this mean we have to find a new brewery to blame things on?

 

If that's the case, @Jaycase is gonna have to change his profile pic. It's the only illogical end to 2020 that we all deserve.