Modern Times (2024)

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  1. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Welcome to the Modern Times 2024 thread. This is for those who are interested in MT, but also League members. Looks like details of the first member bottle sale will be sent out tomorrow.
     
    #1 Beersnake, Jan 5, 2024
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  2. dcgunman

    dcgunman Pooh-Bah (2,682) Jul 1, 2009 California
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    Memories
     
    #2 dcgunman, Jan 5, 2024
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  3. tyrsis

    tyrsis Savant (1,074) Mar 13, 2009 California
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    'member peak MT?

    I 'member
     
    #3 tyrsis, Jan 5, 2024
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  4. riko

    riko Pundit (756) Jan 18, 2008 California
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    They may not be peak rn overall but I had some recent pastry stouts last weekend and they were as good as I remembered.
     
    #4 riko, Jan 5, 2024
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  5. JimN8916

    JimN8916 Crusader (404) Jan 31, 2014 California
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    The base stock has gotten better. I think they said the average age in barrels was like 18 months sometime last summer. Now if they can improve the IPA's back to where they were.....
     
    #5 JimN8916, Jan 6, 2024
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  6. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Same here. Had some recent ones that were fantastic.
     
    #6 Beersnake, Jan 6, 2024
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  7. BreakingMyBalls

    BreakingMyBalls Zealot (638) Apr 27, 2017 California
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    I thought the craft community basically dumped this brand. I’m surprised to see them still in business at all.
     
    #7 BreakingMyBalls, Jan 6, 2024
  8. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    I think everyone assumed they would crumble after the Maui takeover. Everything I've heard and seen is that they are still who they were and brewing the same stuff. Excited to try this year's Modem Tones and Decahex aged in Rittenhouse barrels for 26 months.
     
    #8 Beersnake, Jan 6, 2024
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  9. goodbyeohio

    goodbyeohio Pooh-Bah (2,312) Jul 13, 2004 Connecticut
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    well, that's 100% incorrect. including about 95% employee turnover since 2020, the head recipe guy recently left.
     
    #9 goodbyeohio, Jan 8, 2024
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  10. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    I was 95% referring to the beer, not people. Recipes don't leave with people. The beer itself hasn't changed noticeably.
     
    #10 Beersnake, Jan 8, 2024
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  11. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    So went to pick up my bottle of Altar of the Orc Lord (double barrel barleywine) at Native Son in Orange on Wednesday. They were supposed to keep the bottles until April 14th. Got there and they said they sent them back to the San Diego location. I was a little pissed since it was quite a drive. I reached out to MT on Wednesday evening. They immediately shipped the bottle to me (at not cost), and they tossed in two other barrel-aged stout bottles for free. Arrived this afternoon. I gotta say that I'm very happy with their custom service, and they plan to take things up with Native Son to make sure this doesn't happen again.
     
    #11 Beersnake, Apr 6, 2024
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  12. bigdaddypolite

    bigdaddypolite Maven (1,303) Mar 2, 2007 Minnesota
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    Same thing happened when my trustee went to grab January allocations a few weeks ago. I think that was the first NS was aware of it, and now MT/NS are hopefully on the same page. The guy at NS (correctly) pointed out that last year it was just one month, and the MT guys grabbed the prior month and brought them back with them, so it was just a miscommunication all around on the (very helpful) extra month window this year.

    MT also came through for me and shipped directly to my trustee for free. I am happy with the resolution, and happy I stuck with my membership a couple years ago when things were rocky. I have thoroughly enjoyed my 2023 allocations and purchases, and am looking forward to the first 2024 releases when my trustee box drops in a few days.
     
    #12 bigdaddypolite, Apr 6, 2024
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  13. Fippy_Darkpaw

    Fippy_Darkpaw Pundit (810) Sep 14, 2010 California
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    Damn, that's great to hear. I don't regret leaving the League when I did, but I would join again for what it is now.
     
    #13 Fippy_Darkpaw, Apr 6, 2024
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  14. Fippy_Darkpaw

    Fippy_Darkpaw Pundit (810) Sep 14, 2010 California
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    Drinking BALTS on tap and it’s as good as ever. Absolutely killer
     
    #14 Fippy_Darkpaw, Apr 6, 2024
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  15. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    If you ever wanna send them to the Downtown NS location I'll grab them for you since i live so close
     
    #15 Resistance88, Apr 6, 2024
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  16. Fippy_Darkpaw

    Fippy_Darkpaw Pundit (810) Sep 14, 2010 California
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    So killer with alcohol hidden so well that I posted this in the modern times thread…. Smh
     
    #16 Fippy_Darkpaw, Apr 6, 2024
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  17. Drunken_Master

    Drunken_Master Crusader (444) Mar 6, 2014 California

    Yup. Not anymore though, And to think their pricing scheme on certain items Still hasn't changed despite the their turmoil. No thanks.
     
    #17 Drunken_Master, May 11, 2024
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  18. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    Just popping in from God's Country.. that's Oregon for the uninitiated.
    Orderville.
    Despite all the crap this is one of the few Hazy IPA's I like
    A lovely beer
     
    #18 Reidrover, May 11, 2024
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  19. osseo222000

    osseo222000 Zealot (665) Jan 26, 2016 California
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    Can someone provide the original details for the 2024 League membership? Considering a half year membership since it’s so close, but wanted to compare to the original full year info
     
    #19 osseo222000, May 13, 2024
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  20. bigdaddypolite

    bigdaddypolite Maven (1,303) Mar 2, 2007 Minnesota
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    Did any League/Theory members receive communication from MT that the membership program is being discontinued next year, amidst the Point Loma shutdown and overall change in brewing operations?

    Very odd that they put out a formal public release several days ago saying 2024 will be the final year of the League of Partygoers but did not communicate directly to club members, unless I somehow missed it…

    Anyway, sad to hear the news as 2024 has continued a run of fantastic releases over the past several years.
     
    #20 bigdaddypolite, Sep 10, 2024
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