Cave Dave Commemorative Celebration

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by doomXsaloon, May 11, 2026.

  1. doomXsaloon

    doomXsaloon Savant (1,092) Jul 22, 2009 New York
    Trader

    Saturday night we gathered out in the Doom Saloon to commemorate and celebrate the one-and-only @cavedave
    Friends from our annual VT beer camps, DS stout nights, a BA friend, @mltobin, as well as Dave's brother Richard.
    We shared stories and memories, as well as many bottles/cans, and even read some of his epic BA reviews.
    21 different varieties, 30 total, which included:
    2016 Super Kitty he'd gifted me years ago;
    2014 HF Arthur
    2022 HFAnna
    2015 HF Dorothy
    2012 Fantôme(another C.D. gift)
    Area 2 Black raspberry lambing
    2023 Oude Kriek Tilquin
    2020 Suarez100 ft. North
    Aged Stout Trooper
    2023 KBS

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    Link to full album:
    https://ibb.co/album/CKvGqd
     
    #1 doomXsaloon, May 11, 2026
    Last edited: May 11, 2026
  2. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    CHEERS! to all of you for doing this. It still makes me smile when my FB memories show a post of his or a comment he made on one of my posts.

    Maybe make it an annual event, and I can swing by one year?
     
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  3. doomXsaloon

    doomXsaloon Savant (1,092) Jul 22, 2009 New York
    Trader

    We'll continue to celebrate him at our annual Stout Night...
    I'll reach out here on BA as we get close in December.
    Full lineup:
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  4. rolltide8425

    rolltide8425 Pooh-Bah (2,470) Feb 18, 2011 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Fantastic....RIP Cavedave; your brothers did you proud
     
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  5. doomXsaloon

    doomXsaloon Savant (1,092) Jul 22, 2009 New York
    Trader

    @mltobin just informed me the Imperial Stout Trooper was a 2010; the raspberry lambing, 2020:+1:
     
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  6. Blogjackets

    Blogjackets Grand Pooh-Bah (4,816) Nov 22, 2017 Ohio
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Great pics and event for a great guy. Cheers.
     
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  7. LeRose

    LeRose Grand Pooh-Bah (4,423) Nov 24, 2011 Massachusetts
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    No words - just infinite likes to all who participated. Great to see this kind of fellowship. Fantastic.
     
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  8. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Fantastic stuff! This is so nice to see!
     
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  9. mltobin

    mltobin Pooh-Bah (2,408) Apr 1, 2007 Connecticut
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    A great time was had by all on Saturday night at the @doomXsaloon !

    And what a treat to meet his brother, who brought a cool photo of a very young Dave, for all of us to see. He shared stories with us and we all shared our fond memories of Dave.
     
  10. doomXsaloon

    doomXsaloon Savant (1,092) Jul 22, 2009 New York
    Trader

    Thanks again for coming out, and bringing those excellent bottles you shared with us!
     
  11. doomXsaloon

    doomXsaloon Savant (1,092) Jul 22, 2009 New York
    Trader

    Wow. Just realized my OP did not include a most notable BA atendee...
    the OG GPB, Mr. 15k, the Professor, @WillieThreebiers!?
    What?
    I blame it on the plethora of bottles, including the 17% DFH Utopia Barrel-Aged 120:flushed::crazy_face:
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