08 Darkness...what will it take?

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  1. gpawned

    gpawned Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Illinois

    I'm trying to help a friend and trading partner (and his tasting group) acquire an '08 Darkness for their vertical. What will this take?

    Initially I know they are offering a BCBVS but I'm willing to kick in and I'm sure they have other things to add as well, but I just have no idea how much of this is left.

    Thoughts? Thank you!
     
    #1 gpawned, Oct 14, 2012
  2. deadbody

    deadbody Initiate (0) May 10, 2010 Minnesota
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    It will take more than a BCBVS. But that is a good start.
     
    #2 deadbody, Oct 14, 2012
  3. gpawned

    gpawned Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Illinois

    Yeah, they figured that out...I'm trying to get an idea of how much more.
     
    #3 gpawned, Oct 14, 2012
  4. gpawned

    gpawned Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Illinois

    Thanks to this thread, my friend was able to make this happen.

    Trade was:
    BCBVS + Bramble
    for
    2008 Darkness + Syx (or 4pk of Wet or something else from Surly)
     
    #4 gpawned, Oct 14, 2012
  5. dvelcich

    dvelcich Zealot (646) Feb 6, 2008 Illinois
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    Take the Wet or something else.
     
    #5 dvelcich, Oct 15, 2012
  6. gpawned

    gpawned Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Illinois

    The trade isn't for me, I just wanted to report what the deal was.

    Personal feelings on Syx really don't matter but since you went there, I happen to really like Syx and would take that over Wet in a heartbeat.
     
    #6 gpawned, Oct 15, 2012
  7. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    at this point, I would take syx over wet as well, if this was 3 weeks ago, I would say Wet for sure.
     
    #7 minnesotaryan, Oct 15, 2012
  8. jarrgal

    jarrgal Pundit (869) Mar 12, 2012 North Dakota

    Agree with that statement as well. Definitely want to hold Syx for awhile too since it's a little hot right now.
     
    #8 jarrgal, Oct 15, 2012
  9. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    I got mine for a 08-12 vertical of BCBS.
     
    #9 FUNKPhD, Oct 15, 2012
  10. OneBeertoRTA

    OneBeertoRTA Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2010 California

    Was the 09 a bomber?
     
    #10 OneBeertoRTA, Oct 15, 2012
  11. gpawned

    gpawned Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Illinois

    What am I missing? There is nothing else in here about regular BCBS and no one mentioned a bottle of 09 BCBS in this trade at all.
     
    #11 gpawned, Oct 15, 2012
  12. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    All 12oz, there was more to the trade than just that, but it was centered around the BCBS and Darkness. There was some Ananke and JK stuff thrown in the box with it.
     
    #12 FUNKPhD, Oct 15, 2012
  13. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    Peep your title. I made mention of what I got it for. Sorry if I was intruding.
     
    #13 FUNKPhD, Oct 15, 2012
  14. gpawned

    gpawned Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Illinois

    oh no, not intruding at all, I just misunderstood your post, thanks for clarifying!
     
    #14 gpawned, Oct 15, 2012
  15. hopsbreath

    hopsbreath Savant (1,157) Aug 28, 2009 Florida

    Walez brah.
     
    #15 hopsbreath, Oct 15, 2012
  16. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    What was the point of that?
     
    #16 FUNKPhD, Oct 15, 2012
  17. franklinn

    franklinn Initiate (0) May 29, 2012 Vermont

    fitting in?
     
    #17 franklinn, Oct 15, 2012
  18. hopsbreath

    hopsbreath Savant (1,157) Aug 28, 2009 Florida

    The question asked what trades for '08 Darkness. I gave anon-specific answer. The truth is that those bottles are likely not going to be let go easily. The people that have them probably had them for a while and wouldn't give them up easily unless the trade bait is super enticing. To be honest your trade sounds like a screaming deal on your part and I'd expect it not to happen again very easily. Older vintage, limited, similar quality beers would be my bet. Dark lord '08, Abyss '07, and Perfect Storm '09 would be my examples of possibilities.
     
    #18 hopsbreath, Oct 15, 2012
  19. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    I took the "anon-specifics" as jackassery, my mistake.
     
    #19 FUNKPhD, Oct 15, 2012
  20. gpawned

    gpawned Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Illinois

    I'm not sure that's the case...while I agree that trading a similar beer from a similar vintage certainly makes things easier, I'm willing to wager that there are enough actual advocates out there that wouldn't be that stingy.

    I also think that people are starting to realize that aging a beer that long can actually be detrimental to the flavor and would be willing to trade it for something hard to get and in it's prime like BCBVS.

    Just a thought, regardless I'm glad my buddy was able to complete his vertical. Thanks to the generous MN BA who was willing to make a reasonable deal where both parties are clearly happy.
     
    #20 gpawned, Oct 16, 2012
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