2014 Bourbon County Brands release - Chicagoland

I was really impressed when I saw this on Twitter yesterday; if I wasn't already going to LP Binny's, I'd certainly be heading to the Beer Temple, because this looks like a hell of a release. 4 years of BCBS? '10 Vanilla? A tasting of Rare? Awesome. Chris really kills these releases.

 

as much as chris rules and i want to patronize the store...i cannot even imagine how bad that line is going to be.

 

Probably awful.... and yet, nowhere near as long as Binny's line.

 

Probably not, but I went to the Sunday sale last year, and even that one was relatively long, so I'd imagine that given how good this event sounds + later starting time (11 am vs. 9 am for Binny's) + great word of mouth for the Beer Temple = HUGE line on Friday.

 

i heard they will make the river bcbs flavor

 

I'm going to make this very clear. We are not getting even 10% of what LP Binny's is (from the looks of it - I don't have any numbers for them). We have significantly less than last year, and will most likely have really small limits. I wish I could give everyone 1 of each, but it ain't gonna happen. If you want to do your BCS purchases at The Beer Temple, I thank you. It's really cool for you to choose to do so. But please realize it's a matter of economics. If every Binny's sells a case of GI sixers each week, I need to sell 120 sixers just to keep pace. If every Walgreens sells 2 sixers a week, I would have to sell 200 CASES to keep pace.

That said, I hope we have a fun time, and ideally make some people happy this weekend. Cheers everyone, have a great Thanksgiving!

 

I can't speak for everybody, but I think it's really cool what you do each year; I've mentioned more than once that I really appreciate that you keep some BCS for people on Sunday, because I think it's a great gesture. I don't think anyone is under any sort of illusion that you're going to have the same type of stock as Binny's; hell, most Binny's stores don't have close to as much to sell as the biggest ones (LP in particular). You do what you do, and you do it well, so don't stress it! Looks like you're gonna have a great event.

 

Whole Foods in Lincoln Park will be hosting their BCBS event again this year on Friday Dec 5th. Details TBA. I went to this last year and it was a stellar event. I hope to attend again this year.

 

except for the weird ticket system

 

One can buy Bourbon County in Rockland ME (the town next to my hometown) right this moment but not in Chicago.

Classic.

 

What was the ticketing system?

 

I will be in Chicago for the first time ever next week Weds-Friday... A full week after the release I'm sure chances of scoring any bottles are slim to none.... My question is, in Chicagoland does this stuff stay around for a few weeks on tap anywhere? Would love to be able to find a few places that may have variants on tap to give a try.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated- even if its just best pizza spot lol!

 

Are all Binnys doing the release in the Chicagoland are?

 

Don't blow my spot!