2014 Half Acre Big Hugs release

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  1. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    Here are the details. They likely made a lot more this year as bottle limits increased +2 over last year. And it's 1 cent cheaper this year as well :wink:


    In 2009, we decided to round out the year by brewing an Imperial Stout laced with coffee. Our friends at Dark Matter brewed up the black intensity and we've been repeating the task annually ever since.

    Big Hugs is a dim kitten with aimless love in his heart and a ferocious will to live. Over the years he's faced dinosaurs, rainbows, winter wonderland, a robotic plagiarism of himself, and more - but none a foe as elusive and mysterious as death itself. This story has the ultimate force taking the living and laying them down. Big Hugs has grappled with natural order and twisted the pillars of existence. While you hang in the balance, steal time to sit steady and spill this black rumble into your center. Big Hugs Imperial Stout is liquid char scraped from the bowels of eternity, soaked with the free spirit of an adolescent feline. Heed him and rejoice.

    You can buy this year's batch of Big Hugs at our brewery on Lincoln - Sunday, December 14th from 11am-7pm. There will be a line for both cash and credit, as well as friends on hand slinging coffee and food products. The Tap Room will be full of reasons to stay a while, and we sure hope you do.

    DETAILS:
    • 10% ABV
    • 22 ounce bottle $10.98 (limit 8 per person per day)
    • 32 ounce howler refill $10.98 (limit 2 per person per day)
    • 64 ounce growler refill $20.14 (limit 1 per person per day)
    • 16 ounce draft pour $7
     
    #1 Jaycase, Nov 25, 2014
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  2. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    Hells yeah! Such a good beer.
     
    #2 steebo777, Nov 25, 2014
  3. spicoli00

    spicoli00 Pooh-Bah (2,305) Jul 6, 2005 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    I always like to check out the new labels for this beer.
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    big hugs vs death hugs?
     
    #3 spicoli00, Nov 25, 2014
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  4. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    Hopefully there's another alternate label this year.
     
    #4 Jplachy, Nov 25, 2014
  5. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Yeah, love Phineas' work on the BH label (and all his HA artwork really). I prefer the action shot labels of BH recent vintages (especially the last 3 years) over the new one though.


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    #5 Jaycase, Nov 25, 2014
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  6. hiphopnerd

    hiphopnerd Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2012 Illinois

    So I've got the 2012 Big Hugs label poster framed and hanging in my kitchen and want a 2013 one to compliment it. Any chance someone has a spare?
     
    #6 hiphopnerd, Dec 2, 2014
  7. SaulTBauls

    SaulTBauls Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2013 Iowa

    I'm looking for two bottles. If someone wants to set up a trade, PM me. TG hasn't made any deliveries to Des Moines lately, but I'm sure I could round up some fun stuff. Cheers.
     
    #7 SaulTBauls, Dec 10, 2014
  8. mtskier

    mtskier Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2013 Illinois

    Probably a stupid question, but with this bottle limit, theres no need to line up early is there? If I show up around opening time I should be able to walk out with my bottles in a reasonable amount of time?
     
    #8 mtskier, Dec 10, 2014
  9. ChicagoGuy

    ChicagoGuy Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2014 Illinois

    Thank you - I was wondering the same thing. On paper your logic is sound, but I'm afraid the reality will be much less convenient, what with people's ridiculous affinity these days to stand in lines for every little thing, no matter how unnecessary.

    If anyone ever comes up with a barrel-aged gourmet sausage on a cronut bun and gets it featured in Thrillist and a "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" segment, the resulting line would stretch from Logan Square (because where else would something like that be sold) all the way to Brooklyn.
     
    #9 ChicagoGuy, Dec 10, 2014
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  10. Benm2c

    Benm2c Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2009 Illinois

    first post
     
    #10 Benm2c, Dec 10, 2014
  11. Nachos4two

    Nachos4two Pooh-Bah (1,944) Nov 26, 2011 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Cant make i to city this year any suburbinites able to grab a couple extra by chance? TIA
     
    #11 Nachos4two, Dec 10, 2014
  12. Mitchell57

    Mitchell57 Zealot (626) Jan 8, 2013 Wisconsin

    If anyone is going and doesn't mind parting with 1-2 bottles, feel free to message me. I could and mewt people for trades on the WI/IL border. We can see if I have something you'd be interested in as I've never tried this beer and unfortunately can't be there Sunday.
     
    #12 Mitchell57, Dec 10, 2014
  13. JakeT469

    JakeT469 Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2012 Colorado

    No reason at all to line up early for this. Now, will there be idiots doing so, Yes (probably quite a bit of them as there's always a line wrapped around the block when they first open). These bottles, if I'm not mistaken, lasted all day last year and maybe even a day or 2 later (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). If I were you I wouldn't even show up at open, that's when the line will be longest. If you can fit it in your schedule I would go sometime in the afternoon.
     
    #13 JakeT469, Dec 10, 2014
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  14. ChicagoGuy

    ChicagoGuy Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2014 Illinois

    Last year, I happened to be at Eataly down in River North having lunch with my wife right before New Years (I remember because it was during that short window when we were both off work, but the kids' school was open, a.k.a. the most glorious 2-3 days of the year :stuck_out_tongue: ), and saw a stack of Big Hugs bombers sitting next to the Birreria entrance. Sure, they were $15 apiece, but I figured paying a $5/bottle "screw it, I'm already here, now I don't have to make an extra trip to North Center" surcharge wasn't so bad, so I grabbed two. And ordered a nice Teku of it from the bar for immediate sipping.
     
    #14 ChicagoGuy, Dec 10, 2014
  15. atone315

    atone315 Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2008 Wisconsin

    Anyone have any idea about what glass they will be selling?
     
    #15 atone315, Dec 10, 2014
  16. BrownAleMale

    BrownAleMale Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Wisconsin

    The only reason to go early is if you were interested in trying some of their special tappings that day and wanted a seat in the tap room
     
    #16 BrownAleMale, Dec 10, 2014
  17. uuudar

    uuudar Devotee (328) Oct 19, 2013 New York
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    I showed up at opening last year and waited for like an hour in the cold. Totally stupid. It was available for days
     
    #17 uuudar, Dec 10, 2014
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  18. core42

    core42 Pooh-Bah (1,862) May 5, 2010 Michigan
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    ISO: a couple of bottles if someone can go #pickitupformebro
    Especially if you will be at 4 Elf where I can pay you & give you a couple of thank you bottles IP
     
    #18 core42, Dec 10, 2014
  19. DarkMagneto

    DarkMagneto Crusader (491) Apr 17, 2007 Illinois

    Last year bottles lasted over a week. I believe bottles made it to distribution also. I can't imagine why people would line up early.
     
    #19 DarkMagneto, Dec 10, 2014
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  20. gregdafdxguy

    gregdafdxguy Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2013 Illinois

    Yes...stay away...don't line up early...only idiots will do that....
     
    #20 gregdafdxguy, Dec 11, 2014
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