3F 50th Anniversary (98' Oude Gueuze)

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  1. waltersrj

    waltersrj Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2010 Washington

    I wish for a meeting of the minds (and cellars) of my White Whale homies. Does anyone still have this beer and what does someone want for one?

    A buddy and I did a pretty epic WW tasting last December that involved most of the WW's that I've always wanted to try but not all of them...this being one.

    We plan to do another tasting eventually and need this bottle. We have a 99' and a MG and want to do the epic 3 year semi vertical. We need one, what will it take?

    Thanks everyone,
    Ryan
     
    #1 waltersrj, Mar 6, 2013
  2. jbuddle

    jbuddle Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2010 New York

    A bunch of cash, IMO.

    Edit...I think I saw one bandied about in the iso ft awhile back but pretty sure they were looking to trade up for dq et al. Hell of a hard bottle to find but they are definitely out there. That vertical is worth doing too :slight_smile:
     
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  3. jbuddle

    jbuddle Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2010 New York

    As usual I'll meet you at the docks to discuss.
     
    #3 jbuddle, Mar 6, 2013
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  4. corby112

    corby112 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Three of us did the 50th, 99, Millenium tasting a little while back. I'm pretty sure we traded two 99s and a Brouwsel to get the 50th. Totally worth it for the experience.

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  5. waltersrj

    waltersrj Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2010 Washington

    I should've bought two bottles of the 99' 3F OG when they were on the shelf at BW for $76. I did get one though :slight_smile:
     
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  6. corby112

    corby112 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Wow, that's really reasonable. I would buy every bottle that they would let me walk away with for that price. Two of us at that tasting liked the 99 the best followed by 50th and Millenium. The third guy put 50th ahead of 99 followed by Millenium. All three were great and still holding up really well.
     
    #6 corby112, Mar 6, 2013
  7. gn0sis

    gn0sis Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2007 Massachusetts

    I just had a discussion on this, and it really depends on which version of 98 you want.. (there's the hand labeled euro version and the US version). having said that, and with that being said, and however subtle the differences, they are both difficult to attain. though the hand labeled ones never left Belgium (well, hardly ever).
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    #7 gn0sis, Mar 6, 2013
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  8. Tnudish

    Tnudish Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2012 Wisconsin

    They're out there
     
    #8 Tnudish, Mar 6, 2013
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  9. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    What was it written with? The varied stroke width and bleeding looks like a Pentel.
     
    #9 BearsOnAcid, Mar 6, 2013
  10. joel66

    joel66 Initiate (0) Sep 1, 2012 New York

    One is staring me in the face right now. Hiya Belgium
     
    #10 joel66, Mar 6, 2013
  11. waltersrj

    waltersrj Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2010 Washington

    ...AND...what would you want for it?
     
    #11 waltersrj, Mar 6, 2013
  12. hooliganlife

    hooliganlife Pooh-Bah (1,759) Apr 12, 2007 Missouri
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    this thread is depressing. these are all my white whales. god.damn.it
     
    #12 hooliganlife, Mar 6, 2013
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  13. cpferris

    cpferris Zealot (512) Jan 22, 2008 Indiana
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    I just did a trade very similar to this get a 50th. The guts of the trade were two bottles of 99 And an overly generous trader that was willing to "trade down" to help me out.
     
    #13 cpferris, Mar 6, 2013
  14. joel66

    joel66 Initiate (0) Sep 1, 2012 New York

    That's pretty good value. Some guy tried selling me the brouwsel for $850 which I thought was crazy? Is it worth that?
     
    #14 joel66, Mar 6, 2013
  15. CheapBeerBuzz

    CheapBeerBuzz Pooh-Bah (1,898) Dec 20, 2011 California
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    Is anything worth that? All in the eye of the beholder, right?
     
    #15 CheapBeerBuzz, Mar 6, 2013
  16. joel66

    joel66 Initiate (0) Sep 1, 2012 New York

    This beholder was quick to close his eye on that offer
     
    #16 joel66, Mar 6, 2013
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  17. waltersrj

    waltersrj Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2010 Washington

    Brouwsel was actually better than I thought it'd be but it's definitely not worth $850...maybe $85.
     
    #17 waltersrj, Mar 6, 2013
  18. OtisCampbell

    OtisCampbell Zealot (622) Jun 7, 2004 Massachusetts
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    The 50th didn't blow me away at all.. there are (far) better years of non-vintage 3F OG.. '99 on the other hand is amazing..
     
    #18 OtisCampbell, Mar 6, 2013
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  19. CheapBeerBuzz

    CheapBeerBuzz Pooh-Bah (1,898) Dec 20, 2011 California
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    2002 3F OG? Mmmmmmm...might be the best ever.

    PS, anyone know why is 2001 so rare? Can't find that anywhere.
     
    #19 CheapBeerBuzz, Mar 6, 2013
  20. joel66

    joel66 Initiate (0) Sep 1, 2012 New York

    I prefer vintage 2002
     
    #20 joel66, Mar 6, 2013
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