Amazing Beer Finds

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  1. HoosierBrew

    HoosierBrew Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Indiana

    Obviously with the user name I'm from Indiana. I travel around the state quite a bit for my job and from time to time between appointments I'll stop at different liquor stores just to see what they have. This past week I was in Reynolds Indiana and decided to stop at the only liquor store (it was actually a liquor shack) in this small one stoplight town. Shocktop was the closest thing to craft beer that I saw in the store, however as I was looking around I saw a Goose Island box on the bottom shelf behind other BMC sitting there. I pulled it out and to my amazement found 3 four packs of Bourbon County Black 2012 vintage. I could hardly contain myself as I grabbed all 3 and approached the counter. The clerk asked me if I was sure I wanted to purchase them because they've been there for "a long time" and may not be any good. I told her that I would take my chances and would like to purchase them, and proceeded to pay her the marked down price of $5.99/four pack. As I was leaving I couldn't believe what just happened.

    I've went into other stores from time to time and have found good beers that I didn't think would still be available, but nothing like this. Has anyone else encountered a similar situation?
     
    #1 HoosierBrew, Nov 7, 2015
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  2. Cannabanoid

    Cannabanoid Initiate (0) Apr 24, 2015 Massachusetts

    WOW. Good for you man. That is an amazing find.
     
    #2 Cannabanoid, Nov 7, 2015
  3. Raime

    Raime Pooh-Bah (1,935) Jun 4, 2012 North Korea
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    Not sure if it's amazing, but I found a 2011 Old Stock sitting in a bin marked down to 50 cents once.

    I just love when owners don't know what they are giving away. Not the biggest fan of the beer, but I couldn't pass it up.
     
    #3 Raime, Nov 7, 2015
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  4. AdmiralOzone

    AdmiralOzone Grand Pooh-Bah (4,352) Jun 26, 2014 Minnesota
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    Thing is they were probably happy to "get rid" of them. :grinning:
     
    #4 AdmiralOzone, Nov 7, 2015
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  5. EMH73

    EMH73 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,705) Sep 16, 2015 New York
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    They were probably talking about you after you left, thinking you were a fool.
     
    #5 EMH73, Nov 7, 2015
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  6. Brutaltruth

    Brutaltruth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,539) Mar 22, 2014 Ohio
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    Found Cantillon's Vigneronne for 4.50 marked down and was happy to have not paid the usual exorbitant price it usually brings about.

    After having it I also gave up on the sour ales for a long time and still shudder to think of them....but it was still a find.

    Other than that we had cases of Anchor's Christmas ale stacked up to form a throne in my old apartment for 10.99 a piece and 2.99 a bomber that were 2 to 5 years old and excellent.....that also burned me out on that fine nectar, need to try it again....someday....maybe....
     
    #6 Brutaltruth, Nov 7, 2015
  7. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Wow, freaking amazing find. Damn near free too.
     
    #7 nc41, Nov 7, 2015
  8. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Aug 12, 2007 California
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    It was a hot summer day in Meridian, MS. I hadn't consumed a beer in over two months. I found a 40 of Olde English 800 at a local gas station. I proceeded to sit by the dumpster behind said gas station and consume that majestic swill right on site. Needless to say, it was larrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrge.
     
    #8 TheIPAHunter, Nov 7, 2015
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  9. eb1610

    eb1610 Savant (1,227) Jan 3, 2014 Massachusetts
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    It wasn't my find but I do remember reading a thread similar to this (I searched and couldn't find it) and a guy claimed to have found a case Cherry Rye in Maine well over a year after it was released. He even posted pictures to prove it
     
    #9 eb1610, Nov 7, 2015
  10. Lazhal

    Lazhal Pooh-Bah (1,890) Mar 13, 2011 Michigan
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    My friend Eric is lucky. He won a free trip to Bermuda. $5.99 BCBS? Good God, buy a lottery ticket!!!

    Me? Never shall I taste luck. The closest I'll ever get is free peppermints exiting the Italian wannabe restaurant.
     
    #10 Lazhal, Nov 7, 2015
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  11. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    I found 7 Kbs sitting in a shelf once, bought a case of Celebration that was mis marked at $21. Nothing outrageous though.
     
    #11 nc41, Nov 7, 2015
  12. Raime

    Raime Pooh-Bah (1,935) Jun 4, 2012 North Korea
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    No shame. I do this regularly :wink:
     
    #12 Raime, Nov 7, 2015
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  13. Casterbridge

    Casterbridge Savant (1,055) Mar 26, 2010 Connecticut

    Five barrel-aged Old Rasputin XIV's for $8 a bottle in Skowhegan, Maine, a few years back.
     
    #13 Casterbridge, Nov 7, 2015
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  14. StJamesGate

    StJamesGate Grand Pooh-Bah (3,766) Oct 8, 2007 New York
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    Half a case of Bigfoot at a buck fifty a bottle in February because it was "last year's beer."
     
    #14 StJamesGate, Nov 7, 2015
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  15. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    Homecoming was today. Took my good beers and one of my son's friends shows up with Russian River Damnation and 2014 Bourbon county. Score.....
     
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  16. bgold86

    bgold86 Pooh-Bah (1,836) Apr 1, 2015 New York
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    Dude, those once in a year, once in a few years scores makes the hustle worth it! ENJOY!
     
    #16 bgold86, Nov 8, 2015
  17. VitisVinifera

    VitisVinifera Pundit (879) Feb 25, 2013 California

    there's a beer shop in a city that probably doesn't have a lot of craft beer drinkers (Stockton, CA) I ran across recently that has had Victory at Sea available both times. Going to have one tonight.
     
    #17 VitisVinifera, Nov 8, 2015
  18. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    Closest to that was finding a bunch of FW Anniversary (I think it was 14) marked at the same price the rest of the FW was. Something like 8 or 10 a bottle. Between a friend and myself, we bought them out of it.
     
    #18 JrGtr, Nov 8, 2015
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  19. aclara

    aclara Devotee (319) Mar 16, 2011 Illinois

    Walked into for King Henry the week after a one bottle limit..."Left overs" as the store owner called it.
     
    #19 aclara, Nov 8, 2015
  20. BeerCosby

    BeerCosby Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2015 Rhode Island

    While not that crazy, I did walk into a liquor store just to see what they had this past January to find BCBS Coffee and Vanilla Rye sitting on the shelf. They actually didn't have a price tag on the shelf yet as they were just put there, but they were reasonably priced after I gave up hope finding them on the Saturday after Black Friday. I'm guessing some employees called dibs and just never bought them or something.
     
    #20 BeerCosby, Nov 8, 2015
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