Another "impossible choice" thread/poll

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Orca, May 11, 2015.

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Would you rather:

  1. 1. Drink beers from any brewery, but only one of each beer (no repeats)

    95 vote(s)
    47.3%

  2. 2. Drink only one brewery's beer, but you can have as many of whatever beers you want

    106 vote(s)
    52.7%
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  1. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    We've seen these before. Last beer before you die, you can drink only one beer for the rest of your life, etc. This one is a little different, and I think it may cause some people to pause before voting/responding.

    Would you rather:
    1. Be able to drink beers from as many different breweries as you want, but you can drink only one of each beer (i.e., no repeats)—I'm calling this pure ticking.
    2. Be able to drink as many of whatever beers you want, but all beers must come from only one brewery—your choice which one, and it doesn't have to be local to you or even distributed where you live. So you are basically committing to a single brewery's lineup for life.
     
    #1 Orca, May 11, 2015
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  2. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Number 1 for this guy.
     
    #2 UCLABrewN84, May 11, 2015
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  3. raffels

    raffels Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2009 West Virginia

    Soon we'll find out who the tickers are..:slight_smile:

    I'm the one vote for #2
     
    #3 raffels, May 11, 2015
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  4. Tyler_E

    Tyler_E Initiate (0) Mar 30, 2015 North Carolina

    Number #2 is an easy choice for me. Founder's makes all I need.
     
    #4 Tyler_E, May 11, 2015
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  5. ThickNStout

    ThickNStout Pooh-Bah (2,142) Mar 8, 2011 Georgia

    Variety is the spice of life. Call me a ticker if you need to label it but option one, hands down.
     
    #5 ThickNStout, May 11, 2015
  6. timnyc

    timnyc Crusader (425) Dec 28, 2013 New York
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    For #1 do I get a free shipping service to send me a one-time-only beer from anywhere in the world? Sign me up.
     
    #6 timnyc, May 11, 2015
  7. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    Easy vote for you. From the guy with a review on every beer.
     
    #7 GetMeAnIPA, May 11, 2015
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  8. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    God that's a tough one. But I'd rather drink an endless amount of beers I love than worry I missed out on "the perfect beer".

    Number 2 - Hill Farmstead
     
    #8 rozzom, May 11, 2015
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  9. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    In this hypothetical world (choice 1) you have a local store that carries a single bottle/can/draft pour of every unique beer made everywhere in the world, and somehow all of it is also magically always fresh.

    In the other hypothetical world (choice 2) you have instant access to all the beer that any single brewery of your choice produces.
     
    #9 Orca, May 11, 2015
  10. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    I went with number 2 - 'cuz I'm no ticker, and if I love a beer - I'm gonna want another, as opposed to having to work through tons of beers until I find another beer I can only have one of... :rolling_eyes:

    And as for the brewery, Founders was actually the brewery that came to mind - they seem to have one of the best selections (for my tastes) - hitting BBA stuff like KBS, high quality stouts, D/IPAs, old ale, Scotch ale, and if their Backstage Series is part of the package? :sunglasses: Not for nothing, Bell's seems to have everything I crave, too - BBA stout, great IPAs and DIPAs, an epic old ale/barleywine...
     
    #10 Greywulfken, May 11, 2015
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  11. 57md

    57md Grand Pooh-Bah (3,033) Aug 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Definitely #1 but I'd probably start to cry if I were made to choose between FBS and Backwoods Bastard.
     
    #11 57md, May 11, 2015
  12. birdman200

    birdman200 Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2010 Massachusetts

    Hmmm.

    The only brewery I would pick #2 would be Victory, Firestone, and Allagash I think.

    that being said, I pick #2 :slight_smile:
     
    #12 birdman200, May 11, 2015
  13. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I was torn, but leaning towards #2(really, only one Field 41 forever? Only 1 Cowiche Fresh Hop? I shudder at the thought.). Then I remembered something I've said countless times on this site, usually about a hyped walezbro beer. Somewhere there is another brewery making a beer equal to, and possibly exceeding that hype bomb. So, yup, I'ma voting #1.
     
    #13 BBThunderbolt, May 12, 2015
  14. timnyc

    timnyc Crusader (425) Dec 28, 2013 New York
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    Apologies if I'm overthinking this, but if you go with #2, you better hope it's a brewery that's constantly experimenting and creating new beers. Even if it's the best of the best, it will feel like a prison very quickly. You also better hope your brewery never goes out of business since that means your beer-drinking days are done.
     
    #14 timnyc, May 12, 2015
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  15. tylerstravis

    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    I could probably do #2 with Evil Twin or Founders.
     
    #15 tylerstravis, May 12, 2015
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  16. smanson56

    smanson56 Pooh-Bah (2,070) Feb 15, 2014 New Hampshire
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    I went with number 2 because as of right now if I only had one beer to drink it would be Nightshift's Whirlpool hands down no questions asked. And for this summer I plan on making a lot of trips to Nightshift.
     
    #16 smanson56, May 12, 2015
  17. GuitarIPA

    GuitarIPA Savant (1,229) Mar 24, 2013 Connecticut

    As much as I love Treehouse, I have to go with Founders for diversity.
     
    #17 GuitarIPA, May 12, 2015
  18. jcos

    jcos Pundit (802) Nov 23, 2009 Maryland

    Number 2 is always satisfying.
     
    #18 jcos, May 12, 2015
  19. papat444

    papat444 Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,961) Dec 28, 2006 Canada (QC)
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    Number one for me :grinning:
     
    #19 papat444, May 12, 2015
  20. GuitarIPA

    GuitarIPA Savant (1,229) Mar 24, 2013 Connecticut

    Evil Twin is a good call - so many original beers and pretty much every style is covered.
     
    #20 GuitarIPA, May 12, 2015
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