BA Bigfoot

Hop & Vine will get their case next Wednesday afternoon. Limit 1.

 

Super Deli Mart.

 

I see how it is.

 

Mine was bought tonight.

 

Hopefully mine will be bought tomorrow. Damn, it sucks we have to be so secretive about this. From what I've heard though they plan on doing a lot more production in the future. Good hunting guys!

 

Well I'm not being secretive... anymore. I picked up a bottle @ Full Throttle yesterday afternoon. I'm still in the market for one more, so if anyone has any solid leads (north of downtown Seattle, south of Snohomish County line) feel free to BM me! I'll be grateful. Cheers!

 

ditto. except that I dont have one yet.

 

Are you a regular at Full Throttle? I ask because I had an interesting experience there yesterday picking up a bottle for myself...

 

It was my second time in the shop, so no, not a regular. But now that I know it's about a 20-minute bus ride from my office, I might become one.

I doubt your experience had anything to do w/ me, I just walked in (probably around 3:45) and there were a couple people in line @ the register. I just minded my own business til I could ask about the BA Bigfoot.

There I go again w/ my play-by-play...

 

Yeah, I think I showed up shortly after that. When I lived in West Seattle, I stopped by a few times, but it's easily been a year+ since I've been there.

When I asked about the BA Bigfoot, I wasn't kindly greeted. "Have you been here before? I'm going to have to do something about this, all these people on the Internet are telling their friends to come buy the beer and there's none left for my regulars. Not everyone has Facebook. Not everyone has an office job. How do you spell your name? Hm... not in here..."

All I could do was say, "I understand," and reiterate that, while I'm not a regular, I'd been there before and would have been there more often if I hadn't moved to Shoreline.

I thought I wasn't even going to get a bottle. Once I handed her my ID, she searched her computer and found my name. "Oh, there you are."

"Yes, I'm on your mailing list and I have this little stamp-card..."

"Yes, I see that. Thanks for coming out of your way..."

Anyway...it was awkward and I was a little blindsided by the treatment.

If you go, don't mention The Internet, even though she posts pictures of new arrivals...

 

That is odd. I had a little conversation with her about how the brewery had been rude to her regarding this particular release, but that was all. She didn't check my credentials or ask for a passport or anything. I also had a stamp card, but didn't bring it out until after I was making the transaction. And I did spend a little time seeing if there was anything else of interest while I was in the shop, but (as I also explained to her) I've been buying a lot of beer lately so I need to be selective. I also explained that I've been waiting for this particular beer for about a year.

Maybe I set her up for that interaction with you, since I'm also not a regular and she didn't recognize me. Last time I was in there, someone else was on duty.

I guess if they don't want people to buy the beer, they shouldn't send out a tweet about it at 2:16 in the afternoon.

 

7 more bottles @ the hop & vine in PDX...

 

I just bought it at New Seasons

 

Thank God my local did not tweet or facebook pics, they only had one case , and I was able to grab 2 tonight. If you live near Lake Stevens, and are still looking for some, you might get lucky tomorrow yet. If you do BM me , I am actively looking to fill out a local tasting group.

 

Wow that is awkward.

"YOU HEARD SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET AND THEN BOUGHT SOMETHING FROM MY BUSINESS I AM OUTRAGED, SIR!!!!!111"

 

Definitely awkward, but I understand where she's coming from. I got one of their bottles of peche N brett because I do shop there a lot (primarily because I like her customer service a I drive up I-5 from Tacoma back to Seattle pretty frequently). My impression was that that release may have been the tip of the iceberg with throngs of beer losers (myself included) calling and emailing to acquire this beer, most of which may never have shopped there before.

It's annoying. Whales bring out the worst in everyone.

 

Just picked up mine today along with a buddy. Crack one tonight and share the other later, excited! Still a few in North Seattle, LC-Dub!

 

I had to put off tracking down a bottle until today, when I got payed, and thought I'd be shut out. As luck would have it, I found a few bottles this afternoon at Hollywood Whole Foods. Not sure if they're still there, but I only grabbed one so as to keep at least a couple on the shelves. Happy hunting to those of you still looking!