Cable Car - what it takes right now?

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  1. grze

    grze Maven (1,460) Apr 17, 2012 Virginia
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    Hey guys, I did a few trades already, but on this one, I feel I may not be ready to land yet.
    I was thinking Remy's Pappy + couple Beats. Or is that still not good enough?
     
    #1 grze, Feb 20, 2014
  2. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    1:1 with VSB?
     
    #2 pmoney, Feb 20, 2014
  3. grze

    grze Maven (1,460) Apr 17, 2012 Virginia
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    Haha, this one is on my ISO list as well :slight_smile:
     
    #3 grze, Feb 20, 2014
  4. pjkelley82

    pjkelley82 Initiate (0) May 23, 2013 New York

    Lol grze...give it up for now and drink those other great beers in your cellar.. one day you'll meet some drunk guy who will give it to you for a shelf beer.. or just go to tons of bottle shares until someone pops one
     
    #4 pjkelley82, Feb 21, 2014
  5. MykelJH

    MykelJH Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2011 California


    Doubt it. I guess you never know though
     
    #5 MykelJH, Feb 21, 2014
  6. grze

    grze Maven (1,460) Apr 17, 2012 Virginia
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    Haha. I still have many beers on my ISO :slight_smile: But the truth is, I won't be complaining. I tried a lot of beers that I wanted within the last year that were absolutely mind blowing (westy, bcbcs, younger etc). The problem with the bottle shares is that I don't know many people in the area I recently moved to...but hey, who knows.
     
    #6 grze, Feb 21, 2014
  7. ADTaber

    ADTaber Pooh-Bah (2,093) Apr 29, 2011 South Carolina
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    This is what I gave for it a few months back:
    Armand' 4 Zomer
    Armand' 4 Herfst
    Armand' 4 Winter
    Oude Geuze Vintage '08 750mL (red label)

    After having it side by side with DDG, I was a little disappointed, I thought DDG was the better beer, and took a lot less to trade for, don't get me wrong, I'm definitely glad I finally landed it, just not sure it's worth what it takes
     
    #7 ADTaber, Feb 21, 2014
  8. pjkelley82

    pjkelley82 Initiate (0) May 23, 2013 New York

    You'll run into something... from what I understand the general consensus is that Cable Car gets better with a few years on it. So your best bet is to try to get an early vintage and sit on it. I personally think you have enough in your cellar but all the bottles it will take probably isn't worth it....imo of course...
     
    #8 pjkelley82, Feb 21, 2014
  9. pjkelley82

    pjkelley82 Initiate (0) May 23, 2013 New York

    ^^^^^^^^^
    See...
     
    #9 pjkelley82, Feb 21, 2014
  10. pjkelley82

    pjkelley82 Initiate (0) May 23, 2013 New York

    Try for the CCK grze
     
    #10 pjkelley82, Feb 21, 2014
  11. mrkdwrds

    mrkdwrds Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2010 California

    That's a lot of really good beer...
     
    #11 mrkdwrds, Feb 21, 2014
  12. grze

    grze Maven (1,460) Apr 17, 2012 Virginia
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    and some people say that ddg is actually better than b6 beat :slight_smile: so yeah, you guys may be right. thanks for the input! I'll probably give it up for now.
     
    #12 grze, Feb 21, 2014
  13. Xul

    Xul Pooh-Bah (2,139) May 18, 2008 California
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    It's not. 2008 and 2009 were delicious and Kriek was really nice, but there are far better beers in the same style that are much easier to acquire.
     
    #13 Xul, Feb 21, 2014
  14. tupacmoi

    tupacmoi Aspirant (277) Mar 2, 2013 Belgium
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    Could you give examples ?
     
    #14 tupacmoi, Feb 22, 2014
  15. drummermattie02

    drummermattie02 Initiate (0) May 10, 2009 Texas

    Not to speak for Xul, and obviously acknowledging that American wild does not equal lambic, but I would say Zomer, Herfst, Winter, and '08 OGV are all better. As are 3F OG, Tilquin, and De Cam (both geuze and lambiek)
     
    #15 drummermattie02, Feb 22, 2014
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  16. Xul

    Xul Pooh-Bah (2,139) May 18, 2008 California
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    That's a pretty good list, I'd probably add 3F Golden Blend and Cantillon OG. I realize that I have a bias towards lambic and gueuze compared to American counterparts, and I've had some excellent pours of Cable Car, but on average you're getting a better beer at a better pricepoint, whether buying Belgians off the shelf or ordering them direct from Belgium.

    I get the fascination with Cable Car and I'm lucky to have had most vintages at least once (didn't bother with 2013), but if you really want to try it, you're better off saving some money and visiting one of the Toronados to enjoy Cable Car along with a whole host of other awesome beer.
     
    #16 Xul, Feb 22, 2014
  17. mrkdwrds

    mrkdwrds Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2010 California

    No Lente?
     
    #17 mrkdwrds, Feb 22, 2014
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  18. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    Everything ADTaber traded
     
    #18 BearsOnAcid, Feb 24, 2014
  19. drummermattie02

    drummermattie02 Initiate (0) May 10, 2009 Texas

    Definitely Lente, I was just going off of the list traded as examples.
     
    #19 drummermattie02, Feb 24, 2014
  20. IHyphySF

    IHyphySF Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2011 California

    Just wondering what year CC did you get for all of that?
     
    #20 IHyphySF, Feb 27, 2014
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