CANBIF Hints & Hauls

Good Lord, so the rule must be the later you send the more beer you put in it?

 

Don't sweat too much about it, the canbif is pretty relaxed, and focuses on local Canadian craft (hence why the only requirement other than size is how many local breweries you should include)

My fast growing collection (and a lot of people here) is still not enough for something like the White Whale BIF lol that sir is insane. There is nothing better than opening a box of beer you can't get, regardless of how rare it is.

 

Totally agree! I am very happy that Ted sent me what he did but I would have been just as happy with local beers that I have never tried before. As a participant in the last whale BIF I can say that it was very rewarding but this is right up there - getting a box with beer surprises, regardless of the "rarity" always make the day better, period. And with this BIF I have bunch of bottles to open up and enjoy!

 

Here it is! The beer gods were on our side as everything arrived in one piece! From left to right:

• Nickelbrook Bolshevik Bastard Russian Imperial Stout
• Black Oak Double Cherry Stout
• Homebrew Blood Orange Saison
• Grand River Russian Gun Imperial Stout
• Great Lakes Harry Porter & The Bourbon Soaked Vanilla Bean
• Muskoka Brewing The Legendary Muskoka Spring Oddity
• Great Lakes Robust Porter 25th Anniversary
• Grand River Dogstalker April Bock
• Amsterdam Boneshake IPA
• Black Oak 10 Bitter Years
• Muskoka Brewing Mad Tom IPA

I also got some glasses (Grand River and Great Lakes Brewing) and a few Great Lakes Brewing coasters.

I've never tried any of these beers so I'm excited to drink them all! Thanks again phirleh!

 

I'm glad to see these are all new for you, Ontario has really stepped up its game lately and these are a few of my favourites from around here. Some of those are extremely fresh, the GLB 25 and Boneshaker were just bottled last week. Enjoy Arek!

 

My box continues happily towards the most self-important city in Canada. It is scheduled for delivery tomorrow on a road filled with houses that have brick fronts... Mmmm... Beer...

 

Hmmm....
based on the clues....
1. Numbers in the name are sender's birthdate
2. can bike in less than 5 days from Winnepeg based on google maps
3. most self-important city in Canada


but I know who....

 

Just picked up my package from Bowmanville! In the box.....

-Publican House, House Ale
-Muskoka Mad Tom IPA
-Nickelbrook Headstock IPA
-Railway City Dead Elephant IPA
-Hockley Black and Tan
-Creemore Kellerbier
-Great Lakes 666 Devel's Pale Ale
-Neustadt 10W30
-A whole whack of coasters

The first 5 are new to me and the last 3 are old favorites I can't get in Alberta and will gladly get reacquainted with. I'm a beer swag nerd too, so the coasters were aces. Very happy with the box. Thanks Cattersley! Nice to get a box from a fellow BT'er as well.

.....will post a pic when I get the chance.

 

Agreed. Whales are usually pretty overrated anyways. They just sit around in my cellar for ever while I wait for a good enough excuse to crack them. Then after all that anticipation, it's just another great beer ...at best. The best beers for me are the ones that weren't even on my radar that just blow me away. I've found the extras that I've never even heard of are often better than the beers I've traded for.

Then again, I did really enjoy the Pliny on tap at Pizza Port tonight, despite it's crazy status ;-)

 

Stupid question, since it's the first time I use FedEx to ship: the pickup guy is scheduled for 3 pm today to pick my shipment. Will he give me a transparent plastic enveloppe to put the shipping paper with bar code in it, or should I just tape it on box with transparent tape, so it's easy for him to scan it? Sorry for being such a rookie...

 

Don't feel bad for asking, I have never scheduled a pickup so I wouldn't know. I would tape the label to the box (cover the entire label with tape except the barcode) and write the tracking number and ship date on the box with a Sharpie. My thinking is they are there to only pickup and don't care you don't have an envelope. Would be worthwhile to order some from them.

 

Thanx for the fast answer!

 

And another birdie has landed...

 

My package was just picked up. It's going west, just past a wine region bearing a canadian province name...

 

Hyyyyyyyuuuuuugeeeee package just opened from the incredibly generous Ken (kjyost)! Massive package gave birth to two still substantial packages inside with a shit ton of beer!

The haul:
Russell Wee Angry Scotch Ale (650ml)
Fort Garry Kona Imperial Stout (650ml)
Half Pints Pothole Porter (650ml)
Half Pints Smoketoberfest (650ml)
Half Pints Demeters Harvest (650ml)
Half Pints Rigamarole Rye Oak Aged Ale (650ml)
Half Pints Sellout Stout (650ml)
Half Pints Saison de la Ceinture Fleche (650ml)
Half Pints St. James Pale Ale (341ml)
Half Pints Burlywine (waxed cap) (341ml)
Half Pints Burlywine (old label with a B written on the cap - the bourbon version? ) (341ml)
Brau Brothers Cherry Bean Coffee Stout (330ml)
Alexander Keiths Harvest Ale (although I suspect this may not be what it says it is - there's BW 11 written on the cap...) (341ml)

Swag:
Fort Garry Tshirt and Cap

Holy canoli Ken! Blown out of the water, this was massive and hit a ton of wants Can wait to start cracking some bottles!!

How do I upload photos of this from my harddrive?

 

You can't directly from your hard drive.

You can sign up for a free image host like moby picture, twitpic etc. Upload the picture than click on the little icon of the tree here and paste the picture link.

or use something like http://postimage.org/