Does anyone actually drink "whales"?

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Does anyone drink "Whales"?

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  1. Anaxagoris

    Anaxagoris Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2014 Washington

    I was just wondering if people drink these so called "white whales", beers like Cable Car or BVDL? It just seems to me that people keep on wanting them without the intent to drink them. For example if you went to a bar that had a bottle of a whale, lets say BA Abraxas, but you had to drink it there and the price was fitting of such a beer. Would you buy it and drink/share it at the bar, or would you pass and get upset that you couldn't take it home to brag or try and flip it?
     
    #1 Anaxagoris, May 20, 2015
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  2. Goatdavemac

    Goatdavemac Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2014 North Carolina

    I'd drink it...I'll drink a whale...I'd hold it for some type of occasion, but ever once in a while, it is nice to open up a whale on a Tuesday and share it with yourself...
     
    #2 Goatdavemac, May 20, 2015
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  3. Lucular

    Lucular Grand Pooh-Bah (4,367) Jun 20, 2014 Maryland
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    I've never acquired a whale so the answer is no. I've drank plenty of great beer however.
     
    #3 Lucular, May 20, 2015
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  4. dson08

    dson08 Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Arizona

    Bought a Framboos '14 at a bar this week, while it was $$$, my brother was in town so we splurged...
     
    #4 dson08, May 20, 2015
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  5. gcamparone

    gcamparone Pooh-Bah (2,131) Dec 6, 2011 Rhode Island
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    I save them for special occasions or bottle shares.
     
    #5 gcamparone, May 20, 2015
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  6. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

    Yes. I refuse to trade anything I only have one of if I have never tasted it. So in that regard if it is a one per person release it is going in my face and no one elses.
     
    #6 jlsims04, May 20, 2015
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  7. BA-Landers

    BA-Landers Initiate (0) May 2, 2014 California

    I'm opening my 14 BVDL to share with myself for my 30th birthday next month.
     
    #7 BA-Landers, May 20, 2015
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  8. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Nope. I just add them to my beer shrine and worship them. Who would drink a beer anyway?
     
    #8 StoutSnob40, May 20, 2015
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  9. Bigbadboris

    Bigbadboris Initiate (0) Jan 6, 2013 New Jersey

    mmmmm.....blubbery goodness.
    Never had the luxury, but if i had access to something whale-y I'd drink it when the time was right.
     
    #9 Bigbadboris, May 20, 2015
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  10. supaadam

    supaadam Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2014 Texas

    I sure do. After about a year of trading and never drinking anything I only had one of, I said screw it and started opening a bottle every now and then. Usually, it's when I have someone to share it with over. A couple weeks ago, I drank my only Smokey and the Bois (admittedly, not necessarily a whale)...it was great.
     
    #10 supaadam, May 20, 2015
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  11. Preluderl

    Preluderl Pooh-Bah (1,796) Sep 27, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Everyone's definition of a whale seems to be different. For beers that take considerable effort to acquire, I usually wait and share them with a couple of buddies who I know wouldn't get to try it otherwise. The only thing I've ever specifically saved just for myself (and my wife) was Prop 13'. Will likely do the same with Prop 14'.
     
    #11 Preluderl, May 20, 2015
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  12. FaradayUncaged

    FaradayUncaged Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2014 Michigan

    Special occasions, or any time that can easily be justified as being special. Drink up!
     
    #12 FaradayUncaged, May 20, 2015
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  13. supaadam

    supaadam Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2014 Texas

    I should also note that I have a vertical of Dark Lord that no one is touching. I also now recall drinking my '07 Decadence on my birthday earlier this year. That certainly qualifies.
     
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  14. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    As soon as possible :wink:
     
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  15. Iamjeff6

    Iamjeff6 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2013 Virginia

    The answer is yes, people drink them. Prime example, check untapped checkins for some of these beers and you will see people drink them.
     
    #15 Iamjeff6, May 20, 2015
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  16. spicoli00

    spicoli00 Pooh-Bah (2,305) Jul 6, 2005 Indiana
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    I drank a bottle of Fou on a Wednesday for...reasons.

    EDIT: january 30, 2014 to be exact, oops, looks like it was thursday.
    [​IMG]

    REDUX: shit, maybe i'll drink a loon tonight:rolling_eyes:
     
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  17. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    You're asking if I would pass on a whale at a bar because I had to drink it there? :astonished::confused:
     
    #17 Treyliff, May 20, 2015
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  18. Anaxagoris

    Anaxagoris Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2014 Washington

    Yes
     
    #18 Anaxagoris, May 20, 2015
  19. JLaw55

    JLaw55 Pooh-Bah (2,417) Jul 10, 2014 Missouri
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    Chasing whales is a fools errand.

    I don't care how amazing someone says something is, if I have to go to the edges of the Earth or drain my bank account to get it, I will pass. There are simply too many great beers out there to focus that much attention on a specific one.

    If I can get it fairly easily though, then yeah I will pick it up. If I had a 'whale' available in front of me, I would absolutely drink it as soon as possible. It's just beer, I don't see it as a treasure to covet. Beer is meant to be drank and experienced, otherwise what is the point?
     
    #19 JLaw55, May 20, 2015
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  20. Monkeyknife

    Monkeyknife Grand Pooh-Bah (5,873) Jan 8, 2007 Missouri
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    Whales are for drinking unless you have more than one.
     
    #20 Monkeyknife, May 20, 2015
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