Drinking The Fridge Down

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  1. Kwak

    Kwak Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2002 New Jersey

    on a different note my fridge shit the bed so i invited a couple of my best bros. over and drank EVERYTHING
     
    #21 Kwak, Sep 17, 2015
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  2. papposilenus

    papposilenus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,232) Jun 21, 2014 New Hampshire
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    I have said this so many times!
     
    #22 papposilenus, Sep 17, 2015
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  3. lightman1

    lightman1 Zealot (607) Oct 19, 2013 Arkansas
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    I usually bring back a large haul from Colorado, so I've stared away from the bottle shops lately. Drinking the stuff is the reason that I bought it, so not a bad thing, its just kinda strange to see all of the bare space. There prolly won't be much empty space in it in a few weeks!
     
    #23 lightman1, Sep 17, 2015
  4. Victory_Sabre1973

    Victory_Sabre1973 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,445) Sep 15, 2015 Minnesota
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    Within this last year, at one point, I was down to 30, or so. Right now I'm at my highest, at over 150, and it might be getting closer to 200. I think I will drink it down a bit before Iget new beers.
     
    #24 Victory_Sabre1973, Sep 17, 2015
  5. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Im drinking my Cellar down have bought so many brews n the last 3 years, started drinking these great brews
     
    #25 gatornation, Sep 17, 2015
  6. aratcliffe

    aratcliffe Initiate (0) Jan 6, 2015 Kansas

    I always try to drink down my fridge, but I have a beer-buying problem.
     
    #26 aratcliffe, Sep 17, 2015
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  7. wordemupg

    wordemupg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,187) Feb 11, 2009 Canada (AB)
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    I've drank it down from over 200 to under 50, its been a good year.
     
    #27 wordemupg, Sep 17, 2015
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  8. Fox82791

    Fox82791 Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2014 New York

    Being more of a malty beer fan, summer is when I usually spend way less and get my cellar to 50-60. Winter sees it grow closer to 100
     
    #28 Fox82791, Sep 18, 2015
  9. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Aug 12, 2007 California
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    I never let it get that full, to be honest. I believe in freshness, especially with IPAs, so, if I have an excessive amount in there at one time, I stop buying and I drink them all until I can look back and say: Godd*mn, Jimmy. That is some serious gourmet sh*t! Larrrrrrrrrrrrge.
     
    #29 TheIPAHunter, Sep 18, 2015
  10. mikevanatta

    mikevanatta Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2014 Minnesota

    I don't need you to tell me how fucking good my beer is, okay? I'm the one who buys it. I know how good it is. When Bonnie goes shopping she buys SHIT. I buy the gourmet expensive stuff because when I drink it I want to taste it.
     
    #30 mikevanatta, Sep 18, 2015
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  11. raczkowski

    raczkowski Initiate (0) May 16, 2011 Florida
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    i have treid to drink down my cellar...to be honest, keeping every day beers in my fridge is harder than drinking the stouts. nice, crisp ipas and pale ales stocked is more difficult, as i tend to drink 5-6 of those in a session on the weekend...

    then, to the cellar, i think i am drinking it down, and next think i know...cycle does a release, i get 14-16 more bottles to add to the cellar, along with picking up some beer this weekend that a buddy is giving me from a raffle..it seems like it never ends with drinking the cellar down for me...
     
    #31 raczkowski, Sep 18, 2015
  12. Hrodebert

    Hrodebert Savant (1,024) Sep 2, 2013 Michigan
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    I never buy beer with the intention of saving it for very long.
    I love to drink beer, but looking at it for long periods of time doesn't appeal to me at all.
     
    #32 Hrodebert, Sep 18, 2015
  13. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    I do this once or twice a year, then do a 30. (30 days of no alcohol). Nice to reset things, reset tolerance, habits, etc. Keep things in perspective.
     
    #33 yemenmocha, Sep 18, 2015
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  14. BeerRebelMotorcycleClub

    BeerRebelMotorcycleClub Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2015 Colorado

    I drink it down every night. Ready for thr GABF every day, buddy.
     
    #34 BeerRebelMotorcycleClub, Sep 18, 2015
  15. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    I do this all the time.
     
    #35 UCLABrewN84, Sep 18, 2015
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  16. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    I'm drinking mine down too, have a lot of hoppy beers that need to be drank down quickly.
     
    #36 Scott17Taylor, Sep 18, 2015
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  17. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    Is it still "drinking down" if the average age of the beers involved decreases but the net census remains the same? If so, than yes.
     
    #37 gopens44, Sep 18, 2015
  18. RichD

    RichD Pooh-Bah (2,318) Mar 18, 2012 Rhode Island
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    I'll be slowly drinking(or trading) my cellar down as I prepare to move into my first house. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I have about 70-80 bottles in the cellar and 30-40 in the fridge...
     
    #38 RichD, Sep 18, 2015
  19. lightman1

    lightman1 Zealot (607) Oct 19, 2013 Arkansas
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    I guess you could say that I have a buying problem. I've stated in past threads that I'm over 45 minutes from a good bottle shop and I don't get there as often as I wish. So, I tend to overbuy and freshness can be an issue if I'm not careful. I also have Friends and Family that bring me beer when they travel out of state. So I'm not in complete control of the incoming beer. A few times a year, usually before a Beervacation, I'll "thin the herd" or drink the fridge down.
     
    #39 lightman1, Sep 18, 2015
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  20. creepinjeeper

    creepinjeeper Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2012 Missouri

    I took an extended break from drinking last winter and spring, so I have been drinking the older stuff that doesn't/didn't age so well a couple of days a week. Part of my problem was I had beer stored over the winter in a couple of different places and literally forgot about them. Now that I have set up a better cellar system, the beers will enjoyed when they should.
     
    #40 creepinjeeper, Sep 18, 2015
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