Full Cellar LIF - Creativity Required

My idea is this:

"Unwanted Whales" Everyone submits a "Whale" for consideration, and then when they are all accepted, a spreadsheet is created where everyone ranks the whales from 1-50 (if there are 50) If you rank something higher than yours, and someone ranks yours higher than theirs, those become the targets.... no matches, then nothing ships. HERE IS THE KICKER! the person running the BIF keeps a spreadsheet for how all of the people involved ranked the beers, but then refuses to share the spreadsheet publicly despite the fact that many question why one person's bottle was selected over another's, etc.

It's brilliant I tell ya.....

 

Oh man, SubpoenaDeuces is going to win this one.

If you're reading Mr. Subpoena, can we have 2 versions of your post? One in your usual style and other for non native speakers?

 

Beat the Heat BIF:
The objective of this BIF is to keep the beers in transit long enough so they have a large possibility of exploding.

I will organize the participants to ship as far as possible, and you must only ship on Friday so the packages wait in the warehouse longer. I will harass your desired shipping companies to ensure the longevity of the transit.

The person who receives the most exploded bottles is the winner and get's to be in my next rap video. I will personally fly them here to my 1 bedroom apartment/music studio with a professional camera crew filming the entire endeavor for a behind the scenes video.
We will drink Pabst Blue Ribbon while on and off set, and they will be shotgunned every time.

The winner will also receive my special bottle of Mr. Beer homebrew in an Old Rasputin bottle.
Participants receiving unbroken bottles must forward them to me along with a 3 page report on why Grandmother clocks are selling better than Grandfather clocks.

 

Local Grand Cru BIF:

Requires 12 participants.

The original sender creates mixed sixers of local beers then fills two growlers with equal parts of all. Doesn't matter what kind of beer. Sanitation is optional.

Each subsequent participant drinks half the contents of the growlers, then tops them off with their own local mixture. When the original sender receives the final "grand cru" they hand bottle a 12-pack of the result (topping off as needed) and send out one bottle to each participant.

 

Cutthroat BIF:

Shotgun style; participant must be on the Bad Trader list.

 

Whale (?) BIF:

Everyone sends three bottles equal (in their mind) to King Henry.

 

I don't think I have read anything this simple and brilliant at the same time on BA.

 

Can I nominate Rempo for this one as well?

 

You need to read more Rempo posts. Always to the point, and typically hilarious.

 

haha, that's why I follow him. But this one takes the cake.

 

As you know, beer pairs well with cheese. Should probably include some...

 

Broken Bottle BIF

Participants send the worst packed boxes possible. Basically place loose bottles tightly in a box. NO BUBBLE WRAP ALLOWED. The participants also ante decent bottles, and the guy/gal who's box DOESNT result in a broken bottle gets the ante beers (which are sent well packed)

 

I like the Full Cellar idea in your post title.

Each person packs up their entire cellar and sends it to someone else. 100 Bottles minimum, no maximum.

Host of the BIF will send a bonus box if you host a tasting party at which all bottles are opened (ala the recent gang bang bif).

 

You could also do a traditional style, and call it the Russian Roulette BIF. Who ever gets burned first is the winner.

 

De-Rail the Hype Train BIF:

Everyone involved submits a Wants list with beers they've tried before removed (as not to skew the results).

The shipper selects, to the best of his/her ability, one "rarish" whale from their target's list for each format (if possible): one 12 oz., one 22 oz., one 750 ml. and then 2-3 not-as-rare/locals (in similar styles) for each size.

Here's the sticking point: YOU MUST REMOVE ALL LABELS FROM THE BOTTLES. And since bottle caps are identifiers, you must paint/black-out the caps and then number each bottle so only the shipper knows which bottle is which.

The recipient will then be forced into a blind tasting and he/she must list their favorites in order. Only then will the exact list of beers sent be revealed.

We'll see which beers are good because they're actually good and which ones are "good" because they're hyped.

 

Damn. Took the words right out of my mouth.

 

Know Thy Neighbor BIF:

Shotgun BIF, everyone must ship on the same day. Instead of mailing out the trargets' real addresses, the organizer uses Google Maps to pick a random address within 3 blocks from the target. Only after boxes leave are the details disclosed.

 

Forgot that one. I envision someone gutsy enough to slap a shipping label directly on a bottle...