KBS in Houston

is it going to be exclusively at the downtown location; will other Spec's locations get it?

 

From my understanding its already at the warehouse in Houston. Just waiting to be allocated and delivered to accounts

 

sweet, I'll check with my Spec's to see if their account will get any (290 & Jones location) thanks!

 

I'm going to assume this means singles right?

 

I hope not.

 

2 bottle limit is what the gossip is

 

Please, no. Not going to wait in line for 2 bottles. I could probably get that much somewhere else with less hassle. I like Spec's but don't usually play the release game there.

 

This year, I heard they are getting us jet ski's

 

makes it not even worth the time....

finally landed a couple in a trade earlier the year... frankly I'd rather have BBA hellfighter... not having to deal with lines or be at a certain place at a certain time to get it makes it that much more awesome....

i don't know if i've ever publicly given thanks to the management at karbach to relocating Mr. Warner in state, but now seems a good a time as any! Thanks!

 

512 WADPP?

no?

sorry wrong thread.

 

be honest.. is any release that's held at spec's downtown, ever worth the time? sure as shit isn't for me. a couple of bottles of beer i can get easier other ways in the middle of the day on a weekday? naw, man, naw.

also, you're denigrating kbs by drinking it aged, which, i'm assuming your "earlier in the year" trade was for. drink this shit as fresh as possible, that's word.

on the bbhf side, if you're paying what, $16/22oz? you can get your kbs for about that much [er ounce by trading shit from the shelf around here. or shit you can get on the internet without putting on pants.

queuing up at spec's is for the birds. your time is worth more than that. value it. think about what you're doing and perpetuating.

 

By random chance, I ran into a Ben E Keith rep this afternoon at Specs. He speculated (saw at the warehouse) that there were about 20 cases for the distribution area including Houston. Not sure how wide that is, but it didn't sound like much.

 

lol, I hope not. Outlying hebs in the Austin area got more than that.

 

Hell, elgin specs got at least a case or 3.

 

I know. It's probably bad info, and I hesitated to share it. But, this is BA...

 

Waiting in line now. Looks like I'm the 13th one here....damn!

 

sounds about right, considering the past releases Founders has sent to Houston (Mango Magnifico, last years KBS, etc). Apparently Houston is not a significant market for them, as they seem to keep sending us far less of their special releases than places with significantly less population (and likely less consumption - however I don't work for a distributor, so how much founders houston consumes is pure speculation).

Well, unfortunately, I've never been able to get my hands on KBS fresh, so it was either try it aged, or not at all. I managed to round up a few extra prairie bomb!s and noirs for trade bait, and i wanted to try it. frankly, I would rather of had of the bomb!s and noirs than the aged KBS and 3-month old hopslam I got in return... but that's a lesson learned. now I know. get hopslam in december, or don't get it... lol...

and you're right, I'm not standing in a line for beer... ever. If I can't walk in the front door, track down the beer guy, get what I want and walk out again, it's not worth my time. There is plenty of A+ beer on the shelf that waiting in line for a special release at an inflated price just ain't gonna happen (that is not meant as a jab against spec's or any of my other shopping locations - i will pay what it costs if i want it enough).

the only reason I compare it to BBH is that they're both bourbon barrel aged beers... price is really irrelevant to me if it's good beer and I feel it's worth it.... and i don't have to wait in a line for it.

and your right. rarely is it worth my time to go to spec's smith street for any release... and I live and work less than 10 miles away! lol...

 

For the release tomorrow?

 

I don't think all of DFW got much more than that, maybe 25-30 cases.