March Madness 2012 - 2nd Thread

Plan on shipping out Wed or Thurs to Number45forever. Sorry for the delay.

 

Sorry for the wait on mine but I'll be sending monday after dark lord day because I'm hoping to get some awesome stuff there, hope numbers doesn't mind.

 

Believe me, I don't mind. Thanks!

 

My package has been delivered.

 

I have heard there are FOUR packages waiting for me at home! Going to be a LONG afternoon at work. Thanks to all

 

I'll hold off shipping till tomorrow then. Hopefully you can post the hauls tonight and I'll make sure you don't get any repeats, unless you want repeats that is...

 

Depends what the repeats are of! As giddy as I am about the prospect of opening those four boxes, I will very likely post my hauls tonight.

CHRISTMAS IN APRIL!

 

My box is going to be dropped off within the hour! Look for it on your porch in a couple of days.

 

This was a chocolate-y beer opening night to remember! I'm not sure of everyone's BA username, so feel free to identify yourself. One of these could have been from the Masters BIF... Let's get to the hauls!

First, from Paul in California:


- Drake's Expedition Red Ale
- Deschutes Red Chair NWPA
- AleSmith Anvil (LOVE AleSmith!)
- Abner Weed Amber Ale (gets points from me for the name alone)
AWESOME box! Although, this box failed in delivering a Choklat sweep to my evening. Shame.


Second box was from Edgar in Virginia:


- Bruery Provisions: Old Richland (want! Barleywine from the Bruery, this has to be great)
- DFH 120 from July, 2011. Always a want of mine, even though I just had a bad experience with an aged bottle. I LOVE this beer on the fresher side.
- Southern Tier Choklat. (Want, never had it! Sounds awesome to me.)


Third box from Eric in Virginia:


This box BLEW ME AWAY.
- TenFidy (want! never had it!)
- Souther Tier Choklat. I see a trend developing...
- NC Old Stock Ale (perma-want)
- Backwoods Bastard!!! (One of my top-5 all time beers...PERMA-WANT)
- Great Divide Hibernation Ale (I've loved the GD beers I've had, I'm sure this will be great)
- FW 15th Anniversary!!!! (Are you kidding me?! What a gift. I missed this when it was released here, I love FW. Can't wait to try this beer.)
- DC Brau "The Corruption" (IPA. Communist Can. I can dig.)

Seriously. This was a wow box. I'm humbled.


Fourth box from Nicholas in Boston. My sn is Number45forever. Who do you think that's for? Yes, that's right, this guy:


Anyway, onto Nick's box:


- ST Choklat. Yes, four boxes today ... and three had Choklat! It's a want, even though I've never had it. Based on reviews, there's no way I don't love this. Well done, BIF-ers.
- OPA OPA IPA! Sounds fun.
- Slumbrew Porter Square Porter. More chocolate-y goodness. I approve.
- Blatant IPA. Never heard of, sounds delicious!


I am truly amazed by these boxes! Now, I have some drinking to do.

 

And I noticed one of the bottles of Choklat is from 2010 and differs from the others in that it's 11%ABV (instead of 10%). So, someone sent a nicely aged Choklat...but I didn't keep the bottles separated to know who this was. The perils of extra Choklat... Love it.

 

My box was the Boston one, hope you enjoy it!

 

Well, glad I waited, I will replace the Choklat with a different want of yours I got as well.

 

The aged one was mine with the Old Richland box. Hope you enjoy the brews.

 

My box should be out Monday-Tuesday. Sorry for the delay.

 

Just got a box from beavers! Thanks for the North Carolina sampler pack, all new breweries for me.



The Duck-Rabbit Rabid Duck
Foothills Barrel Aged Peoples's Porter
Mother Earth Endless River
Lonerider Sweet Josie

 

Box to number45 is on schedule to land tomorrow.

 

Box was sent yesterday and will arrive friday

 

pwoody, I did get your box...along with some others that day. Loved yours, it had a "love pwoody11" page. Sorry, didn't take a picture of that box and now the bottles are in my cellar. Feel free to ID what you sent...either way, thanks!

Just opened a box:



Vitamin Water was mine, not int he box.

- Duck Rabbit Rabid Duck RIS. Looks tasty.
- Irish Walker Olde Hickory Barleywine. Never heard of it, looks EPIC.
- ST Jahva. Want! Never had, love coffee stouts.

Thanks for this North Carolina box...sender, ID yourself to redeem long-distance air-five.

Cheers!

 

That be me...hope you enjoy.

If I would have seen the other NC in time, I would have thrown you a DR Baltic Porter in lieu of rabid duck.