Mexican cake set, what does it take

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  1. zbodnar1

    zbodnar1 Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2013 West Virginia

    I want to get an idea of how much I need to offer to land the set. I know they were $20 each, but how much more do I need to go? $200 total?
     
    #1 zbodnar1, Jan 9, 2014
  2. HoppyKilaMonster

    HoppyKilaMonster Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Finding someone with a complete set will be difficult. Finding someone with a complete set that is willing to trade theirs will be even harder. I have a set that I am planning on taking to a tasting after the new MC varients are released. I have a feeling that most people who stil have a set might be thinking the same thing. Your best bet will probably be to try and aquire them one by one.
    When beers are highly sought after, the $4$ aspect usually goes out the window, so dont concentrate on how much you paid for the beer that you are sending. You need to send something that is just as, or more desirable then the MC set.
     
    #2 HoppyKilaMonster, Jan 9, 2014
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  3. zbodnar1

    zbodnar1 Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2013 West Virginia

    Thanks for the advice. I figured it would be hard but figured I would try it. Here is what I was thinking about offering.

    Chocolate rain 2014
    Black Tuesday 2013
    Melange 1 2014
    Bois
    Jackie O's Rum Oil (300 bottle count)
    Jackie O's Naja (342 bottle count)

    all the above bottles for the reg mex cake plus variants. What do you think? Would this be enough or do I need to step it up?
     
    #3 zbodnar1, Jan 9, 2014
  4. brownswisscow

    brownswisscow Crusader (476) Feb 9, 2012 Vermont

    Not close. Think harder to get.
     
    #4 brownswisscow, Jan 9, 2014
  5. james582

    james582 Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2013 South Carolina

    Those won't even come close to getting a set.
     
    #5 james582, Jan 9, 2014
  6. zbodnar1

    zbodnar1 Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2013 West Virginia

    Wow, that's crazy. From what I know the Jackie O's beers are more rare(bottle counts are a lot less) than any of the Mex Cake variants.

    Give me an example of how rare I need to go because I don't have any white whales sitting around in my cellar.
     
    #6 zbodnar1, Jan 9, 2014
  7. zbodnar1

    zbodnar1 Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2013 West Virginia

    Really? Never heard that. Jackie O's makes great beer, never had any issues with any infections, but that's for another thread. So how rare do I need to go? Something like DDG plus others?
     
    #7 zbodnar1, Jan 9, 2014
  8. james582

    james582 Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2013 South Carolina

    Apple brandy alone is going for a Rare+
     
    #8 james582, Jan 9, 2014
  9. zbodnar1

    zbodnar1 Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2013 West Virginia

    crazy....I might just pass and try to make it to the next release. When will the next release be May or June?
     
    #9 zbodnar1, Jan 9, 2014
  10. james582

    james582 Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2013 South Carolina

    Not sure when the next release is I would probably July again but who knows.
     
    #10 james582, Jan 9, 2014
  11. zbodnar1

    zbodnar1 Initiate (0) Sep 30, 2013 West Virginia

    Ok cool. Well thanks for all the help and input. I now know that I will probably pass on the set and just try to get the regular cake and maybe one variant. Thanks guys!
     
    #11 zbodnar1, Jan 9, 2014
  12. Crawfordesquire

    Crawfordesquire Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2011 North Carolina

    For 1 of them right? Pretty close
     
    #12 Crawfordesquire, Jan 10, 2014
  13. nicks6217

    nicks6217 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2010 California

    if its worth anything JD the only one worth pursuing and maybe red wine since it was a different approach to most wine barrel aged stouts
     
    #13 nicks6217, Jan 10, 2014
  14. phishphorce

    phishphorce Savant (1,023) Aug 4, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Weren't you the one that drainpoured BA Abraxas? Or at the very least said it was not good?
     
    #14 phishphorce, Jan 10, 2014
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  15. hey5hitgoose

    hey5hitgoose Pundit (754) Feb 28, 2013 Illinois
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    just for the 2 apple brandy mexican cakes alone that i acquired, i wound up giving up this:

    1) chocolate rain
    cherry rye
    bb4d x2
    bbpt5

    2) cali hunahpu
    '10 bcbcs

    and that was 2-3 months ago. so i can only imagine what its looking like now
     
    #15 hey5hitgoose, Jan 10, 2014
  16. nicks6217

    nicks6217 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2010 California

    Yeah. We drained poured Abraxas and BA abraxas.
     
    #16 nicks6217, Jan 10, 2014
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  17. phishphorce

    phishphorce Savant (1,023) Aug 4, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Its funny how tastes vary. I have drank BA Abraxas about 5 times this year and with about 20 different people and every single one of them said that it was one of the best beers they have had this year or ever.
     
    #17 phishphorce, Jan 10, 2014
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  18. nicks6217

    nicks6217 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2010 California

    I often get told that we had a bad bottle but what are the chances that both the base and barrel treatment where a bad bottle? We split the bottles between 4 people and nobody went back for a 2nd pour.
     
    #18 nicks6217, Jan 10, 2014
  19. ncaudle

    ncaudle Initiate (0) May 28, 2010 Virginia

    I hated 2012 regular Abraxas (too much vegetal bell pepper taste) but loved the 2011 and 2013 version.
    not sure what was up with your BA Abraxas, it's 1 of my top 5 or so BA stouts. evar.
     
    #19 ncaudle, Jan 10, 2014
  20. kpanter

    kpanter Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2012 Florida

    You had a bad bottle
     
    #20 kpanter, Jan 10, 2014
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