Pittsburgh Tasting?

I can

 

What is the glassware situation? Is it BYO or do they have decent hardware there to drink from? I really don't want to drink from a damn shaker.

 

I think its best if you bring your own that way you dont have to worry about it.

 

That was what I was thinking. Thank you.

 

GE Shadyside had Black Butte 26th Anniv. yesterday. I grabbed one and saw only 3 bombers left on the shelf. I have never had this before and had never seen it around here either until now. If this is as difficult to find as it seems, and others on here have wanted to try it but cannot find it, I will bring it to the tasting if I am able to make it.

 

Best after dates are hilarious to me.

 

The only date that matters is the bottling date. I can make my own decisions on when to drink based on that.

 

Stone is doing it now on their new brett IPA or whatever.

But my comment was regarding best by/best before...and best after. Just tell me when the damn thing was bottled and I'll figure the rest out...otherwise since I suck at math, I end up passing on a lot of those "suggestion-type" dates.

EDIT: here's the Stone thing: http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/stone-enjoy-after-10-31-2015.210596/

 

Hey man, kbuzz is a true BA and great person. You should not hide behind a keyboard and be a tough guy by calling him a D word.

(Just to let everyone know, It's cool.......I'm friends with both these.....poo poo heads.)

 

That's like releasing cheese that hasn't matured and saying wait a year to eat it. If its not up to your standard of consumption as a Brewer then don't release it.

 

Ha I did not even notice a best after date. I never had any of the black butte anniversary beers so I would be into trying any of them

 

Bumping this up with the tasting happening next Friday. I am excited about the lineup thus far and looking forward to meeting some new folks.

 

Not to go off on too much of a tangent here, but I imagine it would cost the brewer (& the consumer) more to sit on it longer in the brewery. This way, the consumer can get it for a little cheaper & age it themselves.

 

@HopFace Maybe bring the 25th and 26th and do a side-by-side...? I absolutely love this series, but they're all slightly different, so it's definitely fun (and delicious) to try them side by side. Also, I would guess the best after date is bullshit. Probably just a little on the hot side.

 

Sorry gents, going to have to bow out on this one.

 

how much was that on the shelf?