Pliny the Younger - Philly?

Yeah, they looked like 12 oz. pours to me.

 

Who the hell wants to pay $9 for less than 10 oz? I have no issue with bars selling full 12 oz pours.

 

I realize that. If the people that didn't get it wanted it that bad, they would've been their earlier. Simple as that. Life isn't fair.

 

It should be considered that not everyone looking for this beer knows that people line up so early for any beer, especially on a weekday.

My first Younger experience was at Monk's about 3 years ago. It seemed like Monk's employees were periodically counting people in line in order to determine a pour size that would permit almost everyone getting a pour. I think this is a better way of dealing with things. However, that's just my opinion.

- Joe

 

Got my pour of PtY at Tria around 3.30PM, 3.5 hours after their tapping of the sixtel. I had to leave work a little early, that was it. The bar was full, but the place was practically empty. I really think this is how PtY tapping should be...announce it 10-15 minutes before tapping, limit to one 6oz pour per person, double the price and give 1/2 to charity. Translation: NO shit show! Sixtel kicked at 5:57PM.

Great beer, somewhere between a Stone RuinTEN and Hopslam without the honey, but I wouldn't chase it again, ever!

 

^^ I got there at 540 and had one of the last pours. Unreal: I was shown to my own table and brought a glass. No shit show whatsoever. Although I think I'd rather have been around a bunch of rowdy beer geeks than the corny Rittenhouse happy hour scene!

I don't know if it being "so easy" took a little away from my enjoyment, but I was also a little underwhelmed. Maybe that's not the right word. Look: it's an incredible beer. When it first was released there was nothing like it. But in a world of Hopslams, Heady's, Sucks, Green Bullets, Hi-Res's...it's not the holy grail it once was. When I got home I poured myself a Hop Ranch and thought: I am thankful to live in a world that contains so many incredible beers.

TLDR: great beer, but wouldn't stand in line for hours for it!

 

Any word yet from Local 44 or Resurrection? They tweeted a couple weeks ago that a mailing was forthcoming, but there hasn't been a peep since. Did they do some stealth thing or have they really not tapped it yet?

 

FYI - there's a tapping at the Exton Pour House today at 2PM

 

The Grey Lodge yet again doesn't get mentioned in this thread until the beer is tapped. Amazing how this and another bar get looked over in threads like these.

 

I knew about this tapping from an authoritative source, to whom I promised not to divulge the info publicly. I'm guessing people who knew about it were in a similar situation. They did post a cryptic tweet in the morning. I got there at 7.15pm (didn't care whether or not I will get a pour since I already had mine at Tria) and it was all gone. The place was packed, my 3 friends each got a pour because one of them showed up at 6.40-6.45pm and was able to order 3 by himself, i.e no limits. I saw tables with 1 or 2 undrank glasses, clearly people were grabbing more than one and going through them slowly. $6/6oz, by the way.

 

Sounds like they got less than they did last year. I remember it being a 1/2 and it was going on pretty long.

 

My only point was that Grey Lodge wasn't a surprise tapping, when you post cryptic tweets and Facebook events titled "Bible Study" a week in advance people are going to catch on.

I completely agree with @mythaeus about Tria's tapping. I didn't get to go, but I passed the info along to a good friend of mine who was grateful it was on still on tap 5 hours after the first pour.

 

Pour House tapping went quick, ended up with the last 'card' for a pour

 

They got a half this year. It went on around 6:30 and the bell rang at 7:17. It was about 30% more crowded than last year.

 

They only got one keg that was tapped at Memphis Taproom last week

 

Weird, I wonder what happened? Years past they've gotten at least 2. I thought for sure they'd have one at Strangelove's.

 

On tap at Isaac Newton's right now

 

Figured I would bump this thread since it's about to be a relevant topic again soon..

Lots of good info from last year as I try to plan my first scavenger hunt for PtY, but one question my little trip to the past didn't really answer - how accurate are the tapping times/dates once they are posted? I.e. this year, Monk's says their posted date is not set in stone - is it like that for other places as well? I'd love to try to schedule some time off of work if necessary, but if these dates have been fluid in the past, I'm not going to go nuts trying to chase the perfect time of attack.

It also seems like common sense says I should not try to chase this beer (or at least not at places like this. yikes.) That being said, I'll probably ignore that feeling and jet all around center city like an idiot. Where have your best/most reasonable experiences in years past been? Sounds like Tria and a few places in the burbs did some good work. Is it best to just try and catch a tapping as it's announced vs. tickets and waiting and all that jazz, or is that just too hard to do?