Poll: Split NBW into Old Beer Saturday and New Beer Sunday?

I am not voting until @cavedave, @TongoRad and @JackHorzempa weigh in along with about 15-20 others. New Beer Sunday already has been sullied, and it was the thread that converted me to beer geekdom. This next step seems like a weird two steps forward/two steps back.

 

I voted, although I really don't have a horse to back in this. I almost never drink older beers (at least intentionally), and have settled into drinking one two regular beers that I can rely on. I have never posted a new beer, and I did one "cellar" beer over the month.

 

QFT

I enjoy the ongoing Cellar Thread / Cellar Aging folder. The Cellaruary idea was a great one and future replications (February) would also be an event to look forward to.

In terms of New Beer Weekend vs. New Beer Sunday, (I see pros and cons for both) I will continue to enjoy participating in either version. I would like to see a thread created by Todd / BA to allow for an open discussion beforehand, if any changes are being contemplated.

I continue with the NBS numbering on my Sunday posts, not as a protest, but as an homage to the OG community discussion. Looking forward to the next 17 years of NBW/NBS!

 

To directly answer the question in the title of this thread: Fuck no!

The Celery Thread has been fun and great, and I'll keep posting in it as I drink down my stash (unless the thread gets locked), but there is no way in hell it should be tied to NBS/w.

Just to reiterate and be clear, Fuck No.

 

I strive to be not ambivalent.

 

I do not know this particular acronym.

 

Quoted For Truth.

 

I don't understand, but I agree.

Oh wait. Uh,.....

 

I voted no, but I considered not voting, since I only drink about 200 oz. beer a year. My reason may not be what you hope, it is purely that I love the cellar reviews thread that already exists, in the way it now exists, and I can't see messing that up. As for NBW, I'm okay with it being NBW, it doesn't seem to have hurt things to have changed it. Why mess with a positive result?

As to which way would bring more people to the site and offer more opportunity for the site to prosper? Well, I don't think anyone knows that.

 

#CellarSaturday doesn’t needs its own thread to be a thing. People can share their love of drinking cellared beers on a Saturday on WBAYDN (or, if the virtual bar is too low brow for them, then on NBW or Side By Side or Barleywine Appreciation or the regional forums or this “yearly cellar thread” mentioned above).

 

I was against the change to NBW, but I'm over it. I enjoyed Cellaruary and am already looking forward to it next year. I say keep it as is, but let's move the cellar thread to Beer Talk so it hits the main page and gets more visibility. This may encourage more participation if you don't have to know it exists and go searching for it.

 

It is my belief that New Beer Sunday was perfect and always thought that, "If it ain't broke don't fix it". I lost a lot of interest when the entire weekend was the new reality. It's not really so bad now, but NBS was indeed a cool collection of contributors. New ideas should always be considered and properly weighed for total effect. One really never knows and things do always change, don't they?

 

I voted no even though the Celery thing did get me to reduce the number of beers I have that I had to have that I might "get to one if these days". I have been cross-posting old beer on Saturday during February with NBW. I may continue to do this just because it has been fun for me, hopefully also for those who read the posts.

I think calling it out separately (and redundantly) on purpose would dilute NBW.

As long as I have been on the site I had no idea there was a cellar thread.

 

No.

Narrowing the window to participate in either drinking experience to a single day seems too restrictive. Personally, I like the wider time frames. The pace is easier and the drinking experience more relaxed and enjoyable.

 

No... and to quote another:

 

I think it’s a good idea to revisit old beers but leave the NBW alone. Make a new thread for old beers. Not everyone likes to revisit so

 

I just learned a few minutes ago that there was a year long cellar thread, so I'm not too sure how much value that provides to a broad base. A weeekly cellar thread seems like it would reach more people.

 

Do you think there would be enough participation for a new thread every week? Especially if it was limited to just 24 hours.

 

My suggestion is go ahead and vote if you want to participate in the poll.

I personally will not be voting in this poll. In past threads I have posted several times with my thoughts about the "sullying" of NBS and I will leave it at that. I do miss the folks who in the past were NBS regulars and now no longer participate.

Cheers!

 

Cellar Saturday sounds like a thing that could be promoted. Hell, it's even alliterative. And NBW doesn't hold the same allure to me as NBS. I used to read that thread and post there occasionally, but I can't even remember the last time I clicked on it.

 

I voted no.
Love Cellaruary and will certainly have more beers next year.

But I also have actively been using the Annual Cellar Reviews thread and trying to cross promote a bit. It seems there is some pent up old beer drinking in a lot of folks homes (Im looking at @SABERG and @Herbabee in particular!)

Maybe some more awareness of the Annual Cellar thread will add some action there and keep folks tuned into cellar experimentation untill the next Annual blowout in February 2023?

My cellar shelves are certainly happier holding fewer oz of beer after the past few weeks of consumption!!

 

Voted No.
Really miss the NBS but have learned to go with the flow.
Old (and fun) habits are hard to break so almost all my NBW posts are on Sunday and are designated as such.

 

@sulldaddy - To be sure, i was dressing to impress for the grand occasion of 'Cellar-uary'... and for reasons logistical as well (like, what am i actually doing with all these cartons of gestating brews? i ain't gettin' any younger, nor are the contents - same with my liver). It was a fun incentivizer for sure; i never really got involved with any show-n-tell in the forums here before, this exercise may well change all that now. Looks like i got me a little festy paunch now too as a souvenir, ugh.

But dag, YOU were the one bringing out some seriously ancient vessels that were such a delight to the eyes! (i didn't really start getting to epicurean and storable ales until about 2017 or so? - the self-discovery did disembark me off the vino boat for sure.)