Raleigh Beer Week

From what I'm reading here and hearing from other BAs, Substance Abuse was a big hit. Are the turtles going to bottle this one?

 

Had a great time. Had Bois, Black Note, and Event Horizon (the latter being my favorite of the evening). Guess I should have tried Substance Abuse - hadn't heard of that one before. On the other hand, I still have a bit of a headache as it is...

 

RBW has been pretty sweet, here's what I've hit this past week...

Mon - Bottle Rev, for Freak, Hot Pistol & Vesuvius w/glass - free pours early on. Really liked Vesuvius.
Wed - Tasty Bev, for Saison Brett, WOOT Stout & SC - thought the WS was pretty good.
Thu - Busy Bee, for Black Note, EvHo, Bois, Monk's Revenge, Peaotch & Substance Abuse - loved them all.

Highlight of the week thus far has been the BA Blowout @ BB - that was quite the lineup! ...major props Woody.

Will be hitting the Saucer tonight for the CELLARbration and that then will be putting a wrap on RBW for me.

 

There were "shipping delays" for the CBS, so according to everyone here at the Saucer, no CBS tonight.

 

I agree, I was pissed I dragged my wife there thinking there would be CBS & Sex Choc as advertised and they had neither. Instead they had Stone IRS & Ten Fidy, oh joy, how did you ever find those?! They are great beers but I have them in my cellar at home. Pretty BS move on the Saucers part in my opinion, lost a lot of respect for that place tonight.

 

Yeah Flying Saucer kind of pissed me off too. Went for the CBS and there was none. Ordered the Duck Rabbit BA Baltic Porter. Was overcharged on the bill and when I asked about it they told me the price on the beer menu was a misprint. Bartender wouldn't just admit he put it in the computer wrong.

 

Let's just call it what it was, it was an Epic Fail! CBS & SC were publicized at the Saucer for Raleigh Beer Week but were NOT available! Furthermore, there wasn't any notification of any kind through any social media site. Also, simply, the attitude and performance of not only about half of the wait staff, a few of the bartenders, but the manager, was beyond horrible. Additionally, I thought pricing was a bit of an issue on most items but the one that struck me most was $52 for a bottle of Bois. For RBW, the Saucer was easily the weakest link, they were way in over their head last night, and brought many people in under false pretenses. Unfortunately, this was probably my first and last time at this establishment.

 

Totally agree. I rushed from a late dinner to get there before 9. Waited in line for maybe 10 minutes or so to find out there was no CBS or SC. I then let a person I was with order first, and when the bartender came back with his drink, he yelled at him because he turned away for a second.

I should've ended my RBW at the Busy Bee Blowout.

 

This is the second year in a row that FS has pissed people off during Raleigh Beer Week - last year they were the venue that was releasing the RBW glass, with I believe Mango Habanero Dale's Pale Ale on cask. The RBW schedule said they'd be tapping it at 4 and when people got there they were told it wouldn't be tapped until 7. This year the wording of the schedule led people to believe that they were releasing beers that they had been saving (although who wants an 8 month old bottle of Hopslam), and then people were told that there were "shipping issues"....on Sexy Chocolate that's brewed 2 hours from here? Methinks that there was never a plan to have CBS or SC there at all...

 

Sad to have missed out on Busy Bee on Thursday, but glad I didn't get sucked into that Flying Saucer debacle. Surprising they couldn't even manage Sexual Chocolate considering how many other spots had it earlier in the week (though not the vintage FS claimed). Proud of my current city.

 

Well, someone fell asleep at the wheel, so to speak. Chronic sleeping while driving CAN be dangerous.

 

Was there anything particularly good at the Flying Saucer event, in spite of the issues listed above?