Surly Darkness Wax question

Discussion in 'Trade Talk' started by mrpeterandthepuffers, Jan 21, 2015.

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  1. mrpeterandthepuffers

    mrpeterandthepuffers Pundit (825) Oct 24, 2014 Minnesota

    Here we go again, right?

    I think I got a rewaxed Darkness 2014 but I can't be sure.

    Here's a picture: http://imgur.com/NnP9Vg9

    I unfortunately can't be certain if I got it from a BA'er or from another trade because I did them both in-person on the same day and I can't be 100% which bottle came from which person.

    This wax looks nothing like the wax normally on Darkness bottles except for it is the same color. I know Surly uses volunteers to wax dip so I'm sure it's possible that one of the volunteers just did a crappy job.

    Mostly wondering if there is a chance that surly would release a bottle this poorly waxed?

    And also, I can't recall what the bottle cap should look like underneath the wax. Does Surly use a logo'd bottle cap or is just a plain one?

    I'm gonna peel the wax off when I'm ready to drink it and hope that the cap looks right. Fill level looks right compared to legit bottles I have.

    This isn't a whale or anything so not trying to start a witch hunt, just legitimately curious as to the odds of this being rewaxed.
     
    #1 mrpeterandthepuffers, Jan 21, 2015
  2. HugeBulge

    HugeBulge Savant (1,132) Dec 31, 2012 New York

    Looks legit to me. Probably just a bad dip.
     
    #2 HugeBulge, Jan 21, 2015
  3. mythaeus

    mythaeus Pooh-Bah (2,074) Jul 22, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    From this photo from a couple of the hauls, I don't think it's a stretch that they did a poor wax job on your bottle. No one in their right mind would re-cap and re-wax a Darkness.

    From @d5001986
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    Here's another from @Vukusich :
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    Yours:
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    #3 mythaeus, Jan 21, 2015
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  4. mrpeterandthepuffers

    mrpeterandthepuffers Pundit (825) Oct 24, 2014 Minnesota

    Cool, I've never seen one that was so thick on the top and didn't have the "strings" hanging down. Check out the one in the background for reference.

    All my other ones look significantly different.
     
    #4 mrpeterandthepuffers, Jan 21, 2015
  5. ShanePB

    ShanePB Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2010 Pennsylvania

    I've actually consumed a bottle that had a wax job like that. It was legit.
     
    #5 ShanePB, Jan 21, 2015
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  6. mrpeterandthepuffers

    mrpeterandthepuffers Pundit (825) Oct 24, 2014 Minnesota

    I appreciate the responses guys. I was hoping to hear that others had seen similar wax jobs. I'm sure it is just a case of a new volunteer or a drunk volunteer not dipping the same as others.
     
    #6 mrpeterandthepuffers, Jan 21, 2015
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  7. nograz

    nograz Maven (1,424) Oct 30, 2013 Minnesota
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    I can confirm I have/had at least one that looked like that and it came that way from the store.

    Surly does not use logos on their bottle cap. Can't remember the color, think they are gold/brass or silver.
     
    #7 nograz, Jan 21, 2015
  8. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    Can't always go by caps. I had a bottle of Triple C BBA Up All Night and it had a plain cap under wax. I also bought a bottle of regular Up All Night and it had a white cap with their logo.
     
    #8 BMBCLT, Jan 21, 2015
  9. jae

    jae Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2010 Washington

    Legit. Surly asks for volunteers for bottle dipping and some dippers are better than others. Besides, Darkness is easy to get, hence I wouldn't see the point in messing with something relatively common.
     
    #9 jae, Jan 21, 2015
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