The Locals HINTS AND HAULS THREAD

Okay, so I did not successfully buy a camera (they couldn't find the key to the camera case). Here's the haul:

The winter, not summer, sixer from @Littlelotte88
Gandhi-Bot - a major want (already drank it)
Half Full Toasted Amber (I like a good amber so I'm excited)
Heady (permawant, already drank it)
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout x 2
Maine Peeper (really underrated IMO)
Clown Shoes Billionaire (always glad to get this as MD got literally none)
NEBCO 668 (very good beer and one of my favorite labels)
NEBCO Elm City (haven't had this and always excited for NEBCO beers)
NEBCO Sea Hag (see above)
Lawson's SoS can (excited, already drank it)
668 tulip
Fruit Adventure Tic Tacs (actual Tic Tacs, not some strange beer from DFH or something)
EDIT: Forgot the Jack's Abby Hoponious Union (it's gone too)

Sooooooo.....yeah. This is an amazing box, especially the whole six beers part. Gandhi has been a major, major want for a long time so I was psyched to see it. Thanks!

 

Also, got a box from @Clarkson. We had a trade for one bottle and agreed to send each other "some good beers" in addition to the trade.
2011 Old Stock Cellar Reserve aged in brandy barrels (trade was for this bottle)
Lakewood Temptress
Odell IPA
Odell Lugene
Black Butte XXV (I requested this one specifically as an extra)
Community BA Legion
Prairie Standard
Prairie Bomb!
Ballast Point Victory at Sea
Live Oak Hefeweizen Crowler
Yellow Rose Crowler (already drank it)
Epic Big Bad Baptist
Odell Myrcenary
Robert Earl Keen Honey Pils

So that's one beer for trade, 13 beers for extras. Sounds about right for this group. On the down side, I have to drink all these beers and still work this weekend.......Hmmmmm....I sense a painful couple days in my future

Thanks a bunch @Clarkson!

 

It's tough that I can buy beer from my living room. Briery Reserve Society allocation and Spring House Barrel Society's new release hit me in the wallet at the same time.

 

Cheers!

 

You guys are maniacs...I have been tied up all week in kick off meetings for work, dinners and activities so haven't been able to follow along. I just read 7 pages to catch up and I think there were just as many LIF's. I am getting into that gooner BIF @heystevec for sho and enjoyed watching them beat man shitty last week.

 

I thought I was the only one that thought this. Every time I see your screen name, I say "Nicky Pogs" in my best Paulie from the Sopranos voice. Don't change it.

And who the hell is @JasonR1975 ? I'm glad you didn't change your avatar too, that just too much for us to take.

 

Yeah, it's tough to say bad things about a local, but it's deserving. Seems like they got greedy when craft beer exploded and changed something in order to make more beer and money. Hell it was just announced that that Chili's is going to use their beer (not this one) on their ribs now. It was a cool line up, but could taste the decline.

 

VBS #2

 

Virtual beer share
At Smog City drinking 'Nothing' and 'Infinite Wishes'

 

How was it? I heard about the carb issues so I'm staying away until the next canning I think. Took some willpower (and a pretty hectic work schedule) to not pick up any this week though!

 

Tasted very close to how I remember it last year... felt like maybe they made a very slight change to the hop profile, but it was damn good. Carb was perfect in this can...

 

So evidently @Mikexw evidently has a lot of extra beer on hand (and evidently a lot of it is that horrible HF Arthur stuff...). He told me he was sending a thank you box for what I sent in Round 3 and after specifically telling him that was not necessary at all, he still did it anyway. Annnnd the 'worst' beer in the box is only in the 'damn that sounds really awesome' category.


DFH WWS - I'm not a huge fan of a lot of their beers but do really enjoy their 'normal' lineup. WWS is one of the last beers from them that I've really wanted to try and just haven't. Definitely a big want.
MBC Lunch - Was telling my wife earlier today that I had a box coming and I didn't know what was in it but hoped it had some Maine in it. So pumped to try this! Another major want!
HF Arthur - Who tosses HF beers in as thank yous? @Mikexw evidently. Another huge want! After @heystevec sent me a Clara a couple months ago, I've really seen the light about why people clamor for HF stuff.
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break DeCicco edition (with peppers and hazelnuts) - This is the beer that's only in the 'damn that sounds really awesome' category, mainly because I'd never heard of this variant before. Sounds great!

Thanks @Mikexw for the completely gratuitous box!

 

Great to here. Sad that Surly had a bump in the road on their first batch off the canning line with some carb problems, but I guess it happens.

 

How are they? A friend got me a couple bottles of each but maybe I should head over there and drink up so I can send those out in boxes.

 

Welcome and thanks.

 

Sorry for the long delay people, but without further adieu, the premier of the Horizontalhood!



The featured brewery - Lakewood Brewing in Garland, Texas.
Hop Trapp - Belgium IPA, sounds like a good way to kick things off
BBT (Bourbon Barrel Temptress) - Um, yes please! A BA Milk stout and huge WANT.
The Temptress - Milk stout - very awesome beer I've had once courtesy of @rspauldi I believe. Now I get to do a side by side!
La Dame Du Lac - Biere De Garde - very interested in trying this beer sounds delicious
Till & Toil - Saison that is looks very interesting
Bokkenrijders - Altbier, yup I can't pronounce it either, but there is some great variety in this box
Lakewood glass - contained in the Schwag Hole

The presentation and delivery in this box is great and I'm really excited to be the first recipient. Many thanks to @Clarkson for kicking things off! Well done Josh.
Look for my post tomorrow regarding sign ups.

 

Love this! and you got 'dat BBT!

 

VBS for tonight...

 

And, NOT my Not-summer 6-er... Just a random box of AWESOMENESS from an awesome BA who goes by the handle @Dave_Treat

Seriously...

I think this all happened because Dave mentioned Yellow Rose in a previous post, and I commented that I had never tried it...

Yellow Rose (Lone Pint)--HUGE want--I'e seen all the discussion, drooled over the photos, dreamed about the hottie on the label... And now I get to try it!
La Petit Prince (Jester King)--Got my very first JK (El Cedro) in a trade just last week. I've heard nothing but awesome about them, and anything JK is another HUGE want for me!
Raspberry Stout (Hardywood)--Everything I've had from Hardywood so far has been delicious. And this has raspberries!--Delicious x 100!
Moo-Hoo and WnB (Terrapin)--Along with the Liquid Bliss sent by @_RL_ I now have a full mini-horizontal! I Love the Terrapin standards.
Sweet Baby Jesus (DuClaw)--Sweet Lord Almighty! Absolutely my favorite Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter--There is no such thing as too much of this beer!

Dave, thanks again! You are incredibly generous. And this box was unexpected, unnecessary, and incredibly appreciated!

 

Enjoy my friend. My turn to lif it forward and you were the lucky man. I got 2 yellow roses in a trade, and wanted to share the goodness. And couldn't send just one bottle, it would have rolled around in the box and broke. Needed the others to pack it tight.