The Veil Brewing (2020)

I really did not understand the lack of limits on that bottle, even if they did need inventory space. The chances of that one not selling out day of sale with buy limits were pretty slim considering the low count. I was very lucky to land one. Curious how the upcoming Starve D sale is going to go considering its going to be a RVA exclusive. Will there be limits? Can only hope it doesn't insta-sellout, its one I definitely plan to make the drive up for if I can secure a bottle or two.

 

Initially they were only dropping certain bottles and in limited quantities over different days then they got smart after all the complaining and insta sellouts and started dropping them first come first served online. Simple as placing the order, selecting a pickup time and date and thats all.

 

Hopefully they start announcing details sooner rather than later considering we are only a few weeks out.

 

Thank you very much - I need a defacto vacation so I guess we'll just see - I know that certain locations are open for on site consumption so might still come down for the weekend - we'll see how things go on the bottle front, but I appreciate the info.

 

Well said. You mentioned cart protection and that’s a good point. I hate that you can have something in your cart, have it sell out, then cause further delays while you remove it from your cart personally.

I had a Starve B in my cart last week, went to check out and it gave me an error message. Then I had to remove it from my cart and while doing so also had the AB Toast E Coilz sell out while also in my cart.

I almost miss standing in line for it...

 

Speak of the Devil! Veil just posted about DD on social media. Looks like everything will go on sale on Wednesday the 25th with the earliest pickup time being Friday the 27th. Onsite reservations open up on the 13th, that makes planning a little easier. RVA is definitely worth visiting, recommend checking out Triple Crossing and The Answer also if you make it down. Lots of really awesome food spots to check out also.

 

From the label leaks it looks like the "Very Limited" bottles will be as follows:

Cinnabon Lord Whangdoodle
Gingersnap Bourbon AB Whangdoodle
Double Vanilla BA Curse Of Satisfaction

 

Yep - I've been several times - just been a while - and Dark Daze felt like a good excuse to come back down from Pittsburgh - I'll be hitting The Answer, TC and Final Gravity as well - but i want me some bottles! You're right - my timing was impeccable!

I'll take some advice when it comes to food spots though - a little bit of a grey area for me.

 

just to name a few spots.....

ZZQ is an absolute must stop. Tazza Kitchen, Moore St Cafe, Supper, Fat Dragon Chinese Kitchen, En Su Boca, The Hof Garden, Stellas, Early Bird Biscuit Company, Pho Lucas, Joe's Inn

All winners in my book and there are so many more!!!

Also check out Don't Look Back - Triple; its a cool little spot that has awesome tacos and they also have a few pool tables for entertainment. Topgolf, The Circuit Arcade and Slingshot Social Game Club are a couple other spots you can kill some time farting around playing games and such.

 

This is just awesome - thank you. I had some of the staff at the Answer send me to Jack Brown's Beers and Burgers before - any thoughts on that?

 

Does anyone have any idea what a "full allotment" might look like cost wise? I'm just curious and trying to budget - not looking for a reason to bitch

 

Jack Browns has great burgers! Patties are a little on the smaller side but they make up for it in flavor. The Cobra Kai is a favorite of mine, can't go wrong with cream cheese and jalapenos on a burger!

 

Awesome - thanks for reiterating. Looking forward to this - sure looks like i'm going to make the trip given the release info today.

 

If they keep bottles around the normal price point you are looking at $25 - $30 for the majority of the bottles with a higher cost on the three limited bottles. I would say its safe to assume atleast a 2pp limit on the non limited stuff and maybe 3pp for some of them.

 

So assume maybe $25 x 17 bottles is what you're saying?

 

That would be on the smaller end I would think. If the "Full Allotment" option is like the Anniversary release expect it to be higher as the full allotment would contain the max amount of bottles possible considering per person per bottle counts. So for example if they were allowing 2pp of each bottle you can count on paying around $25 x 34.

 

Super expensive release each year considering the amount of options available and it has increased each year since the first one. I typically plan ahead for this release and Anniversary each year and just squirrel away a little at a time throughout the year because I know its always gonna be a wallet buster. Helps if you have someone willing to go in half with you also and just split the cost of a full allotment.