Noob's pointless post 1

I had such a noob moment last weekend I thought I’d share it. Though I’m sure I’m not the first one to experience this. I went to a friend’s house for a party this weekend. There were several of us drinking beer. Finishing one, I went to the kitchen and put my bottle in the recycle area. Something niggled at the back of my mind. Paying it no mind, I finished another and put it in the recycle area. That’s when it hit me. I was setting my 12oz next to two orphaned 22oz bottles, of which I had none at home in my horde. A quick rinse and they were mine. It seems bottling brewers are by default, bottle collectors.
Hey man, can I have that bottle?

YOu have no Idea. I was up to 12 cases of 12oz bottles and 3 cases of 22s once. It was rediculous. THen I bought a kegerator.

That is how the obsession begins.1 bottle here 1 bottle there before you know it you have a whole closet full of bottles.

Thats it, that how you convience the wife. "If I had a kegarator, I wouldn't have all these bottles."

FifteenTen said:

Something niggled at the back of my mind.

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it did what?

I asked my brother inlaw to start saving his bottles for me and in return I will give him beer. In less then a month and a half, him and his friends had about 350 rinsed bottles for me. I owe him some brew.

Problem I find is most people are drinking swill out of clear glass.

ryandlf said:

Problem I find is most people are drinking swill out of clear glass.

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Very True. It seems unfortunately hard to find people who enjoy pop-top brown bottle beers. I have 6 cases full right now and need 9 more in the next 30 days. I only have maybe three cases of empties on deck. By my math, that's a lot of Sam Adams from BJ's in less than a month. Anyone thirsty?

I'm away for work and I'm even collecting bottles. Got like 20 I gotta fit in my bag somehow.

My sister works at a sushi restaurant and she had people save the 22oz for me. This combined with what we drink and I am set. Until I can afford a kegerator this will have to do. I don't mind bottling, getting good at it.

Man last year at Dark Lord Day I looked like a bum tryin to get bottle deposits back. Had several bags I was filling up with all the great 22oz bottles laying around the tasting tables.

rycov said:

it did what?

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niggled
1. To be preoccupied with trifles or petty details.
2. To find fault constantly and trivially

There. Now you're not mad. .... but still confused.

haha. still confused, and still drunk. i was never mad, (no grounds to be, i'm not black)
i just thought it was a good word. never heard it before. i've been drinking a little and it struck my fancy. forgot what the original post was about(like i said i'be been drinkin), but good luck! cheers!

My friends have been great about saving me bottles when they buy good beer (they usually drink michelob golden light... bleh). I pay them back in free beer, so they're more than happy to oblige. I still have a bunch sitting empty, but you can bet they'll be filled once the weather here warms up, and I get my mash tun finished!

okay... ready for this?

I am active duty and was deployed to Djibouti, yup, you read that correctly, Djibouti. It was there that I had my first Tusker, a Kenyan Lager. They come in .5L, pop tops. I don't know whether to be ashamed or proud, but I went to the recycle bins daily until I had collected about 200+ bottles. I rinsed and crated them in a plywood box. When I left, they went with me...

My buddy is a bartender at a local pub/restaurant that does a ton of business. I was just given permission to raid the recycling bin whenever I please. Jackpot!

Lmao, making our own beer has turned us into bums.

Gfunk said:

Lmao, making our own beer has turned us into bums.

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Yep! I'm always scrounging at our poker games quietly cursing the Pacifico drinkers.

I did notice that at our local bowling alley they had boxes out for people to put empties in. The next time I'm in need, that's where I'm headed.

I scour Craigslist everyday in hopes that someone has free bottles up there.

ShermanTank said:

Very True. It seems unfortunately hard to find people who enjoy pop-top brown bottle beers. I have 6 cases full right now and need 9 more in the next 30 days. I only have maybe three cases of empties on deck. By my math, that's a lot of Sam Adams from BJ's in less than a month. Anyone thirsty?

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I am in the same situation, I need 6 cases in the next 45 days. Either I need to start drinking or someone needs to send me some bottles.