SandstoneCity, I cracked that Saison last night and it was really good. Subtle citrus and pepper notes, from the yeast? Or was pepper added?
Gonna try the brown or pumpkin probably tomorrow
Just received mine today and I have to say that it is worth the wait
Homebrews:
Pumpkin ale
Cranberry apple wine
Pomegranate mead
Apple wine
Grape apple wine
Traditional mead
Oaked maple whiskey porter
Commercial:
Nugget nectar
Ryan and the beaster bunny
Furious
And Two others I'm not sure what they are but the caps don't match the labels
Dropped the ball on this guy, really sorry to my recipient.
Threw a couple commerical brews for the wait.
Box flying out to washington today
Cheers!
P.s can anyone not believe its already march 2014!?! wtf i cant even remeber 2013!!
Just cracked that oaked porter, one hell of a beer
Tried all but a few of these and to be completely honest with you the commercial beers were the least impressive of them all. Keep up the awesome brews and thanks again.
Huntington NY, your package is finally on the way
Sorry for delays. Winter in MI has been crazy.
Never shipped before hope I didn't under/over do it. Haha I ran outta packing material and used some old shirts I was gonna toss.
Each bottle is wrapped in a plastic bag tied on top and then wrapped about twice around with small bubble wrap.
Under first layer is bubble wrap, wrapped up cardboard and tons of meijer plastic bag wads.
In between two layers of bottles is cardboard and bubble wrap.
On top of second layer of bottles is more ripped up card board, bubble wrap and old t-shirts to fill space.
I feel like I had to use a ton of packaging but did I just get a box too big or is this just how much packaging is need to feel secure it will make it?
Got recommended box by FedEx guy for "glass containers of homemade goods" haha. When I got home I realized it was a little big my bottles I think. I believe it was a 18x13x12inches box for 11 12oz bottles. Is that too big?
Thank you!!
Apriciate the comments.
Beaster and the furious mght have been a little old but im surprised you like all my stuff better than the nugget nectar!
Thx again buddy
Cheers!
Hey all:
I wanted to apologize for being the absent minded thread starter here. My mother passed away 2 weeks ago and life is just now beginning to return to normal. I owe ivegot2legs a big apology for not getting my shipment out yet. I'm dropping it tomorrow and then we can call this thread closed. If there is still interest we'll wait until he receives and then I'll post up a new one. I hope you guys have enjoyed the idea of this and we can keep it going! Cheers all!
Curt
So sorry for your loss Curt. I hope everything gets back to normal quickly!
No need to apologize for being absent, your family definitely takes priority over beer trades. I am certain everyone understands. I hope to be able to get in on the next swap as well, this one was fun and I recieved some really awesome beer!! Thanks again Psycotte and ivegot2legs!
Hey all:
I wanted to apologize for being the absent minded thread starter here. My mother passed away 2 weeks ago and life is just now beginning to return to normal. I owe ivegot2legs a big apology for not getting my shipment out yet. I'm dropping it tomorrow and then we can call this thread closed. If there is still interest we'll wait until he receives and then I'll post up a new one. I hope you guys have enjoyed the idea of this and we can keep it going! Cheers all!
Curt
Haha... oh no. Slushies
Jupapabear
Prayers and deepest sympathy to you and your family for your loss. I'm sure your recipient understands completely.
May I ask that if you do set up the next exchange in a new thread, that you also announce it in this thread. Not sure how others do it, but I spend most of my time on HBT only in subscribed threads and a couple other specific forums, and would probably miss a new thread in this forum. Thanks.
TxBigHop,
It is ILEGAL to ship alcohol through USPS. ( in the USA) all alcohol beverages must be shipped via private carrier(s). Just a helpful hint what we do here at the brewery, if we're sending out "samples" we wrap bottles in bubble wrap, along with a label inside a plastic bag. (Just incase a bottle breaks).
Thanks for the heads up! I would have thought since this entire forum involves shipping beers that there would be a sticky with shipping pointers at the top. Had you not told me this, I would have just blindly taken a box to the Post Office.
Here is a great thread on how to ship. I think I'll add this link to the 1st post of the swap from now on. It's a good suggestion.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/tutorial-shipping-beer-93042/
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