Swap-O-Rama #5, The fall harvest...

[Johnnyhitch1]

I was going to PM you with a swap idea but since it's now going on in the thread I submit this idea for the January swap:

Brewery Pride Swap

Share an entire local brewery line (or 1/2 the swap total whatever size it is deemed) from the brewery closest to you that is your favorite. The other half of the trade would be local only beers and minimum one homebrew. I added this because I regret not sending one to AbsolutHamm in my trade.

Obviously the idea is subject to interpretation and revision. Thoughts?

This sounds like a great idea. Wont be able to get in on the December swap but for sure the next one after that.

 

[two_hearted]

a small sour only swap? If its potentially small and low participation...why not go sour too?

Just my 2c

Maybe I could start another swap thread for a Secret Santa Sour Swap. Would anyone be interested in a small variant on the swap-o-rama?

Not trying to step on the toes of TheMan or diminish the swap-o-rama in any way, but it seems there is a small contingent willing to do a sour swap but the idea is too niche for inclusion in the official swap-o--rama.

 

[TheMan]

Maybe I could start another swap thread for a Secret Santa Sour Swap. Would anyone be interested in a small variant on the swap-o-rama?

Not trying to step on the toes of TheMan or diminish the swap-o-rama in any way, but it seems there is a small contingent willing to do a sour swap but the idea is too niche for inclusion in the official swap-o--rama.

I am not bothered by that at all. Feel free to arrange that as you like! I think a sour round would be awesome. But collecting 20-25 members (what ive aimed for each round) to participate sounds a bit tough. So a smaller sour focused swap would scratch some itches for sure haha.

Heck, I hope you can prove me wrong and get 20 people to join in!

I myself can only think of the few berliner weiss beers from pipeworks that are local but not around anymore...wish I could join a sour one lol

 

[Indytruks138]

I don't think the sour round needs to be local as much as not distributed to the target. That would be my aim. I would love a sour round but can't really ship anymore until January.

 

[Psycotte]

One hour commute home and then it's time for some liquid goodness to flow. Yay!

 

[TheMan]

I don't think the sour round needs to be local as much as not distributed to the target. That would be my aim. I would love a sour round but can't really ship anymore until January.

Yeah, but the rest of the sours are covered under Shelton brothers. Just about every state gets their distribution.

At least, I dont know of any other sours I can get besides that.

 

[two_hearted]

Yeah, but the rest of the sours are covered under Shelton brothers. Just about every state gets their distribution.

At least, I dont know of any other sours I can get besides that.

Yeah, I would like to do something with a few bottles of local (or regional) sours, and maybe throw in another bottle that you a partial to that might be a wider distribution. But I wouldn't necessarily limit it to that. I don't buy a ton of sours because they are cost prohibitive and I have to drive to the few stores in town that will have them. So, even if I got a couple Jolly Pumpkins that I can buy in Ohio, I would be happy.

 

[Psycotte]

DrPhunk this an amazing box!!! Thank you so much! I'll post the breakdown in a few but for now here's the beer porn!

 

[Canti4341]

First time imbedding images....lets see how this goes.

Holy crap! I think pmcint01 was trying to throw out my back with this one. The poor ladies working at my apartments office gave me some dirty looks when I just smiled at them when told me how heavy the box was. Alright here's the long list starting at the top L-R (with GABF rankings that were on a note in the box):

Bruery - Saison Rue
Iron Hill - Russian Imperial Stout (GABF silver)
Alesmith - Speedway Stout
Weyerbach - Double Simcoe
Yards - Grad Cru
Troegs - Mad Elf
Maine Beer Co - Mo
Maine Beer Co - Peeper Ale
Troeg's - Nugget Nectar x2
Fegley's Brewworks - Hop Explosion
Ithaca - Flower Power
Russian River - Sanctification (GABF Silver)
New Holland - Dragon's Milk
Troeg's - Perpetual IPA
Yards - Brawler (GABF Silver)
Yards - Poor Richard's Tavern Spruce (GABF Bronze)
Troeg's - Troegenator (GABF Gold)
Allagash - White
Cigar City - Maduro x 2
Cigar City - Jai Alai
Sly Fox - Grisett (GABF Silver)

Extras - Tastykake PB Kandy Kakes and Butterscotch Krimpets

My hands hurt from typing all that. Paul - I can't thank you enough. What an amazing box - so many big wants, so many beers I've never heard of I can't wait to try. You sir have made my week - nothing can get me down after opening this box.

Now to start digging into those IPA's.

 

[lilrokz06]

Wow, so many awesome packages this round. Everybody really stepped their game up. It seems like the packages just keep getting bigger after every round. Makes me excited for the next one.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

First time imbedding images....lets see how this goes.

Holy crap! I think pmcint01 was trying to throw out my back with this one. The poor ladies working at my apartments office gave me some dirty looks when I just smiled at them when told me how heavy the box was. Alright here's the long list starting at the top L-R (with GABF rankings that were on a note in the box):

Bruery - Saison Rue
Iron Hill - Russian Imperial Stout (GABF silver)
Alesmith - Speedway Stout
Weyerbach - Double Simcoe
Yards - Grad Cru
Troegs - Mad Elf
Maine Beer Co - Mo
Maine Beer Co - Peeper Ale
Troeg's - Nugget Nectar x2
Fegley's Brewworks - Hop Explosion
Ithaca - Flower Power
Russian River - Sanctification (GABF Silver)
New Holland - Dragon's Milk
Troeg's - Perpetual IPA
Yards - Brawler (GABF Silver)
Yards - Poor Richard's Tavern Spruce (GABF Bronze)
Troeg's - Troegenator (GABF Gold)
Allagash - White
Cigar City - Maduro x 2
Cigar City - Jai Alai
Sly Fox - Grisett (GABF Silver)

Extras - Tastykake PB Kandy Kakes and Butterscotch Krimpets

My hands hurt from typing all that. Paul - I can't thank you enough. What an amazing box - so many big wants, so many beers I've never heard of I can't wait to try. You sir have made my week - nothing can get me down after opening this box.

Now to start digging into those IPA's.

Lol I did tasty makes too. Can't go wrong with them. That brew list is basically my fridge right now...all really solid local stuff.
Nice haul

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

DrPhunk this an amazing box!!! Thank you so much! I'll post the breakdown in a few but for now here's the beer porn!

New Glarus = epic
Nice haul!

 

[Psycotte]

The break down.

12's

Hop Happy - Milwaukee Brewing Co.
Booyah - Milwaukee Brewing Co.
Fuel Cafe Stout - Lakefront Brewery
Amber Ale - Bell's Brewery
Two Hearted Ale - Bell's Brewery
Little Sister Witbier - Door County Brewing Company
Spotted Cow - New Glarus Brewing Co.
Stone soup - - New Glarus Brewing Co.
Black Top - New Glarus Brewing Co.
Two women - New Glarus Brewing Co.
Pride and Joy - Three Floyd's Brewing
Zombie Dust - Three Floyd's Brewing
Bitter Woman IPA - Tyranena Brewing Co.
Satin Solstice Imperial Stout - Central waters Brewing Co.
Surly Hell Lager - Surly Brewing Co.

Bombers:

La Merle Saison - North Coast Brewing Co.
Grumpy Troll IPA - Grumpy Troll Pub and Brewery
In the Name of Suffering Black IPA - Three Floyd's Brewing Co.

Swag:

Brew Your Own mag
All About Beer mag
Zymurgy mag
Great Beers by Tim Hampson
Lakefront Brewery Sticker
Grumpy Troll coasters
Oskar Blues cozy
New Holland Brewing bottle opener
HBT STICKER! Lol

DrPhunk I can't thank you enough. Which one should I crack first? Such a good dilemma to have.

 

[bcros80]

Nice pair of hauls there!

 

[DrPhunk]

Drink the Zombie Dust 1st! It's best fresh and it's currently a couple weeks old.

Enjoy!

 

[Psycotte]

Zombie Dust it is then! This should be good.

 

[aeviaanah]

Cheers!! Currently holding up an antihero!

 

[bcros80]

Cheers!! Currently holding up an antihero!

Oh man, had my last of the antiheros I got from TallDan the other night. Such a tasty brew

 

[TheMan]

Oh man, had my last of the antiheros I got from TallDan the other night. Such a tasty brew

Stands up to the best of them in my opinion.

 

[TallDan]

Stands up to the best of them in my opinion.

Agreed. Talking about it, i think it's time for one that didn't make in the the box i sent.

 

[TallDan]

Oh man, had my last of the antiheros I got from TallDan the other night. Such a tasty brew

Meant to tell you, similar to what DrPhunk said, the Zombie Dust I sent should definitely be consumed soon. It's not OLD, but it's not fresh either. Mine would definitely be gone if i wasn't holding a couple back to taste side by side with the batch of clone that's now crash cooling.

 

[DrPhunk]

Stands up to the best of them in my opinion.

That anti-hero is solid! Wish we got revolution this far west... I had a local hero the other day and that was awesome!

 

[bcros80]

Meant to tell you, similar to what DrPhunk said, the Zombie Dust I sent should definitely be consumed soon. It's not OLD, but it's not fresh either. Mine would definitely be gone if i wasn't holding a couple back to taste side by side with the batch of clone that's now crash cooling.

No worries, already had 1, and the other is in the fridge

 

[Psycotte]

Damn this Zombie Dust is good. I love grapefruit and this baby sings of it.

 

[DrPhunk]

Damn this Zombie Dust is good. I love grapefruit and this baby sings of it.

Indeed! Glad you're enjoying it!

I'm enjoying a few non-swap beers since I am still without mine

 

[blizzard]

Maybe I could start another swap thread for a Secret Santa Sour Swap. Would anyone be interested in a small variant on the swap-o-rama? Not trying to step on the toes of TheMan or diminish the swap-o-rama in any way, but it seems there is a small contingent willing to do a sour swap but the idea is too niche for inclusion in the official swap-o--rama.

I would get in on this if it happened.

 

[Canti4341]

Started out with the Nugget Nectar - tasty, tasty stuff. Cheers all!

 

[Brewbien]

I would get in on this if it happened.

Same here.

 

[TheMan]

Indeed! Glad you're enjoying it!

I'm enjoying a few non-swap beers since I am still without mine

Patience rewards all!

Not that you arent being patient lol

 

[Indytruks138]

Indeed! Glad you're enjoying it!

I'm enjoying a few non-swap beers since I am still without mine

After the snafu with your box in this, the time it took for someone to grant your MAW, and the amazing MAW box you sent me, you have some top notch beer karma coming your way!

 

[pmcint01]

First time imbedding images....lets see how this goes.

Holy crap! I think pmcint01 was trying to throw out my back with this one. The poor ladies working at my apartments office gave me some dirty looks when I just smiled at them when told me how heavy the box was. Alright here's the long list starting at the top L-R (with GABF rankings that were on a note in the box):

Bruery - Saison Rue
Iron Hill - Russian Imperial Stout (GABF silver)
Alesmith - Speedway Stout
Weyerbach - Double Simcoe
Yards - Grad Cru
Troegs - Mad Elf
Maine Beer Co - Mo
Maine Beer Co - Peeper Ale
Troeg's - Nugget Nectar x2
Fegley's Brewworks - Hop Explosion
Ithaca - Flower Power
Russian River - Sanctification (GABF Silver)
New Holland - Dragon's Milk
Troeg's - Perpetual IPA
Yards - Brawler (GABF Silver)
Yards - Poor Richard's Tavern Spruce (GABF Bronze)
Troeg's - Troegenator (GABF Gold)
Allagash - White
Cigar City - Maduro x 2
Cigar City - Jai Alai
Sly Fox - Grisett (GABF Silver)

Extras - Tastykake PB Kandy Kakes and Butterscotch Krimpets

My hands hurt from typing all that. Paul - I can't thank you enough. What an amazing box - so many big wants, so many beers I've never heard of I can't wait to try. You sir have made my week - nothing can get me down after opening this box.

Now to start digging into those IPA's.

Glad you like them. You deserve it after having a breakage and reshipping on your end. Killed me to have to wait to send that box out. I think I had it ready at least 3 weeks before I shipped it. The lady at the Fed Store I dropped it off at also didn't want to touch it. She made me go behind the counter to put it exactly where the pick person takes it from. Glad the box held up to that kind of weight.

 

[pmcint01]

Lol I did tasty makes too. Can't go wrong with them. That brew list is basically my fridge right now...all really solid local stuff.
Nice haul

Yeah sorry I stole that idea from you. Had no idea what to send for extras since I only went to one real brewery and they didn't have any glasses or stuff for sale there. It's more of a brewpub restaurant.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

Yeah sorry I stole that idea from you. Had no idea what to send for extras since I only went to one real brewery and they didn't have any glasses or stuff for sale there. It's more of a brewpub restaurant.

I try to send issues of Philly Beer Weekly with my boxes or something along that line. One day I'll figure a way to package a cheese steak to send along lol. What really sucks is my favorite go to brewery, River Horse, moved to northern NJ. I miss it. We still have others but their triple is just the tits IMO

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

Yeah sorry I stole that idea from you. Had no idea what to send for extras since I only went to one real brewery and they didn't have any glasses or stuff for sale there. It's more of a brewpub restaurant.

Also...which Iron Hill did you get that stout from?

 

[pmcint01]

Drink the Zombie Dust 1st! It's best fresh and it's currently a couple weeks old.

Enjoy!

How hard is Zombie Dust to get if you live in Indiana? Is this someone that only makes it tot he store occasionally and is snatched up in a few hours?

 

[pmcint01]

Also...which Iron Hill did you get that stout from?

I got it from Voorhees, but I think they all would have it. it's actually one tap at Voorhees now. Just had it the other day and got a growler of it for another trade. It was pretty good. Tasted like you are having desert.

My homebrew club meets monthly at the Maple Shade location so I can always pick up a bottle for you if you want and hand it to you because we both work in center city.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

I got it from Voorhees, but I think they all would have it. it's actually one tap at Voorhees now. Just had it the other day and got a growler of it for another trade. It was pretty good. Tasted like you are having desert.

My homebrew club meets monthly at the Maple Shade location so I can always pick up a bottle for you if you want and hand it to you because we both work in center city.

I keep forgetting that lol. I should really look into joining a club. The trouble is with a six month old its hard finding any time. I've put off bottling this quad since august. Its just hang out...getting older. Did you check out any of those bottle shops I was talking about? The workers at Monde market promised to hold me some stuff next week and I'm really hoping they pull through for me.

 

[DrPhunk]

How hard is Zombie Dust to get if you live in Indiana? Is this someone that only makes it tot he store occasionally and is snatched up in a few hours?

I think it's pretty tough and not much of it gets out to stores. I know it sells out at the brewery the same day it gets releases. I live 2-1/2 hrs away from the brewery and they don't distribute here so I watch the Facebook page and hop in the car when I see it...

 

[pmcint01]

I keep forgetting that lol. I should really look into joining a club. The trouble is with a six month old its hard finding any time. I've put off bottling this quad since august. Its just hang out...getting older. Did you check out any of those bottle shops I was talking about? The workers at Monde market promised to hold me some stuff next week and I'm really hoping they pull through for me.

You should look at the Philly Homebrew Club, I think they are near where you live. I just did a rib competition with them last month. Our club does some activities with them. I know what you mean having no time with kids. I;ve got two. Wife doesn't like it too much when I take 7 hours to brew. Our club meets once a month usually only from like 7-9 pm.

I do want to go to Monde and Corner Deli just haven't had a chance yet. I have been to the Foodery a couple times. I just found a place called Northern Liberties Beer that i was going to go to today.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

You should look at the Philly Homebrew Club, I think they are near where you live. I just did a rib competition with them last month. Our club does some activities with them. I know what you mean having no time with kids. I;ve got two. Wife doesn't like it too much when I take 7 hours to brew. Our club meets once a month usually only from like 7-9 pm.

I do want to go to Monde and Corner Deli just haven't had a chance yet. I have been to the Foodery a couple times. I just found a place called Northern Liberties Beer that i was going to go to today.

Not sure if you do any of the festivals, but IMO the Craft Beer Festival in March is probably my all time favorite. Next year it will be on March 1st, general admission is 45.00 and VIP is 75.00. Last year Jester King was there at the VIP only session pouring rares.
Soooo yea, I'm doing VIP this year lol