2020 FotD Secret Santa Beer Swap

[jschm19]

Santa?!?

 

[LBussy]

Wait till you pop that pina colada

 

[HopsNTails]

Shipped!

 

[jschm19]

Santa made it thru the snow today.

 

[UncleD]

Suspense is building...

 

[fourfarthing]

Santa delivered something this morning...

 

[jerbrew]

+1

The distance from me to the receiver is MUCH shorter than the distance from where the beer came from. I covered the salary of a few postal workers from all those boxes, lol.

Now if the receiver would find their damn way back on HBT!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, they owe me a beer!

Hahaha, sorry for my absence. I saw the box from Salinas and was excited. Thought I was getting some Alvarado street. Nope, super wrong. Lo and behold, all of these beers (except the HB) are from West Virginia! Nice little trick you played there @TwistedGray . The blue things tasted a bit off but this was a cool surprise. Lots of Saisons too which I can appreciate. FYI, been wearing this hat since I got the box, thanks again TwistedSantaGray

 

[TwistedGray]

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Hahaha, sorry for my absence. I saw the box from Salinas and was excited. Thought I was getting some Alvarado street. Nope, super wrong. Lo and behold, all of these beers (except the HB) are from West Virginia! Nice little trick you played there @TwistedGray . The blue things tasted a bit off but this was a cool surprise. Lots of Saisons too which I can appreciate. FYI, been wearing this hat since I got the box, thanks again TwistedSantaGray

That trick came at a cost, lol, but since I drew SoCal's Finest, I thought I would treat you to some hometown goodness!

Now, for some geography...follow along if you want to know where I grew up : )

Put your right hand out in front of you with your open palm facing upwards, and now make a fist (bend your arm up a bit so you can see the fist). Now stick your thumb out to the side, pointing to the right, and stick your middle finger into the sky. That's the shape of West Virginia! Charles Town is way out towards the edge of your thumb (remember, right hand).

Anyways, I am super happy to see them still in business given the majority of the 304 will eat the balls off a racoon and drink the piss of a doe. Craft beer to them is breaking out the reloader, sighting in the bow, or crawling under one of the eight cars in the yard looking for a part to get the 9th one "running" (and yes, I resemble(d) all that).

ps: My hat is blue, and that Opequon Kreik looks as clean and clear as the real one ("Oh-Peck-In" Creek).

 

[jerbrew]

That trick came at a cost, lol, but since I drew SoCal's Finest, I thought I would treat you to some hometown goodness!

Now, for some geography...follow along if you want to know where I grew up : )

Put your right hand out in front of you with your open palm facing upwards, and now make a fist (bend your arm up a bit so you can see the fist). Now stick your thumb out to the side, pointing to the right, and stick your middle finger into the sky. That's the shape of West Virginia! Charles Town is way out towards the edge of your thumb (remember, right hand).

Anyways, I am super happy to see them still in business given the majority of the 304 will eat the balls off a racoon and drink the piss of a doe. Craft beer to them is breaking out the reloader, sighting in the bow, or crawling under one of the eight cars in the yard looking for a part to get the 9th one "running" (and yes, I resemble(d) all that).

ps: My hat is blue, and that Opequon Kreik looks as clean and clear as the real one ("Oh-Peck-In" Creek).

Are you sure you're not from where I grew up in Stockton, CA? sounds a lot like it.

I had a few thoughts when I realized it said WV on the can:
- Charles Town? really? So the capital (I know all the U.S. capitals as a party trick) is Charleston and there's a Charles Town in this small state? SMH
- They have craft beer is WV? Good for them!
- That's a long way from home, he must have had to plan that out pretty good.

I appreciate the effort and sampling something I would otherwise probably never have tried.

 

[TwistedGray]

Are you sure you're not from where I grew up in Stockton, CA? sounds a lot like it.

I had a few thoughts when I realized it said WV on the can:
- Charles Town? really? So the capital (I know all the U.S. capitals as a party trick) is Charleston and there's a Charles Town in this small state? SMH
- They have craft beer is WV? Good for them!
- That's a long way from home, he must have had to plan that out pretty good.

I appreciate the effort and sampling something I would otherwise probably never have tried.

Hell, they even have a few Main Streets : )

 

[jschm19]

@aharri1 this is really good!

 

[aharri1]

@aharri1 this is really good!

I'm glad you liked it man! I figured it wouldn't be too hard to figure out who sent you the beer since I'm listed as being in Orlando LOL

 

[LoneTreeFarms]

Santa delivered something this morning...

HO HO HOLY $#!+ thank you Santa!! Was excited enough for the present I took the afternoon off. Everything is chilling in the garage. Definitely sampling that homebrew soon!! Cheers and thank you @fourfarthing

 

[jschm19]

I'm glad you liked it man! I figured it wouldn't be too hard to figure out who sent you the beer since I'm listed as being in Orlando LOL

UPS kind of gave it away with your full name as the shipper. I looked at it and thought, man that looks familiar and then remembered your HBT user name. I'm excited to dig in to the rest this weekend!

 

[TwistedGray]

OOoOOOooooOOOooO Thorrak gonna be angray

 

[fourfarthing]

OOoOOOooooOOOooO Thorrak gonna be angray

Why, those are all 6 oz cans. The hoodie is childsized for reference

 

[TwistedGray]

Why, those are all 6 oz cans. The hoodie is childsized for reference

LTF probably put in some personal stock to make it look bigger than it was, too.

 

[Thorrak]

Why, those are all 6 oz cans. The hoodie is childsized for reference

15 * 6 = 90 fl. oz.

Just to confirm, @LoneTreeFarms those were 6 oz cans, right?

 

[LoneTreeFarms]

15 * 6 = 90 fl. oz.

Just to confirm, @LoneTreeFarms those were 6 oz cans, right?

Absolutely. Only half of those were in the box. The rest I took out of my fridge and set up next to them. You know “for science”

 

[LoneTreeFarms]

 

[Thorrak]

I meant to post this a few days ago, but the Metaform Blackberry Sour “IPA” was delicious.

These are all some really interesting - and really delicious - beers (and hard seltzers) so far. Next up is the Neveragain Extreme Triple Raspberry Gose.

 

[HopsNTails]

Someone has mail

 

[CrookedLaker]

I meant to post this a few days ago, but the Metaform Blackberry Sour “IPA” was delicious.


These are all some really interesting - and really delicious - beers (and hard seltzers) so far. Next up is the Neveragain Extreme Triple Raspberry Gose.

HOMES makes great beer. Food isn't half bad either (looking at you @orionol73)

 

[SailorJerry]

Beautiful box indeed! Thanks HopsNTails! Had one lost soldier, didn't open the package due to the broken glass, but it was certainly something barrel aged.

I'm excited, never had Pliny before. And to my recipient, I should have it mailed off this week.... sorry.

 

[HopsNTails]

Beautiful box indeed! Thanks HopsNTails! Had one lost soldier, didn't open the package due to the broken glass, but it was certainly something barrel aged.

I'm excited, never had Pliny before. And to my recipient, I should have it mailed off this week.... sorry.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!! what was it that broke? Probably a stout. That's exactly why I ship a teensy bit more than the maximum allowed. Sorry @Thorrak

 

[TwistedGray]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!! what was it that broke? Probably a stout. That's exactly why I ship a teensy bit more than the maximum allowed. Sorry @Thorrak

Insurance policy!!

 

[Thorrak]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!! what was it that broke? Probably a stout. That's exactly why I ship a teensy bit more than the maximum allowed. Sorry @Thorrak

“I hereby understand that beer and packing peanuts are not interchangeable”

 

[HopsNTails]

“I hereby understand that beer and packing peanuts are not interchangeable”

I definitely included over 2oz of packing peanuts. They are clearly not interchangeable. I maybe used a ***** box, though. This clearly explains the extra oz’ of the good stuff. What I really want to know is @SailorJerry , did the vac bag contain the beer, or is it a waste of time and money? I try to leave extra room in the bag for just such an occasion, but don’t know if it’s fruitless

 

[fourfarthing]

I definitely included over 2oz of packing peanuts. They are clearly not interchangeable. I maybe used a ***** box, though. This clearly explains the extra oz’ of the good stuff. What I really want to know is @SailorJerry , did the vac bag contain the beer, or is it a waste of time and money? I try to leave extra room in the bag for just such an occasion, but don’t know if it’s fruitless

i think he was referencing going over the 128 limit to make sure they received enough beer in the event of breakage, rather than saying you didn’t add enough peanuts.

 

[SailorJerry]

I definitely included over 2oz of packing peanuts. They are clearly not interchangeable. I maybe used a ***** box, though. This clearly explains the extra oz’ of the good stuff. What I really want to know is @SailorJerry , did the vac bag contain the beer, or is it a waste of time and money? I try to leave extra room in the bag for just such an occasion, but don’t know if it’s fruitless

The vac sealed bag contained most of the beer, but not all of it. Not sure if the broken glass punctured the bag and caused a leak? Must have...
The packaging was excellent, I'm surprised something broke. Heck, the box was in great shape too!