Bay Area Thread

[jtmartino1]

hmm thats crazy because i had a 2013 beat and loved it, now im getting worried they will go the same way. i think i still have 4 bottles!

2013 is def better right now, happy to give u a 2012 to compare.

 

[jtmartino1]

pH1 was really good, when we drank it a couple of years ago. The rest of the vintages were terrible.

It's almost like it's a completely different beer. The one time I tried it, it was damn good

 

[jtmartino1]

I did a vert of the last three batches and they got worse as they got newer. Not sure if they were worse out the gate, but it seemed to suggest that they were more appealing to me as they got older.

I believe that, I haven't really drank it in the past couple of years. I just know the 2012 was pretty bad and 2013 was getting worse. Those are the only 2 years I waited in line for it.

 

[pen15clubmember]

I did a vert of the last three batches and they got worse as they got newer. Not sure if they were worse out the gate, but it seemed to suggest that they were more appealing to me as they got older.

Supplication or Beatification?

 

[pen15clubmember]

Has anyone had a 2015 Beatification recently? Still have 3 left as well as PTSD from that release day. Hoping it got better...

 

[KevSal]

Supplication or Beatification?

beat, i remember drinking a 2013 right around the same time matedog did his vert

 

[KevSal]

2013 is def better right now, happy to give u a 2012 to compare.

sounds like a good candidate the next time we can get together for some beers

Ill bring a 2013

 

[RyanG1]

Which vintage of Beatification had the shortest point of sale?

 

[KevSal]

Which vintage of Beatification had the shortest point of sale?

last year it was for sale at for 3 months. i walked in and out last year

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

last year it was for sale at for 3 months. i walked in and out last year

what was the limit tho?

 

[DerGundhof]

hopefully it last as long as last years. pretty excited to hear its vinnie's favorite batch yet, wow!

Curious, how long did the bottles last last year? Are the lines outrageous? I haven't been paying attention and I'd like to get my hands on some bottles this year but won't be able to get up there until Sat after the release (August 4th).

 

[DerGundhof]

Curious, how long did the bottles last last year? Are the lines outrageous? I haven't been paying attention and I'd like to get my hands on some bottles this year but won't be able to get up there until Sat after the release (August 4th).

Nevermind, you answered while I was writing. Thanks!

 

[KevSal]

what was the limit tho?

i cant recall, what ever it was i didn't get the limit i think. i wanna say 6? i stopped by on our way back form Oregon last august, and i remember it went on sale before fathers day

 

[stupac2]

pH1 was really good, when we drank it a couple of years ago. The rest of the vintages were terrible.

Even B3? I had one recently and while it wasn't as great as it used to be it was hardly terrible.

 

[rrryanc]

Even B3? I had one recently and while it wasn't as great as it used to be it was hardly terrible.

I was a bit harsher than the others drinking and B3 was the second best, but I didn't think it was great. pH1 was legitimately good still, I was somewhat shocked.

 

[matedog]

Even B3? I had one recently and while it wasn't as great as it used to be it was hardly terrible.

I didn't have a big pour of the B3, but I thought it was holding up very well.

 

[stupac2]

I was a bit harsher than the others drinking and B3 was the second best, but I didn't think it was great. pH1 was legitimately good still, I was somewhat shocked.

Did Rare Barrel ever do anything with that barrel? Man, sure would be nice if a single brewery followed up on their pre-opening money-grab promises...

 

[chemman141]

Did Rare Barrel ever do anything with that barrel? Man, sure would be nice if a single brewery followed up on their pre-opening money-grab promises...

yes they bottled it and sold it to people that went to some dinner. (a dinner that was on Valentines day, nonetheless)

 

[rrryanc]

Did Rare Barrel ever do anything with that barrel? Man, sure would be nice if a single brewery followed up on their pre-opening money-grab promises...

I know they did the search for the next one. So I think they did something. Didn't live up to the previous iterations though, clearly.

 

[stupac2]

I know they did the search for the next one. So I think they did something. Didn't live up to the previous iterations though, clearly.

Yeah, originally it was going to be a yearly party for members or some ****. I guess it took them 4 years to remember they promised it.

 

[matedog]

yes they bottled it and sold it to people that went to some dinner. (a dinner that was on Valentines day, nonetheless)

That was the $175 ticket if I remember correctly.

 

[abecall98]

That was the $175 ticket if I remember correctly.

Oh yeah, now I remember why I decided not to go.

 

[chemman141]

Yup, the worst.

 

[Gaseous Clay]

Is anyone ISO 2017 BCBW and/or Northwoods? This somewhat random liquor store in my neighborhood still has a few of each. Happy to GPIUFMB for anyone in the city or someone who can get to the city soon.

 

[tosh1]

I am (too) quickly knocking off my old bottles of Santification.

 

[capnmike]

My wife gave me the SERIOUS side eye when I mentioned meeting up with beer friends on our trip this weekend/next week....so if I'm able to go out on Fr-Sa this weekend or Tu-We night next week - it might be short notice/I'll post up here.

We arrive at 11am on Friday and our hotel is in Japantown - what's the best way to get from SFO (we're not getting a car yet)? BART? Google says BART to bus....

Uber from SFO or from the BART stop?

 

[stupac2]

My wife gave me the SERIOUS side eye when I mentioned meeting up with beer friends on our trip this weekend/next week....so if I'm able to go out on Fr-Sa this weekend or Tu-We night next week - it might be short notice/I'll post up here.

We arrive at 11am on Friday and our hotel is in Japantown - what's the best way to get from SFO (we're not getting a car yet)? BART? Google says BART to bus....

Uber from SFO or from the BART stop?

If you're going to use Uber at all, do it from the airport.

 

[capnmike]

If you're going to use Uber at all, do it from the airport.

I guess the real question is - getting on the bus in Chicago can be annoying (crowded buses, jostling to allow people off and on) just in a daily commute with a messenger bag/backpack and only yourself to keep track of. Doing that solo plus a suitcase would be mildly hellish. Doing that with a family and multiple suitcases = I'd only wish that on my enemies.

Is it the same in SF?

What would locals recommend for a family visiting with multiple bags? E.g., what do you guys do when going to/from the airport?

 

[sfsea]

what do you guys do when going to/from the airport?

Uber

It will probably be both cheaper and faster than taking the BART+bus. There are also ride share vans like super shuttle if that's more your thing.

 

[matedog]

I guess the real question is - getting on the bus in Chicago can be annoying (crowded buses, jostling to allow people off and on) just in a daily commute with a messenger bag/backpack and only yourself to keep track of. Doing that solo plus a suitcase would be mildly hellish. Doing that with a family and multiple suitcases = I'd only wish that on my enemies.

Is it the same in SF?

What would locals recommend for a family visiting with multiple bags? E.g., what do you guys do when going to/from the airport?

I'm very pro-public transit, but Uber sounds like the way to go. Having to take the shuttle to BART to...the 38? to J-town with a bunch of kids and bags sounds no fun. It's not terrible solo, but with multiple people, just do the easier way.