Bay Area Thread

[AndresR]

Does Cellarmaker provide blue painters tape to cover up another growler? Haven't had a chance to disguise the HF logo.

Last week they still had a few rolls of painters tape under the register. Should be good to go.

 

[buzzword]

Last week they still had a few rolls of painters tape under the register. Should be good to go.

They do have a sign encouraging people to do that at home to speed up their process, but yeah - they always have tape.

Also, Mo' Galaxy is so good.

 

[drgarage1]

What these guys said.

 

[bdogg1]

Just saw they haave the OG Dankster back.....

 

[matedog]

What was the deal with the FFAC release? Is it the first of October and usually available for about a week?

 

[stupac2]

What was the deal with the FFAC release? Is it the first of October and usually available for about a week?

First of October and usually around for anywhere between a day and a month.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

Headed to Toro right now. If any TB'ers are available, stop in and say hello.

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

First of October and usually around for anywhere between a day and a month.

is it true that they release a case for the 1st two days or so?

 

[matedog]

is it true that they release a case for the 1st two days or so?

I believe last year they sold a case for the first hour or two and then went to a limit of six which lasted a few days.

 

[stupac2]

is it true that they release a case for the 1st two days or so?

It's not true that they do anything. The method of the FfaC release has varied wildly. The first one I was around for (2011) was 2 bottles/person/day until it ran out, but then they didn't sell it all and had to send some out to distro. I didn't go to the ones in 2012 or 2013, but IIRC in 2012 they did something like a case per person and it sold out really quickly, I think that day, and that was that. Last year they started at a case per person then cut it down to 6 bottles, and it took a few days to sell out.

They haven't said what they're doing yet, but smart money is on the limit being pretty high and it selling out fairly fast. Will that mean it's gone on 10/1? Probably not. But predictions are hard, especially about the future, and doubly especially about whatever-the-**** RR is going to do.

 

[Arbitrator]

But predictions are hard, especially about the future, and doubly especially about whatever-the-**** RR is going to do.

I predict RR will release this beer in a widely-agreed-to-be-retarded fashion for a popular brewery in 2014.

 

[abecall98]

Put that Fraboise at 2 bottles a person and get more people in over the month to get bottles and drink it on tap instead of just one ******* rush on the weekend. Missed out on bottles last year, but still went to try it on tap. Didn't even bother with beat batch 6 because they insisted everybody needed a full case of it.

 

[DougOLis]

Put that Fraboise at 2 bottles a person and get more people in over the month to get bottles and drink it on tap instead of just one ******* rush on the weekend. Missed out on bottles last year, but still went to try it on tap. Didn't even bother with beat batch 6 because they insisted everybody needed a full case of it.

Makes sense since they don't make anything off Framboise itself

 

[johnnyramirez]

Put that Fraboise at 2 bottles a person and get more people in over the month to get bottles and drink it on tap instead of just one ******* rush on the weekend.

This is too stress free. They love the **** show even though they'll say they're always surprised by it and amazed that people would wait in line for hours for their product.

 

[82300sd]

2013 was 1 case for the 1st day, 6 bottles the next day, 3 bottles the 3rd day, and 3 bottles the 4th day until they sold out

 

[schwartzoid]

2013 was 1 case for the 1st day, 6 bottles the next day, 3 bottles the 3rd day, and 3 bottles the 4th day until they sold out

Actually, it was a case until they ran through 70 cases or so, then when they returned from the warehouse with another round, it went down to 6 bottles.

 

[82300sd]

I got there at 830pm the first day last year and they were all out of to go bottles

 

[bignuke61]

Actually, it was a case until they ran through 70 cases or so, then when they returned from the warehouse with another round, it went down to 6 bottles.

Yeah this. ^^^ I drove up on a "kind of very long" lunch break the first day and had to wait for Natalie to get back with more bottles.

After the first day they also only allocated a certain number of cases a day IIRC.

 

[schwartzoid]

Yeah this. ^^^ I drove up on a "kind of very long" lunch break the first day and had to wait for Natalie to get back with more bottles.

After the first day they also only allocated a certain number of cases a day IIRC.

Hopefully they have more on site and ready to sell this year like they did for the Beat release.

 

[stupac2]

Hopefully they have more on site and ready to sell this year like they did for the Beat release.

Because the Beat release was spectacularly well run.

 

[bdogg1]

Because the Beat release was spectacularly well run.

 

[schwartzoid]

Because the Beat release was spectacularly well run.

Other than the ridonkulous line which is going to happen regardless for Beat, what other complaints do you have? We had cases delivered to our table, got to drink lots of Beat on tap while having lunch. What else did you want?

 

[drgarage1]

Other than the ridonkulous line which is going to happen regardless for Beat, what other complaints do you have? We had cases delivered to our table, got to drink lots of Beat on tap while having lunch. What else did you want?

He might not have complaints, but rrryanc and I have several. Notably that Natalie directed anyone who just wanted bottles to switch lines, a decision that cost me at least 3 hours. Because the guy at the door didn't know to let in the bottles only line at all. So it didn't move.

 

[stupac2]

Other than the ridonkulous line which is going to happen regardless for Beat, what other complaints do you have? We had cases delivered to our table, got to drink lots of Beat on tap while having lunch. What else did you want?

I mean, that's like saying "Other than getting food poisoning I thought that meal was pretty good." RR sucks balls at the logistics of their releases and they have for quite a while. Maybe FfaC it won't matter because it'll be a Wednesday and people generally care less about it than they do Beat, but if I were planning on going I wouldn't be sanguine.

 

[bdogg1]

I mean, that's like saying "Other than getting food poisoning I thought that meal was pretty good." RR sucks balls at the logistics of their releases and they have for quite a while. Maybe FfaC it won't matter because it'll be a Wednesday and people generally care less about it than they do Beat, but if I were planning on going I wouldn't be sanguine.

You would think they could utilize the back entrance for bottle buyers only. That way, the fron doesn;t get so jam packed. The organization there is terrible on regular days. I have seen empty tables that had reserved signs stay empty for hours.

 

[RyanG1]

Instead of one POS for bottles, where you decide to have a full blown conversation with everyone and take your sweet time.

RR, here is an easy fix. You can even sell Blind Pig embroidered ties:

 

[drgarage1]

Instead of one POS for bottles, where you decide to have a full blown conversation with everyone and take your sweet time.

RR, here is an easy fix. You can even sell Blind Pig embroidered ties:

Shaun Hill said that they take a 100% service charge on every transaction, though!

 

[schwartzoid]

He might not have complaints, but rrryanc and I have several. Notably that Natalie directed anyone who just wanted bottles to switch lines, a decision that cost me at least 3 hours. Because the guy at the door didn't know to let in the bottles only line at all. So it didn't move.

I was sitting right by the guy at the door for most of the afternoon and he was letting people in just fine, it was the single register inside that was the real bottleneck on those transactions. I agree that they should figure out a better way to do things, but clearly they just don't care enough to bother.

 

[bdogg1]

I was sitting right by the guy at the door for most of the afternoon and he was letting people in just fine, it was the single register inside that was the real bottleneck on those transactions. I agree that they should figure out a better way to do things, but clearly they just don't care enough to bother.

That or they do it on purpose because they know it forces people to be stuck there and buy more beer hahahah.

 

[johnnyramirez]

That or they do it on purpose because they know it forces people to be stuck there and buy more beer hahahah.

I was stuck there and couldn't buy any beer. It was a mess. There's so many ways to do a release that can minimize the **** show aspect, Russian River simply doesn't care