Bullfrog Grrrz Release

[schmidlove]

TL;DR Mules is part of the game. If you really want a special release beer, get there early.

It's sad that "it's part of the game" is a phrase in the beer world. ASak10 couldn't agree more, I love sharing my beers but Id never clean house a shop just because I could. Honestly if I were in a situation where I was obtaining the last of something and was in a situation to share it on spot, I would.

 

[pjl44]

So like, couldn't you have made the effort to get there a bit earlier and get your fill if you really wanted the beer?

What you're talking about is not muling. It's dudes capitalizing on the fact that a store didn't set a cap on how much **** you could buy. If a brewery or store doesn't impose limits themselves, that's on them, not the consumer. I have a hard time believing that if you got there early, you'd get your one 32oz fill and be on your way so others could have a taste. Now, hiring escorts off of Craigslist to wait in line and buy allocations for you is another story, and one I think most people would have a problem with.

A little while back, I went to the HF release where it was DBD, Flora, Satsuma, and Damon. Hungover from the night before, we ended up leaving CT a bit late, bathroom breaks and stupid **** happened, and we ended up getting there a little after 10. There was about 300 people in line when we got there. Dude was counting and told us he wasn't sure exactly how many people there were in front of us for the mostly 300 bottle count beers, but he didn't wanna say we should leave and miss out on buying beer. Or stay and miss out because there wasn't enough. We decided to stay. Waited 3 hours and got up to the front, and with about 25 people ahead of us, bottles were gone. Point is, there were a lot of mules in line that day. There were dudes asking people behind them if they were getting full allotments and if they could get the bottles they weren't planning on buying. Sure we drove 4 hours, waited another 3 and lost out. It's not the fault of mules we didn't get bottles. It was our fault. We could have gotten there earlier and secured our allotments.

TL;DR Mules is part of the game. If you really want a special release beer, get there early.

What that dude is talking about is actual hoarding. Not the ******** "there was a 2 bottle max people are hoarding because they won't trade me one on my terms" kind. Actual hoarding where someone's eyes get wide, wipe a place out, and have no idea what to do with all their rare loot once the rush subsides.

And I rarely buy that "hooking up friends" nonsense. I'm sure there are friends/trade partners being slid a couple/few bottles, but far more often than not there's no way every bottle purchased is accounted for. It's just a guilty conscience attempting to take the pressure off.

Just because no rules are being broken, doesn't mean obsessive ballbags shouldn't catch grief and bear some social repercussions for the selfish decision they're making. Of course, as you see around here, it turns into claiming they're being "picked on," but believe me they feel it. When enough people point a finger and call you a jerk, it gets through.

 

[jeevo]

Sooooo ... any word on Grrrz Round 3?

 

[jivex5k1]

Sooooo ... any word on Grrrz Round 3?

 

[jeevo]

 

[tehzachatak]

Thank god this thread is active again.

 

[drgarage1]

Mules is.

 

[jeevo]

I saw that the Blueberry variant was bottled and shared between some people close to the head brewer at Bullfrog, so figured that a release should be near.

 

[tehzachatak]

I saw that the Blueberry variant was bottled and shared between some people close to the head brewer at Bullfrog, so figured that a release should be near.

oh great blueberry lambic, nobody's ever gotten jacked up about that before

 

[stakem1]

calm your tits down

kriek, druiven and the base version were all in bottles for a year or more before they were released. people were enjoying them with the brewer/owner/frank a year before the release

melange and plum variations were already in bottles and conditioned before the last release

i think Frank said they were shooting for another release to still happen this year but the folks at bullfrog are never in a hurry to do a release. considering the negativity surrounding the last one im sure they are taking things into consideration to make the next release even better

 

[BriceNice]

I can't wait to not go to this release.

 

[jeevo]

calm your tits down

kriek, druiven and the base version were all in bottles for a year or more before they were released. people were enjoying them with the brewer/owner/frank a year before the release

melange and plum variations were already in bottles and conditioned before the last release

i think Frank said they were shooting for another release to still happen this year but the folks at bullfrog are never in a hurry to do a release. considering the negativity surrounding the last one im sure they are taking things into consideration to make the next release even better

Calmer'n you are.

I was simply asking if anyone heard of anything regarding the next release. I was put in correspondence with someone who is high up in the brewery a little while ago when I contacted Bullfrog about the Pub Club Membership I signed up for, and the person told me that they were shooting for another release around late August / early September. I saw someone post a picture of a variant that wasn't released and figured that there is a chance that new bottles could be in the near future.

 

[stakem1]

Calmer'n you are.

I was simply asking if anyone heard of anything regarding the next release. I was put in correspondence with someone who is high up in the brewery a little while ago when I contacted Bullfrog about the Pub Club Membership I signed up for, and the person told me that they were shooting for another release around late August / early September. I saw someone post a picture of a variant that wasn't released and figured that there is a chance that new bottles could be in the near future.

they very well could be in the near future... im just saying, someone popping an unreleased bottle is not a good barometer for getting excited

I know Avalon68 will drop the news on us as soon as its official. Until then its silly to get fired up about it.


But then again I have nothing to worry about since im already in line with my bus full of senior citizen mules who are playing euchre

 

[JulianB1]

Thank god this thread is active again.

It's like the beer equivalent of the Toxic Topics thread...or is that the tipping thread?

 

[jeevo]

they very well could be in the near future... im just saying, someone popping an unreleased bottle is not a good barometer for getting excited

I know Avalon68 will drop the news on us as soon as its official. Until then its silly to get fired up about it.


But then again I have nothing to worry about since im already in line with my bus full of senior citizen mules who are playing euchre

I'm sure the muling tactics for Grrrz releases will have escalated to flying in African refugee camps for this next one.

 

[tehzachatak]

i will again say that i have literally nothing against Bullfrog - all the folks there seem great and i have been told in general the beer is great (i've never had one!). i just very very very much enjoy disaster releases.

 

[Zimm]

patm1986 getting ready yet?

 

[franch]

lol i am also so excited not to go to this release and tell hayden stories instead. it is amazing to me how the wine world has gotten it so right with regard to releasing product and the beer world, with like two exceptions (alesmith and the bruery), has no ****ing idea. none.

 

[NYCBUCKEYE]

lol i am also so excited not to go to this release and tell hayden stories instead. it is amazing to me how the wine world has gotten it so right with regard to releasing product and the beer world, with like two exceptions (alesmith and the bruery), has no ****ing idea. none.

Hayden has a lot to live up to. I'll be disappointed if he doesn't come home with at least 25% of all bottles.

 

[bsc]

lol i am also so excited not to go to this release and tell hayden stories instead. it is amazing to me how the wine world has gotten it so right with regard to releasing product and the beer world, with like two exceptions (alesmith and the bruery), has no ****ing idea. none.

but **** shows are fun!

 

[patm1986]

patm1986 getting ready yet?

only if I can sleep this time.

 

[Greenplastic615]

I saw that the Blueberry variant was bottled and shared between some people close to the head brewer at Bullfrog, so figured that a release should be near.

Yeah - I was at that share and the blueberry is good. More sour than any of the b2 grrrz for sure. Not a ton of fruit, but blueberry is such a soft flavor anyway. For whatever it's worth I preferred it to the 'berry' release from b2.

Also (thankfully) the b2 bottles that everyone hired mules for (ok, not everyone) didn't trade like those people hoped they would, so hopefully this time it's not necessary to show up in Williamsport at 4am or some ****.

 

[Greenplastic615]

And fwiw, I think the bottle count on that label was like 430ish. Didn't happen to catch the bottling date, unfortunately.

 

[jeevo]

Yeah - I was at that share and the blueberry is good. More sour than any of the b2 grrrz for sure. Not a ton of fruit, but blueberry is such a soft flavor anyway. For whatever it's worth I preferred it to the 'berry' release from b2.

Also (thankfully) the b2 bottles that everyone hired mules for (ok, not everyone) didn't trade like those people hoped they would, so hopefully this time it's not necessary to show up in Williamsport at 4am or some ****.

I would think that an announcement close to the day of release would eliminate this, but then that would alienate out of towners who wanted to attend. Even with the "lower" trade value than anticipated, I still see the same level of ridiculousness for upcoming releases.

Thanks though. Another poster who had this variant basically had the same thoughts as you.

 

[franch]

but **** shows are fun!

to watch on the forums. not to attend. with gnats.

 

[JulianB1]

I hate myself for even contemplating going to this next time, but I have a friend who moved up to Bethlehem PA that I want to visit anyway. If nothing else I can provide live reporting on here. Maybe I'll wear a GoPro.

 

[Fahmie25]

I hate myself for even contemplating going to this next time, but I have a friend who moved up to Bethlehem PA that I want to visit anyway. If nothing else I can provide live reporting on here. Maybe I'll wear a GoPro.

Wish I had a gopro at the last release. I like your style.

 

[Hayden McCall]

Someone's brought a drone to the last few releases I've been to in SEPA.

 

[franch]

"someone"

 

[Hayden McCall]

"someone"

I have no idea who the guy is. I didn't ask him his name. My apologies. It was just an observation.

 

[BadJustin]

Someone's brought a drone to the last few releases I've been to in SEPA.

Why? That's dumb.


I'd probably whip a few cans at it. Serious.

ZFG.

 

[Hayden McCall]

Why? That's dumb.


I'd probably whip a few cans at it. Serious.

ZFG.

I have no idea. Apparently he likes videoing the lines or some ****. Pretty weird.

 

[BadJustin]

I have no idea. Apparently he likes videoing the lines or some ****. Pretty weird.

Understatement.

Beer sucks. Jesus.

 

[skiofpinsk]

I don't see how playing around with a drone while standing in line for hours waiting to buy beer is weird. Hell, if I didn't already have two thumbs and a butthole I'd probably do the same.

 

[Hayden McCall]

I don't see how playing around with a drone while standing in line for hours waiting to buy beer is weird. Hell, if I didn't already have two thumbs and a butthole I'd probably do the same.

lol

I guess it's just not something I'm used to seeing. I mean...I couldn't care less. He was having fun, and it was cool to see the thing buzzing around. Just not something you see everyday.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

Next release is rumored to be 9.26 or 9.27. Get your tents ready, you shitlords.

 

[JulianB1]

Next release is rumored to be 9.26 or 9.27. Get your tents ready, you shitlords.

God I hope so, I'm already busy with something else that weekend and it would ensure I don't go.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

God I hope so, I'm already busy with someone else that weekend and it would ensure I don't go.

Please don't let this interfere with your civic responsibility to report back to TB on how Facebook responds to pictures, posts, prices, bottle limits, or anything else that people get irrationally angry over.



I just can't help myself.

 

[JulianB1]

Please don't let this interfere with your civic responsibility to report back to TB on how Facebook responds to pictures, posts, prices, bottle limits, or anything else that people get irrationally angry over.



I just can't help myself.

I'm committed to pouring beer at a festival that weekend, but I'll be rubbernecking the hell out of this presumed trainwreck online!

 

[Corbot_3000]

Next release is rumored to be 9.26 or 9.27. Get your tents ready, you shitlords.

Trade value has plummeted bro, hopefully we won't see nearly as many idiots waiting overnight.