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[LSMroz]

fine dining restaurant

there it is!

 

[Ferowcious]

The beer at the bottle shop will be extra fresh, according to Off Color, because they'll now be bottling on Fridays.

Mmmm fresh Apex is going to be so good

 

[mishuggah]

Off Color bottle shop you say?

 

[trickytunadicky]

So much excitement over no mention of vanilla.

 

[Treebs]

What's the going rate for a 4 course dinner at a fine dining restaurant and 6 pours of beer? You can have multiple pours of the beers too if you'd like. Conservatively put the 3 canned beers at $6 pours, put Crimson at $8, BA Revival at $8, and BA Jones Dog at $10. That's $44 in beer alone. Leaves you at $9/course for four courses if the opening cocktail app is free.

I mean if people don't like food, then by all means don't spend that money. My guess is that most folks pay $50 to $60 for a four course plated dinner at a fine dining restaurant. At the low end you're paying $30 for 6 beers. That's assuming no value provided by the event itself.

I've been to quite a few beer dinners and have never received the full value of what I paid. I'd personally rather buy a $50 steak and three 4-packs of Lizard King at that price.

 

[user 306237]

So much excitement over no mention of vanilla.

There's your vanilla!!

 

[Dunt1]

I've been to quite a few beer dinners and have never received the full value of what I paid. I'd personally rather buy a $50 steak and three 4-packs of Lizard King at that price.

That sounds like my type of party (sans pipeworks of course)

 

[soundofmuzak]

Here in NC, we're allocated a case of apex predator to shops that do well with twelve percent. When we get it, it's $14 a 4pk with standard markup.

Never thought I'd say it, but enjoy what you have Chicago

It was the same in Mass. $14 4pks and $16 6pks. I'm in a much better place now.

 

[vav1]

Wait are you using Otto von Schirach as an avatar?

 

[mishuggah]

Wait are you using Otto von Schirach as an avatar?

Otto is my spirit animal

 

[vav1]

Otto is my spirit animal

He's great. I think I've seen him play 4 times now. Supermang.

 

[mishuggah]

He's great. I think I've seen him play 4 times now. Supermang.

I've only seen him once

 

[kawilliams81]

Guest Lager was also shrink wrapped cans a few years ago. With using the shrink wrap it seemed like they would be doing this with more special releases? I know there is additional cost but that would be passed onto the consumer with the 4 pack I would assume? I think HA just sees the higher profit margin in bombers and chooses to go that route. Until HA returns specialty beers to 4 packs I could give a **** about any of their bombers!

if I remember correctly the BHA labels were shrink-wrapped plastic on a plain silver can. Plus now they have that new space...wherever that new space is I forget.

Edit: Bombers offer the highest ROI for the brewery. As long as we keep buying they'll keep selling.

 

[Ferowcious]

There's your vanilla!!

If he makes Vanilla Smores, Hermosa will experience a level of neckbeard energy not previously seen in its borders.

 

[Lansman]

Until HA returns specialty beers to 4 packs I could give a **** about any of their bombers!

Oh how I wish this were the prevailing sentiment in the Chicago market.

Sigh...

 

[BobCobb1]

Saw Straight Jacket now $18.99 at Binny's. Is that new? Were they still $15 at taproom?

 

[Hops McG]

Saw Straight Jacket now $18.99 at Binny's. Is that new? Were they still $15 at taproom?

Still $15 at the tap room, Also jukebox hero is 9.00 bucksa 6 pack compared to $13 everywhere else and Little crazy is the freshest cans right now with a date of 1/29. Was just there last night.

 

[Lansman]

Saw Straight Jacket now $18.99 at Binny's. Is that new? Were they still $15 at taproom?

Suggestion, because Revolution doesn't need to incentivize stores to carry their beer in the area in order to carry the "special" stuff (because people buy their good beer anyways): Make all the "special" bottles taproom "exclusive" and keep it at the $15 price point. I would hate to see stores start to complain that they are not selling through bottles at $18.99 when the taproom is undercutting the price by $4, meaning they jump to $20 at the taproom (non-starter, IMO, on nearly all offerings).

 

[afternoondelight]

Special Releases at the Brewery!

First up: Whiskers, Saturday February 13, 14pm

Ticket Reservations: You know what's not fun? Standing in line. We won't be able to completely
eliminate it but to try and help we'll release timed presale reservations on the website a week before the
release. Tickets will be $1 with all proceeds from ticket sales donated to charities we support such as
WrightWay Rescue. Bottle allocations will be based off of the number of tickets sold.

About Whiskers: Centered on the idea that cutesy animals deserve cutesy beer, we brewed this rosé
inspired American Wild Ale with our good friends (and likely only all Brettanomyces brewery) Central
State Brewing from down in Indianapolis. Whiskers is fermented with a blend of our own funk cultures,
house lactobacillus and CSB Brett strain, Brettanomyces indianapolis and aged in puncheon barrels.
Vinous, acidic, dry and funky. Sure, Whiskers won Silver in Wild Beer – Acidic at the 2015 Festival of
Barrel and Wood Aged Beer but, more importantly, it has an otter on the label.
This is a breweryonly release. Whiskers Ticket Reservations go live at 1pm, Sunday, February 7:
offcolorbrewing.com/releases.

No cash will be accepted, so don’t forget your credit card!

I see they've added the price - $20 per bottle. Anybody know if this is a share friendly space or is it grab and go?

Edit: To prove I'm not that lazy I just emailed John. Will post if/when he responds.

 

[lb304854]

I see they've added the price - $20 per bottle. Anybody know if this is a share friendly space or is it grab and go?

Edit: To prove I'm not that lazy I just emailed John. Will post if/when he responds.

I think I can safely say Laffler doesn't want a horde of beer geeks drunkenly loitering in his bottle shop.

 

[user 306237]

Does anyone think this is worth leaving the house for?
Billy Gene, a single bourbon barrel of Mean Gene blended with Gravedigger.

The alternative is sitting at home and seeing how much of Hoplam sixer I can polish off tonight while getting caught up with Better Call Saul.

 

[Tooch4321]

I think I can safely say Laffler doesn't want a horde of beer geeks drunkenly loitering in his bottle shop.

^^^^
THIS

Pick-up your bottles and go to someone's house after, problem solved...

 

[duckyboycantfly]

Pick-up your bottles and go to someone's house after, problem solved... drink them at the transient party

FTFY

 

[Treebs]

Costco FTW

 

[afternoondelight]

Costco FTW

Which one? Mine out here in Schaumburg and Bloomingdale suck

 

[RedCoffee]

Costco FTW

Non-members are allowed to gatecrash a Costco's liquor section right?

 

[lb304854]

Costco FTW

Grab me 12.

 

[afternoondelight]

I see they've added the price - $20 per bottle. Anybody know if this is a share friendly space or is it grab and go?

Edit: To prove I'm not that lazy I just emailed John. Will post if/when he responds.

________________________________________
From: John Laffler [[email protected]]


Unfortunately, we won't have time and space to accommodate bottle share

Thanks!

-j

 

[lb304854]

________________________________________
From: John Laffler [[email protected]]


Unfortunately, we won't have time and space to accommodate bottle share

Thanks!

-j

He's far too nice.

 

[BobCobb1]

He's far too nice.

As annoying as I find the never ending quest to hold a bottle share at every possible venue -- if it was asked in a polite way, deserves a polite response.

Also, "unfortunately"