FIB War Room

[ClCardinal84]

And wasn't it JEG who got caught change his appearance/clothes at a Great Taste New Glarus R&D bottle release so he could go through the line twice?

oh yeah! I believe it was the BBBB release and people were heckling him in the parking lot about being a complete ********.

 

[BobCobb1]

dont forget the neckbrace at FOBAB so he could get in early. I may still have a picture somewhere.

https://www.talkbeer.com/threads/fobab.13901/page-10#post-447702

 

[beeraficionado]

As that thread resurfaced some of the typical JEG stories (eg Wagreens), I thought I’d re-share a couple of my first-hand favorites. Tis the season.

- stopped to listen to me ask a Walgreens employee where they were doing the bourbon county release, then speedwalked past me when we were about 10 feet away from the back of the line (US - Great Lakes - FIB War Room)

- berated a Jewel employee over what the allocations were (US - Great Lakes - Dark Lord 2016)

- got angry I was standing on the wrong side of fencing for a non-moving FFF variant line as people waiting for next tapping (US - Great Lakes - Dark Lord 2016)

Impressive use of sourcing here. I recall seeing a video of him and Blum fighting at a Mead release in Florida that I watched at least 60 times.

 

[danbanana]

Thanks to a Beer Temple delivery yesterday, I have now Pokémoned Coffee Eugene.

 

[user 306237]

Thanks to a Beer Temple delivery yesterday, I have now Pokémoned Coffee Eugene.

The Metropolis variant won out for me, though the Dark Matter version is also excellent. Something about the Sip of Hope version didn't click for me, though.

 

[danbanana]

The Metropolis variant won out for me, though the Dark Matter version is also excellent. Something about the Sip of Hope version didn't click for me, though.

I had the first two side by side and agree that Metropolis was more integrated. I'll do them all during the Bears game Sunday.

BTW, I don't think it's a coincidence that the Bears are good again after this beer was released. Maybe make it a September release and it'll be Super Bears, Super Bowl.

 

[lb304854]

Whatever vintage of Blue Island Bourbon Barrel
Lost Weekend I'm soloing is fantastic right now. Happy holidays, FIBs.

 

[duckyboycantfly]

Whatever vintage of Blue Island Bourbon Barrel
Lost Weekend I'm soloing is fantastic right now. Happy holidays, FIBs.

This is the beer that made me love barleywine.

Also, I saw JEG parking or trading or maybe he lives around my work and now I'm scared I said his name 3 times.

 

[danbanana]

Thanks to a Beer Temple delivery yesterday, I have now Pokémoned Coffee Eugene.

1. Metropolis
2. Sip of Hope
3. Dark Matter

That's also the order from sweet to dry so YMMV.

 

[thegoodtimeguy]

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JEG being JEG and the quote is a lie. Basically last year he tried double dipping a More release. Got caught because rules said 1/household. So they denied his wife(who doesn't even drink beer) bottle when he tried proxying. He flipped out.
Then went on to harass them like the above post for past year. And what's even crazier is that apparently he's friends with the Foreign Exchange owners who are friends with More owners. So last week he has FExchange owners go over with him to More so he can apologize in person. JEG needs the More bottles for his mule groups and can't afford the blacklist.

 

[middlebrow]

This is the beer that made me love barleywine.

Also, I saw JEG parking or trading or maybe he lives around my work and now I'm scared I said his name 3 times.

I got a hifi into lost weekend vertical I’ve been saving for something that’ll probably never come while it’s past it’s prime.

 

[lb304854]

Speaking of...



Soloing a 32 oz growler of Lost Weekend seems like a great way to ring in the new year.

 

[lb304854]

Speaking of...



Soloing a 32 oz growler of Lost Weekend seems like a great way to ring in the new year.

Don't know what happened there...

 

[vav1]

JEG being JEG and the quote is a lie. Basically last year he tried double dipping a More release. Got caught because rules said 1/household. So they denied his wife(who doesn't even drink beer) bottle when he tried proxying. He flipped out.
Then went on to harass them like the above post for past year. And what's even crazier is that apparently he's friends with the Foreign Exchange owners who are friends with More owners. So last week he has FExchange owners go over with him to More so he can apologize in person. JEG needs the More bottles for his mule groups and can't afford the blacklist.

this is literally what happened during a release i did a million years ago, i think it was CBS? idk, anyway i did one a one per household limit and a couple walked up and i gave them one bottle, they called me sexist and filed a complaint with Binny's and everything. Eventually ran into the guy at...i think whiskey fest?...years later and we shook hands and water under the bridge

 

[SAISON FUCK]

this is literally what happened during a release i did a million years ago, i think it was CBS? idk, anyway i did one a one per household limit and a couple walked up and i gave them one bottle, they called me sexist and filed a complaint with Binny's and everything. Eventually ran into the guy at...i think whiskey fest?...years later and we shook hands and water under the bridge

That guy, ugh.

He was reported on the Beer Advocate bad trader list and then created his new account under Anonymous or something. Not JEG level, but definitely participated in some shitlordery.

 

[vav1]

That guy, ugh.

He was reported on the Beer Advocate bad trader list and then created his new account under Anonymous or something. Not JEG level, but definitely participated in some shitlordery.

Oh don’t get me wrong: I didn’t say I was wrong to deny him the bottle. Just that it was a bad policy as the reasoning that time.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Apple Brandy Ryeway is delightful

 

[thewimperoo]

I picked up a bunch of middlebrow this past weekend. I've only had a couple so far. Layered Crush was really nice, and the By Day (2% abv English Mild?) was also good. Most everything else I got was in the wild/saison categories, looking forward to getting into them soon.

Country Sourdough loaf was amazing per usual. The lacto-fermented chile cheese spread was a great topper.

 

[vav1]

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[vav1]

no one got my Arthur meme joke

 

[middlebrow]

no one got my Arthur meme joke

i dont get it, care to explain?

EDIT ----- wait, ref to this one!?!?!?

 

[vav1]

i dont get it, care to explain?

EDIT ----- wait, ref to this one!?!?!?

 

[lb304854]

no one got my Arthur meme joke

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Sad to hear about Barnaby. Certainly didn’t know him as well as others but knew he was a good dude who will be missed.

 

[vav1]

Sad to hear about Barnaby. Certainly didn’t know him as well as others but knew he was a good dude who will be missed.

he was the first FFF person I met at Sam’s and can still distinctly remember that first interaction. He invited me down to the brewery and that visit ended up becoming immensely important to my professional relationships as well as personal ones.

 

[lb304854]

Gonna try out FFF curbside pickup this afternoon. BA Behemoth was always good. In 4-packs? Definitely in.

 

[middlebrow]

Gonna try out FFF curbside pickup this afternoon. BA Behemoth was always good. In 4-packs? Definitely in.

damn...i could swear i paid 50 or so for that while in a depression hole back in the fall. also looks like a decent priced BA blot out the sun there too

 

[lb304854]

damn...i could swear i paid 50 or so for that while in a depression hole back in the fall

Sounds very FFF.

 

[lb304854]

damn...i could swear i paid 50 or so for that while in a depression hole back in the fall. also looks like a decent priced BA blot out the sun there too

I also bought some of that. And a Gumballhead 12 pack because I was there, might as well. And that boss rocks glass with the wolf in it.

Basically, I impulse shopped curbside.

 

[user 306237]

Sad to hear about Barnaby. Certainly didn’t know him as well as others but knew he was a good dude who will be missed.

A website has been started sharing memories of Barnaby:
https://barnabystruve.com/