FIB War Room

[dvelcich1]

When the first few hundred people are all going to get the same allotment this behavior makes zero sense. Unless they're going to get the gold cap version of BCBS.

Insider info is that there will be Bourbon County glazed doughnuts for the front of the line. So expect to see this posted on Craigslist later:

"BOURBON COUNTY GLAZED DOUGHNUTS!!!- $125

SUPER RARE!!! I HAD TO WAIT IN LINE FOR 12 HOURS IN SUBFREEZING TEMPS!!! WILL ACCEPT TRADE OFFERS FOR OTHER WHALES INCLUDING BLUE GENE, DINO SMORES, OR NOT YOUR FATHERS ROOT BEER!!!

GOOSE ISLAND, BOURBON COUNTY, THREE FLOYDS, DARK LORD, ZOMBIE DUST, GUMBALL HEAD, SURLY, DARKNESS

 

[mjohnson171]

No line pics yet? Don't act like a few of you haven't been waiting in line for hours. I know some of you are guilty. I just want pictures of the ridiculous line so I can have a side of lulz with my morning coffee.

 

[MarkIntihar]

I hate beer.

 

[MarkIntihar]

No line pics yet?

 

[Treebs]

Guys in front of me at Binny's.

"What kind of Bourbon County are we waiting for? There's some kind of vanilla right?"

"Not sure. Just supposed to wait for this stuff. Supposed to be good."

If that doesn't describe Chicago then I don't know what does.

 

[user 306237]

No line pics yet? Don't act like a few of you haven't been waiting in line for hours. I know some of you are guilty. I just want pictures of the ridiculous line so I can have a side of lulz with my morning coffee.

According to the text, this is from a Goose Island rep at 5:15am. Just wait for everyone's +1 to show up and that will start everyone's jimmies a rustlin' something good. When Adam announces allocations (I'm going to say... 1 4-pack of regular plus one bomber or 4-pack variant per person), ****'s really going to hit the fan - maximum jimmie rustlin' commence!

 

[Treebs]

Heard Des Plaines Binny's only has regular and Barleywine. Currently at Arlington Heights Binny's. If that's all they have I'm going to be pissed.

 

[danbanana]

I'm in the far north burbs with the fiance's family. Gonna hit a few local shops in an hour or so, maybe swing up to Woodman's to see what they have going on, and then resign myself to needing to make IP trades at a later time. That Binny's line confirms that this was the best plan.

 

[daniel1]

500+ at 5:15. This is absurd.

 

[gtx281]

****** Buffalo Grove pic from about 10 min ago. Line goes a little past that corner. 100 max right now, I'd guess.

 

[daniel1]

This was apparently at 2 AM and 100 deep.

 

[middlebrow]

I don't know what's goin on with this line but the be-spekled fellow in a neck brace is like the 20th in line.

 

[daniel1]

I don't know what's goin on with this line but the be-spekled fellow in a neck brace is like the 20th in line.

Please tell me he was in line already when this went out:

 

[Treebs]

Just heard "trade value" dropped. Now it's officially a Chicago beer release.

 

[hannydawg]

Please tell me he was in line already when this went out:

Charge dat phone

 

[daniel1]

Charge dat phone

Up to 15% now. Full steam ahead!

 

[Corbot_3000]

Binnys Grand Ave is surprisingly tame. Saw the line at Lincoln Park and got the hell out of there. Thanks for the advice, Dan!

 

[middlebrow]

Nothing but out of staters......we got straight up out FIB'd.

 

[daniel1]

This was at 5:15. Might be a quarter of a mile long by now.

 

[Corbot_3000]

Grand Ave limits = 4-pack of each, one bomber of each. So glad I didn't stay at Lincoln Park.

 

[LSMroz]

Grand Ave limits = 4-pack of each, one bomber of each. So glad I didn't stay at Lincoln Park.

Never go to LP

 

[daniel1]

This was at 5:15. Might be a quarter of a mile long by now.

Now that I look at that picture, it looks like the line might be going in a different direction. But the length is probably the same. Woof.

 

[RedCoffee]

Report from DeKalb/Sycamore

- HyVee was like 50+ people at open. Huge mule party. One of each per person (plus a 4 pack of regular). Had about a case or so of each variant.
- DeKalb Lundeen's was ~10 people. No joke. People went back around to the end of the line again. Had a choice between Vanilla+Regular and One-of-everything-else+Regular. Price was great. ~$21 for the Prop.

These two victories are the only good things about living out here.

No fights. No arguments. No blood. Don't disappoint me, rest-of-Chicago.

 

[daniel1]

 

[RedCoffee]

Unfortunately none of mine are gold-capped

 

[Leafhouse]

Is this actually a real thing?

 

[jermy]

Got to grand ave around 8, missed out on variants. Heading now to get wasted. **** chasing this beer

 

[stxSS07]

Is this actually a real thing?

Yes.

 

[tinypyramids1]

Beer temple line not as bad as expected. Maybe 100

 

[CWSMakeMeDrink]

Willowbrook Binnys had a whopping 3 cases of variants. Got there at 7:15 and only got one 4 of Regular and a single bottle of BW

Did I just choose poorly or is this the new normal?