FIB War Room

[jeblikesbeer]

Todd the Axe Man and BA Darkness are on tap at Four Moon tonight. Decent crowd but not crazy packed. Good prices.

I think Todd the Axe Man is one of the best IPAs I've had in awhile.

CCBE knows about it, too. The horde is coming.

na it stayed rather empty...
remind me in the future I should eat dinner BEFORE consuming 6 glasses of Axman.... my head hates me this morning

I'm looking for a new career if you want to go halfsies

count me in as well.

 

[ClCardinal84]

I'm looking for a new career if you want to go halfsies

In.

 

[Dunt1]

I'm looking for a new career if you want to go halfsies

Craft beer & baseball bar. Think about it.

 

[jeblikesbeer]

Craft beer & baseball bar. Think about it.

no one likes baseball Dunt gotta go fresh new and exciting to keep the 2014's out... try rugby.... or cricket...

 

[Dunt1]

no one likes baseball Dunt gotta go fresh new and exciting to keep the 2014's out... try rugby.... or cricket...

We can show rugby when baseball isn't on

 

[ClCardinal84]

no one likes baseball Dunt gotta go fresh new and exciting to keep the 2014's out... try rugby.... or cricket...

Craft Beer Bar & Strip Club? That has tons of TV's for sports? Wait, that's heaven I think.

 

[jeblikesbeer]

Craft Beer Bar & Strip Club? That has tons of TV's for sports? Wait, that's heaven I think.

the line would be longer than LP binny's on black friday

 

[jeblikesbeer]

We can show rugby when baseball isn't on

baseball runs the risk of cubs fans unless we're way south side...

 

[Treebs]

baseball runs the risk of cubs fans unless we're way south side...

Even if it's on the South Side more Cubs fans would show up.

 

[Dunt1]

I'll take their money all day every day

 

[jeblikesbeer]

Even if it's on the South Side more Cubs fans would show up.

pish they are scared of all the "minority"...

 

[jeblikesbeer]

I'll take their money all day every day

randy moss said it best.....

 

[sidetracked]

http://goodbeerhunting.com/uppersanddowners

It sounds like only Goose and Solemn Oath are confirmed, but it could be a cool event.

 

[JohnfromPurdue]

http://goodbeerhunting.com/uppersanddowners

It sounds like only Goose and Solemn Oath are confirmed, but it could be a cool event.

4 hours of just coffee beers? I feel like I'd get burnt out pretty fast.

 

[PHBoiler]

The price of beers, beer events, and anything beer related in Chicagoland is on such an aggressive trajectory that everything is going to burn out pretty fast. Part of the reason I've cut my trading down to basically one person is that I just can't justify buying more $9-$12 bombers for "extras." Who can afford to ship and pack at the price of local beers around here. You've got places open less than a year or two entering the market at pricepoints above nationally regarded breweries. That's a lot of pressure on those beers.

 

[tinypyramids1]

4 hours of just coffee beers? I feel like I'd get burnt out pretty fast.

this is how i felt after 40 minutes at stout fest.

 

[Treebs]

The price of beers, beer events, and anything beer related in Chicagoland is on such an aggressive trajectory that everything is going to burn out pretty fast. Part of the reason I've cut my trading down to basically one person is that I just can't justify buying more $9-$12 bombers for "extras." Who can afford to ship and pack at the price of local beers around here. You've got places open less than a year or two entering the market at pricepoints above nationally regarded breweries. That's a lot of pressure on those beers.

Same here. I only have one regular, only do IP trades in Chicago and very rarely venture outside of trading unless it's for something I really, really want.

 

[jeblikesbeer]

http://goodbeerhunting.com/uppersanddowners

It sounds like only Goose and Solemn Oath are confirmed, but it could be a cool event.

I love coffee in my beers... I'm very tempted....

 

[tinypyramids1]

i don't do shipping trades at all anymore, expense being one of the reasons. we have such ridiculous distro that i found that exhausting options locally was financially better than chasing the new flavour of the month, and getting back into homebrewing will let me make what i want. i remember when i nearly gave up fou + vig for a cali brandy huna before its trade value fell to earth.

 

[willseph]

The price of beers, beer events, and anything beer related in Chicagoland is on such an aggressive trajectory that everything is going to burn out pretty fast. Part of the reason I've cut my trading down to basically one person is that I just can't justify buying more $9-$12 bombers for "extras." Who can afford to ship and pack at the price of local beers around here. You've got places open less than a year or two entering the market at pricepoints above nationally regarded breweries. That's a lot of pressure on those beers.

Great points. I do like to pick up sixers of Rev, Half Acre, etc. and extra out cans though. Very, VERY rarely do I pick up bombers over $9 unless it's something I know I like.

 

[sidetracked]

The price of beers, beer events, and anything beer related in Chicagoland is on such an aggressive trajectory that everything is going to burn out pretty fast. Part of the reason I've cut my trading down to basically one person is that I just can't justify buying more $9-$12 bombers for "extras." Who can afford to ship and pack at the price of local beers around here. You've got places open less than a year or two entering the market at pricepoints above nationally regarded breweries. That's a lot of pressure on those beers.

When I was just in North Carolina I managed to stop in a beer store and most of their local breweries have bombers priced in the $4-$10 range. I always wonder who is buying all these bombers here in Chicago, and then I see those Instagram feeds and just shake my head.

 

[cfrances33]

Not to beat a dead horse here but... where IS all the BCBS this year? As deliveries wind down this week, I've been to all the stores I bought Prop, Backyard Rye, and Coffee at last year. This year, NONE of those stores got anything but Regular and Barleywine, and on top of that, got a smaller delivery than last year. Did all the variants in Chicago seriously go to Binny's, Walgreens, and a handful of specialty stores (Beer Temple, Fischmanns, etc)? Is there an expected 2nd or 3rd wave with the variants?

Just a little perplexing. It's not like these 6-8 stores sold out immediately (a la CCBE hype train), it's that they didn't get the beer at all. I can't help but feel GI **** the bed on this one.

 

[jvanaus]

In speaking with a lot of the smaller stores the past two weeks, they're under the assumption that all of it did go to Binny's, Jewel, Wallgreens, etc. and they aren't expecting anything more or a "2nd wave" at all. GI has really pissed off the smaller stores in the smaller allotments this year and I think it has a lot to do with the early sales last year. All the smaller stores are getting screwed because of the stores that didn't give a **** last year and sold everything early and to a very small group of people.

I don't know how to fix it, but I do think the whole Black Friday release needs to stop. It's so difficult to distribute nationally and have a simultaneous release, especially since most stores don't care about one specific release date and will put it out as soon as they get it. I wouldn't be surprised if stores start refusing the small allotments they do get because it's just not worth their time to deal with the headaches and questions.

 

[tinypyramids1]

Not to beat a dead horse here but... where IS all the BCBS this year? As deliveries wind down this week, I've been to all the stores I bought Prop, Backyard Rye, and Coffee at last year. This year, NONE of those stores got anything but Regular and Barleywine, and on top of that, got a smaller delivery than last year. Did all the variants in Chicago seriously go to Binny's, Walgreens, and a handful of specialty stores (Beer Temple, Fischmanns, etc)? Is there an expected 2nd or 3rd wave with the variants?

Just a little perplexing. It's not like these 6-8 stores sold out immediately (a la CCBE hype train), it's that they didn't get the beer at all. I can't help but feel GI **** the bed on this one.

i hate to link to BA from here, but quinnsi posted what i could easily interpret as the reasoning behind this. http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...elease-chicagoland.230115/page-9#post-3013429

 

[LSMroz]

Not to beat a dead horse here but... where IS all the BCBS this year? As deliveries wind down this week, I've been to all the stores I bought Prop, Backyard Rye, and Coffee at last year. This year, NONE of those stores got anything but Regular and Barleywine, and on top of that, got a smaller delivery than last year. Did all the variants in Chicago seriously go to Binny's, Walgreens, and a handful of specialty stores (Beer Temple, Fischmanns, etc)? Is there an expected 2nd or 3rd wave with the variants?

Just a little perplexing. It's not like these 6-8 stores sold out immediately (a la CCBE hype train), it's that they didn't get the beer at all. I can't help but feel GI **** the bed on this one.

I'm officially in the mind set that it's all gone and I won't ever get any (aside from the 1 coffee and 1 BW I did get). Then if more drops it will be a pleasant surprise.

Personally, everything being gone is a lot easier on my wallet, then having to restrain myself from buying $30 bottles of Prop. Yeah, passed on multiple bottles of Prop for $30 last year, if I have the chance I'll most likely pass again this year.

 

[Dunt1]

Not to beat a dead horse here but... where IS all the BCBS this year? As deliveries wind down this week, I've been to all the stores I bought Prop, Backyard Rye, and Coffee at last year. This year, NONE of those stores got anything but Regular and Barleywine, and on top of that, got a smaller delivery than last year. Did all the variants in Chicago seriously go to Binny's, Walgreens, and a handful of specialty stores (Beer Temple, Fischmanns, etc)? Is there an expected 2nd or 3rd wave with the variants?

Just a little perplexing. It's not like these 6-8 stores sold out immediately (a la CCBE hype train), it's that they didn't get the beer at all. I can't help but feel GI **** the bed on this one.

Been wondering the same. Im glad I put significantly less time in than previous years because driving around a bunch to confirm that wouldve drove me ******* crazy. Just seems like a lot must've gone out of state because there isn't **** around. I mean, people are acting like finding regular BCS is a big deal at this point. I have no idea what is going on.

 

[LSMroz]

people are acting like finding regular BCS is a big deal at this point

THIS!

 

[jakeox]

i hate to link to BA from here, but quinnsi posted what i could easily interpret as the reasoning behind this. http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...elease-chicagoland.230115/page-9#post-3013429

I'd kind of like to see these smaller shops tell GI to **** off and stop carrying their year-round beers if this is how they're going to be treated. Let people who want 312 go to Walgreens or Binny's for it.

That said I cannot imagine anywhere near all the bottles of Prop and Vanilla left the warehouse. There just aren't as many out there in the wild as the bottle counts would indicate. Your guess is a good as mine about what's going to happen with those bottles, but it's frustrating.

 

[Rizdac]

Personally, everything being gone is a lot easier on my wallet, then having to restrain myself from buying $30 bottles of Prop. Yeah, passed on multiple bottles of Prop for $30 last year, if I have the chance I'll most likely pass again this year.

Agreed. Had a ton of money saved up for the BCBS release this year. Couldn't find it, so I used the money to re-up my Transient membership. I win.

 

[SSTroller]

Some data points from my experience last Friday:
-Two of the shops, both small, my wife hit Friday morning got most if not all the variants but in smaller quantities. Last year, both sold theirs early in the week before Black Friday. So not sure if I 100% believe the GI retaliation due to early selling.
-I ran to the LP Whole Foods for their 25% sale on beer before the raffle at Binnys and talked to the beer guy there. He said they only got 30% of what they received last year. So even larger accounts got shafted this year compared to Binnys, Walgreens, Costco.

It does seem like most spots only got regular this week and in small quantities, as low as 2 cases. Where the hell is all the regular?
Also, why can't GI just do a big ticketed release over that weekend like Founders does? Only distro regular out, and allow each ticket holder a full set of variants. Don't allow proxying and they can really control the distribution of it. People are already flocking into Chicago for the Black Friday release anyway.