FIB War Room

[Scalzo]

Penrose?

 

[Bill2]

I wonder how many tickets were sold, and what the head count is per session. I hope it's like 1000 people in each session.

 

[Hops McG]

I don't want to test with a real card, but a friend of mine tried it with a real card yesterday and it processed the order and sent him a ticket... First he filled everything out but put in a fake card. It said there was an issue with processing the card. Put in a real card and it went through. No messages about any other information not being correct.

Just heard from a friend, "The charge from Goose was approved by my bank and send back, but then Goose rejected it. But my bank approved it again and sent it back, but it is still pending." Looks like the **** **** show has begun

 

[mdomask]

This is shaping up to be an epic week for butt hurt.

 

[Dunt1]

Im going to be so cozy and warm in my bed on Black Friday morning.

Im going to be sitting on a beach laughing at all the shitheads in Chicago freezing their balls off for nothing

 

[kawilliams81]

Is anyone else having a hard time summoning any ***** about BCBS this year?

I'll grab some regulars if I stumble onto a pile at some random-ass neighborhood grocery store, but otherwise, I dunno, seems like a lot of effort.

I suppose I'll have to turn in my beer card now.

Yeah same here. I will give no effort on getting bottles. If I stumble upon some I might buy them. If I can somehow find a keg of regular than that's a different story!

 

[americanzero4128]

More CCBE summaries like this please going forward for those of us who have (partially) disconnected from the madness, and fully disconnected from the Facebook madness.

Well, since you asked for it. There's this dude who fully embodies the **** you got mine mentality, with choice quotes such as

"See if I spent my time to get there early, to be say the first person in line, and you suddenly told me that I was getting four less bottles I wouldnt be happy. Next time, perhaps they could change the limit to 2 or 4 bottles. But its good they stuck to their word."

And thoughts on the beer market (?)

"Plus, next thing you know this will turn into every brewery doing a single or two bottles per person. Which while great for getting everyone bottles, sucks because you only have one and it really messes with the market."

All I'm picturing in my mind after reading the market quote is some poor guy on the floor of the stock exchange, stock ticker paper all over him, screaming "Sell now on Penrose 13! Sell now on Penrose 13! OH **** VANILLA RYE JUST TANKED WE'RE ALL FUCKEDDDDD!"

 

[mdomask]

All I'm picturing in my mind after reading the market quote is some poor guy on the floor of the stock exchange, stock ticker paper all over him, screaming "Sell now on Penrose 13! Sell now on Penrose 13! OH **** VANILLA RYE JUST TANKED WE'RE ALL FUCKEDDDDD!"

Apricot's for closers only.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Drinking a Duet* now. Not a bad west coast IPA. If it was put out by Spiteful I'd say it's pretty good. But it has Alpine hype so I am pouring it down the drain*.

 

[daniel1]

Well, since you asked for it. There's this dude who fully embodies the **** you got mine mentality, with choice quotes such as

"See if I spent my time to get there early, to be say the first person in line, and you suddenly told me that I was getting four less bottles I wouldnt be happy. Next time, perhaps they could change the limit to 2 or 4 bottles. But its good they stuck to their word."

And thoughts on the beer market (?)

"Plus, next thing you know this will turn into every brewery doing a single or two bottles per person. Which while great for getting everyone bottles, sucks because you only have one and it really messes with the market."

All I'm picturing in my mind after reading the market quote is some poor guy on the floor of the stock exchange, stock ticker paper all over him, screaming "Sell now on Penrose 13! Sell now on Penrose 13! OH **** VANILLA RYE JUST TANKED WE'RE ALL FUCKEDDDDD!"

Just drop the $90. It has apricots so it's basically Fou, right?

 

[furley]

what would be (has been?) the ideal (or nearest to) release?

seems like no matter what breweries try it's a disaster (or made out that way)

maybe we can cook up a plan that makes 90% of the consumers happy. this is a..... smart..... bunch.

 

[RedCoffee]

what would be (has been?) the ideal (or nearest to) release?

seems like no matter what breweries try it's a disaster (or made out that way)

maybe we can cook up a plan that makes 90% of the consumers happy. this is a..... smart..... bunch.

When demand far outpaces supply on a limited release, do a random lottery.

People are unhappy? Explain how randomness works.

 

[daniel1]

what would be (has been?) the ideal (or nearest to) release?

seems like no matter what breweries try it's a disaster (or made out that way)

maybe we can cook up a plan that makes 90% of the consumers happy. this is a..... smart..... bunch.

I never really go to these so I guess I don't care all that much. But if Penrose said they wanted to avoid what happened with the previous release, why not decide on the limit once you see the line? Announcing the limits at 9 AM just paints you into a corner. If you're basing allocations on the fact that it's a weekday then you haven't been paying attention to beer the last couple of years.

People see the words "sour" and "apricots" and completely lose their minds. Or any fruit, for that matter.

 

[SSTroller]

what would be (has been?) the ideal (or nearest to) release?

seems like no matter what breweries try it's a disaster (or made out that way)

maybe we can cook up a plan that makes 90% of the consumers happy. this is a..... smart..... bunch.

I've only been to one so far, but I always thought the way Cory King does his SP releases is pretty fair and "ideal". Usually doesn't announce the date until the week of and doesn't determine allocations until they do a head count in line.
That or just do ******* tickets.

 

[ChicagoGuy]

what would be (has been?) the ideal (or nearest to) release?

seems like no matter what breweries try it's a disaster (or made out that way)

maybe we can cook up a plan that makes 90% of the consumers happy. this is a..... smart..... bunch.

I think more breweries should do the thing where they have a conservative two-per-person allocation, then at the end of the event, have a free-for-all sale of whatever's left.

That way, the people with better things to do can get their two, and the nutjobs can stick around for the chance to beat each other up over the rest.

 

[mdomask]

This is shaping up to be an epic week for butt hurt.

And (surprise) there are now issues with the Abraxas release tickets. Let butt hurt week continue!

 

[Lansman]

Tried Ryeway to Heaven at the taproom last night. Glad I tried it before buying any bottles - not much of a fan. Rye on top of Rye gives it a bitterness that was a bit unpleasant on the finish. Great mouthfeel, nice nose, good color, etc., just not my favorite - could barely finish the 9 oz pour (or whatever it was). Anyone else have any thoughts?

 

[ClCardinal84]

And (surprise) there are now issues with the Abraxas release tickets. Let butt hurt week continue!

People flipping their **** over beer. I've never heard of such a thing.

 

[PHBoiler]

Went to the taproom late last night and had Wild 13/14 on tap. I tend more toward saisons personally, and I really enjoyed 14. Tartness is very light. Dry finish, nice Brett character, and notes of the buckwheat. At $8/bottle, that was really a nice beer. 13 was a slightly less nuanced Cascade Apricot. It was sour on top of sour on top of sour. Whether cold or warm, I didn't really detect apricot. I didn't detect much beyond sour. The late night crowd saw coffee navette get tapped though. That was on point. It is somewhere between coffee bender and coffee eugene as a dark ale. It's got a little more body and roast than coffee bender, but it isn't as rich and full as coffee eugene. Nonetheless, it was quite a nice treat on tap. The taproom version is done with their neighbors, Fresh Ground, while the market version at bars/restaurants will be Dark Matter. I recommend it.

 

[JRBecks]

I never really go to these so I guess I don't care all that much. But if Penrose said they wanted to avoid what happened with the previous release, why not decide on the limit once you see the line? Announcing the limits at 9 AM just paints you into a corner

This is how it used to be done, but they also used to have releases on saturday mornings. They would never announce limits till 20 mins before the release once they head counted the line, not sure why they stopped both saturday releases and announcing the limits once they see the amount of people show up.

 

[daniel1]

This is how it used to be done, but they also used to have releases on saturday mornings. They would never announce limits till 20 mins before the release once they head counted the line, not sure why they stopped both saturday releases and announcing the limits once they see the amount of people show up.

So they're protesting math.

 

[JRBecks]

So they're protesting math.

basically

 

[user 306237]

Details for the next bottle release at the Clybourn brewpub:

We're also just about ready to release our next bottle: BIG TRAIN, a porter aged for 10 months in Buffalo Trace barrels. We will do a sneak preview tapping on Friday, October 23 at 5pm. Tickets for Big Train bottles will go on sale at the pub on Monday, October 26 at 5pm, the beer will be tapped at 6pm, and bottles can be purchased from 6:30-8:30pm.

 

[IronDave]

Details for the next bottle release at the Clybourn brewpub:

We're also just about ready to release our next bottle: BIG TRAIN, a porter aged for 10 months in Buffalo Trace barrels. We will do a sneak preview tapping on Friday, October 23 at 5pm. Tickets for Big Train bottles will go on sale at the pub on Monday, October 26 at 5pm, the beer will be tapped at 6pm, and bottles can be purchased from 6:30-8:30pm.

Oh no, the beer will not be allocated until 90 minutes after the tickets are sold. Whatever will newmoney do in the interim? Can't actual drink the tapped beer, right?

I love porters, but they don't always respond to barrel-aging. I might actually try to hit the sneak preview

 

[ClCardinal84]

Funk Factory bottles sold out in 8 minutes.

 

[Lansman]

Funk Factory bottles sold out in 8 minutes.

LOL

 

[daniel1]

Funk Factory bottles sold out in 8 minutes.

Both bottles do have the new money trigger words.

 

[afternoondelight]

Details for the next bottle release at the Clybourn brewpub:

We're also just about ready to release our next bottle: BIG TRAIN, a porter aged for 10 months in Buffalo Trace barrels. We will do a sneak preview tapping on Friday, October 23 at 5pm. Tickets for Big Train bottles will go on sale at the pub on Monday, October 26 at 5pm, the beer will be tapped at 6pm, and bottles can be purchased from 6:30-8:30pm.

Sounds good but I was hoping their next release was BA Dark Crusader. Regular was awesome.

 

[Lansman]

Both bottles do have the new money trigger words.

"New Money Trigger Words"...that's good. That's very very good.

 

[Hops McG]

LOL looks like the rare day glitch hit the press.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-bourbon-county-stout-lottery-to-buy-rare-20151015-story.html