FIB War Room

[Mugatu]

...yawn.... Same old .RaR is expensive convo/grit & grain episode 45 - we get it... Rare is overpriced, I think my half wit cousin could have concluded that.

Can we get back to talking about the lines in Chicago? Heard Star Wars had a pretty big one with lots of butt hurt - heard they didn't even pour any vanilla variants either... What gives?

 

[sidetracked]

BUT THINK ABOUT GOOSE'S REPUTATION!

IT'S RUINED! RUINED I TELL YOU! Kiser seems to assume that everyone will think everything over the twelve bucks goes to Goose. I'm really confused as to how he's come to this conclusion. The main thing the infographic shows is that BUD wasted a ton of money on stupid packaging and could have further maximized profits with a paper box. No one bought it because the wooden box. Get real.

 

[sidetracked]

...yawn.... Same old .RaR is expensive convo/grit & grain episode 45. can we get back to talking about the lines in Chicago? Heard Star Wars had a pretty big one with lots of butt hurt - heard they didn't even pour any vanilla variants either... What gives?

Will episode 45 be out before or after the next once ever release of Rare?

 

[Mugatu]

Will episode 45 be out before or after the next once ever release of Rare?

Guess they're releasing Chapter 8 (or 9?) on Feb 29, 2016 and then a new episode every leap year following that. Episode 45 will focus on the grain farmers second cousin who drank bourbon county regular once in 2018

 

[Shakedwnst]

IT'S RUINED! RUINED I TELL YOU! Kiser seems to assume that everyone will think everything over the twelve bucks goes to Goose. I'm really confused as to how he's come to this conclusion. The main thing the infographic shows is that BUD wasted a ton of money on stupid packaging and could have further maximized profits with a paper box. No one bought it because the wooden box. Get real.

It also shows that whoever made the graphic added .25 of packaging costs from the breakout to the final summation.

Seriously though, what is the point of the analysis?

 

[vav1]

Some of the numbers on that chart are way off, some are not.

 

[sidetracked]

Now he's mad about Brewdog making fun of Goose's IPA.

 

[sidetracked]

Some of the numbers on that chart are way off, some are not.

Assuming worst-case scenario for the cost of the beer and best-case scenario for the price of the packaging, would you still guess they spent more on the packaging than the product?

 

[middlebrow]

Assuming worst-case scenario for the cost of the beer and best-case scenario for the price of the packaging, would you still guess they spent more on the packaging than the product?

custom glass bottle, custom non-standard labels, custom box.....yup. **** packaging costs more than liquid in probably half the beer you buy.

 

[SAISON FUCK]

Good Beer Hunting needs to put twitter down and spend some time with his family. Christ.

 

[lb304854]

Assuming worst-case scenario for the cost of the beer and best-case scenario for the price of the packaging, would you still guess they spent more on the packaging than the product?

They could have shoved every bottle up a GI's brewing intern's ******* and it wouldn't have stopped them from charging $60.

 

[vav1]

Assuming worst-case scenario for the cost of the beer and best-case scenario for the price of the packaging, would you still guess they spent more on the packaging than the product?

What MiddleBrow said, packaging is always more expensive.

 

[cneville1]

Good Beer Hunting needs to put twitter down and spend some time with his family. Christ.

lol noticed this on his feed. holy pot and kettle, batman.

 

[BobCobb1]

Anyone heard anything on when Clare's might be back on at Haymarket? They have been rotating BA stuff for a long time now, but cannot remember the last time Clare's was available.

 

[thegoodtimeguy]

Anyone heard anything on when Clare's might be back on at Haymarket? They have been rotating BA stuff for a long time now, but cannot remember the last time Clare's was available.

1.12 is 5th Beerthday party

 

[BobCobb1]

1.12 is 5th Beerthday party

Got it. Hope they make enough to allow 32 oz growlers again.

 

[daniel1]

Can we get back to talking about the lines in Chicago? Heard Star Wars had a pretty big one with lots of butt hurt - heard they didn't even pour any vanilla variants either... What gives?

The virtual line for Adele tickets was a doozy.

 

[Treebs]

Half Acre 4-packs are $8.99 at Binny's with a Binny's card if you want good beer for less money.

 

[SSTroller]

Half Acre 4-packs are $8.99 at Binny's with a Binny's card if you want good beer for less money.

And Half Acre apparently started dating their cans.
Happy Festivus to us all!

 

[tinypyramids1]

And Half Acre apparently started dating their cans.
Happy Festivus to us all!

holy ****, no more having to buy my HA exclusively at the source or at places that date the cans like beer temple! huzzah!

 

[dgoogle]

And Half Acre apparently started dating their cans.
Happy Festivus to us all!

Yes, it is coming very soon. I was at the Half Acre store today picking up some beer and noticed that the bottom of the cans said "This is a test. This is only a test." Was kinda disappointed that there was no date yet, but I just assumed they were pretty fresh since they just got the can dating whatever you call it.

 

[YellowBird1]

Yes, it is coming very soon. I was at the Half Acre store today picking up some beer and noticed that the bottom of the cans said "This is a test. This is only a test." Was kinda disappointed that there was no date yet, but I just assumed they were pretty fresh since they just got the can dating whatever you call it.

Just got cans in* the shop yesterday dated ~12/15. "This Is A Test" was like 11/2X.

 

[SecretSquirrel]

Yes, it is coming very soon. I was at the Half Acre store today picking up some beer and noticed that the bottom of the cans said "This is a test. This is only a test." Was kinda disappointed that there was no date yet, but I just assumed they were pretty fresh since they just got the can dating whatever you call it.

yeah you got old cans

 

[SSTroller]

Yes, it is coming very soon. I was at the Half Acre store today picking up some beer and noticed that the bottom of the cans said "This is a test. This is only a test." Was kinda disappointed that there was no date yet, but I just assumed they were pretty fresh since they just got the can dating whatever you call it.

As others said, those must've been older cans. I grabbed a 4pk of GoneAway with an actual date of 11/30 on them.

 

[dgoogle]

yeah you got old cans

Guess I'll just have to drink them faster! That usually isn't a problem.

 

[Mugatu]

Yep my recent Goneaway purchase at Binnys thanks to Treebs was dated 12/10/2015 on the bottom of the can. They had the undated cans in the fridge though

Can says "Solid with Tacos"

 

[Treebs]

Just got cans in* the shop yesterday dated ~12/15. "This Is A Test" was like 11/2X.

12/17 say Make Yourself a Sandwich

 

[ChicagoGuy]

In adjunct news, Costco had a bin of the pretty tasty-sounding Breckenridge Twenty-Five rum barrel-aged imperial vanilla porter, $14.95/bottle.

Oh snap, did I just say "vanilla"?

 

[ChicagoGuy]

Has anyone had this (who the **** is) Hailstorm tequila barrel-aged Vlad the Conquistador ("Russion Imperial Stout with Agave Syrup, Cocoa, Cinnamon, and Chile Peppers")? There's a bunch sitting on the shelf at the Lakeview Binny's for the low, low price of $18.99/bomber.

It sounds...

 

[SecretSquirrel]

Has anyone had this (who the **** is) Hailstorm tequila barrel-aged Vlad the Conquistador ("Russion Imperial Stout with Agave Syrup, Cocoa, Cinnamon, and Chile Peppers")? There's a bunch sitting on the shelf at the Lakeview Binny's for the low, low price of $18.99/bomber.

It sounds...

BB one is better but the Tequllia isn't half bad either...