FIB War Room

[vav1]

Scrrrnshot pls

I could text it to you, otherwise my wall is open, just find me on FB and look at the GUN craft brewery thread

 

[thewimperoo]

Peche N Brett bottles.....nice


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[Treebs]

Peche N Brett bottles.....nice


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$26.99 at Binny’s.....not nice.

 

[sherm10161]

$26.99 at Binny’s.....not nice.

It was roughly $22 out in PDX when I was out there two weeks ago.

 

[DiscountMegaMall4ever]

$26.99 at Binny’s.....not nice.

Czechvar getting thrown in there like the janitor on the company softball team photo after winning the league championship.

 

[Dunt1]

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I'm here for the Allagash/Off Color collab

 

[vav1]

60 pounds? ******* amateurs

 

[Scalzo]

Fader cans are perfect, need to grab more before theyre gone.

 

[sherm10161]

Fader cans are perfect, need to grab more before theyre gone.

I’ve been to 6 retailers in Milwaukee in the last two days. Despite confirming that it’s in the warehouse, none of them have brought Fader in.

 

[danbanana]

I’ve been to 6 retailers in Milwaukee in the last two days. Despite confirming that it’s in the warehouse, none of them have brought Fader in.

It was at Kenosha Woodman's this morning...

 

[mjohnson171]

Fader cans are perfect, need to grab more before theyre gone.

Agree, Fader is fantastic. But a bit pricey for a Pilsner at $12.99/4pack.

 

[ClCardinal84]

The taplist at Cruz Blanca is just stupid right now. Every beer here is top tier. The barbacoa enchiladas with a fried egg didn’t suck either.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Made my first trip to Band of Bohemia today. All of their beers seemed to have things that give me migraines in them, so I didn't actually try any of their beer, but their brunch is stunning, so I will give them a thumbs up anyway.

 

[pdurrrr]

Made my first trip to Band of Bohemia today. All of their beers seemed to have things that give me migraines in them, so I didn't actually try any of their beer, but their brunch is stunning, so I will give them a thumbs up anyway.

I’ve never been impressed with their beer, but the food is absolutely fantastic. their cocktails are interesting and delicious as well

 

[Scalzo]

Agree, Fader is fantastic. But a bit pricey for a Pilsner at $12.99/4pack.

My store is charging 11.99, but idc

 

[middlebrow]

its monday morning and i'm waiting for my Gonzoillini rundown of saison day....

 

[Gonzoillini1]

its monday morning and i'm waiting for my Gonzoillini rundown of saison day....

Well I don't aim to disappoint, so here you go.

Got to Off Color around 2pmish and was surprised at the size of the crowd inside which filled the entire bar, and every table in the place. We staked out a spot near the water cooler and *********** with the guy who was running the to go cooler / merchandise area. Was told to grab the Allagash stuff quickly as the kegs were getting low, so the first 3 beers in the foreground are Belfius (blend of coolship beer and saison), Saison Gratis (saison that was hopped in the coolship) and Shiro's Delight (saison aged on plueberries and plums).

Saison Gratis was my favorite, followed by Shiro's and Belfius of the Allagash stuff, and then rmalinowski4 got the two from Jester King (Mad Meg and Noble King) which are in the background. Of those two, Noble King was my preferred beer.

Didn't see very many familiar faces aside from Alex M (pretty sure everyone knows Alex), and was surprised to see the Allagash stuff kick pretty quickly after we arrived. However, not sure how Off Color could have done a better job with the space / crowds.

Favorite anecdote from the day was when I went to close out my tab, and two younger folks were snapping fingers / yelling / trying to get a bartenders attention (and failing...) when Laffler walked over to grab glassware. They tried putting in an order with John who listened for a minute, then without missing a beat told them he doesn't even work there and walked away.

 

[ChaQuiseman]

Agree, Fader is fantastic. But a bit pricey for a Pilsner at $12.99/4pack.

Completely agreed. It's a great pilsner, but when I can buy a four pack of Urquell for ~$7, it's really difficult for me to justify buying more than one four pack of Fader.

 

[Tooch4321]

Well I don't aim to disappoint, so here you go.

Got to Off Color around 2pmish and was surprised at the size of the crowd inside which filled the entire bar, and every table in the place. We staked out a spot near the water cooler and *********** with the guy who was running the to go cooler / merchandise area. Was told to grab the Allagash stuff quickly as the kegs were getting low, so the first 3 beers in the foreground are Belfius (blend of coolship beer and saison), Saison Gratis (saison that was hopped in the coolship) and Shiro's Delight (saison aged on plueberries and plums).

Saison Gratis was my favorite, followed by Shiro's and Belfius of the Allagash stuff, and then rmalinowski4 got the two from Jester King (Mad Meg and Noble King) which are in the background. Of those two, Noble King was my preferred beer.

Didn't see very many familiar faces aside from Alex M (pretty sure everyone knows Alex), and was surprised to see the Allagash stuff kick pretty quickly after we arrived. However, not sure how Off Color could have done a better job with the space / crowds.

Favorite anecdote from the day was when I went to close out my tab, and two younger folks were snapping fingers / yelling / trying to get a bartenders attention (and failing...) when Laffler walked over to grab glassware. They tried putting in an order with John who listened for a minute, then without missing a beat told them he doesn't even work there and walked away.

I am the guy full of ********...

 

[Gonzoillini1]

I am the guy full of ********...

Talking with my father and myself about the pizza phone? Guy who I was assisting in lifting up the glass top for the water jug that you are not a fan?

Good meeting you and putting a face to a TalkBeer handle!

 

[Tooch4321]

Talking with my father and myself about the pizza phone? Guy who I was assisting in lifting up the glass top for the water jug that you are not a fan?

Good meeting you and putting a face to a TalkBeer handle!

Yep...that would be me. Stupid glass lid!

 

[rmalinowski4]

Nice meeting you indeed!

 

[Tooch4321]

Nice meeting you indeed!

Indeed, you guys made the day much more enjoyable and thanks for the help. Time for me to invade Imperial Oak and drink all your beers and then help fill the water cooler...

 

[BobCobb1]

Favorite anecdote from the day was when I went to close out my tab, and two younger folks were snapping fingers / yelling / trying to get a bartenders attention (and failing...) when Laffler walked over to grab glassware. They tried putting in an order with John who listened for a minute, then without missing a beat told them he doesn't even work there and walked away.

I know there are a lot of people on here who get a kick out of this stuff. Even granting that the people were on the annoying side of things, I cannot imagine treating customers like this. Customers who are clamoring to give you money for your product. And you being the owner, directly, in this case. Stunning to me.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

I know there are a lot of people on here who get a kick out of this stuff. Even granting that the people were on the annoying side of things, I cannot imagine treating customers like this. Customers who are clamoring to give you money for your product. And you being the owner, directly, in this case. Stunning to me.

If you could have seen these two you too would have walked away from them, just about every possible stereotype of ******** bar behavior you can imagine in the span of about 2 minutes of waiting.

I'm personally a huge fan of simply ignoring them and taking care of all the other folks who are waiting patiently like normal people before dealing with the shitheads.

 

[ChaQuiseman]

I know there are a lot of people on here who get a kick out of this stuff. Even granting that the people were on the annoying side of things, I cannot imagine treating customers like this. Customers who are clamoring to give you money for your product. And you being the owner, directly, in this case. Stunning to me.

So he's supposed to reward obnoxious customers for treating his waitstaff like a lesser tier of human being by going out of his way to take their order?

I don't care who you are, you simply do not snap your fingers at waitstaff.

 

[lb304854]

So he's supposed to reward obnoxious customers for treating his waitstaff like a lesser tier of human being by going out of his way to take their order?

I don't care who you are, you simply do not snap your fingers at waitstaff.

****, if you snap your fingers at a bartender at certain establishments out my way a lot worse than this might happen.

I once saw a bartender at a beer bar throw the 40 cents in change an extremely obnoxious customer left for a tip back at him.

 

[BobCobb1]

So he's supposed to reward obnoxious customers for treating his waitstaff like a lesser tier of human being by going out of his way to take their order?

I don't care who you are, you simply do not snap your fingers at waitstaff.

I see a difference between not taking an order and seemingly listening to an order placed, lying, and then walking away.

As to the snapping, I suppose I considered that to be in the category of all the annoying things people do at a crowded bar to get attention -- waving hands, reaching a $20 over the bar, etc. Not some class-based signalling. I guess I needed to be there.

 

[gtx281]

How dare any business owner not take copious amounts of **** from ********, all in the name of a few extra bucks. Stunning.

 

[BobCobb1]

How dare any business owner not take copious amounts of **** from ********, all in the name of a few extra bucks. Stunning.

I questioned the specific manner in which Laffler responded to the customers, and if your takeaway from that is that I am for bartenders/owners lying down and taking it from chitlords, I don't think there's a convo to be had.

Part of my response to this is that I've seen several similar Laffler stories over the years. The one that immediately comes to mind was a story from BUG where someone asked him whether he had changed something in BCBCS because the coffee seemed different, and in response, he chugged a glass and said something very close to "If you don't like it, don't ******* drink it." Then shared here and met with a bunch of likes and but that's just Laffler explanations when I asked why people found it funny/appropriate.

Perhaps there are key details missing to what is recounted here. But until then, I'm fine being in the minority that apparently just doesn't get it.