Lambic Discussion Thread

[Dsal891]

Has anyone from the midwest received any boxes from Etre or BIAB lately? Saw a few boxes of frozen lambic get delivered a few weeks ago and have been holding a box for delivery. Just wondering if now is a good time or if I should still wait a little bit longer. I know it's still getting a few degrees below freezing at night, but don't know if that would be enough to affect the cork to allow leaking.

I got two huge boxes delivered and had no problems. No visual of wet cardboard of stuff like that and had no broken bottles

 

[owlsandcrows]

ASU is spot on. Let Viggy get to 2-3 years minimum. I've had fresh and aged and I prefer aged.

It's a 2012, will definitely be getting into that in the next couple months.

 

[BusinessSloth]

9 days and no Etre tracking.... getting worried.

Email Joana. Etre emails went to my spam box recently and were deleted

 

[boogercrack]

a ton of people who got framboos apparently closed out.

i'd imagine they're slammed with orders processing.

 

[deckardjk]

Took a long time for Etre to get back to me but they eventually did. Jonathan told me that they were recently at a beer event and have gotten behind. That combined with Framboos, end of quarter, etc probably has them busy.

 

[EliotRosewater]

Based on everything going on with LAX lately, I'm considering having a box that was returned to Belgium shipped to someone on the East Coast and then reshipped to me. I'm willing to pay an extra $30-$40 to have it avoid going through LAX. I guess my question is: Is it pretty much assured that the box will go through JFK if I ship to an East Coast address?

 

[BusinessSloth]

Based on everything going on with LAX lately, I'm considering having a box that was returned to Belgium shipped to someone on the East Coast and then reshipped to me. I'm willing to pay an extra $30-$40 to have it avoid going through LAX. I guess my question is: Is it pretty much assured that the box will go through JFK if I ship to an East Coast address?

It may hit Chicago. I've had a box recently go through Chicago customs

 

[mikecharley]

Based on everything going on with LAX lately, I'm considering having a box that was returned to Belgium shipped to someone on the East Coast and then reshipped to me. I'm willing to pay an extra $30-$40 to have it avoid going through LAX. I guess my question is: Is it pretty much assured that the box will go through JFK if I ship to an East Coast address?

I don't know if it is a guarantee, but I've ordered over half a dozen boxes, and they've all gone through jfk. Live near pittsburgh

 

[EliotRosewater]

It may hit Chicago. I've had a box recently go through Chicago customs

How has Chicago been? I'm hoping as long as I can stay the **** away from LAX, I'll be good.

I don't know if it is a guarantee, but I've ordered over half a dozen boxes, and they've all gone through jfk. Live near pittsburgh

Assuming with no issues recently?

 

[Xul1]

Based on everything going on with LAX lately, I'm considering having a box that was returned to Belgium shipped to someone on the East Coast and then reshipped to me. I'm willing to pay an extra $30-$40 to have it avoid going through LAX. I guess my question is: Is it pretty much assured that the box will go through JFK if I ship to an East Coast address?

Are you planning to have the East Coast recipient re-pack? Or just take the box, clear off any labels, stick on a UPS/FedEx label, and ship it on? I'm in the same boat with a couple boxes right now and trying to determine my next move since no one seems to know why LAX is rejecting so many boxes when JFK is fine.

 

[EliotRosewater]

Are you planning to have the East Coast recipient re-pack? Or just take the box, clear off any labels, stick on a UPS/FedEx label, and ship it on? I'm in the same boat with a couple boxes right now and trying to determine my next move since no one seems to know why LAX is rejecting so many boxes when JFK is fine.

My thought was just to have this person put on new labels and reship to me. Just seems to me to be the best option to avoid going through LAX at this point.

 

[RyanG1]

From what I gather, the consensus is 50n4e is a loon best served warm-ish. So, dump into a decanter and wait around 20 minutes for best results?

 

[Rowingbrewer1]

Based on everything going on with LAX lately, I'm considering having a box that was returned to Belgium shipped to someone on the East Coast and then reshipped to me. I'm willing to pay an extra $30-$40 to have it avoid going through LAX. I guess my question is: Is it pretty much assured that the box will go through JFK if I ship to an East Coast address?

Are you planning to have the East Coast recipient re-pack? Or just take the box, clear off any labels, stick on a UPS/FedEx label, and ship it on? I'm in the same boat with a couple boxes right now and trying to determine my next move since no one seems to know why LAX is rejecting so many boxes when JFK is fine.

More than happy to help if it is just clear old labels and print a label you send me and drop off at fedex/ups I live near boston and every box I have ever ordered went through JFK

 

[BusinessSloth]

How has Chicago been? I'm hoping as long as I can stay the **** away from LAX, I'll be good.



Assuming with no issues recently?

I didn't have an issue with Chicago. Box was in good shape if I remember correctly

 

[EliotRosewater]

More than happy to help if it is just clear old labels and print a label you send me and drop off at fedex/ups I live near boston and every box I have ever ordered went through JFK

Luckily, I have someone in VA that is going to help me out but thank you so much for the generous offer!

 

[ineedbeer1]

Based on everything going on with LAX lately, I'm considering having a box that was returned to Belgium shipped to someone on the East Coast and then reshipped to me. I'm willing to pay an extra $30-$40 to have it avoid going through LAX. I guess my question is: Is it pretty much assured that the box will go through JFK if I ship to an East Coast address?

I'm considering doing the same thing going forward. I cannot understand why LAX is such an issue, but based on my communications with LAX customs some of them are clearly aware that alcohol cannot be shipped via USPS.

 

[tosh1]

Just another data point, but the 2 boxes I have had from etre and the 2 from Bbiab have all gone via JFK (last one was in January). No idea why seeing as I am the West coast, but I just double checked all the tracking details and they all show JFK. All have been addressed to a business address rather than residential, but I doubt that makes any difference at all.

 

[mikecharley]

How has Chicago been? I'm hoping as long as I can stay the **** away from LAX, I'll be good.



Assuming with no issues recently?

Have an order being sent today, so we will find out

 

[SeaWatchman]

Has anyone ever had the 25cl capped Geuze Boon? I've heard mixed reports that it isn't quite the same taste-wise. I kind of really want to order a crate from BiaB just to have for summer slamming. It's not particularly cost effective volume-wise, but having the crate would be cool. http://belgiuminabox.com/shop/geuze.../2834-boon-oude-geuze-0375l.html#.VQitVmb9vN4

 

[Rowingbrewer1]

Has anyone ever had the 25cl capped Geuze Boon? I've heard mixed reports that it isn't quite the same taste-wise. I kind of really want to order a crate from BiaB just to have for summer slamming. It's not particularly cost effective volume-wise, but having the crate would be cool. http://belgiuminabox.com/shop/geuze.../2834-boon-oude-geuze-0375l.html#.VQitVmb9vN4

Order bulk 375s and slam them.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Order bulk 375s and slam them.

Nah, that's too pretentious a thing to do while riding on a lawnmower.

 

[jmarce]

Nah, that's too pretentious a thing to do while riding on a lawnmower.

Order a box of lambic in a bag, then fill a cambelbak and you can drink handsfree

 

[SeaWatchman]

Order a box of lambic in a bag, then fill a cambelbak and you can drink handsfree

God damn that is brilliant.

 

[Pneill3161]

Make sure it's the oud beersel, couldn't imagine drinking 10L of the the last batch of girardins I got.

 

[primebeer]

From what I gather, the consensus is 50n4e is a loon best served warm-ish. So, dump into a decanter and wait around 20 minutes for best results?

I had one at Moeder Lambic in September and the bartender insisted I have another drink as he decanted it and let it sit for ~30 minutes. I drank it pretty close to room temp and really enjoyed it that way. This was a b2 bottle btw, and I found that even at slightly below room temp it was still a very delicate balance of flavors that would have been tougher to discern if it was cold.

 

[ASUBeer]

From what I gather, the consensus is 50n4e is a loon best served warm-ish. So, dump into a decanter and wait around 20 minutes for best results?

Or Mamouche.

I'd say either pour in a decanter or pour in to the glass and let sit for 45 minutes.

 

[ASUBeer]

Also, we should create a seperate etre/customs shipping thread.

 

[deckardjk]

Did a quick search and didn't come up with anything.

Is there anyone doing some cheap climate control for their lambic collections? Got some pictures?

 

[RyanG1]

Did a quick search and didn't come up with anything.

Is there anyone doing some cheap climate control for their lambic collections? Got some pictures?

I store my lambic in my tauntaun

 

[ridglens]

I store my lambic in my tauntaun

how does that smell?