Lambic Discussion Thread

[SeaWatchman]

I doubt 90% of the people that purchase bottles would donate $20 of their own money to help

Isn't this pretty much how all charity sales work? I pretty much ignore most things until they're selling something I want and then I'm happy to throw a few dollars at it. Capitalism sucks.

 

[tylerk88]

I know that we're off on a tangent here, but I think that I too would throw $$ at one of these bottles, with the intention of consuming it on a spacial occasion. This piece in the New Yorker about bourbon/rarity is one that I often think about when drinking "rare" beer. The gist is this:

Rarity elevates a product or experience by turning its consumption into a notable event. It’s through such notable events that one life is distinguished from another; in fact, in an informal way, you might quantify your well-being as the sum total of notable events you experience across time... Rarity isn’t all about social signalling, though. Pappy’s rarity also makes the bourbon taste better, since people often consume rare products in an especially deliberate way. Precisely because they know rare experiences are scarce, they slow down and savor them, revealing layers of pleasure that might go unnoticed otherwise.

Anyway, that's the justification I used when I sent a screen cap of the FB post to my GF, who, in turn, said "no."

 

[Kasher]

Isn't this pretty much how all charity sales work? I pretty much ignore most things until they're selling something I want and then I'm happy to throw a few dollars at it. Capitalism sucks.

Oh absolutely. But being smart enough to realize "but it's for a good cause" doesn't change the reality of the situation is something a lot of people have trouble accepting.

 

[boogercrack]

I know that we're off on a tangent here, but I think that I too would throw $$ at one of these bottles, with the intention of consuming it on a spacial occasion. This piece in the New Yorker about bourbon/rarity is one that I often think about when drinking "rare" beer. The gist is this:

Rarity elevates a product or experience by turning its consumption into a notable event. It’s through such notable events that one life is distinguished from another; in fact, in an informal way, you might quantify your well-being as the sum total of notable events you experience across time... Rarity isn’t all about social signalling, though. Pappy’s rarity also makes the bourbon taste better, since people often consume rare products in an especially deliberate way. Precisely because they know rare experiences are scarce, they slow down and savor them, revealing layers of pleasure that might go unnoticed otherwise.

Anyway, that's the justification I used when I sent a screen cap of the FB post to my GF, who, in turn, said "no."

Did you use the "layers of pleasuurrreee" line tho

 

[jrstar96]

sorry to move away from charity and cantillon sales, but I have a question about international shipping. Typically my orders from etre take about 10-14 days to arrive. My most recent order shipped from Etre on June 21, left Belgium on June 24th, and there is no update since then. Seems a long time for customs without any update on the bpost or USPS website. I'm in Texas so these typically go through New York. Any suggestions or has anyone had one take this long in customs?

 

[sherm10161]

sorry to move away from charity and cantillon sales, but I have a question about international shipping. Typically my orders from etre take about 10-14 days to arrive. My most recent order shipped from Etre on June 21, left Belgium on June 24th, and there is no update since then. Seems a long time for customs without any update on the bpost or USPS website. I'm in Texas so these typically go through New York. Any suggestions or has anyone had one take this long in customs?

FYI. There's a whole thread on this.

https://www.talkbeer.com/community/...ing-ordering-stories-tips-tricks-advice.4863/

 

[ExPimp]

sorry to move away from charity and cantillon sales, but I have a question about international shipping. Typically my orders from etre take about 10-14 days to arrive. My most recent order shipped from Etre on June 21, left Belgium on June 24th, and there is no update since then. Seems a long time for customs without any update on the bpost or USPS website. I'm in Texas so these typically go through New York. Any suggestions or has anyone had one take this long in customs?

Might be an issue with Etre's packaging, does your BPost # have any updates past arrival in JFK?

I placed an order with BiaB on the 6/29 and got it 7/7. Through JFK to Austin.

 

[jrstar96]

Might be an issue with Etre's packaging, does your BPost # have any updates past arrival in JFK?

I placed an order with BiaB on the 6/29 and got it 7/7. Through JFK to Austin.

Neither bpost nor usps have any update since the 24th saying it departed Belgium

 

[BelgianChris]

Is there a brewer / blender who uses grapefruit in their lambic ? If not ... why not ?

SeaWatchman

 

[callmemickey]

Is there a brewer / blender who uses grapefruit in their lambic ? If not ... why not ?

SeaWatchman

Not local. Very acidic (if using w/ the flesh and juices). Probably adds little of interest to a beverage that is already typically citrus forward.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Is there a brewer / blender who uses grapefruit in their lambic ? If not ... why not ?

SeaWatchman

Not yet that I'm aware of.

 

[BelgianChris]

Not local.

True, but neither is banana and yet :

 

[callmemickey]

True, but neither is banana and yet :

And we are all worse off for it.

 

[SeaWatchman]

And we are all worse off for it.

Speak for yourself!

 

[simont1]

Is there a brewer / blender who uses grapefruit in their lambic ? If not ... why not ?

SeaWatchman

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-spontandoublegrapefruit/220636/

 

[sunnrider]

I reckon using a grapefruit /citrus hop would be a better option for a short term batch.

Grapefruit is stupid bitter, can we persuade someone to do a watermelon lambic instead?

 

[simont1]

I reckon using a grapefruit /citrus hop would be a better option for a short term batch.

Grapefruit is stupid bitter, can we persuade someone to do a watermelon lambic instead?

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-spontanwatermelon/360810/

 

[RyanG1]

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-spontanwatermelon/360810/

Nice try, AbInbev RateBeer Mikkeller Spontanabot!

 

[simont1]

I reckon using a grapefruit /citrus hop would be a better option for a short term batch.

Grapefruit is stupid bitter, can we persuade someone to do a watermelon lambic instead?

and on the grapefruit citrus i think revelation cat has done one

 

[MikeG1]

Hommage and A&G up on Etre right now. Limit 1 and 6 respectively.

 

[stakem1]

pretty nice stock of A&G. Currently seeing 140 bottles of that and -1 on hommage.

why is A&G still 2x the price of normal OG? still riding the hype pricing?

edit: lol and just like that 50 bottles of A&G are gone but no OG sold

 

[BadJustin]

Hommage went quick. Was in the cart and gone by checkout.

 

[MikeG1]

Hommage went quick. Was in the cart and gone by checkout.

2 cases only. I was up with the 3 month old at 530am and saw the FB update. Went on and managed to snag one. 24 in stock when I put one in cart. 7 left when I checked out

 

[BadJustin]

2 cases only. I was up with the 3 month old at 530am and saw the FB update. Went on and managed to snag one. 24 in stock when I put one in cart. 7 left when I checked out

I feel dirty every time I order online. Good thing I showered afterwards.

 

[bauermj]

a&g keeps getting reloaded, must be quite a bit of it

 

[MikeG1]

Also Vat109 reload...

 

[GetchaPull]

why is A&G still 2x the price of normal OG? still riding the hype pricing?

Yeah, and (unfortunately) it's priced that way at LoD (€11 and €5,50, respectively).

 

[MikeG1]

Yeah, and it's priced that way at LoD (€11 and €5,50, respectively).

Same on Mybeercollectibles.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

I'm not paying 2x the amount for A&G. The magic happens at blending, not when brewing a basic ass wort. 3F's not paying for 3rd party wort. I assume they can make wort cheaper than they can buy it. The price for A&G should be in line with regular OG.

 

[stakem1]

I'm not paying 2x the amount for A&G. The magic happens at blending, not when brewing a basic ass wort. 3F's not paying for 3rd party wort. I assume they can make wort cheaper than they can buy it. The price for A&G should be in line with regular OG.

brown bottles though.......






lol