Let's Remember Some Beers (In Memoriam: Old Whales)

[primebeer]

I failed you I still have a full can of pre-ban Bot.

I still have a few full cans of pre-ban Bot. Not sure why but even during a recent deep clean, it was never questioned that they would be kept and stay unopened forever.

Starting to understand hoarding via my beer problem.

 

[sacrelicio]

First official proper glassware pour was Gandhi Bot. sacrelicio broke the glass but it was replaced.

What, juggling a soccer ball near a tasting table is a bad idea?

 

[fear0251]

Birthday present arrived a day early. Nothing younger than the 2011 Abacus. The unlabeled bottle is a 2010 CBS that was bottled for and given out at GABF.

That CBS is still probably better than any of the recent stuff.

 

[purephase]

I still have a few full cans of pre-ban Bot. Not sure why but even during a recent deep clean, it was never questioned that they would be kept and stay unopened forever.

Starting to understand hoarding via my beer problem.

I suspect that the majority of CT Talk Beer users have unopened Gandhi cans. Or maybe I'm just trying to rationalize my own similar hoarding

 

[lambandtunaphish]

I suspect that the majority of CT Talk Beer users have unopened Gandhi cans.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Like fear025 said, that CBS was amazing a few years ago (same for Twisted Spoke 15th).

 

[arren]

Necro'ing the Upright talk to say I walked into a popular bottle shop here yesterday and found a case-plus of Special Herbs on the shelf - and earlier in the year we got distro of Fantasia.

Nowadays if you ask people about Fantasia, they don't even bat an eye - but I remember how insanely difficult it was to land one even a few years ago.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Necro'ing the Upright talk to say I walked into a popular bottle shop here yesterday and found a case-plus of Special herbs on the shelf - and earlier in the year we got distro of Fantasia.

Nowadays if you ask people about Fantasia, they don't even bat an eye - but I remember how insanely difficult it was to land one even a few years ago.

I don't think we get Fantasia in Seattle. What the ****.

 

[abawol01]

Necro'ing the Upright talk to say I walked into a popular bottle shop here yesterday and found a case-plus of Special Herbs on the shelf - and earlier in the year we got distro of Fantasia.

Nowadays if you ask people about Fantasia, they don't even bat an eye - but I remember how insanely difficult it was to land one even a few years ago.

I don't think we get Fantasia in Seattle. What the ****.

Pretty sure both y'all need to shut the **** up.

 

[tosh1]

Necro'ing the Upright talk to say I walked into a popular bottle shop here yesterday and found a case-plus of Special Herbs on the shelf - and earlier in the year we got distro of Fantasia.

Nowadays if you ask people about Fantasia, they don't even bat an eye - but I remember how insanely difficult it was to land one even a few years ago.

I ran into a stash of Fantasia bottles around here a couple of weeks ago. Nice surprise.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Pretty sure both y'all need to shut the **** up.

What's that Andy, you're sending your favorite FIB Fantasia for her birthday?

Just kidding, I would probably just blend it with Hunahpu just to be an *******.

 

[furley]

I walked into a popular bottle shop here yesterday and found a case-plus of Special Herbs on the shelf

am interested

 

[yeahnatenelson]

What's that Andy, you're sending your favorite FIB Fantasia for her birthday?

Just kidding, I would probably just blend it with Hunahpu just to be a genius.

Fixed.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Fixed.

Nate, I did you real proud at Zwanze Day. fear025 was the real MVP for brining an emergency Hunahpu in case someone brought Fou Foune

 

[FoudreGuy]

Can't believe they FINALLY had to change the Special Herbs label.

 

[JulianB1]

Can't believe they FINALLY had to change the Special Herbs label.

I'm honestly surprised no brewery has attempted to name a beer something like "Avengers Infinity War" yet, just to goose SEO if nothing else.

 

[boogercrack]

I'm honestly surprised no brewery has attempted to name a beer something like "Avengers Infinity War" yet, just to goose SEO if nothing else.

I still and miffed I couldn't track down one of these glasses from Ingeneous Brewing's Infinity Hop release in like... may or something.

 

[KevSal]

jesus, i just got rare dos as an extra, a ******* extra on a chill trade

flashbacks of trading heavy just to try some 5 years ago, now it’s just an entry level ba stout

 

[jmgrub]

Pretty sure both y'all need to shut the **** up.

The real secret is that Upright's saisons are better than their fruited wilds. Don't worry, nobody is ever going to give a **** and Pathways will just be available at $12/750 forever.

Just had an Ives Blend 3 last week. **** was delicious.

 

[stakem1]

jesus, i just got rare dos as an extra, a ******* extra on a chill trade

flashbacks of trading heavy just to try some 5 years ago, now it’s just an entry level ba stout

I think its due to them finding a price point where folks want it bad enough to buy some but not buy the **** out of it causing an immediate sellout.

30-35 bones for 22oz of uncooked brownie batter is tough to swallow

 

[litheum94]

Pretty sure both y'all need to shut the **** up.

The newest batch of Special Herbs is awful.

 

[user 306349]

The real secret is that Upright's saisons are better than their fruited wilds. Don't worry, nobody is ever going to give a **** and Pathways will just be available at $12/750 forever.

Just had an Ives Blend 3 last week. **** was delicious.

everything has moved to 375s now, no more 750s. no complaints here.

 

[jmgrub]

everything has moved to 375s now, no more 750s. no complaints here.

I just bought a 750 of Pathways at the brewery like a month ago. I knew some stuff was going to 375s but didn't realize it was everything.

Cool by me too - I prefer 375s.

 

[sacrelicio]

jesus, i just got rare dos as an extra, a ******* extra on a chill trade

flashbacks of trading heavy just to try some 5 years ago, now it’s just an entry level ba stout

Every share I go to now has at least one Cycle stout that would have cost a nut to get even a couple years ago.

 

[user 306349]

Every share I go to now has at least one Cycle stout that would have cost a nut to get even a couple years ago.

did Cycle ever remake DCB DOS? that was the only one that really got me going.

 

[liquiddegenerate]

The newest batch of Special Herbs is awful.

 

[jmgrub]

The newest batch of Special Herbs is awful.

I had a bad bottle of the previous batch, may have been an isolated issue. As usual, Batch 1 was the greatest.

Just kidding about the last part.

 

[FoudreGuy]

The newest batch of Special Herbs is awful.

I had a pour of it at Tin Bucket. I agree. TURRRRRIBLE.

SOOO TURRRRIBLE.

Spoiler

Or not. I dunno.

 

[ggfunk]

I still and miffed I couldn't track down one of these glasses from Ingeneous Brewing's Infinity Hop release in like... may or something.

What did it cost?

 

[abawol01]

What did it cost?

Half of everything.