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

[lazerviking]

(this has gotta be one only I remember)

 

[gregkoko]

Rare was sitting on the shelf of the ****** Foodtown in my neighborhood for such a long time. At that point in my beer career, I refused to spend that amount of money on a single bottle.

I think Rare was $43 a bottle and Vanilla was $18? Made for some good drinkin'. Also helped that I was living at home so my only living expenses were beer

 

[gregkoko]

Chicagoland was, and continues to be, the most rabid market for BCBS, but the big (for the time) price tag for Rare made it juuuuuuuust prohibitive enough for us to buy as many as we were willing to pay for up to around New Year's provided we were willing to cold call liquor stores and canvas suburban Whole Foods'.

Sometimes I catch myself still wondering if there really is Rare sitting on that shelf in Kentucky...

Westview Lake Liquors shipped me as much as I wanted when it first came out.

 

[MikeG1]

New batch or OG one? I loved the original, and have a bottle of the rebrew but haven't tried it yet.

OG one released at the brewpub

 

[Stubs]

For all you guys feenin for some Momi Hiwa.


http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2018/04/avery-releasing-plankd-rum-barrel-aged.html?m=1

 

[brian4beer]

I showed up at a tasting last month and the group was opening 15-18. No idea what they traded for them, but the bottles were all pretty good. Never ticked the 005 super whale, but the 004 I had in 2014(?) was still fantastic.

Had 005 again about six months ago and it was no where near as good as the first time I had it about 5 years ago. Had lost that bright ruby red color and was much more acidic than years prior. I always enjoyed 006 the most.

 

[stupac2]

You might have stashed it in your porn directory

Haha on my work computer?

Chicagoland was, and continues to be, the most rabid market for BCBS, but the big (for the time) price tag for Rare made it juuuuuuuust prohibitive enough for us to buy as many as we were willing to pay for up to around New Year's provided we were willing to cold call liquor stores and canvas suburban Whole Foods'.

Sometimes I catch myself still wondering if there really is Rare sitting on that shelf in Kentucky...

That whole snafu is the only reason I got any Rare, posted "ISO: Shelf Rare; FT: CA Shelf Stuff" and the BA thread was predictably amazing, but I ended up with 3 offers, I think mostly $4$ Pliny. Having access to cases of Pliny got me sooooo much good beer.

 

[brees6221]

Probably not whales to anyone but me, but this discussion in conjunction with the Bruery’s 10th anniversary has made up my mind to drink 1 of each of these today/tomorrow.

Just cracked open the red wax brandy and its everything I hoped it would be.

Bruery beetus beers will always be my kryptonite.

 

[drewba1]

Oh hey whats up old money friends!? Classic NateNelson thread. I'll dig up some pics when I get home.

Most contentious whale (only early 2010s Chicago kids will understand)

It's yer boy DonQ. I've still never ticked this beer, just borrowed Thorpe 's bottle for a picture.

 

[brees6221]

It was interesting to see what I received in the 2010 BA Secret Santa...

• Crossroads Outrage (growler)
• Firestone Walker 13
• Ithaca Brute
• RR Consecration
• FFF Behemoth - yellow wax, 2007?
• FFF Dark Lord 2009
• Black Butte XXI
• PT Jack D'Or
• PT Babayaga
• Captain Lawrence Captain's Imperial Reserve (x2)
• Central City Red Racer (x2)
• Westy 12
• Southern Tier longsleeve t-shirt
• Southern Tier Imperial glass
• Southern Tier Pumpking goblet
• Assorted Christmas candy

http://biergotter.org/bif/BASS10.html

 

[brees6221]

If you want to see all the old school walez just do a google image search for "mikesgroove" haha.

 

[sacrelicio]

Hell yeah. blue_bleeder sent me one of these years ago. I swear there was coconut flecks floating around in the beer.

So delicious. They need to remake that one.

Da OG Prop

 

[sacrelicio]

Bruery beetus beers will always be my kryptonite.

I get why someone might not like their stouts but those anny beers are as good as any BA old ale out there.

 

[JulianB1]

If you want to see all the old school walez just do a google image search for "mikesgroove" haha.

Along with a bunch of Phish ********.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Along with a bunch of Phish ********.

Alright easy Julian, everything can't be Matchbox 20 and the Tragically Hip.

 

[GetchaPull]

...Bell's Barrel Aged 9k...shared the other a a pre-huna day share.

I member...thanks! Was incredible.

 

[jmgrub]

For all you guys feenin for some Momi Hiwa.


http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2018/04/avery-releasing-plankd-rum-barrel-aged.html?m=1

I'll take 3. Thanks!

 

[Nivek43]

Was happy to send a '14 prop and VR for Hommage and Brute. I was a bit skeptical of the Brute at the time but my friend reassured me that I wouldn't regret it, and he was damn right.

 

[DenverBeerDrinker]

I'll take 3. Thanks!

I'm sure I can grab some if you're looking

 

[JulianB1]

Alright easy Julian, everything can't be Matchbox 20 and the Tragically Hip.

The Tragically Hip sucked.

 

[boogercrack]

Remember when people wanted Sexual Chocolate?

 

[FTowne1]

Bruery beetus beers will always be my kryptonite.

I might have to swing by the liquor store and buy one this evening. It's been months since I've been Bruery drunk.

 

[boogercrack]

I might have to swing by the liquor store and buy one this evening. It's been months since I've been Bruery drunk.

( i did dome a BT wednesday, but don't feel as if this disqualifies me just yet)

 

[furley]

Oh hey whats up old money friends!? Classic NateNelson thread. I'll dig up some pics when I get home.

Most contentious whale (only early 2010s Chicago kids will understand)

big, big fan of this beer

 

[MikeG1]

I might have to swing by the liquor store and buy one this evening. It's been months since I've been Bruery drunk.

And after tonight it'll be months until you drink another Bruery beetus.

 

[wuntrikpony]

Blendiculous B1

still gud

 

[JulianB1]

Question for the really old-school ballers: what do you reckon was the first "instawhale", if such a thing can be identified?

 

[FTowne1]

And after tonight it'll be months until you drink another Bruery beetus.

Well, yeah. I'll switch back to drinking High Life.

 

[gregkoko]

Just picked up a four pack of Cigar City Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown. Let's see if it's as good as that one time from seven years ago. I've since built it up to mythic status in my head. I also blacked out and lost my phone that night. (40 tap Cigar City takeover...yikes). I know it's not a whale just reminiscing about **** I once thought was the greatest stuff ever

 

[user 306349]

Question for the really old-school ballers: what do you reckon was the first "instawhale", if such a thing can be identified?

RR 3Ls?