Random Beer Thoughts

[Gonzoillini1]

Why bottle when we can can it!?

Interesting question for the community on a purely theoretical basis (basically disregard the brewery, think about the pricing and format).

Would you rather have

x2 22oz bombers of a barrel aged stout (that is 15% ish) and a 12.7 oz bomber of a barrel aged stout variant for $55

or

x3 16 cans of barrel aged stout (that is 15% ish) and a 16oz can of a barrel aged stout variant for $50

Do consumers care about longevity in a bottle vs. a can? The packaging on bottle vs. can on this kind of beer?

I've got a pretty firm opinion on the matter, but curious what my peers think.

 

[jwazzy]

Interesting question for the community on a purely theoretical basis (basically disregard the brewery, think about the pricing and format).

Would you rather have

x2 22oz bombers of a barrel aged stout (that is 15% ish) and a 12.7 oz bomber of a barrel aged stout variant for $55

or

x3 16 cans of barrel aged stout (that is 15% ish) and a 16oz can of a barrel aged stout variant for $50

Do consumers care about longevity in a bottle vs. a can? The packaging on bottle vs. can on this kind of beer?

I've got a pretty firm opinion on the matter, but curious what my peers think.

I'll take the cans.

1.)More beer
2.)Less money
3.)I don't age beer so don't concern myself with how long it may spend in whatever package.
4.)4 separate drinking experiences vs 3
5.)Haven't figured out how to shotgun a bottle...yet.

 

[lazerviking]

Interesting question for the community on a purely theoretical basis (basically disregard the brewery, think about the pricing and format).

Would you rather have

x2 22oz bombers of a barrel aged stout (that is 15% ish) and a 12.7 oz bomber of a barrel aged stout variant for $55

or

x3 16 cans of barrel aged stout (that is 15% ish) and a 16oz can of a barrel aged stout variant for $50

Do consumers care about longevity in a bottle vs. a can? The packaging on bottle vs. can on this kind of beer?

I've got a pretty firm opinion on the matter, but curious what my peers think.

I want the bottles because get off my lawn.

 

[keef1]

Anybody can start a brewery if they know what the **** they’re doing. Shout to Elusive Brewing, who started up next to Siren in the UK - their owner, Andy Parker, was doing 5 gallon batches of interesting **** back in 2013 and have almost self-financed their way to national distribution and some very credible beers.

Key words "know what the **** they're doing"

 

[keef1]

5.)Haven't figured out how to shotgun a bottle...yet.

All you need is a straw.

 

[mateoloco]

Interesting question for the community on a purely theoretical basis (basically disregard the brewery, think about the pricing and format).

Would you rather have

x2 22oz bombers of a barrel aged stout (that is 15% ish) and a 12.7 oz bomber of a barrel aged stout variant for $55

or

x3 16 cans of barrel aged stout (that is 15% ish) and a 16oz can of a barrel aged stout variant for $50

Do consumers care about longevity in a bottle vs. a can? The packaging on bottle vs. can on this kind of beer?

I've got a pretty firm opinion on the matter, but curious what my peers think.

I would always prefer smaller packaging, cans or bottles, with anything that has that high of an abv, so I'd go with cans. Also, I don't really age stuff so that's not really a factor. But to be honest, I'd probably go with option C (4 x 6 packs of pilsners) because my days of chasing are over and that's what I know I can get on my way home from work without following twitter/instagram, etc. Or, put another way,

get off my lawn.

 

[BadJustin]

All you need is a straw.

The best was over the summer when you straw chugged that bomber of No Rules then instantly got drunk like 10 minutes later. You were a mess. lol

 

[quirk6]

Not unless you plan on backpacking through Latin America anytime soon.

Not anytime soon, no. I do plan on visiting my MIL in Costa Rica at some point, though.

 

[iong516]

Idk if this belongs in the saison thread, the lambic thread to piss people off, or what, but this Funk Factory hand picked rar wild raspberry variant member only bottle was seriously good. Really jammy with a distinct and interesting berry I've never tasted before kind of leaning towards currants, more funk than sour, and we were both left wanting more after splitting the bottle. Well done FF!

 

[jivex5k1]

Idk if this belongs in the saison thread, the lambic thread to piss people off, or what, but this Funk Factory hand picked rar wild raspberry variant member only bottle was seriously good. Really jammy with a distinct and interesting berry I've never tasted before kind of leaning towards currants, more funk than sour, and we were both left wanting more after splitting the bottle. Well done FF!

Prosciutto, cheese, a red stained cork, fancy script, currant and berry flavors. Just switch to wine at this point dude.

 

[MooltiPass]

I'll take the cans.

1.)More beer
2.)Less money
3.)I don't age beer so don't concern myself with how long it may spend in whatever package.
4.)4 separate drinking experiences vs 3
5.)Haven't figured out how to shotgun a bottle...yet.

All you need is a straw.

Alternatively, if you're cool with glass shards, a power drill will do the trick. No joke, at the end of a particularly drunk night a buddy of mine proved this was possible. I believe he wasn't super thrilled about it the next day but he's still kicking around seemingly no worse for the wear nowadays.

 

[JCastle1]

Not anytime soon, no. I do plan on visiting my MIL in Costa Rica at some point, though.

The beer scene in Costa Rica is solid, light years ahead of mine.

 

[quirk6]

The beer scene in Costa Rica is solid, light years ahead of mine.

She lives on a coffee plantation, so the coffee scene is also good. She brought up what I would describe as a pillow of coffee when she came up for the holidays. It was good, very good.

 

[FoudreGuy]

what on earth

All I know is that "quaffing" is the most grating word. Ever.

 

[keef1]

The best was over the summer when you straw chugged that bomber of No Rules then instantly got drunk like 10 minutes later. You were a mess. lol

I don't recall being a mess...actually, I don't recall much at all

 

[iong516]

Prosciutto, cheese, a red stained cork, fancy script, currant and berry flavors. Just switch to wine at this point dude.

 

[Kasher]

At a small local cask festival. A group of 4 55+ old people just walked in wearing pretzel necklaces. Beer in 2018 is going to be weird.

 

[MooseLang]

I just got a 6 pack of Union Jack IPA dated less than a month ago. And I’m as excited about this beer purchase than any hyped can beer or hazebro IPA I could possibly find.

And I also realized as I was typing, that I am becoming the equivalent of those old BA members who would complain about the lack of a “firm malt backbone” in West Coast IPAs. I am now that guy.


Union Jack still whips ass though.

 

[quirk6]

Union Jack still whips ass though.

Like Winamp. Winamp, it really whips the llama's ass.

 

[jbeezification1]

Like Winamp. Winamp, it really whips the llama's ass.

Followed by some damn sheep noise.

 

[These are Talls]

I just got a 6 pack of Union Jack IPA dated less than a month ago. And I’m as excited about this beer purchase than any hyped can beer or hazebro IPA I could possibly find.

I wish I could like this a bazillion times.

 

[cry me]

I just got a 6 pack of Union Jack IPA dated less than a month ago. And I’m as excited about this beer purchase than any hyped can beer or hazebro IPA I could possibly find.

And I also realized as I was typing, that I am becoming the equivalent of those old BA members who would complain about the lack of a “firm malt backbone” in West Coast IPAs. I am now that guy.


Union Jack still whips ass though.

this seems impossible, how did you make that happen

 

[MooseLang]

this seems impossible, how did you make that happen

Prob going back to buy a few more sixers tomorrow. I think I’ve gotten fresh UJ maybe three times since FW launched here like 7 years ago.

 

[These are Talls]

Prob going back to buy a few more sixers tomorrow. I think I’ve gotten fresh UJ maybe three times since FW launched here like 7 years ago.

I live 3.5 hours from the CA brewery and I rarely see fresh UJ. Their distro is frustrating. Luponic Distortion, the 16 oz seasonals, and the 12 oz BAs all make it out within 2 weeks of release, and ******* 805 is as ubiquitous as any MBC beer. But UJ? I get fresher IPAs from Reno and San Diego.

 

[cry me]

Prob going back to buy a few more sixers tomorrow. I think I’ve gotten fresh UJ maybe three times since FW launched here like 7 years ago.

i look forward to seeing luponic distortion 6 around here in a month

 

[Podunkparte]

Just came across an old notebook I used to record beer "reviews" (used very loosely) and my first beer trades.

Hey mikecharley I traded you a Midnight Sun TREAT + Consecration (2009?) for my first 22oz Sculpin + Big Black Voodoo Daddy. Back in the day I sent beer to the east coast so I could get an IPA from San Diego!

I do remember that 22oz bottle of 2010 Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout, that I traded a 2010 Abyss for (the best year of Abyss, I'll have you know.) I domed that bottle(BCBCS)while watching The Strangers and I remember thinking "holy ****, this beer is so much better than this movie!" That bottle may have changed my beer drinking life. That trade was with @BigbROB on BA, by the way.

Other gems:

@SHODriver really got me with a 4Roses Fifty/Fifty Eclipse for my 2010 BCBS 4 pack

Though I made up for it by shipping another 2010 4 pack to @Tripside for a brand new Goose Island beer called King Henry

mikecharley you got me pretty good on the life front later when you sent me a BA Yeti (a non-infected year) for 2 Arctic Devils. Well played sir.

Looks like I went ahead and swindled @BrohamidAli out of his 2012 BCBCS with my 2010 Darklord. I'll be looking forward to reading my bad trader thread on that one.

The reviews are both hilarious and awful. Some really great beers with genuinely terrible feedback. Also some really god awful beers with recorded ineptitude.

 

[mikecharley]

Just came across an old notebook I used to record beer "reviews" (used very loosely) and my first beer trades.

Hey mikecharley I traded you a Midnight Sun TREAT + Consecration (2009?) for my first 22oz Sculpin + Big Black Voodoo Daddy. Back in the day I sent beer to the east coast so I could get an IPA from San Diego!

I do remember that 22oz bottle of 2010 Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout, that I traded a 2010 Abyss for (the best year of Abyss, I'll have you know.) I domed that bottle(BCBCS)while watching The Strangers and I remember thinking "holy ****, this beer is so much better than this movie!" That bottle may have changed my beer drinking life. That trade was with @BigbROB on BA, by the way.

Other gems:

@SHODriver really got me with a 4Roses Fifty/Fifty Eclipse for my 2010 BCBS 4 pack

Though I made up for it by shipping another 2010 4 pack to @Tripside for a brand new Goose Island beer called King Henry

mikecharley you got me pretty good on the life front later when you sent me a BA Yeti (a non-infected year) for 2 Arctic Devils. Well played sir.

Looks like I went ahead and swindled @BrohamidAli out of his 2012 BCBCS with my 2010 Darklord. I'll be looking forward to reading my bad trader thread on that one.

The reviews are both hilarious and awful. Some really great beers with genuinely terrible feedback. Also some really god awful beers with recorded ineptitude.

You want to bang out another trade?

 

[Phin1]

Today is Allagash's Drink it Now day. Where they just promote opening a beer from your cellar that you have been sitting on for a while. Check out their IG & crack open one w/ few years on it today !
Tommorow is a "holiday", so no excuses.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Today is Allagash's Drink it Now day. Where they just promote opening a beer from your cellar that you have been sitting on for a while. Check out their IG & crack open one w/ few years on it today !
Tommorow is a "holiday", so no excuses.

I have to work tomorrow.

 

[jivex5k1]

Today is Allagash's Drink it Now day. Where they just promote opening a beer from your cellar that you have been sitting on for a while. Check out their IG & crack open one w/ few years on it today !
Tommorow is a "holiday", so no excuses.

What cellar?