Random Beer Thoughts

[Josh2]

A bottle share with only one bottle except it’s a keg of 26% ABV beer.

I will break my sobriety for it.

Nah, Philly's a cool town.

I was there 20ish years ago and it didnt leave a lasting impression. My mind is open to be changed.

 

[jmgrub]

I will break my sobriety for it.

I was there 20ish years ago and it didnt leave a lasting impression. My mind is open to be changed.

Really good beer/bar scene, strong tavern culture, good restaurants.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

I will break my sobriety for it.

I was there 20ish years ago and it didnt leave a lasting impression. My mind is open to be changed.

Good news I live in the suburbs!

 

[Josh2]

Good news I live in the suburbs!

Can BadJustin come too? Your neighbors would love having what they'd consider an invasion of backwoods hillbillies.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Can BadJustin come too? Your neighbors would love having what they'd consider an invasion of backwoods hillbillies.

My one neighbor flew the confederate flag in response to NFL players kneeling and he’s a Trump voter. Pretty sure BadJustin would feel right at home.

 

[Josh2]

My one neighbor flew the confederate flag in response to NFL players kneeling and he’s a Trump voter. Pretty sure BadJustin would feel right at home.

Okay. Neither of us are that hillybilly.


Wow.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Okay. Neither of us are that hillybilly.


Wow.

No, I was referencing Justin’s Trump supporting neighbors. Not him personally.

But if that’s not what you meant then, yeah, wow indeed.

 

[Shakedwnst]

No, I was referencing Justin’s Trump supporting neighbors. Not him personally.

But if that’s not what you meant then, yeah, wow indeed.

I think it was more like “wow, I didn’t realize Pennsyltucky was real”

 

[NClambicguy]

My local beer group is interesting to say the least. A guy posts up to mediocre cans from Bearded Iris with the caption "send me those offers" and I'm the bad guy for pointing out that auctions are frowned upon in trading.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Recently in one of the razzle groups I'm in there was a group bitch thread about FedEx locations not accepting boxes packaged in the free (and also ******) USPS flat rate boxes. So, you flip a bottle for several hundred dollars but can't spare $2 for a new box??

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Recently in one of the razzle groups I'm in there was a group bitch thread about FedEx locations not accepting boxes packaged in the free (and also ******) USPS flat rate boxes. So, you flip a bottle for several hundred dollars but can't spare $2 for a new box??

it's almost as if beer flippers are horrible people.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

I just did some quick math and if that Utopias keg is priced like the bottle a sixtel would cost $5,415.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

People like me: I won't buy Goose Island anymore because it's owned by ABinBev.

Goose Island:

 

[yeahnatenelson]

People like me: I won't buy Goose Island anymore because it's owned by ABinBev.

Goose Island:

My favorite candy bar...Pecan Joy.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Thinking about this Utopias keg business, I seem to remember one of the talking points of Utopias early on was that oxidation would add complexity over the lifetime of the bottle.

If so, is the correct serving method a party pump?

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Thinking about this Utopias keg business, I seem to remember one of the talking points of Utopias early on was that oxidation would add complexity over the lifetime of the bottle.

If so, is the correct serving method a party pump?

Correct serving method is from a beer bubble which I hope they have planned.

On a more serious note I was discussing this Utopias keg with a co-worker and we were trying to figure out who is going to buy this? Is it for special events with Sam Adams reps? Will any bar be able to get one? How much is a keg? How much of a pour and how much would it cost?

A bottle of Utopias costs somewhere between $160-200 and it's 24oz. That's like $8 an ounce at max. Will places charge $20 for a two ounce pour and you get to keep the glass? A growler for $512?

Really looking forward to see how this is rolled out.

 

[boogercrack]

Correct serving method is from a beer bubble which I hope they have planned.

On a more serious note I was discussing this Utopias keg with a co-worker and we were trying to figure out who is going to buy this? Is it for special events with Sam Adams reps? Will any bar be able to get one? How much is a keg? How much of a pour and how much would it cost?

A bottle of Utopias costs somewhere between $160-200 and it's 24oz. That's like $8 an ounce at max. Will places charge $20 for a two ounce pour and you get to keep the glass? A growler for $512?

Really looking forward to see how this is rolled out.

Damn thats a good price. theyre like 225-250 here.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

I was discussing this Utopias keg with a co-worker and we were trying to figure out who is going to buy this? Is it for special events with Sam Adams reps? Will any bar be able to get one? How much is a keg? How much of a pour and how much would it cost?

A bottle of Utopias costs somewhere between $160-200 and it's 24oz. That's like $8 an ounce at max. Will places charge $20 for a two ounce pour and you get to keep the glass? A growler for $512?

I seem to recall a bar around here that once offered Utopias from the bottle at $15 for 1oz pours, no parting gift. If you're curious to try it and your only other option is to chase down a bottle at a liquor store and hope to only pay $200, that's not a hard price to swallow. And at a bar that focuses on craft beer and rare/premium whisk(e)y a product like Utopias could do reasonable well. Too bad those places probably won't be considered because those are the kinds of places that don't sell any other SA products!

Since this is Boston Beer's only prestige product I would guess that if any kegs do get filled they will be primarily for the SA taproom, festival appearances (FoBAB, Extreme Beer Fest, etc.) and maybe a few top SA accounts who think they might be able to sell it.

Damn thats a good price. theyre like 225-250 here.

$160 was the CostCo price for 2017, MSRP was $200.

 

[jmgrub]

I seem to recall a bar around here that once offered Utopias from the bottle at $15 for 1oz pours, no parting gift. If you're curious to try it and your only other option is to chase down a bottle at a liquor store and hope to only pay $200, that's not a hard price to swallow. And at a bar that focuses on craft beer and rare/premium whisk(e)y a product like Utopias could do reasonable well. Too bad those places probably won't be considered because those are the kinds of places that don't sell any other SA products!

Since this is Boston Beer's only prestige product I would guess that if any kegs do get filled they will be primarily for the SA taproom, festival appearances (FoBAB, Extreme Beer Fest, etc.) and maybe a few top SA accounts who think they might be able to sell it.



$160 was the CostCo price for 2017, MSRP was $200.

Have always thought of Xyauyu as a better and significantly cheaper alternative to Utopias (yes, I know it's much lower in ABV and I suppose a different style), maybe only because they can both be recorked and enjoyed for months.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Have always thought of Xyauyu as a better and significantly cheaper alternative to Utopias (yes, I know it's much lower in ABV and I suppose a different style), maybe only because they can both be recorked and enjoyed for months.

FWIW, Xyauyu is the beer I'd rather drink. My experience with Utopias has been mixed. The 10th anniversary batch was really, really good. The following release tasted like drinking an old woman's perfume.

But really, the biggest difference is that Teo and the gang never splurged for national TV commercials for Xyauyu.

 

[lb304854]

Correct serving method is from a beer bubble which I hope they have planned.

On a more serious note I was discussing this Utopias keg with a co-worker and we were trying to figure out who is going to buy this? Is it for special events with Sam Adams reps? Will any bar be able to get one? How much is a keg? How much of a pour and how much would it cost?

A bottle of Utopias costs somewhere between $160-200 and it's 24oz. That's like $8 an ounce at max. Will places charge $20 for a two ounce pour and you get to keep the glass? A growler for $512?

Really looking forward to see how this is rolled out.

I can think of several beer bars in upper-middle class neighborhoods around me that have 40+ taps, half of which are IPAs, that would be perfect for this. Yeah, that tap won't roll over for awhile. Does it really matter in the grand scheme of your redundant ass taplist?

 

[yeahnatenelson]

So beer trading, selling and razzle groups on fb are effectively done:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/24/health/facebook-instagram-alcohol-tobacco-bn/index.html

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

So beer trading, selling and razzle groups on fb are effectively done:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/24/health/facebook-instagram-alcohol-tobacco-bn/index.html

Maybe we'll see an influx of activity on this site!!

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Maybe we'll see an influx of activity on this site!!

The stigma once surrounding beer for cash has been thoroughly eroded and is not coming back.

And for good reason: beer trading mostly sucks.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

The stigma once surrounding beer for cash has been thoroughly eroded and is not coming back.

And for good reason: beer trading mostly sucks.

Meanwhile still plenty of New England 16oz cans to be had on eBay.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Meanwhile still plenty of New England 16oz cans to be had on eBay.

Not to mention both MBC's. I'm sure at least one of them will see an uptick in activity thanks to this crackdown.

What I'm wondering is if new sites/forums will pop up to fill the void, particularly among the razzle crowd who need the gambling model to move high value items.

 

[iong516]

Not to mention both MBC's. I'm sure at least one of them will see an uptick in activity thanks to this crackdown.

What I'm wondering is if new sites/forums will pop up to fill the void, particularly among the razzle crowd who need the gambling model to move high value items.

And dummies that like gambling on beer...

I mean I guess I gamble on Fantomes and questionably aging lambic, but you know what I mean

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Rutger Hauer passed away and I just discovered the weirdest commercial for beer ever.

 

[jaeselector]

Rutger Hauer passed away and I just discovered the weirdest commercial for beer ever.

Ha! WTF?

 

[BadJustin]

Rutger Hauer passed away and I just discovered the weirdest commercial for beer ever.

I literally had a flashback watching that, like LSD brah. Trippy.