Sour Swap #2

[absoluthamm]

Someone better hurry home from Stan Mikita's donuts. You have a box on your porch.

Holy cow look at that dent! I'm glad they made it safely.

That Trinity beer won gold at GABF last year, so I hope you like that one. The Opuntia is really tasty. It is such a surprise that it came from a tequila barrel. I recently had the ferus fluxus and I would give that some time. There might be diacytel in that one that the Brett should clear up. A few if Chad's beers seem to develop that flavor in the bottle and then it goes away.

The homebrews are:

Facemelt: super sour beer with a fair amount if acetic.

Brett C: Berliner weisse fermented only with WLP's Brett C. Just a light tartness and pretty clean malt flavors.

The bw is an English barleywine and the oak Zin RIS is an RIS aged on oak cubes with Zinfandel. The RIS finished drier than I planned so watch out for that one. It's a challenge at 18+ percent.

I hope you enjoy them!

Packed like a boss, so there was no problem!

The Trinity beer I hadn't heard of and had just in the last 6 months or so heard of them, so I'm excited for that one. I actually had a Fluxus a couple weeks ago that mhurst sent me, so I agree with you on that, it's sitting for a little bit, same with the St. Bretta, mainly just to see how it might change.

I've heard about your facemelt, so I am really looking forward to that, I plan to pucker up from what I've seen.

18% RIS...better put on my big boy shoes...

Thanks again!

 

[blizzard]

Packed like a boss, so there was no problem!

Yeah, I like how they put that dent right into the fragile sticker.

I've heard about your facemelt, so I am really looking forward to that, I plan to pucker up from what I've seen.

18% RIS...better put on my big boy shoes...

Thanks again!

I'm strangely proud that people on HBT have heard of my beer. There are only a few left, so enjoy.

If you want to check those in, they're all on untappd under Moop Brew. The barleywine is under "On the Wall" (a Deschutes Mirror Mirror inspired beer) and the RIS is one of the Mephisto variants (inspired by Avery's Mephistophles).

 

[mikeysab]

I want my face melted

 

[blizzard]

I want my face melted

Already have one set aside for your box.

 

[MedicMang]

Like the guy from Raiders of the Lost Ark.


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[blizzard]

Like the guy from Raiders of the Lost Ark.


Sent from Cheese Doodle Land.

Ha! Now I'm going to think about that every time I drink it.

 

[blizzard]

This is gonna be mikeysab in a couple weeks.

 

[mikeysab]

Already have one set aside for your box.

This is gonna be mikeysab in a couple weeks.

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Can't wait. That would be an improvement

 

[MedicMang]

Handsome selfie.


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[MedicMang]

Best label ever too. Just the picture. No words.


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[splattsmier]

Well, guess you're not lucky. It's just their Raspberry Sour. Hope you can choke it down anyway...

Seriously, glad they all arrived in good shape for you.

Enjoy!

Oh darn! Haha trying it in 5! Thanks again man

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[splattsmier]

Wouldn't be right without some pizza, so...

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[absoluthamm]

Yeah, I like how they put that dent right into the fragile sticker.



I'm strangely proud that people on HBT have heard of my beer. There are only a few left, so enjoy.

If you want to check those in, they're all on untappd under Moop Brew. The barleywine is under "On the Wall" (a Deschutes Mirror Mirror inspired beer) and the RIS is one of the Mephisto variants (inspired by Avery's Mephistophles).

You'll get honest reviews on the homebrew, I'm really excited for them. Drinking my Westbrook right now

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[Canti4341]

Coff - we need to have a talk man... The medical bills to have my jaw reattached are going to be killer. You gotta warn someone before you do this to them.

So we have a couple homebrews - Farmer in the Rye with Peaches and Drie Saison Batch 1 that is just over a year old. Both sound great and will likely not last the week (unless you recommend some more time for either of them)
Then we move on to commercial:
Tired Hands - Artisnale - a stout brewed with escargot shells. Seriously!?! I can't tell you how excited this makes me.
Perennial - Aria - seen this come up a few times this round and am glad I get to try something everyone is giving the thumbs up to by sending.
Jolly Pumpkin - Bam Biere - I've had Weizen Bam and really enjoyed it, I'm sure will be awesome as well.
RR - Damnation and Consecration - only had these once, gonna tuck these away for a little while.
Modern Times - Blazing World - already in the fridge and will be my National Beer Day beer in a little while.

Amazing box man, thanks a ton! Cheers!

 

[TrickyDick]

Wow! Nice box there!


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[electrolight]

Happy international beer day guys! Drink up!

 

[blizzard]

Coff - we need to have a talk man... The medical bills to have my jaw reattached are going to be killer. You gotta warn someone before you do this to them.

So we have a couple homebrews - Farmer in the Rye with Peaches and Drie Saison Batch 1 that is just over a year old. Both sound great and will likely not last the week (unless you recommend some more time for either of them)
Then we move on to commercial:
Tired Hands - Artisnale - a stout brewed with escargot shells. Seriously!?! I can't tell you how excited this makes me.
Perennial - Aria - seen this come up a few times this round and am glad I get to try something everyone is giving the thumbs up to by sending.
Jolly Pumpkin - Bam Biere - I've had Weizen Bam and really enjoyed it, I'm sure will be awesome as well.
RR - Damnation and Consecration - only had these once, gonna tuck these away for a little while.
Modern Times - Blazing World - already in the fridge and will be my National Beer Day beer in a little while.

Amazing box man, thanks a ton! Cheers!

Nicely done!

 

[Coff]

Coff - we need to have a talk man... The medical bills to have my jaw reattached are going to be killer. You gotta warn someone before you do this to them.

So we have a couple homebrews - Farmer in the Rye with Peaches and Drie Saison Batch 1 that is just over a year old. Both sound great and will likely not last the week (unless you recommend some more time for either of them)
Then we move on to commercial:
Tired Hands - Artisnale - a stout brewed with escargot shells. Seriously!?! I can't tell you how excited this makes me.
Perennial - Aria - seen this come up a few times this round and am glad I get to try something everyone is giving the thumbs up to by sending.
Jolly Pumpkin - Bam Biere - I've had Weizen Bam and really enjoyed it, I'm sure will be awesome as well.
RR - Damnation and Consecration - only had these once, gonna tuck these away for a little while.
Modern Times - Blazing World - already in the fridge and will be my National Beer Day beer in a little while.

Amazing box man, thanks a ton! Cheers!

Awesome man, I'm glad you're happy with the box. I'm always worried I'm not picking the right beers, I'm glad you've never had Bam Biere, it's really fantastic IMO and kind of under appreciated.

The 2 Homebrews are ready to drink now, the Drie Saison is a 100% Brett Trois batch and recently had hit it's stride, not bad for a %5 beer at over a year in the bottle. The Farmer in the Rye Peaches is also ready to go, to toot my own horn it may be my crowning achievement. Lol.

Cheers!

 

[Coff]

Oh, I tried to fit a Tired Hands growler of First Level and my Imperial Stout aged in a Rye whiskey barrel but that shipper wouldn't allow it. The growler just didn't fit even if it replaced some thing.

 

[Canti4341]

Oh, I tried to fit a Tired Hands growler of First Level and my Imperial Stout aged in a Rye whiskey barrel but that shipper wouldn't allow it. The growler just didn't fit even if it replaced some thing.

I'll gladly send you some TX beers/homebrew if you are just itching to send those to me.

 

[mikeysab]

No packages today? Have all packages landed? Has the new sour swap started?

 

[coldcrash]

 

[TrickyDick]

My box is (hopefully) going in the mail tomorrow.

I don't have a shipping label yet, but I have it all boxed up and bottles all wrapped and packed.

Work super busy, but I should have a solid lunch hour and plan to take to the UPS store. Gonna say its a "care package" with local treat. Would like to get some "FRAGILE" labels if I can find any. Maybe just a big huge marker will do though.

Sad the fun is over, but looking forward to the next swap.... count me in, in advance!

TD

 

[Brewbien]

My box is (hopefully) going in the mail tomorrow.

I don't have a shipping label yet, but I have it all boxed up and bottles all wrapped and packed.

Work super busy, but I should have a solid lunch hour and plan to take to the UPS store. Gonna say its a "care package" with local treat. Would like to get some "FRAGILE" labels if I can find any. Maybe just a big huge marker will do though.

Sad the fun is over, but looking forward to the next swap.... count me in, in advance!

TD

I have a couple of suggestions:

1. Just drop the package off, you dont have to tell them anything.

2. Boxes with "Fragile" on them tend to be treated more poorly than boxes without fragile written on them. I would avoid doing that.

Other than that, bombs away!

 

[blizzard]

I have a couple of suggestions:

1. Just drop the package off, you dont have to tell them anything.

2. Boxes with "Fragile" on them tend to be treated more poorly than boxes without fragile written on them. I would avoid doing that.

Other than that, bombs away!

+1. The only boxes I've sent that looked like they took a rough trip are ones that said Fragile.

 

[TrickyDick]

No Fragile labels for me then!

They usually ask at UPS about liquids, breakables, etc. Using a styro-shipping box.

TD

 

[blizzard]

No Fragile labels for me then!

They usually ask at UPS about liquids, breakables, etc. Using a styro-shipping box.

TD

If you sign up for an account (free) and print your labels at home, you'll get a good discount and no one should ask questions when you drop it off.

 

[two_hearted]

I know some of you guys are anxious for another round, but I leave the country for the month of May, so I probably won't get round three going until June. However, TheMan has spoken about doing one of this swap-o-rama's as a sour round. So that might satisfy your thirst for the time being.

 

[TrickyDick]

Have fun!

I'm going to have to get into the swap o Rama...


TD


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[absoluthamm]

I know some of you guys are anxious for another round, but I leave the country for the month of May, so I probably won't get round three going until June. However, TheMan has spoken about doing one of this swap-o-rama's as a sour round. So that might satisfy your thirst for the time being.

Either way. This 2nd round wasn't immediately after the first round.