The NEBCO Lookout Thread

[DrWangerBanger]

So does anyone know if they ran out yesterday? I really want to get that #16, but don't want to brave FBD lines to get it. I'm hoping that at the latest they run out of FBD today and still have #16 on Friday.

 

[Busker]

according to people there they would have enough for (hopefully) two days. The line when I got there at 5:30ish was 15 minutes long. If it was like that the rest of the night they should have pleanty

 

[Lamnic]

I left at 7:05. About 10 people left to get their fills. All 3 taps were running.

 

[lambandtunaphish]

Anyone braving the opening crowd today? Might show up at 2...

 

[Phin1]

Anyone braving the opening crowd today? Might show up at 2...

Not going to do opening. I may try to go there later on, 4 or so. If you go, any line or tap list update would be nice. Rather check here than look through the crap some people post on FB.

 

[lambandtunaphish]

Not going to do opening. I may try to go there later on, 4 or so. If you go, any line or tap list update would be nice. Rather check here than look through the crap some people post on FB.

Yeah I'll update everyone in a little bit.

 

[bizoneill1]

Planning on being there around 6:30 hope it lasts sounds like it will...

 

[Busker]

Anyone braving the opening crowd today? Might show up at 2...

Facebook update says only two people hanging out right now waiting

 

[lambandtunaphish]

About 30 here now

 

[Busker]

with the three taps flowing it goes pretty quickly...I like the system they have for filling right now, I hope they keep it

 

[lambandtunaphish]

Line wrapped around twice inside and maybe 10-15 outside at 330

 

[ilikegoodbeerCT]

If I remember correctly, the Facebook post announcing that they dumped that batch was full of pretty gross comments from people. It wasn't much better back then

I have to disagree. it was a lot better back then. Maybe some negative comments but it's multiplied 10 fold

 

[GuzzleMcBrew]

It was already #1 American IPA on BA before that batch- the first batch after the move had the batshit insane 4 hour line so I don't think there wasn't hype then, haha.

Batch 2 (super bowl weekend 2013) was the batch that got it there- that's what bumped it past sculpin on BA. I showed up 15 min before open that day and there were literally zero people there. Matt let me in early, I filled one 64 of FBD, one of gold stock, and shot the **** with him. Turned into what amounted to a clusterfuck back in those days, they set the jockey box up in the back and did fills there too. It was already limit 2 then and I remeber some really really ******* retarded homies giving Matt an enormous amount of **** because "nobody told them there would be a limit and they wouldn't have driven from jersey if they knew." That's the most pissed I've ever seen Matt.

Maybe that day it was limit 2 - the day they opened the new brewery (Dec 2013) they were pouring 3 growlers of FBD PP, and there were basically no limits for other things (within reason) until last spring. 2 PP For FBD has been implemented in the past for sure though.

Craig has suggested anecdotally that someone from Jersey or Pennsylvania going crazy when they didn't get some humongous numbers of growlers they brought filled and that lead to the limits because they thought it was totally insane, so maybe that day was the beginning of the 2PP concept?

 

[tehzachatak]

Maybe that day it was limit 2 - the day they opened the new brewery (Dec 2013) they were pouring 3 growlers of FBD PP, and there were basically no limits for other things (within reason) until last spring. 2 PP For FBD has been implemented in the past for sure though. Craig has told me an anecdote about someone from Jersey or Pennsylvania going crazy when they didn't get some humongous numbers of growlers they brought filled and that leading to the limits because they just thought it was insane, so maybe that day was the beginning of the 2PP?

Yeah I'd never seen NEBCO growler limits before then and never did again until last spring. Last day of Selden St. I filled, I believe, 7 growlers of Galaxy.

 

[ilovestouts]

Yeah I'd never seen NEBCO growler limits before then and never did again until last spring. Last day of Selden St. I filled, I believe, 7 growlers of Galaxy.

It has been a while since we've seen a batch of Galaxy Pale Ale.

 

[KindofBlues711]

Doesn't CT have a limit? Aaron at Beer'd tweeted that they're limited to 9 liters/person/day when I asked about their growler limit. Does NEBCO fall under a different law?

 

[DrWangerBanger]

Doesn't CT have a limit? Aaron at Beer'd tweeted that they're limited to 9 liters/person/day when I asked about their growler limit. Does NEBCO fall under a different law?

If there is some sort of state limit, it doesn't matter at NEBCO anymore. They (thankfully) limit it to 3 growlers of any size per person.

 

[davey101]

Do you have cherry BA imperial stout trooper on tap? No? Vanilla? No? Hmmmm, ok, bye then.

 

[woody1180]

Any idea if Gbot Snifters have come in recently? Making a trip to New Haven on Saturday, wondering if I need to carve out 15 minutes to stop by NEBCO to finally get this glass

 

[bizoneill1]

Any idea if Gbot Snifters have come in recently? Making a trip to New Haven on Saturday, wondering if I need to carve out 15 minutes to stop by NEBCO to finally get this glass

They didn't have any on Thursday and haven't posted anything.

 

[purephase]

Any idea if Gbot Snifters have come in recently? Making a trip to New Haven on Saturday, wondering if I need to carve out 15 minutes to stop by NEBCO to finally get this glass

I don't believe they've come in yet. A couple of weekends ago they had written on the board that they'd post to Facebook as soon as they got them in, as "Do you have Gandhi glasses yet?" was turning into the new "Do you have FBD today?"

 

[woody1180]

Thanks guys, ill just follow along on FB and hope that I get lucky on Saturday

 

[purephase]

Gandhi glasses available today. Limit of 4 according to their Facebook.

 

[woody1180]

Ok now I just have to hope that the random dudes from the gym dont buy them all and they last until Saturday...

 

[bizoneill1]

Loved how they asked people not to mule them. 4 also seems a little high... Who needs 4 g-bot glasses?

 

[MooltiPass]

Craig's told me that people have walked out of there with a case of them. Some people just can't resist buying ****, especially when it's about to become extinct and they can turn a profit on it later.

 

[ilikegoodbeerCT]

Loved how they asked people not to mule them. 4 also seems a little high... Who needs 4 g-bot glasses?

It's one of my favorite glasses and I've probably broke my fair share of them Leaving me with zero. Knowing I'll be able to drink from that glass for another year or so means I need 4 ha

 

[DrWangerBanger]

I picked up a couple for a couple friends of mine and in case anyone is curious, these new ones are thicker, slightly taller and feature a slightly different design:

Old one on the left, new one on the right.

 

[Phin1]

I got a couple fat-ten-ers today, as well as the g-bot glass. And I was pretty sure todays glasses had a smaller logo on them. Its nice to see I just wasn`t going crazy thanks to a couple delicious samples.
Looking forward to the next fat-ten-er, nelson pale ale I think ?

 

[davey101]

I picked up a couple for a couple friends of mine and in case anyone is curious, these new ones are thicker, slightly taller and feature a slightly different design:

Old one on the left, new one on the right.

I think they had the newer smaller style for a while now? I know I had the one on the left when it first came out but then it broke. Grabbed the one on the right almost a year ago as a BIF extra. Also anyone wanna please grab me a glass!!??? I need one!!! I'll whore out BCBS for one!!