Who picked up BCBS today?

[Billy-Klubb]

our local just got it in today. 2 bottle limit. I was the first person the manager called. I'm the biggest beer nerd it my town! bwahahahaa!!!

 

[Billy-Klubb]

You're the guy who sits at a table in a smoking jacket with an unlit pipe and claims to be able to take on all takers because of your Aikido expertise, aren't you?

trade "unlit pipe" with a lit pipe and trad "Aikido" with Billy's Berry Blasting, and I'm that guy. ha!:rockin:

 

[sablesurfer]

our local just got it in today. 2 bottle limit. I was the first person the manager called. I'm the biggest beer nerd it my town! bwahahahaa!!!

I am TOTALLY trying to figure out how high I am up on that list!!! I have spent WAAAAAYYYYYY too much in this town. LOL.

 

[TallDan]

I got a case + four bottles of regular, one coffee, one regal rye, two barleywine and one rare. There's a store a town or two away with inflated prices which is where i got a case of regular, rye and rare. They still have some regular and a bottle of rare left. I'm tempted to go back and buy the rare. On one hand, i hate to pay the ones that overprice, but on the other hand, it's the only place I've seen rare and i hate to run around to get a bottle here and a bottle there...

Another store that I'm at regularly might still sell me some more coffee. Owner there is a little grumpy, but a good guy overall, so he limited it to one bottle each for regular customers when he first got it, but told me if he still has it in a few days he might sell me more.

 

[sablesurfer]

I got a [blah blah blah blah]......

<look at profile>
Illinois, of course.

Not jealous at all.....

 

[TallDan]

Just saw this:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/clt/5343954427.html

"Serious offers"

Based on other ads on CL, I can't even imagine what would be considered a serious offer...

 

[chadkarol]

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[saazall]

Off topic........Couple cases of Barrel aged Darkness at Costco this noon @ $22. Got 4.

 

[spongebob2]

Picked up 2 of the regular. Wife & I tried one the other night- wife says might as well drink bourbon- too much of that flavor and boozy. I enjoyed first couple of sips then it became just to sweet.
Many more readily available & cheaper big stouts that are tasty around this time of year.(Narwahl-Ten Fidy-Plead the Fifth-ect.)
Someones going to get the other for Xmas this year... I personaly don't get the aging for another year or so.... if this makes it so much better of a beer why don't the makers leave it in the barrel longer?
Might be worth the price then...its like they make money on my investment having to store it.

 

[TallDan]

I personaly don't get the aging for another year or so.... if this makes it so much better of a beer why don't the makers leave it in the barrel longer?
Might be worth the price then...its like they make money on my investment having to store it.

Barrel aging is very different than bottle aging, for starters. So, why don't they bottle age it before release? Most likely because the cost of a climate controlled warehouse full of bottled beer would be substantial. On a small scale, space to age a few cases of bottled beer in my home in a climate controlled area is minimal.

Wine is the same way. Maturation in the bottle makes for a substantially different wine. Wine aged by the producer is typically very expensive. Wine aging at home is again easy to do.

 

[Oldskewl]

Picked up 2 bottles on Black Friday. I over paid. Both went in my wine cooler since they were already chilled. Plan to drink one very soon and try to save the other for next year.

 

[spongebob2]

Yes -barrel & bottle aging are different but my point was maybe the stuff might be worth the price if they invested their time not mine jmho.

 

[TallDan]

Yes -barrel & bottle aging are different but my point was maybe the stuff might be worth the price if they invested their time not mine jmho.

Price would be higher. Local bar did a big BCBS tapping on black friday. They had last year and this year of Regular BCBS on tap, plus a couple variants from this year. Bottles of several variants (including Prop and Rare) for the past few years and regular BCBS in bottles going back to 2010. The prices went up on the regular BCBS as they got older. A bottle of 2010 was $18, IIRC, which, IMHO, isn't bad for a bottle they stored for five years served in a bar.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

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hi. my name is Billy the Klubb. have you ever been pawnched in the berries?

 

[chadkarol]

hi. my name is Billy the Klubb. have you ever been pawnched in the berries?

An odd question, but no.

 

[wobrien]

An odd question, but no.

You're in for a treat

 

[1977Brewer]

hi. my name is Billy the Klubb. have you ever been pawnched in the berries?

An odd question, but no.

You're in for a treat

The monkey grabs the peach.

 

[TallDan]

Just added to my stash. Guy at probably my favorite local store held on to a few more bottles for me. (I'll also add that he and the grocery store were the only ones that did not mark up the prices.) Brings my total take up to:

1.5 case of regular
3 bottles barleywine
2 bottles coffee
1 bottle regal rye
1 bottle rare

That's more than enough regular BCBS for me, and i doubt that I'll see any more variants anywhere, so I think I'm done. Well, unless I can find a reasonable trade for Proprietor's...

 

[jleiii]

I stumbled on the Regular (1 per person) at a local shop last night, and have relatives scouring their areas now. I'm a little late to the party, as usual.

 

[formula2fast]

I think this beer is at its best at 3 years old. I have had some up to 5 years, but they are starting to fall off around then.

Also, part of what makes BCBS different is that it is not barrel aged in a temperature controlled room. It is aged for almost a year in chicago seasonal temps which is what makes it slightly different. Our temps are all over the place...Super cold in the winter and super hot and humid in the summer. As the seasons change, the beer moves in and out of the wood pulling different flavors. Go on GI website and watch the grit and grain series about BCBS...It is really cool and gives a lot of info on the process of making the beer.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I'm willing to trade one of my 4 y/o Bud Lights for 1/2 case of BCBS or the variants.

 

[sablesurfer]

I'm willing to trade one of my 4 y/o Bud Lights for 1/2 case of BCBS or the variants.

I can probably get Hamms out here, I get you two of those to beat out the Billy.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I can probably get Hamms out here, I get you two of those to beat out the Billy.

has it been properly cellared for 4 years?

 

[MonkeyBot]

I don't understand why we I can't get this in Minneapolis I can get all sorts of other Goose Island beer, why not this one?

 

[formula2fast]

I don't understand why we I can't get this in Minneapolis I can get all sorts of other Goose Island beer, why not this one?

Many areas don't allow the sale of this because of the high ABV...I don't know anything about your area, but maybe that is it. I know that GI sent this to just about everywhere they had distro, so maybe there is a reason it is not around you. The distributor also determines who gets it, and around here they usually base the stores allotment based on their entire year of GI sales.

 

[MonkeyBot]

Many areas don't allow the sale of this because of the high ABV...I don't know anything about your area, but maybe that is it. I know that GI sent this to just about everywhere they had distro, so maybe there is a reason it is not around you. The distributor also determines who gets it, and around here they usually base the stores allotment based on their entire year of GI sales.

Definitely not the ABV. I can get Avery's Tweak which is 17%. It could be sales I suppose, there's a lot of competition in the beer market here especially with Surly, Fulton's and other great local breweries. Doesn't mean I have to like it

 

[formula2fast]

Definitely not the ABV. I can get Avery's Tweak which is 17%. It could be sales I suppose, there's a lot of competition in the beer market here especially with Surly, Fulton's and other great local breweries. Doesn't mean I have to like it

My thoughts are with you during this terrible time. I think your only option is to trade for it. I know a lot of guys around Chicago want 2014 Darkness, so you can probably work out a trade if you have a supply of that, or any other high profile beers from your area.

 

[MonkeyBot]

My thoughts are with you during this terrible time. I think your only option is to trade for it. I know a lot of guys around Chicago want 2014 Darkness, so you can probably work out a trade if you have a supply of that, or any other high profile beers from your area.

I actually had a guy send me a bottle of the 2014 regular and barleywine with a couple local beers tagging along. I was only really looking for the BCBS regular (won't ignore a barleywine though!) and it was the only bottle in the package that broke

 

[Psylocide]

has it been properly cellared for 4 years?

I'm calling you out BK... I have a bottle of Bad Frog Lemon Lager from 1997 with your name on it.

Properly cellared under my BILs bed (at his parents house) for ~18 yrs.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I'm calling you out BK... I have a bottle of Bad Frog Lemon Lager from 1997 with your name on it.

Properly cellared under my BILs bed (at his parents house) for ~18 yrs.

we're gonna be in Sioux Falls on the 31st.