The TMB Good Beer Thread

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The ISO:FT forum on BA has gotten worse over the last year. Everyone now just tries to trade up and "win" the trade. It's always FT: my new local beer release ISO: Rare, Cantillon, BA DL, Hill Farmstead

 

I haven't used the BA forums for a long time. The only reason I used them last year was for a local tasting group but that went downhill and I haven't used them since.

 

Used it for a trade over year ago and it sucked. I needed a 09 BCBS Bomber for a tasting. I got it but the guy I dealt with was an asshat.

 

That is pretty shitty. If anything I try and give more than I get if possible.

 

Anyone familiar with Syracuse? I'm gonna be on assignment there for 6 weeks starting next week. Recommendations on bars, breweries, and stores would be great.

 

J. Ryans has a good beer selection 69 taps...cheap too 10-12 dollar craft pitchers

 

I Hopslam comes in tomororw in SC since I'm off the whole day tomororw

 

Has this been posted yet? Basically King Henry in 12oz bottles with larger distribution this fall

http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/01/goose-island-bourbon-county-barleywine.html

 

Have been too busy to call around this year. Is Greene's supposed to get it tomorrow?

 

On lunch break now been making calls around Grecenville/Cola and nobody has any useful info...except Pineh Grove Greens guy said to check back Friday that's all he said so who knows. Last year Greenville got it on a Thurs then Cola got it on Fri

 

I know cola gets their trucks on tuesday and fridays

 

With Atlanta getting theirs today I just have a feeling Greenville could be tomorrow. Last year they all played dumb and boom it dropped the next day

 

Well by trading up I mean people trying to trade easy to get beer for harder to get beer. The new users on BA see that St Bernardus is a 99 rated beer and think it's worth something in the trading forums. It's not. And now it's evolved into this whole beer-as-currency system where users have to discuss and evaluate the bottle count, bottle limits per person, price, wants to gots ratio, BA rating, etc. to create this complicated system of how much a beer is "worth". It's gotten way out of hand.

 

Yeah just trade good beer for good beer and everyone is happy. Although it is good to be aware of what beers are locals and what beers are limited. I wouldn't try to ask for a Dark Lord with Jai Alai, but I'm sure a Hunahpu would get it done.

 

You guys know if this stuff is any good? It was cheap and I was bored

 

Picked up another 6er of Sucks tonight. Pretty tough to beat...

 

dude bros I don't get it. the Goose Island Bourbon Country taste like Cafe Patron to me.

I'm hurting right now

 

Did you finish it? End up enjoying it any more? I had one of mine last night and it was scrumtrulescent.

 

Don't worry I didn't drink yours....yet

 

I love BCBS but it is hot right now imo.

 

Yeah it's a little hot. I'm gonna age the rest of the ones I'm keeping for myself

 

For all you Hopslam fans

Full Article: http://appellationbeer.com/bells-hopslam-described-catty-alert/

 

What temperature are you drinking the BCBS at? I drink it at almost room temperature.

 

basic haul this morning...best of all, she rang up the cafe's at .99 cents and 6.00 respectively rather than 6.99 a piece.

 

Had a cafe royale at the pig roast. Was very good

 

Whenever our stores get the northern hemisphere I always grab one.....I love wet hopped ale's and for 3.99 a bottle, cant beat it

 

I drink almost all of my stouts at whatever temperature they're at in my basement. Seems to work perfectly.

 

Finally found some Sucks and got some Bell's Amber for the wife. Still haven't seen Hopslam yet.

 

First Hopslam of the year last night. It's still good.

 

Has anyone had the Foothills bourbon barrel aged people's porter? They're doing growler fills tonight. Thinking about picking some up for the weekend.

 

Saw where Vinter Wine Mart got more Sucks in this week don't know if that's where you got it or not.

Also was there a decent amount of Big Bad Baptist on the shelf there? Hoping to head up next week. Still no Hopslam here either

 

My neighbor who is super into beer gave me the "Hopslam really isn't that good this year" line.

 

Went over to a buddy's house last night to help him start some homebrewing, and his brother in law was over there. I brought over my BCBCS and a Hopslam. His BIL asks what I brought, so I showed him both bottles and he points to Hopslam and says "It's just a name. There's nothing special about it" I then proceeded to give him the "are you fucking kidding me?" look that marcus just so kindly displayed above.

 

Wish I had a basement. I would convert it into a beer cellar. Sadly the water table is too high down here so basements just flood.

 

I think I've told this story before, but it's been awhile. Your story reminds me of this douchebag try too hard that is my parents' neighbor. He said something along the lines of "yeah, I've tried all of the craft beers and they're so overhyped. I really like my Stella, into matter what, it's what I always come back to ". My dad and his buddies just yao'd the shit out of him and never went to a party as his place again.

 

It's good not great. People's Porter is decent but foothills has a great Barrel program and it helps it a lot.

 

Awesome. Let me know how you like the Adam Bomb.