You know the story.....lot of talk no action. ROFL

I'm back in the midwest the 30th through the 10th, so before or after is good by me.

Can't think of any excuses big plans over the next few weekends... let's do it.

They have some great Bottle Logic bottles at the moment (and the Dragon's Milk reserve).

I’m honestly down this next weekend.

The 24th.

Set a time/place, and I'll be there.

Keep in mind I basically live in Western New Mexico. (East Gilbert)

Keep in mind I live 2 minutes from there.

You guys pick.

:D

In comparison, Ground Control is basically Yuma.

I thought you lived on the far West side, like Goodyear/Buckeye?

EDIT: You meant Ground Control

I'm driving further than all you ****ers no matter where we go, so there are many great options..... I love Ground Control. Fate is also very good if ya'll want food (Ground Control has better beer, Fate might have slightly better food). I've never been to an OHSO, but would love to try it (one of the 3 in Scottsdale). Angel's Trumpet House is downtown-ish.

If no one cares about food, The Theodore is down the street from Angel's, and there's also Wandering Tortoise and King's, or the place OTWP mentioned earlier.

I live 2 minutes from Ground Control, Boo.

Seriously, I have a metric ****ton of Hilton points - so I'll defer to the experts here and likely get a room so I can enjoy myself.

Angel’s Trumpet house is good too.

Woof.

Bourbon followed by Twisted Tea, followed by Moose Drool, followed by brawts and Doritos make for an interesting smell to my morning farts.

Lives up to the rating as a top 5 stout in the country. It really excels in its body/thickness, and great mix of coffee and maple syrup. :drool:

https://i.imgur.com/BL7qatg.jpg

American Solera has a similar stout called "Dads Making Breakfast". Had it about month ago and cant stop thinking about how good it is.

Yeah, that sounds delicious.

IIRC, you homebrew, too? Tried this one this afternoon as well, which is basically someone's homebrew... they're starting to get a business together (Innocence Beer Company) in Phoenix and really the only thing I could nitpicks is that it could use some aging, as it was pretty whiskey forward. Pretty amazing what people can produce from home (I've always kind of sucked at it).


https://i.imgur.com/Sgb7FpM.jpg

Revolution's Cuvée de Grâce (2021) that was released on Friday

The 2021 edition of Cuvée de Gráce features these incredible components:
11 barrels of Deth's Tar, sweet component – Fudgy, ridiculously aromatic with vanilla and marshmallow notes, and quite nearly thicker than our love for Oatmeal Stout. Every bit of this component comes from rum barrels.
7 barrels of Ryeway to Heaven, dry component – This exceedingly dry Ryeway provides the delicate balance and intriguing spice to complement the sweeter elements in the blend. Six of these are from bourbon barrels, and one is a rum barrel.
14 barrels of Straight Jacket, sweet component – This isn’t quite V.S.O.J. Not enough time on it for that. Let’s call it V.S.O.Jr. The sweet toffee and caramel notes are everything you want from an English Barleywine and more. Eight of these barrels are bourbon, and six are rum.
2 barrels of Thundertaker – We kept a few barrels from the 2020 Deep Wood kickoff, and we’re glad we did. The harmony between Canadian rye and chocolatey stout notes give just the right accent.
2 barrels of Ryeway to Heaven/Straight Jacket blend – Mostly Ryeway topped off with a bit of Barleywine to fill volume. The perfect midpoint between our Ryeway and Straight Jacket components.

https://i.imgur.com/bVrLsOn.jpg?1

I mean, I don't mind driving up there and going to PPLD.

It’s an 11 year old list, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

Yea I brew quite a bit. I haven't done a barrel aged beer in a while though, I sent lewdog a bottle of one of my BA beers a few years ago.

I’m attempting to get a Side Project special release tomorrow. For those who have done this, how quickly do they sell out?

Immediately.

Make sure to have a Shop Pay account setup for express checkout beforehand, otherwise don't bother.

Good luck. I'll be trying as well.

Thanks. I'm locked and loaded. Good luck.

Cory seems to be planning on this not going all that fast since the package is likely going to be around $120-130. There are no purchase limits either. Could last for a bit, could be a shitshow. Bet on the latter.

I'll try as well. Why not?

Order confirmed.

Easy peasy

Super simple. I had a package before the IG post even went up.

Anyone need to hire a "proxy"

What do you think these will go for on the secondary market? I’m not selling mine but some guy told me that the stout could go for $300-400.

Secondary Beer Value Guide on Facebook is a good resource. It fires up almost the second something new drops. You may have to ask to join, but I can't remember.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1797224377243413

Somewhat of a decent resource as well:

https://www.mybeercollectibles.com/

I saw one trade locally for a SP BBT4 which seems to be in the 375-450 range

EDIT: Currently 390 on mybeercollectibles so that jives

That’s batshit crazy.

Seeing it mostly in the mid-300s in other secondary groups

Chicago "winners" will drive it down even further in a week when rent's due

Just finished one of these, oh myyyyyyyyyy

Shotgun another one ASAP

An MJK went for $1600 a week or so ago. It's been crazy for a while.

They pack a punch. Bigger fan on the 90 minute.

Its packs a punch, but pretty tasty. IMO the 90 minute is better.

Totally agree.

How cool would it be to knock down a few together sometime soon?

I'm a member of a Prairie Artisan and American Solera trade/sell FB group and I simply cant believe some of the shit.

A friend of mine is a Solera Member and can sell one of his Member Only bottles and cover his annual membership fee. :eek:

Just incredible what some people will pay for beer.

FOMO is a powerful drug.

I’ve been at Ground Control since 4.

I knew Bearcat wouldn’t show.

Shit, I was there at 1 and left at 3 when no one showed.

Well I was there at 11 left at 12:30 when I saw no one, went for a haircut, went home to nap and came back at 6pm. I must have missed everyone. :LOL:

We need to lay a "Bear" trap for Bearcat. That is a very elusive cat right there.....;)

LMAO

Well, if ya'll would actually plan something next time.

I knew it was probably doomed once there was talk about doing something other than Ground Control and I provided some other options.

I just didn't want to be the one calling all the shots in case I couldn't make the drive.

But, I'm used to being the one who breaks the cycle of "well, we could...", so once OTWP is back in town, I can always be the one to specify a date and time if no one else can commit. :p

I hadn't heard anything, so I made other plans. Which included driving up to Liquor Barn in Chino Valley and PPLD early Saturday AM to buy some bourbon.

Was back in PHX by 12:30.

What did you get at PPLD?

How is Liquor Barn? I've never been.

Lewdog you're in charge of these rascals. Get them to a meetup

Are they real? :doh!:

I know the owner so I asked for the security footage.

Not a single overweight balding male with a goatee walked through those doors from 1-3.

You're lying!

This dog has plans the next 2 weekends but if I'm free, I can meetup somewhere. I just need a few days notice to make it work.

You're a man of your word. If you're gonna show, you will. :thumb:

Russell's Reserve 10 year Store Pick and some Evil Twin OFYMD.

They always seem to have some bourbon that's tough to find elsewhere.

Picked up a Colonel EH Taylor Small Batch, Smoke Wagon Small Batch and Early Times BIB.

Picked up my haul from Side Project this weekend and also visited Narrow Gauge, Rockwell, 2nd Shift and Heavy Riff. Heavy Riff was the only one I hadn't been to before and I was pleased.

Phase Three here in Chicagoland is doing contactless deliveries to your doorstep for a $5 delivery fee. Thats some new normal I can get behind.

*hard seltzer is for an out of town guest

https://i.imgur.com/dOlm2g8.jpg?1

Narrow Gauge is doing shipping in Missouri.

Also - I did a subscription order with Craft Beer Kings and so far i'm happy - all 6 stouts i've never had, and of the 6 only Evil Twin and Off Color distribute here, although i've never seen these particular beers in stores.

Best thing about the shipment was it wasn't marked as alcohol so I didn't have to be home to sign for it. Pretty sure none of that is legal in Kansas.

Those are disgusting.

WAY too boozy tasting for my liking.

The 90 minute is much better.

KC lost a fantastic brewer and an even better person last week. Rodney from 3 Halves passed away. Never had a bad beer from him.

Beagle was a good kid. It's a shame. He left two young sons behind. There were hundreds out at Three Halves today for his memorial.

Stores are over supplying IPAs.

I like some light pilsners this time of year.

5.5% - 6.5% max.

Fate has some nice ones that have Italy or Germany styles and taste.

Sweet Jesus I just saw this this morning and just ordered $100 worth of beer to be delivered.

I love America.

Tavour is another one that gets some pretty decent stuff. I've seen Side Project Coffee Shop Vibes on there along with some Anchorage stouts. I recently grabbed a Cycle BA Chocolate Coconut Cinnamon Roll from them.

Last time I checked Tavour didn't ship to KS - and with the warmer weather coming up it goes without saying be cautious, especially if you plan on ordering some fruited sours ;)

Right. Dark beers only for me if I'm ordering anything at all.

Made a quick trip to Ground Control (sorry, lewdog!) for some Toppling Goliath Term Oil Coconut Monster Cookie... first time I've seen one of their stouts for sale in Arizona.

$15 for a 5oz pour, server said their TG bill was ~3 grand (granted, they did have several of their common beers on tap, too).

And it was ****ing phenomenal... maybe kind of reminiscent of Modern Times Monsters Park (but, it's been a few years since I've had that), seriously worth the $15.... and talked them into bringing home another 16oz at a discounted price. :D

https://i.imgur.com/gCoQN8B.jpg

Did you have to finance that crowler? Holy smokes.

That’s as expensive a pour as I think I’ve ever seen outside of stuff like Utopias.

LMAO

They gave me the crowler for $35, so it was discounted by about $13. But yeah, I'm sure it was the most I've ever paid per ounce (and I'm grudgingly used to paying ~$25-30 for 16.9oz bottles).

I wanted to try their Cherry Fandango, too, but they were out.

I was at a friend’s nearby sampling some sours and gose we picked up.

**** you!

(Nice pour)

It was pretty spontaneous and I was seriously there for all of 30-45 minutes... and it would have been less, but the server was having a helluva time sealing the crowler.


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Made it out to Mikerphone for the tail end of their Smells Like A Beer Fest

Was able to try the Double Barrel Smells Like Bean Spirit which is a banger

They also had some great guest taps like Weldwerks Old Elk Medianoche

Left with a BA Smells Like Bean Spirit and some hops

https://i.imgur.com/E7nYnlU.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/o9Hyb6h.jpg?1

Love it. Need Mikerphone out here.


The one interesting beer lately was from Florida... very smooth and tasty.

https://i.imgur.com/5KpRq6Q.png


Oh, and Bananarchy from OHSO... they had a 2019 keg aged in mead barrels and a 2020 keg aged in Buffalo Trace barrels. :drool


https://i.imgur.com/45xB1VU.png

When its 10:30am and them boys pull up to deliver the west coasts, hazies, and fruited sours for the weekend.

https://i.imgur.com/BEmcrsW.jpg?1

ROFL

Someone recently commented that you live the best life.

I agree!

Ha. Apparently I was the first stop on their delivery route. Got a friend getting into town later today so doing some prep. But yeah, definitely no complaints here. Hope you're enjoying your Saturday.

Alcohol made easy! Love it. :LOL:

Think I have 1 2019 and 1 2020 Bananarchy left. Hard to think of a better banana beer I have had.

I won the assassin lottery so I made my first trip to decorah a couple of weeks ago, and the biggest surprise for me is how good their entire term oil line is. It's never talked about because of their big 3 stout releases, but term oils are still better than the vast majority of BA stouts put out by other places. Too bad they never get distributed.

I had to Google to give my memory a kick, but yeah, those are hard to beat. Rogue had a weird chocolate peanut butter banana a while back that was pretty interesting, and I think I've had the Evil Twin, but wasn't that memorable.

Going back for more this afternoon, actually.

I totally get why their Mornin' Delight is one of the top stouts in the country, but that variety of Term Oil is better, IMO.

I'll make it there one day.

Speaking of Toppling Goliath, they have a new DIPA out called Hot Dog Time Machine which is a collab with local homies Hop Butcher

It appears to be hitting markets throughout TG's distro footprint

Vic Secret, Simcoe, Sabro, and Mosaic

I'm a Sabro fan and this is probably the most balanced use of it I've had in case you're leery

So buy it if you see it (preferably if its been stored cold within 4-6 weeks)

https://i.imgur.com/l4yV9s4.jpg?1