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Goose Island 2014 BC series release buffalo
For anyone heading to Chicago on the weekend:
http://localoptionbier.com/2014/11/06/t ... 12814-3pm/
http://localoptionbier.com/2014/11/06/t ... 12814-3pm/
PRELIMINARY DRAFT LIST
Boulevard Saison Brett 2013
Firestone Walker Double DBA
Firestone Walker Stickee Monkee
Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin
Goose Island Backyard Rye
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Half Acre Sticky Fat
Hitachino Anbai
Hoppin’ Frog Barrel Aged Naked Evil
Maine Lunch
Pipeworks Cherry Truffle Abduction
Pipeworks Orange Truffle Abduction
Pipeworks Raspberry Truffle Abduction
The Bruery Bourbon Barrel Aged Smoking Wood
Beers are tapped at 3pm
yeh, i've come to realize that, when they go all out, Local Option has one of the best tap lists in North America. just absolutely stupid what they get and put on tap.Cass wrote:For anyone heading to Chicago on the weekend:
http://localoptionbier.com/2014/11/06/t ... 12814-3pm/
PRELIMINARY DRAFT LIST
Boulevard Saison Brett 2013
Firestone Walker Double DBA
Firestone Walker Stickee Monkee
Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin
Goose Island Backyard Rye
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Half Acre Sticky Fat
Hitachino Anbai
Hoppin’ Frog Barrel Aged Naked Evil
Maine Lunch
Pipeworks Cherry Truffle Abduction
Pipeworks Orange Truffle Abduction
Pipeworks Raspberry Truffle Abduction
The Bruery Bourbon Barrel Aged Smoking Wood
Beers are tapped at 3pm
Thanks! All is fine here in the Coles/Blue Monk area. The storm hit to the south of us (not far south - just a few miles) and we got less than a foot around here. Don't know that they got much of anything further north around Premier.Belgian wrote:Driving into a disaster-zone Buffalo, you just know that would be the one trip the border wait would be infuriatingly slow for no apparent reason.
More beer for the Buffaleers! Cheers Rudy & co., hope you guys are surviving.
FWIW a friend came down from Toronto earlier this week & said it was the quickest border crossing (both ways) that he's ever experienced.
Cool. I'm getting a jones to head down to Elmwood Village again soon, and might be a good time to hit Premier if the store has lots of stock.rudolf wrote:All is fine here in the Coles/Blue Monk area. The storm hit to the south of us (not far south - just a few miles) and we got less than a foot around here. Don't know that they got much of anything further north around Premier.
FWIW a friend came down from Toronto earlier this week & said it was the quickest border crossing (both ways) that he's ever experienced.
In Beerum Veritas
Good to hear. I'll be watching carefully, especially seeing as how the BC beers are probably being driven from Chicago, they would have to drive through the rough areas to get to Premier.rudolf wrote:Thanks! All is fine here in the Coles/Blue Monk area. The storm hit to the south of us (not far south - just a few miles) and we got less than a foot around here. Don't know that they got much of anything further north around Premier.Belgian wrote:Driving into a disaster-zone Buffalo, you just know that would be the one trip the border wait would be infuriatingly slow for no apparent reason.
More beer for the Buffaleers! Cheers Rudy & co., hope you guys are surviving.
FWIW a friend came down from Toronto earlier this week & said it was the quickest border crossing (both ways) that he's ever experienced.
oh, 99% certain they'll have it. same behaviour as last year.cveerman wrote:Chatted with the premier gourmet Beer Manager yesterday and roads are clear. Couldn't tell me if they had possession but told me to check twitter.
yesterday, they tweeted about 5 new beer in stock.
you'll see the same today and tomorrow, with BSC being announced.
*edit* just saw they announced the release...for Friday.
yep, i hope they announce allocations on FB when they "add more details" today so that I can figure out if it's worth going on black friday or just wait to do my usual beer run on a less border crazy day. but if it's something like one four pack of regular and one four pack of bcbw/1-2 bottles of coffee then i'm in. just have to figure out how early to get there!atomeyes wrote:oh, 99% certain they'll have it. same behaviour as last year.cveerman wrote:Chatted with the premier gourmet Beer Manager yesterday and roads are clear. Couldn't tell me if they had possession but told me to check twitter.
yesterday, they tweeted about 5 new beer in stock.
you'll see the same today and tomorrow, with BSC being announced.
*edit* just saw they announced the release...for Friday.
also, village beer merchant announced that they will have it as well on friday at 11am.
Full list:Cass wrote:For anyone heading to Chicago on the weekend:
http://localoptionbier.com/2014/11/06/t ... 12814-3pm/
PRELIMINARY DRAFT LIST
Boulevard Saison Brett 2013
Firestone Walker Double DBA
Firestone Walker Stickee Monkee
Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin
Goose Island Backyard Rye
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Half Acre Sticky Fat
Hitachino Anbai
Hoppin’ Frog Barrel Aged Naked Evil
Maine Lunch
Pipeworks Cherry Truffle Abduction
Pipeworks Orange Truffle Abduction
Pipeworks Raspberry Truffle Abduction
The Bruery Bourbon Barrel Aged Smoking Wood
Beers are tapped at 3pm
Boulevard Saison Brett 2013
De Dolle Oerbier
Firestone Walker Double DBA
Firestone Walker Stickee Monkee
Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin
Founders Pale Ale *Nitro*
Goose Island Backyard Rye
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Half Acre Sticky Fat
Hoppin’ Frog Barrel Aged Naked Evil
Local Option Bierwerker American Muscle
Local Option Bierwerker Blood ov the Kings
Local Option Bierwerker Dampf Loc
Local Option Bierwerker die Königin
Local Option Bierwerker Exorcist!
Local Option Bierwerker NoHagar!
Local Option Bierwerker Outlawger
Local Option Bierwerker Sweet Leif
Local Option Bierwerker Voku Hila
Local Option Bierwerker Walk ov Shame
Local Option Bierwerker/Central Waters BBA La Petite Mort
Maine Lunch
Pipeworks Cherry Truffle Abduction
Pipeworks Orange Truffle Abduction
Pipeworks Raspberry Truffle Abduction
Struise Cuvee Delphine
Struise O.N.E
Struise T.H.R.E.E
Struise Ypres
Surly Darkness 2012
The Bruery Bourbon Barrel Aged Smoking Wood
Will plan to check this after the overnight stand in line + GI tasting.. with a quick snooze in between.
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Not sure about BCBS, but KBS showed on the truck THAT day, so I don't think this stuff generally gets there and sits around for several days.cveerman wrote:Chatted with the premier gourmet Beer Manager yesterday and roads are clear. Couldn't tell me if they had possession but told me to check twitter.
For what it's worth, a friend of mine was in PG yesterday and said they got about 4-5 calls about BC already, so he fully expects an even bigger shit-show than last year.
There was also mention of growler fills ...
Crossing on a black friday is not in the cards for me.
instantkamera wrote:Not sure about BCBS, but KBS showed on the truck THAT day, so I don't think this stuff generally gets there and sits around for several days.cveerman wrote:Chatted with the premier gourmet Beer Manager yesterday and roads are clear. Couldn't tell me if they had possession but told me to check twitter.
For what it's worth, a friend of mine was in PG yesterday and said they got about 4-5 calls about BC already, so he fully expects an even bigger shit-show than last year.
There was also mention of growler fills ...
Crossing on a black friday is not in the cards for me.
What was the shit show last year? They didn't receive it until like a week later and then just through it on twitter.