Beer?

[User169]

Finally!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Finally!

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You bas! I couldn't find any in California, where'd you get that?

 

[User169]

You bas! I couldn't find any in California, where'd you get that?

Bought a couple of bottles from Trillium from a guy and he also had a bottle of Pliny. Not sure how he got it. It was bottled June, so not super fresh, but still nice to try.

 

[John the Monkey]

You should have seen me opening a 75cl bottle that cost fifteen quid.

I felt indulgent with my £5 Cloudwater v7

I feel like I'm a drinker, not a collector, so can't see me going much higher than that, especially as what's around at £5 and below can be so good.

But I'd not judge anyone who sees things differently - so long as it harm no one, &c

 

[User169]

Glad I tried it. Not the freshest, but still a nice C hop punch. Well balanced with good biscuity malt.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Varies.

The guy I recognize that bid around the 2000 mark would likely share it or trade it for something else that he wants to drink. There's a big beer trading scene and pretty much the only things from Europe that have trade value are Belgian sours and even then really only stuff from Cantillon and 3 fonteinen. You can use them to get rare barrel aged stouts and wild beers from the US.

This bottle though is super super rare, so I don't know what you'd trade it for. It's a ghost whale...

http://allaboutbeer.com/article/ghost-whales/

I like the bottle pouring box, might try that with a tin of Stella.

 

[stephec]

I've had a Bishop's Finger tonight, no photos though.

 

[Daddy Pig]

I had a friend who had one of those when under age... he's still receiving councelling...

 

[John the Monkey]

US focussed, but an article about beer trading that piqued my interest following recent discussions here;
http://allaboutbeer.com/article/secrets-of-beer-trading/

A Top 10 of Beer Blogs (they don't show their working though, as far as I know);
http://www.vuelio.com/uk/social-media-index/beer-blogs-uk-top-10/

 

[User169]

US focussed, but an article about beer trading that piqued my interest following recent discussions here;
http://allaboutbeer.com/article/secrets-of-beer-trading/

Nice article. There's lots that can go wrong. A friend recently sent a box of Belgian sours to Germany. The recipient wasn't at home, so the postie left the box on the doorstep and it promptly got stolen.

 

[MossCommuter]

Nice article. There's lots that can go wrong. A friend recently sent a box of Belgian sours to Germany. The recipient wasn't at home, so the postie left the box on the doorstep and it promptly got stolen.

That old chestnut!

 

[User169]

That old chestnut!

That's a bit the problem - it's not the most credible excuse. Fortunately, the postal company admitted what they'd done.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Nice article. There's lots that can go wrong. A friend recently sent a box of Belgian sours to Germany. The recipient wasn't at home, so the postie left the box on the doorstep and it promptly got stolen.

This evening. Home alone. I'm in the shower after a run. Frantic loud banging on the front door. Found bathrobe. Descended. Opened door. No one. Saw local beer merchants van disappearing down the street. Looked down. Case of beers the bar steward had dumped on the doorstep. Of a house. On a main road. On the main walking route from the station.

Nobber.

 

[User169]

Trillium outta Massachusetts. A big buzz about these peeps at the moment - one of the pioneers of the NE IPA style.

This is a dry hopped IPA. Mossy would have a coronary as it looks like milk.

The bottle is 6 months old, so not ideally fresh, but still new enough to get an idea of what they're up to. Very fruity, loads of hop flavour, but not hugely bitter. Lovely stuff.

 

[rich p]

This evening. Home alone. I'm in the shower after a run. Frantic loud banging on the front door. Found bathrobe. Descended. Opened door. No one. Saw local beer merchants van disappearing down the street. Looked down. Case of beers the bar steward had dumped on the doorstep. Of a house. On a main road. On the main walking route from the station.

Nobber.

True, only a nobber would live on a main road en route to the station...