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I hope my recipient likes hops. Just left Carton! Slore Tactician fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Dec 6, 2015 |
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Guess I'm making a jaunt to wisconsin tomorrow!!! I wonder if they have beer there?!?
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Dec 6, 2015 23:47
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I'm in this time around. $$$anta peaked my interest.
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Dec 7, 2015 16:30
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Screw it, I can't miss out on a BIF! There's too much beer here in the Cincinnati area so i need to unload some of it on you guys.sterster posted:gently caress it signed up. What's the consequence if I fail to ship by the 16th? In my experience, you become consumed with guilt and throw in a few more grumblers and beers from your cellar in a desperate plea for forgiveness from the beer gods. Edit: I'd like be $$$anta, but most of the local brewery-only stuff isn't quite to whale status yet, there's plenty of incredible beer around here, it just doesn't have anyone trading their firstborn child for it quite yet... Merkin Muffley fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Dec 7, 2015 |
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Dec 7, 2015 23:00
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Merkin Muffley posted:Screw it, I can't miss out on a BIF! There's too much beer here in the Cincinnati area so i need to unload some of it on you guys. I don't think the $$$anta bottles have to be whales, just brewery only or limited releases of good beer, and only 4 of the bottles have to be that. Hopefully my recipient likes stouts.
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Dec 8, 2015 00:49
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Merkin Muffley posted:
I'm in the same boat. I signed up for regular but at least 3 of the bottles I'm shipping are brewery only and good beers, but probably not up to the standards of some of the actual $$$anta bottles some people will likely send. Every box people send in the BIFs I've been in usually kick rear end either way though.
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Dec 8, 2015 02:53
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I don't think the $$$anta level was supposed to be a whale-trading club. I'll be sending small local releases, a "special release" or two, and some other goodies. The point is to send good beer, not show off your beer peen.
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Dec 8, 2015 03:01
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Apache posted:Hopefully my recipient likes stouts. nosleep posted:I signed up for regular but at least 3 of the bottles I'm shipping are brewery only and good beers, but probably not up to the standards of some of the actual $$$anta bottles some people will likely send. I'm actually in the same boat too. Want to share the best we have which means crowlers/growlers which are brewery only.
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Dec 8, 2015 03:35
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danbanana posted:I don't think the $$$anta level was supposed to be a whale-trading club. I'll be sending small local releases, a "special release" or two, and some other goodies. The point is to send good beer, not show off your beer peen. I think it would be easier to just have one standard for the BIF. It's a holiday about generosity. Let's not be goony and sperg out on how many bottles are brewery only etc. I'm sure the magi's gifts weren't refused for not including a specially wrapped bottle of franksense or whatever...
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Dec 8, 2015 04:31
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Lt_Tofu posted:I think it would be easier to just have one standard for the BIF. It's a holiday about generosity. Let's not be goony and sperg out on how many bottles are brewery only etc. I'm sure the magi's gifts weren't refused for not including a specially wrapped bottle of franksense or whatever... Both lists are reasonably well-populated I think, no need to rock the metaphorical sleigh
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Dec 8, 2015 15:33
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Eejit posted:Both lists are reasonably well-populated I think, no need to rock the metaphorical sleigh Haha, maybe I was more heated then I should have been. Just seems people are intimidated by it. Going to stick to yelling at the kids in my yard, if I only owned a yard.
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Dec 8, 2015 17:18
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I did it! I'm in.
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Dec 8, 2015 18:24
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Lt_Tofu posted:I think it would be easier to just have one standard for the BIF. It's a holiday about generosity. Let's not be goony and sperg out on how many bottles are brewery only etc. I'm sure the magi's gifts weren't refused for not including a specially wrapped bottle of franksense or whatever... Yeah, it'd be easier. The thing is that the beer community here includes a wide variety of people. We've got some people who are just discovering IPAs and others who have huge cellars and literally ship pallets of beer back home when they're on vacation. Adding $$$anta is my way of trying to accommodate both ends of the spectrum. I didn't want to exclude people by making it the only option so I offered it up for beer nerds who wanted to do something a little more expensive that involves limited bottles etc. If there was an uproar about it or if few people signed up I'd have removed it. I've run 3 other BIFs here and it's my experience that if you don't spell out all the requirements you run the risk of people sending dramatically different boxes which can lead to a lot of feelbads. I'm willing to be the one who looks like a spergy hardass if it means everyone leaves happy with what they've sent and received. Edit: Changed some wording around. Don't want it to sound like the regular version is meant just for people new to beer or anything. LeafHouse fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Dec 8, 2015 |
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Dec 8, 2015 19:04
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LeafHouse posted:Yeah, it'd be easier. The thing is that the beer community here includes a wide variety of people. We've got some people who are just discovering IPAs and others who have huge cellars and literally ship pallets of beer back home when they're on vacation. Adding $$$anta is my way of trying to accommodate both ends of the spectrum. I didn't want to exclude people by making it the only option so I offered it up a choice for experienced beer nerds who wanted to do something bigger that involves more limited bottles. If there was an uproar about it or if few people signed up I'd have removed it. I thought it was a good idea as well, fwiw. I could $$$anta easily, but I ¢anta'd instead because it's just better financially for me at the moment and I am gonna be happy with whatever I get anyway. Not every BIF needs to be tiered, but since this is like the fourth or fifth one and the first to be tiered, it's good.
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Dec 8, 2015 20:04
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Eejit posted:I thought it was a good idea as well, fwiw. I could $$$anta easily, but I ¢anta'd instead because it's just better financially for me at the moment and I am gonna be happy with whatever I get anyway. Not every BIF needs to be tiered, but since this is like the fourth or fifth one and the first to be tiered, it's good. Thanks for the input! I'm sure everybody will be happy with their boxes regardless of which one they're doing.
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Dec 8, 2015 21:07
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Can you add brewery stickers to my Santa list and Meads as a like/want?
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Dec 8, 2015 22:21
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sterster posted:Can you add brewery stickers to my Santa list and Meads as a like/want? Done and done!
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Dec 8, 2015 22:22
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Can you Soleil de Minuit to my $$$anta list?
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Dec 8, 2015 22:43
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HatfulOfHollow posted:Can you Soleil de Minuit to my $$$anta list? Sure, did you want that instead of Loerik or should I leave both?
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Dec 8, 2015 22:57
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LeafHouse posted:Sure, did you want that instead of Loerik or should I leave both? Less jokes, more BIF assignments 
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Dec 8, 2015 23:26
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a worthy uhh posted:Less jokes, more BIF assignments I'll have em all out later tonight when I'm done working.
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Dec 9, 2015 00:06
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Lt_Tofu posted:Haha, maybe I was more heated then I should have been. Just seems people are intimidated by it. Going to stick to yelling at the kids in my yard, if I only owned a yard. "Intimidated" is the right word. I've only shipped and traded beer four times; and those trades happen to be the four previous BIFs here on SA. I've loved sending out beer from here that's near and dear to me, and every box I've received has been amazing. The only perspective I have for the trading game is from local beer groups where wagging your beer dick around is the name of the game. I read "brewery only" and "90+ BA rating" and I start to question whether or not the box of my favorite locals would live up to a more experienced trader sending their A-game to me. Long story short, I really like beer, and i really want to share my beer, and someone here is getting a box of beer that I think is pretty great. All hail the BIF!
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Dec 9, 2015 03:55
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Merkin Muffley posted:Long story short, I really like beer, and i really want to share my beer, and someone here is getting a box of beer that I think is pretty great. All hail the BIF! Well I for one hope I get beer from you. Sending from Canada is a bit strange, I have easy access to what people associate with Canadian beer, namely Peche Mortel and Unibroue stuff. But that's boring, there's so much more cool stuff, but it's not rated 90+ on BA because BA is really for American drinkers and rare brewery releases here well have maybe 5 or 10 reviews. What I'm saying is, I hope whoever gets me likes the relatively unheard of stuff I send them.
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Dec 9, 2015 04:08
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ReaperUnreal posted:Well I for one hope I get beer from you. Sending from Canada is a bit strange, I have easy access to what people associate with Canadian beer, namely Peche Mortel and Unibroue stuff. But that's boring, there's so much more cool stuff, but it's not rated 90+ on BA because BA is really for American drinkers and rare brewery releases here well have maybe 5 or 10 reviews. The last thing I want to do is have someone disappointed by the box I send them vs. the box they sent out. A lot of you guys have regular access to some world renowned, god-tier beers. I do too, but I don't at the same time. I have a dozen different beers that you'd never get to try outside of the OH/KY area that would knock your socks off, they're just not talked about the same way... Merkin Muffley fucked around with this message at 04:45 on Dec 9, 2015 |
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Dec 9, 2015 04:27
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Merkin Muffley posted:The last thing I want to do is have someone disappointed by the box I send them vs. the box they sent out. A lot of you guys have regular access to some world renowned, god-tier beers. I do too, but I don't at the same time. I have a dozen different beers that you'd never get to try outside of the OH/KY area that would knock your socks off, they're just not talked about the same way... Which is kind of the point with things like this. I'm absolutely interested in new, good local things and if this bif wasn't the third box I'll be sending to goons in the last week or so, I'd be hitting you up for a locals trade.
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Dec 9, 2015 05:29
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Honestly I get a lot more enjoyment out of shipping a box full of brewery exclusives than I do out of getting a box in return. I just want to share awesome beer with people.
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Dec 9, 2015 06:21
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Sorry for the intimidating OP! I was out of control with the BA rating requirement, the last BIF I did had one so I carried it over. Thanks for talking me down on that one. Relax, have fun and send then drink some really awesome beer! Letters have been sent out to everyone! Let me know if you have any questions on anything or if yours got lost on its way to you.
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Dec 9, 2015 06:31
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Do you guys normally give hints in the thread in previous years? That can be fun.
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Dec 9, 2015 14:05
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LeafHouse posted:Sorry for the intimidating OP! I was out of control with the BA rating requirement, the last BIF I did had one so I carried it over. Thanks for talking me down on that one. Relax, have fun and send then drink some really awesome beer! Don't worry too much about the $$$$$$$anta thing, it looks like the intended audience was reached based on the response. Also after getting my Santa letter I worry that mine was too vague...oh well!! Rolling the dice is fun!!
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Dec 9, 2015 15:02
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krustster posted:Don't worry too much about the $$$$$$$anta thing, it looks like the intended audience was reached based on the response. Yes. Mine was... not informative. Also, my BIFee's request just made my job a little harder. My plans for the box need to be completely overhauled. And FYI: whomever got me as their BIFee, please message me a tracking number when sending. We've had packages stolen in the last few months and keeping an eye on incoming boxes has helped.
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Dec 9, 2015 15:35
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Bag of Sun Chips posted:Do you guys normally give hints in the thread in previous years? That can be fun. Not normally but that sounds like fun to me so let's do it. krustster posted:Don't worry too much about the $$$$$$$anta thing, it looks like the intended audience was reached based on the response. Yours was certainly not the most vague letter to go out so no worries haha.
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Dec 9, 2015 17:31
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Yeah haha mine was very vague compared to what I received. All cool though, got some good options to send out 
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Dec 9, 2015 17:33
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Mine was vague as well, but you can send me anything and I'll enjoy it. Not picky at all.
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Dec 9, 2015 19:11
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I'm gonna have to pack mine very very well...
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Dec 9, 2015 19:46
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Mine is not going to Chicago.
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Dec 9, 2015 19:53
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My box is heading East...
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Dec 9, 2015 19:57
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My box is going to someone who knows that they're getting it from me because they assigned it to me
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Dec 9, 2015 20:12
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Mine is heading west. I just went shopping and have almost* everything for my box. I hope my santee likes it. They have like a million checkins on Untappd.  *I need to drive to my in-laws on Saturday to pick up a couple bottles of homebrew to sweeten the pot.
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Dec 9, 2015 20:13
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HEAD WEST, (mostly) CHICAGO BEER!
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My BIFee likes Stouts, Sours and IPAs. Anybody know where I can get those in Chicago???
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