It is Troegs late winter/early spring seasonal. They only distribute within a 3 hour drive of Harrisburg, PA. If you see some, pick up a sixer and let us know what you think!

Agreed. No one is asking for anything add'l, and SPIVY seems quite happy with his haul...we're just trying to make sure the playing field is level so fun is there for all involved. Just some helpful hints as to both the letter and the spirit of this thread.

There's a joke in here somewhere... :whistling:

I'm glad to see we've got some new blood joining this thread, as it had gotten to the point where the original participants were all taking a second turn in order to keep it going. It's great to see both new members of CP and established members who are beginning to develop an interest in craft...

Tonight I had 3 pints of the sweet, sweet NN...straight from the firkin. My God, is it good cask-conditioned! Also had a free sneak preview of Scratch #17, a "Glacier Pils." Not bad at all...

Draft reviews in the area last fall when it was available were mixed. I'm sure if you do a search on BA you'll see some of the local reaction.

Hop heads, belgian-lovers, and sour aficionados may have something to compare notes on soon. Victory's "Wild Devil" ale (basically their Hop Devil fermented with Bret) has just received label approval for 750 ml bottles: Originally this was only available on draught at the Brewery and...

Man, do I love me some Surly, but I don't know that I could bring myself to drink anything that had been "tea bagged." :laugh:

<threadjack> Sorry, pet peeve...have to interject this: Belgium is a country; beers from said country are Belgian (like the waffles). </threadjack>

I don't make perfect sense often, but when I do it's usually sublime :)

OK, the first round of packages have all been sent out. This goes for anyone who wanted only 6. Everyone who wanted 12 or more will go out on Monday or Tuesday, as I am trying to secure enough properly sized boxes to ensure all bottles arrive unscathed. Thanks!

My personal opinion would be to work from newest to oldest. This way you could see how the beer tastes fresh, and what has changed/matured/dropped out over time. Of course, this is assuming the beer in question is brewed identically every year. With a brew like Anchor OSA that undergoes subtle...

I'm still awaiting a review from yesterday's "local" delivery. You have one yet, Kenyatta?

Shipments have started going out. A local delivery was made yesterday and some UPS Ground tracking #'s should be hitting inboxes soon. Keep an eye peeled for yours!

Since when did you like the big, over-the-top hop bombs?

At the risk of cross-posting a picture from another thread: :laugh:

Alright hopheads, after visiting several stores, I finally scrounged up enough for you vultures: Here's the deal: I'm heading out of town tomorrow straight from work, so I won't be able to pack and ship these 'till Monday at the earliest (depending on how fast my bubble wrap gives out...

Last night it was my lone bottle of Avery "Ale to the Chief." What else?

By far my favorite of the Winter/Holiday variety pack, though I was pleasantly surprised by the Cream Stout this year. I'll have to dig up my review and add it here. Cheers!

Those people actually exist?! :laugh: Just kidding...we're all entitled to our opinion. I certainly respect yours! I'm just surprised that a hophead like yourself doesn't like this one. Though if I remember correctly you didn't like fresh Hop Wallop, either, so there might be a correlation there.