Saturday, December 17, 2011

Tasting #5




Small Intimate tasting to end the year with 6 people: Big Dave, Dave, Aaron, Shawn, Megan and I. Higlights include Founders CBS, FW Parabola, Abacus and 14, Ballast Sea Monster, Kern River Just Outstanding and Class V Stout, Goose Island Big John.

Friday, December 2, 2011

1 Year BA Anniversary


From Steve (MrHirschybar) in Riverside, CA he was kind enough to pick up my Black Tuesday I ordered online! Also 2x Kern River Just Outstanding and Class V Stout, a Citra IPA, Ballast Sea Monster and Victory at Sea, and HOD Adam and Doggie Claws.
Great box from Keith (McNuts) in Raleigh: Pelican Mother of All Storms Barleywine (#2 English Barleywine behind Dry Dock's Bligh's), 3x Brooklyn BCS (1 '10), Laughing Dog The Dogfather Imperial Stout, FBS, Wake n Bake, Harpoon Barleywine and a Sweetwater Brewing Happy Ending Imperial Stout! Really knocked off some random wants here!
 
Courtesy of Morgan (Msquared2) from Mineral Springs, NC
Terrapin Wake N Bake is probably my favorite breakfast stout!!

Courtesy from Tom (trxxpaxxs) from Buffalo, NY

My final trades of the year! Have made over 40 trades in the last year (probably closer to 50)!!!
Tom sent the mix 5 pack of Sixpoint beer as well, great trader!!  He also sent a good serving of some of my favorites: FBS,  Blackout Stout, Flower Power, Expedition Stout and Brooklyn BCS in addition to a few I haven't had: Goose Island Big John Imperial Stout and Middle Ages Dragonslayer Imperial Stout out of Syracuse, NY.