What came in the mail for you today?

[kingmatt]

Hops

 

[daveoshomebrews]

3" sight glass and valve for attempt at oxygen free dry hopping

 

[TheEagleRising]

Had a store credit so got my secondary logo turned into a decal and the beer didn't really come in the mail, but my AWESOME wife brought these home from a Jersey soccer trip.

 

[pshankstar]

Not in the mail but last night we needed more beer during our short overnight trip out of town. Found these two bottles at the bottle shop. Couldn’t resist getting them since I started collecting this beer in 2016. Somehow I missed 2017 and now waiting for 2020 to hit the shelves here.

 

[Dave Sarber]

A new stainless Brewsiphon with all the goodies. Goodbye, plastic crap!

 

[GnenieGone]

Arrived safe and sound. Nicely aged also. 5 months already

 

[TheEagleRising]

Arrived safe and sound. Nicely aged also. 5 months alreadyView attachment 667385View attachment 667386

I have one bottle left

 

[Dave Sarber]

I put mine away at 50°. Whenever I get around to brewing the clone, will use one for taste comparison.

 

[GnenieGone]

I have one bottle left

What date? Just popped one open...see you on the Drinking Now thread..

 

[TheEagleRising]

What date? Just popped one open...so you on the Drinking Now thread..

I'll have to look it's at the house, but I'm sure it's over a year or close to it

 

[bleme]

Arrived safe and sound. Nicely aged also. 5 months already

That's some slow mail!!!

 

[Dave Sarber]

That's some slow mail!!!

Let's not talk about mail. I ordered mine 2 days after Pman, and got it a week earlier. Pman was peeved!

 

[corkybstewart]

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Not in the mail but last night we needed more beer during our short overnight trip out of town. Found these two bottles at the bottle shop. Couldn’t resist getting them since I started collecting this beer in 2016. Somehow I missed 2017 and now waiting for 2020 to hit the shelves here.

We moved about 1.5 years ago, so I'm just now getting around to unpacking some boxes from my old beer room. In a box of brewing supplies(mostly cleaners and sanitizers) I found a 2013 and a 2006 Bigfoot. They are in the fridge now.

 

[GnenieGone]

That's some slow mail!!!

Seemed that way! Had to Email once but took 2 weeks. It came VERY well packed from BelgianMart.

 

[Dave Sarber]

We moved about 1.5 years ago, so I'm just now getting around to unpacking some boxes from my old beer room. In a box of brewing supplies(mostly cleaners and sanitizers) I found a 2013 and a 2006 Bigfoot. They are in the fridge now.

Did you find the BYOB shop?

 

[GnenieGone]

We moved about 1.5 years ago, so I'm just now getting around to unpacking some boxes from my old beer room. In a box of brewing supplies(mostly cleaners and sanitizers) I found a 2013 and a 2006 Bigfoot. They are in the fridge now.

My buddy be jealous. He's got a 10yr vertical of SNBF.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Seemed that way! Had to Email once but took 2 weeks. It came VERY well packed from BelgianMart.

I saved all that bubble wrap, will come in handy for bottle exchanges!

 

[TheEagleRising]

What date? Just popped one open...see you on the Drinking Now thread..

So just looked at mine its 21 Jan 2018 so over 2yrs old lol

 

[Dave Sarber]

So just looked at mine its 21 Jan 2018 so over 2yrs old lol

That's the expiration date. More like 4 years old. That was bottled 21 Jan 2016.

 

[TheEagleRising]

That's the expiration date. More like 4 years old. That was bottled 21 Jan 2016.

Dont think so? Because I bought it around that time while in Europe

 

[TheEagleRising]

That's the expiration date. More like 4 years old. That was bottled 21 Jan 2016.

I stand corrected I read date wrong, so its date plus 3yrs, so its actually 18 Jan 21

 

[Dave Sarber]

The ones I just got, and Pman, are dated 12-09-22. I'm assuming they were brewed about 12-9-20, with a 2 year exp. date. I just looked in Michael Jackson's book, and it doesn't give a recommended aging, but with these darker beers, the general rule is that they hit their peak around 3 years. This is a good excuse to drink it now!

 

[GnenieGone]

Bottling date plus 3 years. Dave and mine were bottled September 12, 2019.

 

[Robert65]

"Beta" version of the SS Hydra from JaDeD. Can't wait to give it a test drive this weekend!

 

[Dave Sarber]

"Beta" version of the SS Hydra from JaDeD. Can't wait to give it a test drive this weekend! View attachment 667549View attachment 667550

WHOA! That puppy should have velocity stacks!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

 

[seanjwalker1]

Hallertau mittelfrue hops, saaz hops, new themowell thermometer with digital probe that I also will use to verify kegerator temp compared to Johnson Controller temp.

 

[kingmatt]

It didn't really come in the mail but I won this at a Homebrew competition yesterday and can't wait to brew with it!

 

[TheEagleRising]

New Co2 gauge

 

[jimyson]

A nice box from @Scturo for a giveaway he ran in the FotD SS round. Thank you!

 

[Spikybits]

Seemed that way! Had to Email once but took 2 weeks. It came VERY well packed from BelgianMart.

Did you order from BelgianMart? seems like this is the only way i will be able to try 12. Is it legit?

 

[Dave Sarber]

Did you order from BelgianMart? seems like this is the only way i will be able to try 12. Is it legit?

Yes.

 

[GnenieGone]

Did you order from BelgianMart? seems like this is the only way i will be able to try 12. Is it legit?

As far as I know it's the only way. Darn good well done beer. Needs to warm up to truly appreciate it. For me, I got 3. One for now. One to share. One to age. Since me and others are doing W12 clones it made sense. $130 for 3 and a glass/shipping. Only live once right?

 

[Northern_Brewer]

If you're dropping that kind of cash (ouch! Think my 6-pack cost <€15 - plus a ferry trip ;-) ) then it's worth getting a St Bernardus Abt and Rochefort 10 to try alongside, they're similar but different.

 

[Dave Sarber]

At least where I live (southern Arizona) the St. Bernardus Abt and Rochefort 10 are available locally, not so for the Westvleteren XII.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

From more beer. I saved quite a lot of green on the grain compared to LHBS and several other online stores.

 

[bleme]

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From more beer. I saved quite a lot of green on the grain compared to LHBS and several other online stores.

Thanks for the reminder! The longer I procrastinate ordering, the harder it's going to be to have a beer ready for Irishfest!

 

[GnenieGone]

If you're dropping that kind of cash (ouch! Think my 6-pack cost <€15 - plus a ferry trip ;-) ) then it's worth getting a St Bernardus Abt and Rochefort 10 to try alongside, they're similar but different.

Love Roch series. Not as big on Bern. Ever ship to the US?? [emoji6] Been a while but don't remember the fruitiness with R/B as with W.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

You'll have to prise them from my cold dead hands....

I've done the side by side tasting a couple of times, and each time the Rochefort has come out slightly on top for me. But the human brain works on differences, so you learn a lot about the beers by being able to compare them with others that are similar-but-different rather than just having them on their own.

 

[camonick]

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From more beer. I saved quite a lot of green on the grain compared to LHBS and several other online stores.

I order quite frequently from MoreBeer and have always been satisfied