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Post by BobbyOK » Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:22 pm

12 bottles, $129 each. Who's in?
http://www.mynslc.com/Content_Marketing ... lease.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I don't get the online, then available in select stores. It's 12 bottles. I can't imagine they'll not be gone online within an hour.

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Re: Utopias

Post by chalmers » Thu Oct 03, 2013 3:42 pm

I think they are only releasing 6 for purchase online. I'll be trying for one. Won't be here for the in-person release.

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Post by GAM » Thu Oct 03, 2013 4:04 pm

If there is interest I would buy a small portion of one and have a taste.

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Re: Utopias

Post by adams81 » Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:05 pm

Is this a big deal? Can someone explain to me why this is $129 a bottle? That's enough for a very nice bottle of scotch....

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Re: Utopias

Post by mr x » Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:15 pm

That's my thinking. Actually, 2 bottles.
At Alexander Keith's we follow the recipes first developed by the great brewmaster to the absolute letter. :wtf:

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Post by Araxi » Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:32 pm

Or 3 bottles of Makers Mark!

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Post by jacinthebox » Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:33 pm

This beer would have to make me piss rainbows in order for me to spend $130 for a beer. I'm not puffy combs. I could buy 5-6 all grain batches from Dave for that amount of cash.
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Re: Utopias

Post by Jayme » Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:15 pm

I'm totally going to try for a bottle.


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Post by PEIBeerGuy » Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:14 pm

I bought one of PEI's 4 or 6 bottles of the tenth anniversary one myself. Personal masters present, I guess. It's a special beer, for sure... definitely a sipper - she's pretty stemmy, eh?
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Re: Utopias

Post by bigtunk » Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:52 am

Well after the NSLC site glitched out and wouldn't allow the item to be added to the cart I was finally able to add a bottle of Utopias to my cart! Processed my transaction all good to go! Got a confirmation of purchase, then I get a call from the NSLC and they advised me there was a technical issue and after they processed the orders they were unable to provide me with a bottle and I would have to wait to be refunded.... Also, if this is true or not the rep also told me that the glitch caused them to sell out all the stock, including the bottles that were supposed to be in store on Oct 15th..... wont be impressed if that is also the case.

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Post by NASH » Tue Oct 08, 2013 12:30 pm

They posted on their Facebook page something like - We'll have one bottle for sale at Bayer's Lake store on Oct 15th.

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Post by BobbyOK » Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:23 pm

bigtunk wrote:Well after the NSLC site glitched out and wouldn't allow the item to be added to the cart I was finally able to add a bottle of Utopias to my cart! Processed my transaction all good to go! Got a confirmation of purchase, then I get a call from the NSLC and they advised me there was a technical issue and after they processed the orders they were unable to provide me with a bottle and I would have to wait to be refunded.... Also, if this is true or not the rep also told me that the glitch caused them to sell out all the stock, including the bottles that were supposed to be in store on Oct 15th..... wont be impressed if that is also the case.
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Re: Utopias

Post by chalmers » Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:49 pm

Anyone have any successful stories? I managed to get one with the idea of sharing the love. My idea was $10/person (or whatever the numbers work out to) for a shot of it. There are probably better things to spend my money on, but I know I'm not the sharpest bulb in the drawer.

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Post by Tim Gregory » Tue Oct 08, 2013 5:44 pm

chalmers wrote:Anyone have any successful stories? I managed to get one with the idea of sharing the love. My idea was $10/person (or whatever the numbers work out to) for a shot of it. There are probably better things to spend my money on, but I know I'm not the sharpest bulb in the drawer.
I'm down with that. :cheers2:

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Re: Utopias

Post by CorneliusAlphonse » Tue Oct 08, 2013 5:47 pm

I'm probably in as well
planning: beer for my cousin's wedding
Fermenting: black ipa
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Kegged: barrel barleywine from 2014 - i think i still have this somewhere

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Re: Utopias

Post by GAM » Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:05 pm

I'm in.

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Re: Utopias

Post by RobD » Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:08 am

Looks like they are having a lottery for the last bottle: http://www.mynslc.com/Content_Marketing ... lease.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'm in disbelief (but shouldn't be) that to win, you have to be at the store for 10am on a weekday.

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Post by XmonikerX » Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:39 pm

chalmers wrote:Anyone have any successful stories? I managed to get one with the idea of sharing the love. My idea was $10/person (or whatever the numbers work out to) for a shot of it. There are probably better things to spend my money on, but I know I'm not the sharpest bulb in the drawer.

I have a 375ml corked bottle of, Tactical Nuclear Penguin we could add to that tasting evening for another $10 a shot.
(I also have a 375ml corked bottle of Sink The Bismarck and make it really messy....)

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Post by GillettBreweryCnslt » Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:49 pm

XmonikerX wrote: I have a 375ml corked bottle of, Tactical Penguin we could add to that tasting evening for another $10 a shot.
(I also have a 375ml corked bottle of Bismark and make it really messy....)
I've had both of those before. I spent my $10 per shot at the brewery in Glasgow, so it might have been the atmosphere, but they were both great.

However my favorite from there is the Tokyo.

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Re: Utopias

Post by GAM » Wed Oct 09, 2013 3:17 pm

XmonikerX wrote:
chalmers wrote:Anyone have any successful stories? I managed to get one with the idea of sharing the love. My idea was $10/person (or whatever the numbers work out to) for a shot of it. There are probably better things to spend my money on, but I know I'm not the sharpest bulb in the drawer.

I have a 375ml corked bottle of, Tactical Nuclear Penguin we could add to that tasting evening for another $10 a shot.
(I also have a 375ml corked bottle of Sink The Bismarck and make it really messy....)
We may be able to make an evening of this.

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Re: Utopias

Post by Jayme » Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:14 pm

I did not get a bottle but would be in for the proposed chaos. Haha


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Re: Utopias

Post by mr x » Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:23 pm

I'm not interested in either beer, but the chaos is a whisker twiddling thought...

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Re: Utopias

Post by XmonikerX » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:10 am

Utopias being the 'Light' Beer @ 27%

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Re: Utopias

Post by bigtunk » Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:29 pm

I'm going to give it a shot Tuesday at 10am for shits n giggles , I'm expecting a crowd

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Re: Utopias

Post by NASH » Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:01 pm

bigtunk wrote:I'm going to give it a shot Tuesday at 10am for shits n giggles , I'm expecting a crowd

Video of the ensuing hilarity please :lol:

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