FlyingRhenquest 1 #1 October 22, 2013 I just tried this year's version of Left Hand's "Fade to Black" beer and find myself in the unusual position of wanting to discard the rest of the six pack. This has never happened to me before. Do you just empty the bottles and chuck them? I'm halfway tempted to just return the remainder of the six pack to the brewery, which is about a mile from my house. But if I did I think I'd be inclined to yell at someone, and I don't really have the energy for that. I'm not sure if they decided to go with a super-hoppy mix, quinine, possibly arsenic (I guess I'll know in a couple of hours, it would at least be living up to its name then) or just whatever crap was left on the brewery floor after the flooding. Whatever it was they did, they should never do that again.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #2 October 22, 2013 That's just the normal taste of beer.No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #3 October 22, 2013 promise5That's just the normal taste of beer. I've drunk a LOT of beer over the years. I've never had this reaction to it before. When I was in college I had a frat rat room mate so I had to learn to like dark beer. If I put Guiness or darker in the fridge, he wouldn't touch it and I'd have beer for the weekend. I and my friends started on Guiness and graduated to Young's "Old Nick" Barley Wine. This year's Fade to Black tastes like someone tried to cross a porter with an IPA and managed to get the worst attributes of both. Somewhere along the way I became partial to tonic water and the citrussy bitterness of quinine, but this stuff doesn't even have that going for it. I'm now regretting not buying the growler of Dead Guy Ale, instead.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #4 October 22, 2013 Feedback is feedback. Just stick a note on the 5-pack saying "yeah... whatever you did, don't do that again" and leave it outside their office. I'd be surprised if someone didn't actually pay at least some attention to the message - and appreciate the fact someone took the time to give it. You'd hope. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,053 #5 October 22, 2013 Oh fer fucks sake... take it back or pour it down the drain. In either case, get on with your life. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countzero 7 #6 October 22, 2013 Put it in the DZ beer fridge. Someone there will like it and drink the rest or they'll get drank at the end of the night when nothing else is left. Either way it didn't go to waste.diamonds are a dawgs best friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #7 October 22, 2013 BIGUN Oh fer fucks sake... take it back or pour it down the drain. In either case, get on with your life. firstworldproblems? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,053 #8 October 22, 2013 Exactly.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #9 October 22, 2013 Sounds like he's never had 'rodeo beer'! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #10 October 22, 2013 wildcard451 ***Oh fer fucks sake... take it back or pour it down the drain. In either case, get on with your life. firstworldproblems? Funniest #firstworldproblems thing I've ever heard: "getting red wine vomit on your beige cashmere sweater thanks to the passenger in 1D" Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,053 #11 October 22, 2013 Mine was... "Having to put down my coffee to go make sure the maid washes my lingerie in cold water." Its almost a cross between Frasier and Steven Wright.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #12 October 22, 2013 Turns out they made this year's batch with rye. I guess now we know why we don't do that.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwallace 3 #13 October 22, 2013 Bought some Amish made beer, on my way through Iowa once. It was so bad I couldn't even pawn it off on broke college kids.U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #14 October 22, 2013 FlyingRhenquestTurns out they made this year's batch with rye. I guess now we know why we don't do that. So it's not to your taste. Good thing there's a lot more beer out there. Give 'em your feedback and try something else."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buff 0 #15 October 22, 2013 Brew your own. Then you can bitch at yourself when you fuck it up or your creativity goes sideways and it tastes like shit. Hey, you will only be out upwards of 20 bucks or so. But if you happen to brew really good stuff like some folks here, even the swoop gods will envy you provided you share at the DZ.It's called the Hillbilly Hop N Pop dude. If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough. That's fucked up. Watermelons do not grow on trees! ~Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #16 October 23, 2013 BIGUN Mine was... "Having to put down my coffee to go make sure the maid washes my lingerie in cold water." Its almost a cross between Frasier and Steven Wright. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,053 #17 October 23, 2013 Lone Star??? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doog 0 #18 October 23, 2013 There are no bad attributes to an IPA.DOOG Muff 846 All you people are here to make sure I have a good time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #19 October 23, 2013 Lone Star is one of them! Pearl is another! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,121 #20 October 23, 2013 Dig deep into past greats -- there's still Texas Pride, Dixie, and Jax (for the E. Texas circuit) to go Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #21 October 23, 2013 Its been a loooobg time since I've even heard of those beers, let alone see them! Here in the West Texas circuit, it mostly Bud Light, Coors Light and Budweiser. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,121 #22 October 23, 2013 When I pick trash on the roadside (both Houston and NH), Bud Light seems to be the beer of choice of litterbugs . More in NH, because that's rural, and in Houston it's city streets -- too easy to be seen. Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #23 October 23, 2013 We help the Volunteer Fire Dept. here, clean a 2-mile stretch of highway and it's the same thing here... Bud Light cans or bottles. One thing about it... those 'tutti-fruiti' beers just don't go over out here!Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,384 #24 October 23, 2013 wmw999 When I pick trash on the roadside (both Houston and NH), Bud Light seems to be the beer of choice of litterbugs . More in NH, because that's rural, and in Houston it's city streets -- too easy to be seen. Wendy P. If I was drinking Bud Light, I'd want to ditch the evidence ASAP, too!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #25 October 23, 2013 FlyingRhenquest I just tried this year's version of Left Hand's "Fade to Black" beer and find myself in the unusual position of wanting to discard the rest of the six pack. This has never happened to me before. Do you just empty the bottles and chuck them? I'm halfway tempted to just return the remainder of the six pack to the brewery, which is about a mile from my house. But if I did I think I'd be inclined to yell at someone, and I don't really have the energy for that. I'm not sure if they decided to go with a super-hoppy mix, quinine, possibly arsenic (I guess I'll know in a couple of hours, it would at least be living up to its name then) or just whatever crap was left on the brewery floor after the flooding. Whatever it was they did, they should never do that again. Easy answer . . . Give it to a packer you don't like and say its from a jumper you don't like.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites