Who is the Bottle Forager?

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Some Hauls from 2013...

Sometimes when the foraging is just so good you can't seem to stop ...

Some of the early Crooked Stave releases back when 750mls were cool !


More Crooked Stave goodies from the Wild Wild Brett series and a beer I just needed for the label... Trinity Old Growth Ale with truffula trees !


Allagash House Beer first batch... with some Fluxus 2012 and Confluence 2012 !


A Hil Farmstead trip... assuming this was from one of the festivals as I usually get more than this when I make the trip, but this was when limits started being applied.


Fresh Russian River Pliny the Elder & Blind Pig with some Consecration and a Deschutes the Dissident as an extra !


A little box from the Midwest as well as some local shelf foraging including a trip down to NH.


A box of goodies from Colorado including some Funkwerks, Crooked Stave, New Belgium and a heap of wicked extras ! 


A day of porch drops from out west and down in Florida as well as some local brewery and bottle shop foraging !


Back when Blue Lobster had a competent brewer and a owner with a successful business plan... ahhh those were the days !


This haul is called support your local farmhouse brewery ! Oxbow Haul... Im glad they ran out of those swingtops finally, those things were alway scary to mail out to friends !


Dr. Owl drops a porch bomb from Florida !


Jstax drops some serious heat from Jackie O's and other local midwest goodies... with a Texas extra of Freetail Barrel Aged Yo Soy Un Berliner !

Special delivery from Oklahoma !


Hill Farmstead bottle release journey with some hoppy goodness to stick the fridge for a week or so !



Some Westbrook festival leftovers hit the shelves and a box of California goodies arrived... Sante Adairius Saison Bernice Batch #2 and Bright Sea Blonde as well as 
Almanac Farmer's Reserve Batch 3 & 4 !


Yet an other Colorado shipment of Funkwerks and Crooked Stave !


Some New Glarus selections from Wisconsin...


Funkwerks !


Crooked Stave Bomb !


Epic Vermont haul was had this day... I didn't even post it all it was so embarrassing to try to fit on the table !


Nice selection of Midwest selections along with a few Mikkeller extras !

California box arrives on the same day 12% imports delivers to Maine !


Hill Farmstead debauchery part I can't keep count...


Sexy lineup... Flora Satsuma, Flora, Bourbon Damon & Double Barrel Damon.


I was nervous about this box of whales sent to me from Philly.
Upland Blueberry Lambic 2010, Kiwi 2010, Sour Reserve #03 / Goose Island King Henry / 
3 Fonteinen Armand Herfst


Ohio selections from Fatheads, Rivertown and Hoppin Frog !



Some St. Louis selection that I acquired by wagering some beer on the Red Sox world series... I think we all know who won that one !


Westbrook porch wrecker !


Yet another Colorado box of WICKED selections... gotta love my rocky mountain connection !

A whirlwind of boxes arrived from Ohio and Oklahoma !


Ill say it one more time... support your local BREWERY !
(as long as they make good beer )
Allagash, Oxbow, Smuttynose and Blue Lobster.

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