So, I'm on spring break. I don't think I like spring break much. Hence my post in TNG's new words thread. Yesterday was probably the most fun I've had during an undergrad SB, and I went to Grand Rapids and drank Super Exclusive Beer while visiting Michigan's fastest growing, and arguably most successful brewery. For the rest of this exciting week, I'm going to clean, organize my last 2 months of undergrad assignments, play my guitar.
Yep, 100% sure. I should have taken a picture of the tap handle. They had some bottles of it there too, I have no idea how they managed to grab as much of it as they did considering how small this pub is. That would have been a crazy package to send, you need to drink that beer.
KBS is one of the greatest things on this Earth. It's also the hilariously secret-society-esque beer of the beers. To give anyone an idea of how hard it is to get, this is how I got my hands on it last time: -First, you have to be in the circles of people in the know, so basically you're in crowds that are in crowds with people that work at high end beer stores -They will only tell select people, who hopefully, will tell you -I got word from a friend that the shop down the street from my house might have some -I go to said store and ask if they have it. They, of course, say no. -I drop a name of a different, respected person saying they told me it was there -They then say I can have one. -Take me into the back room, open an unmarked box that had exactly two six packs.
All totally worth it.
Jealous. So, so, so very jealous of you and OftenBen. The best "rare" beer I've had lately is the Bourbon County Stout by Goose Island, which isn't quite the spectacle of KBS. Would love to get my hands on that beer sometime.
They make more every year than the year before, but it still sells out. If you want to buy bottles from the brewery you have to buy tickets online. This year they sold out in 6 minutes. They also really like the exclusivity and the obsession people have with it. The beer itself is damn delicious. They take Breakfast Stout, which is an oatmeal stout, tastes like chocolate, coffee, oatmeal, and a little vanilla, and age it for a year in bourbon barrels. (I think Evan Williams, not 100% sure though) This makes it SO DAMN GOOD. And it increases the alcohol content.Why don't they make more if there is such demand?