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The White Whale List - 2012

Discussion in 'Trade Talk' started by AgentZero, Dec 24, 2012.

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  1. tendermorsel

    tendermorsel Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2006 Massachusetts

    There are 2 beers in particular that do not exist that I am dying to try. Nobody knows about them. Even those that have tried them deny that they exist. I would mention them by name but I would be struck down by the beer gods!
     
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  2. tendermorsel

    tendermorsel Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2006 Massachusetts

    From what I hear at Akurat you can easily try those beers if you are willing to pony up the coin. I can personally speak to the fact that you can tick Blauw, Helena Alexander Millenium ect at De Heren. Not sure about the Rose... I have heard that they are running low from some peeps over there.
     
  3. ChrisPro

    ChrisPro Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2009 Illinois

    When I was there, we had easy access to Loerik and Millenium, but the Reed gueuzes, Soleil and goldackerl were off the table. Granted, I only spent one night there, and I've heard better stories of friends who went multiple days, so like I said, it's variable.
     
  4. FunkyMacGroovin

    FunkyMacGroovin Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 California

    http://beerpulse.com/2012/11/two-bo...dave-go-for-potentially-record-breaking-4525/

    I'm willing to bet that for a couple grand you could tick pretty much anything on that list.
     
  5. MasterSki

    MasterSki Grand Pooh-Bah (4,824) Dec 25, 2006 Canada (ON)
    Super Mod Pooh-Bah Society Trader

    There were supposedly only 3 or 4 750ml bottles. I sampled one at RBWG in 2010, and then stumbled upon in a friend's cellar in Vermont that summer which I ended up lugging back to Chicago to share. A third bottle was in California, but I don't know if it has been consumed - try t0rin0 or jerz. There was a magnum shared at pre-ZBF as well.
     
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  6. doopiedoopiedoo

    doopiedoopiedoo Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2010 Netherlands

    Bunch of sour heads with their whale lists.:grinning:
     
  7. kscaldef

    kscaldef Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2010 Oregon

    Reports from DHvL seem mixed. If you just walk in and ask to buy Blauw/Rose they might not sell it to go. We spent a full afternoon there in June drinking nice stuff off the vintage list, and while they did sell me the beers to-go, they had to "go check if we still have any".
     
  8. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,215) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah Society

    If normal beers could hold up or improve for a decade or more like lambic then I'm sure this list would be much different.
     
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  9. tendermorsel

    tendermorsel Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2006 Massachusetts

    To go is different than drinking on premise. Of course Joos is going to be careful who he sells to go bottles too. There are lists like this after all:slight_smile:
     
  10. gklover1

    gklover1 Initiate (0) Oct 18, 2009 Colorado

    Biggest oversight on the list...

    Mis-spelling ForgetFu's name (unless, unbeknownst to me, it is both a silent AND invisible "l" at the end)

    EDIT: And he has posted on the thread at least twice without even mentioning it. Solid.

    After perusing this list, I simply feel honored to know a few of the people involved. *chants I AM NOT WORTHY, I AM NOT WORTHY

    And yet, SOOOOOO happy with my inferior cellar!

    Merry Christmas all!!!
     
  11. AgentZero

    AgentZero Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    My bad, I drink a lot when I'm posting.
     
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  12. Tnudish

    Tnudish Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2012 Wisconsin

    You could buy Dave no more than 2 months ago if you we're willing to pay. All these can be had at a price except for maybe a few.
     
  13. forgetfu

    forgetfu Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2007 Colorado

    Hell, i'm too damn orgetful to remember all the letters in my name. Why should anyone else? No worries! Back to drinking.
     
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  14. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,215) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah Society

    Everything has a price.
     
  15. JohnfromPurdue

    JohnfromPurdue Zealot (548) Apr 27, 2009 Indiana
    Trader

    I'm still surprised how high you guys ranked Rare BCBS. I'm pretty certain there are quite a few beers ranked below it that wouldn't trade 1:1 with it.
     
  16. AgentZero

    AgentZero Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    Everyone has opinions, this list is merely an average of that. Some who ranked agreed with you. I doubt anyone in the world agrees with the list in its entirety, although there's some that differentiate significantly more than others.
     
  17. JohnfromPurdue

    JohnfromPurdue Zealot (548) Apr 27, 2009 Indiana
    Trader

    Yeah, I get the whole opinion thing. I'm just making an observation based on the fact that Rare is one of the few from that list that I actually have pretty solid trading experience with.

    And please don't take this as me poo pooing the list. I like any list that will give me a better handle on what to offer for some of these whales that I may be seeking.
     
  18. ChrisPro

    ChrisPro Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2009 Illinois

    Is it possible to maybe highlight the x bottles with the highest variance in ranking? Not sure if it just muddles the rankings, but could give some insight into how subjective these really are. Just a thought
     
  19. AgentZero

    AgentZero Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    Yeah, going to get around to generating some statistics at some point in the near future.
     
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  20. ChrisPro

    ChrisPro Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2009 Illinois

    Kewl, thanks for crunching the numbers on this one!
     
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