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The White Whale List - 2012

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

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  1. YogiBeer

    YogiBeer Initiate (0) May 10, 2012 Illinois

    I'm gonna throw up.
     
  2. AgentZero

    AgentZero Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    I found it to be rather eye opening. I had expected that the majority's rankings would be roughly the same. I found this to not be the case at all.
     
  3. TNGabe

    TNGabe Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2012 Tennessee

    What's the point?
     
  4. NiceFly

    NiceFly Initiate (0) Dec 22, 2011 Tajikistan

    You would think a site editor would not repeat a misspelled word.

    Anyway, not very many beers I recognize on there. Not sure what all the fuss is about.

    I will just suffer through my homebrewed barleywine.:rolling_eyes:
     
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  5. HopHead84

    HopHead84 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,144) Nov 29, 2006 California
    Pooh-Bah Society Trader

    It's an attempt to quantify the desirability of beers a portion of traders are interested in. The most sought after. I found the results interesting. I'm not sure there's a practical use for the list, if that's what you mean.
     
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  6. JAXSON

    JAXSON Maven (1,324) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
    Trader

    It's just for fun, obviously, but I think particularly newer users can learn about some older, more obscure bottles this way. Also perceptions can vary a lot over the years and it's not a bad idea to document these things.
     
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  7. ShogoKawada

    ShogoKawada Initiate (0) May 31, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Lolololololololol.
     
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  8. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,025) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    I can honestly say i've not had a single one from the top 100.

    I can proudly say that i dont give a shit.
     
  9. forgetfu

    forgetfu Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2007 Colorado

    This was one of the interesting things that i think came out of it. People were pretty consistent near the top of the list, but toward the middle, rarity met desirability. Most beers toward the middle were rated highly by some who saw it as hard to land, and low by many people who didn't see that as an attractive whale. The deviations at this point were significant. Makes sense...many of the beers in the middle are hard to land but not sought after by everyone. So ones that ended up a bit higher in the middle were just sought after by a few more people.
     
  10. AgentZero

    AgentZero Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    It was fun to do, it was something to do. The list only has as much meaning as you assign to it. From your comment, I would guess none. I'm cool with that.
     
  11. TurdFurgison

    TurdFurgison Pooh-Bah (2,891) May 29, 2005 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah

    Some of them are really quite good. Blauw and 50N4E have blown me away every time I've had them, and I highly recommend them!

    Some others on this list I couldn't care less about. VE020202, DL in any form, Dave, Wooden Hell, etc etc etc
     
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  12. ArrogantB

    ArrogantB Grand Pooh-Bah (3,224) Jun 9, 2006 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah Society Trader

    This is the coolest story of 2012 bro. Good job bro.
     
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  13. AgentZero

    AgentZero Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    Thanks! I didn't even think this was the coolest story of 12/23/12.
     
  14. BucketBoy

    BucketBoy Initiate (0) May 6, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Nicely done, gentlemen!

    Glad to see the new updates. Looking forward to the trend continuing in years to come and watching how wale status/desirability of various wales naturally shifts (either from aging out like V020202 or perhaps new vintages emerging, perhaps like Soleil?).
     
  15. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Damn, there are 0 gots for all the Finland exclusives.
     
  16. floraday

    floraday Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2009 California

    Old Rasputin X or Old Stock Brandy? Just some love for North Coast?

    Thanks for your hard work!
     
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  17. redblacks75

    redblacks75 Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2010 Iowa

    Holy Smokes! With 109 and 166 being my only two I have had, apparently I have some work to do. Curse living in Iowa.
     
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  18. AgentZero

    AgentZero Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    Worthy additions to the voting pool. Will add them to the list for the next go around.
     
  19. paintball363

    paintball363 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 Illinois

    Was hoping Uplands Kiwi Lambic would be here on the list. O well. I will enjoy it anyways
     
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  20. aasher

    aasher Grand Pooh-Bah (4,471) Jan 27, 2010 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    I never really care too much about quality with a lot of these, since a decent amount are over the hill anyway, but Old Raspy X has to be awful right now considering XI and XII SUCK right now and frankly aren't worth drinking.
     
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