It was 14 degrees in the car when I started it at 6 a.m. this morning. Why would I be getting into the car at 6 in the morning? Troeg's was having the second release of their Splinter series, Splinter Black. I did not have the Splinter Blue, but decided to have a bit of fun and stand in the freezing cold. I have been a fan of series and sometimes do not completely understand their allure, but they usually are very good beers.
After trying a friend's awesome IPA homebrew the night before, we headed up to Troeg's and got in line for our wristbands. We got to the line about 6:30, and were given #190 and #191. I guess we weren't as crazy as I thought we were. Standing in line, we found some people got to the parking lot around 4:30, many others showed up at 5 and even more were there before 6. It was cold. Some brought other special release beers (none of which I tried, due to my strict no beers before 11a.m. stance). Scattered around the waiting line were bottles of Dechutes The Abyss (2009), Victory Dark Intregue, Terrapin Wake n Bake, Voodoo Brewing's Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and many more.
This morning showed to me the stregth and determination of beer geeks throughout Central/Western/Eastern Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and probably many other states.
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Sounds like the same process that people go through on Kate the Great Day at Portsmouth Brewery in NH.
ReplyDeleteLooks intriguing to say the least. I want to see a review on this one.
@Barroomhero- I heard that Portsmouth is doing a Lottery this year, did you hear about that?
ReplyDeleteI think the beer looks good. One bottle will be shipped out to my brother and his wife as a new baby/christmas gift, I hope they appreciate it; the other will receive a review at some point