Went to the cellar (a dedicated beer fridge) to check my Cantillon stock today. I'm thinking of grabbing a couple more bottles to keep a decent stock until we get another shipment or two. Anyways, as I was shutting the door, a bar that keeps some of my 750ml bottles slipped out of place. Crashing to my garage floor were:
3x Boulevard Imperial Stout 2011 Batch 1
2x Hunahpu 2011
1x each CCB/Mikkeller Bohr & Dirac
Watching $110 worth of Imperial Stouts crash to my garage floor was bad enough. All of these were acquired either (a) through a round trip to Tampa or (b) through beer trading, and thus were irreplaceable. Then came the liquid. Dark matter squirting. A spicy mocha aroma filled my nostrils. Once the smoke cleared, I had ~6oz of Hunahpu 2011 in a puddle on my floor. All the other bottles laid unruptured. Hallelujah.
One of the Hunahpu bottles had a slightly ruptured cap. Everything else was (somehow??) undamaged. One of my Boulevard Impys managed to roll halfway across my garage undamaged. I took everything into the kitchen and cleaned it up. I was forced (right word?) to open a Hunahpu. It was delicious, as always. I have a few more that I brought back from my road trip to CCB in March, but I've not been opening them on random Saturday afternoons in the summer. These are special occasion beers, ya know?
Anyways, this whole debacle reminds me of a few key points for this craft beer obsession:
- Be careful with the brew! Don't rest expensive beer on moveable parts.
- 750s are a pain to store if you want to keep them cool. Buy a bigger fridge next time.
- It's only beer. My wife, daughter, and dogs are all safe and healthy. I am in no position to complain.
I have no pictures of the debacle, as I went into first responder emergency mode as soon as the bottles made their descent. However, I am moving a few brews to a cool closet in my house until more safe space comes open in the cellar. Live and learn.
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