– So Elise dropped this bomb on me the day before my birthday: three fucking boxes of beers shipped from all over the country. There’s a lot of stuff I’ve never had before plus some of my faves here. Tons of bottles from Great Divide (which unbelievably she’s been to and I haven’t!) and a bunch of Cigar City stuff to round out my collection. I think that makes about a dozen total CCB beers I have in the cellar right now. Not too shabby. I’m definitely going to bring some up to the Hill Farmstead Harvest Festival to share afterwards. I also really haven’t had much from Avery so I’m definitely down with those (I had my first during a tasting this past weekend). There are a lot of IPAs here so I’ve got some drinking to do fairly quickly. Check out the full list here:

• Allagash Black
• Allagash Curieux
• Ass Kisser Porter Pounder Smoked Poter
• Avery Dugana IPA
• Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA
• Bear Republic Racer Five IPA
• Bear Republic Red Rocket
• Bluegrass Bourbon Barrel Stout (Clay Street Series)
• Cigar City/Bruery Dos Costas Oeste Grapefruit wood
• Cigar City/Bruery Dos Costas Lemon Wood
• Cigar City Bolita Brown Double Nut Ale
• Cigar City Cucumber Saison
• Cigar City Improv Oatmeal Rye Ale
• Cigar City/Dunedin Brewery Auld Alliance
• Cocoa Beach Brewing Company Pale Ale
• Coronado Brewing Company Islander IPA
• Great Divide Brewing Company Belgian Style Yeti Imperial Stout
• Great Divide Brewing Company Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
• Great Divide Brewing Company Espresso Oak Aged Yeti
• Great Divide Brewing Company Oaked Aged Yeti Imperial Stout 2011
• Great Divide Brewing Company Old Ruffian Barley Wine
• Great Divide Brewing Company Titan IPA
• Great Divide Brewing Company Wood Aged DIPA 18th Anniversary
• Great Divide Brewing Company Yeti Imperial Stout
• Green Flash Brewing Company Imperial IPA
• North Coast Brewing Company Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
• Uinta Brewing Compnay Detour Double IPA
• Uinta Brewing Company Labyrinth Black Ale
• Widmer Brothers Nelson Imperial IPA
• Widmer Brothers Pitch Black IPA
• Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold Tripel
• Captain Lawrence Captain’s Reserve Imperial IPA
• Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout