Haul for 3/22

Wow, it's been a while since I've had a haul (and a while since I've posted, but I'll get around to updating when I get more free time..work has left me very, very busy).  Anyway, I had spent my money for March on bourbon instead of beer, but came to find out that the bourbon I bought for myself was accidentally gifted away.  I've dropped by a few ABC stores but haven't been able to find the bottle since.  That snafu replenished my alcohol funds and I decided to drop by Bottle Revolution to get one bottle of cider and walked out with a lot more...no surprise there.  Anyway, here's the haul:

• Angry Orchard Muse - This was what I came to the store for, noticed that Angry Orchard had a new cider and wanted to give it a try.  Still haven't consumed Strawman and Iceman yet, but I'll eventually get around to it.  Price paid: $13.99
• Doc's Pumpkin Cider - I have yet to try my pumpkin cider, but they had this on closeout for cheap, so I figured it would be worth a pickup.  Price paid: $2.00
• Raleigh House of Clay - I've noticed a lot more variety of NC brewers in the store and I know they've been popping up all over the place.  Not enough money, too much breweries, but I figured I'd make the effort to try a few here and there when I can.  I like Rye IPAs and the price point seemed okay, so I figured I'd give this a go.  Price paid: $5.49
• Fullsteam Fearrington Winter - The label said coffee pecan porter.  Sold!  Price paid: $6.99
• Lonerider Addie's Revenge - I don't know if this is year-round or the new seasonal, but Lonerider decided to release an IPA.  Price paid: $1.79
• Hi-Wire Contortionist - I've seen more of Hi-Wire in the area and I figured I'd get a good feel for their year-rounders and seasonals to see how they stack up with some of the other NC breweries I enjoy.  This one is a black IPA, so I'm assuming it's their seasonal release.  Looks good.  Price paid: $2.69
• Hi-Wire Bed of Nails - This is their brown ale and I'll be comparing it against Lonerider's Sweet Josie Brown.  It'll either be better, worse, or about the same.  If it can't match up, I won't be having another.  Price paid: $1.79
• RJ Rockers Black Perle - Another black IPA that I look forward to drinking, I know they're out of South Carolina and I haven't really tried their offerings before.  Price paid: $2.59
• Big Boss Centaur - I thought I saw some news that they have some sort of Alpha series and some other type of series to correspond with their brews.  Centaur is their saison ale and I want to say that I should be able to transition onto different breweries because I've bought at least one of everything from them, I think.  Price paid: $3.39
• Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald - I was at the end of my six pack and I wanted to buy something cheap (but good) to fill out the 6 pack.  I think I made a great choice.  Price paid: $1.59

Haul for 2/25

Alright, so after this post, I'll be caught up with my current hauls.  Seems a little on the light side, but I have been buying beer at restaurants and other types of activities and those purchases eats away at my budget to buy, hold, and consume at home.  On this particular day, I headed to Tasty Beverage after work to get a few goodies, knowing it was towards the end of the month and remarkably, I hadn't spent a lot of money on beer.  That was going to change.  Here's the haul:

• Terrapin Side Project Pineapple Express - I had meant to get this a week or two ago when I first heard that it was out, but decided to roll the dice instead, wait, and hope it was still around.  Luckily for me, there was still a couple bottles to be found in the refrigerated section.  Price paid: $7.99
• Big Boss Warhawk - Big Boss' Pale Ale offering is just another named beer that I haven't tried.  Fortunately, I'm going to get to the point where I've had them all and I can focus my attention on other local NC breweries.  Price paid: $3.25
• Big Boss Deuces Wild - Another Big Boss beer that I haven't had yet.  This is the DIPA.  I doubt it stands up to some of the better DIPAs I favor, but maybe I'll be surprised.  Price paid: $3.99
• Red Brick Beard Envy - I guess beer and beards are pretty popular.  At least this one wasn't made with yeast from some guy's beard though.  Again, trying to keep up with the Georgia breweries too, so this one made my list.  Price paid: $3.25
• Mother Earth Endless River Kolsch - I've had several beers from Mother Earth but I think this is one of the few year-round offerings that I have yet to try.  Was looking to round out my 4-pack with something that wasn't so expensive.  Price paid: $1.75
• Lagunitas Sucks - I still had plenty of Lagunitas sitting at the house, but I know it's a seasonal and it would soon depart and I felt the need to get just one more six pack to last me the next several months.  It's sooooo worth it.  Price paid: $9.99

Haul for 2/20

Before I left Charlotte to get back home to Raleigh, I dropped by a local Total Wine to see if they had any selections that I wouldn't be able to get back in Raleigh.  I know that with a big chain like that, it would be very unlikely that I would find anything that was specific to the area, but one would never know unless they check it out, right?  Anyway, I did find that most of the selection was the same, although they had some things that I couldn't find in Raleigh because they were already bought and snatched up.  Good to know for future reference.  Anyway, I couldn't just walk in without getting something, and I did get one thing, and this is the haul:

• Unibroue Terrible - I'm very much a fan of Unibroue and I understand that they don't make a whole bunch of different beers.  They just make the ones that they have and they do it incredibly well.  So of course, I'm going to be intrigued by a bottle that looks different from Maudite, La Fin Du Monde, Ephemere, etc.  it's a black bottle with little more detail than that.  It's even corked and caged.  Color me intrigued.  Price paid: $9.99

Haul for 2/19

When I go to Charlotte for work purposes, I typically stay at the same place.  Not because I'm trying to rack up hotel points, but because I go for the cheapest, decent place that's available.  Since the hotel I frequent is actually about ten to fifteen minutes outside Charlotte, I've been known to frequent the same places to eat for dinner when I'm in the area.  Once again, I decided to swing by String Bean Market & Deli and pick up a burger to-go, and decided to get a few brews while I was waiting.  I kept the haul small, but here it is:

• Heavy Seas Small Craft Uber Pils - I was looking to get a 4-pack that wasn't overly expensive and also wanted to get some refrigerated beers that would be ready to drink to go with my dinner.  The selection in the fridge is limited compared to the selection that are on the shelves.  I was also trying to pair my dinner with my beer and thought a pilsner would work pretty well.  Price paid: $2.50
• Stone Pale Ale - Another refrigerated winner, I was also of the opinion that a pale ale would work too.  Price paid: $2.00
• Dogfish Head Piercing Pils - See a theme here..?  This was one of the beers that was not refrigerated, so it was the one beer that I actually took home with me.  The others were consumed at the premises of my hotel room.  Price paid: $2.99
• Howard Trail Maker - It's not often that I get canned beer, but I was still looking for pilsner or pale ale variants without dipping into Black IPAs or porters or any dark beer, for that matter.  Ended up going with this one.  Price paid: $1.99

Haul for 1/12

Yeah, we're at the first of March and I realized that I forgot to put in a haul from almost two months ago.  Ended up going to Myrtle Beach for a family function and decided to drop by the Piggly Wiggly in the Market Commons area.  Very nice area, by the way.  I was primarily trying to find South Carolina beers that I have little to no access to up in North Carolina.  It wasn't much of a haul because I couldn't mix and match six packs effectively and just stuck to getting a couple of bombers.  Anyway, here's the haul:

• Coast 32/50 Kolsch - If I was going to get beers from SC, I wanted to at least get beers from different breweries.  I don't get a lot of light colored beers in bomber form, so I thought I would give this one a go.  Not to mention, I didn't want to get something too expensive since my beer money budget was pretty close to being up.  Price Paid: $6.49
• Westbrook Orange Bliss Stout - Just like the name implies, imagine a chocolate covered orange.  That's what I'm imagining, and that's why I decided to get the beer.  Hopefully I won't be disappointed.  Price Paid: $9.99