Why should someone drink and rate now 3 Fonteinen Framboos?

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Message b3shine P beers 12183 º places 372 º 19:03 Wed 5/30/2012 Originally posted by JAXSON Originally posted by b3shine Originally posted by JAXSON As expected, ’retaliation’ reviews (4.8) are now being entered, likely an effort to keep bottle value high. After all, a handful of people did acquire 30+ bottles at the event. The freakin games we play here. I don’t think so. After all, this is a new beer, and there was only one review since this thread was originally posted. And we’re not on the same time frame the rest of the world is (the person you’re referring to is from the Netherlands). Also, it was a thorough review, so I don’t think it was necessarily retaliatory. Yeah, I disagree with this. I don’t want to stir this up too much so I’ll just leave ’er be. Sorry; I was trying to delete the word "frame" from my original message and repost it, but you responded first. Just my OCD kicking in, lol.
Message Jeppe beers 2634 º places 84 º 19:06 Wed 5/30/2012 Originally posted by JAXSON As expected, ’retaliation’ reviews (4.8) are now being entered, likely an effort to keep bottle value high. After all, a handful of people did acquire 30+ bottles at the event. The freakin games we play here. dude that is bs. noone bought 30+ bottles. believe me, i for one know ;)
Message CharmCityCrab beers 244 º 19:16 Wed 5/30/2012 Originally posted by JAXSON Yeah, enough mediocre ratings please, stop affecting the value of these bottles! I’m sorry that people buying and use beer for it’s intended purpose (i.e. drinking it) is screwing up your investment strategy. Personally, though, I’m of the opinion that beer is meant to be consumed, shared, and enjoyed- not as a replacement, substitute, or supplement for someone’s 401k plan. :) Don’t mean to jump on you personally. I know some folks who I like who are kind of the same way- every time something becomes a fashionable or "in", they see it as a dollars and cents thing and try to capitalize on it. Often, they do with good intentions- children’s college funds, retirement, etc.. But I kind of wish the world wasn’t that way. It’d be nice if people were just into stuff like beer for the enjoyment of beer, and we didn’t have speculators driving up the price and putting a lot of good stuff out of the reach of the common man. If I ran the world, going forward after a certain date (So as not to screw up people’s legally made existing plans), any beer purchased would not be allowed to be re-sold above it’s purchase price. I’d also love to see sort of a "beer drinker’s code" where beer lovers collectively got together and of their own free will said "Hey, we’re not going to financially support expensive beer beyond a certain price because we want it to be something that’s open to almost everyone and keep brewers from price gouging". I know it’s not going to happen. I just wish some things could be kept fun, open to as many people as possible, and out of the realm of economics of scarcity and hording and investing strategy.

Message JAXSON beers 612 º places 4 º 19:19 Wed 5/30/2012 Originally posted by CharmCityCrab Originally posted by JAXSON Yeah, enough mediocre ratings please, stop affecting the value of these bottles! I’m sorry that people buying and use beer for it’s intended purpose (i.e. drinking it) is screwing up your investment strategy. Personally, though, I’m of the opinion that beer is meant to be consumed, shared, and enjoyed- not as a replacement, substitute, or supplement for someone’s 401k plan. :) Don’t mean to jump on you personally. I know some folks who I like who are kind of the same way- every time something becomes a fashionable or "in", they see it as a dollars and cents thing and try to capitalize on it. Often, they do with good intentions- children’s college funds, retirement, etc.. But I kind of wish the world wasn’t that way. It’d be nice if people were just into stuff like beer for the enjoyment of beer, and we didn’t have speculators driving up the price and putting a lot of good stuff out of the reach of the common man. If I ran the world, going forward after a certain date (So as not to screw up people’s legally made existing plans), any beer purchased would not be allowed to be re-sold above it’s purchase price. I’d also love to see sort of a "beer drinker’s code" where beer lovers collectively got together and of their own free will said "Hey, we’re not going to financially support expensive beer beyond a certain price because we want it to be something that’s open to almost everyone and keep brewers from price gouging". I know it’s not going to happen. I just wish some things could be kept fun, open to as many people as possible, and out of the realm of economics of scarcity and hording and investing strategy. I was being sarcastic, bro.
Message JAXSON beers 612 º places 4 º 19:19 Wed 5/30/2012 Originally posted by Jeppe Originally posted by JAXSON As expected, ’retaliation’ reviews (4.8) are now being entered, likely an effort to keep bottle value high. After all, a handful of people did acquire 30+ bottles at the event. The freakin games we play here. dude that is bs. noone bought 30+ bottles. believe me, i for one know ;) What are you doing up?
Message Jeppe beers 2634 º places 84 º 20:19 Wed 5/30/2012 Originally posted by JAXSON Originally posted by Jeppe Originally posted by JAXSON As expected, ’retaliation’ reviews (4.8) are now being entered, likely an effort to keep bottle value high. After all, a handful of people did acquire 30+ bottles at the event. The freakin games we play here. dude that is bs. noone bought 30+ bottles. believe me, i for one know ;) What are you doing up? I’m in Brooklyn ;)
Message BBB63 beers 6567 º places 146 º 20:24 Wed 5/30/2012 because u rate a beer at a moment in time, have it then acquire more for the cellar... why is this an issue?

Message CharmCityCrab beers 244 º 21:04 Wed 5/30/2012 Originally posted by JAXSON I was being sarcastic, bro. Sorry, didn’t catch that the first time through (Obviously). Easy to miss this stuff on the Internet- no tone of voice, etc..
Message Mortlach beers 4761 º places 10 º 00:59 Thu 5/31/2012 Originally posted by MagicDave6 Originally posted by Mortlach Uhm... I read a 2.7 gave by madmitch76 and he seems a veteran and competent rater. I know Ken well. He visits my pub every monday and im fully awear of his dislike of sours. Ken isnt the only "veteran" rater to dislike sours though and has a keen palate for barey wines and imp stouts. However if im honest i shouldnt have resonded at all, as im drunk and need bed and have somne curry/spiced porter that im supposed to be having... I didn’t know that.
Message AcctError159802 beers 13 º 02:02 Thu 5/31/2012 Originally posted by Jeppe Originally posted by JAXSON As expected, ’retaliation’ reviews (4.8) are now being entered, likely an effort to keep bottle value high. After all, a handful of people did acquire 30+ bottles at the event. The freakin games we play here. dude that is bs. noone bought 30+ bottles. believe me, i for one know ;) Retaliation review? Man, check further than only RB before you judge other people. You would see I have a sour-rating track record on BA, and I especially love Cantillon and 3 Fonteinen sours. I just started to rate all the new entries I make on BA on RB as well. Just because I like it, am I not allowed to rate it a 4.8, simply because in your opinion I do it to keep bottle value high? With your way of reasoning, people who had only a single bottle can rate this beer low in order to bring the bottle value down. Like that it will be easier for them to acquire a Framboos in a future trade. Please take off your thin foil hat, drop the conspiracy theories and just accept that some people just love this beer, and some simply don’t. And about boosting the bottle value; I will never trade my bottles away. I was waiting for this stuff for many years, and I will drink them all!