Gandhi is a bot

Simply a case where I wanted a cool glass to go with a tasty beer. 

What: New England Brewing co. Gandhi-bot snifter 

How: BA trade

The "Proper Beer" Rule

I've had to institute a new rule as of late with my collection growing like it is: I'm not allowed to have a glass from that brewery unless:

A) I've been to the brewery, or 

B) I've had beer from them; preferably I have beer in my refrigerator/cellar. 

There are exceptions to this (there are always exceptions), but in general that's the rule and i call it the "proper beer rule". It's led to a lot of trades where someone sends a beer along with the glass to ease past this. 

The half acre glasses below are a good example of this rule and trade scenario. 

What: Half Acre "crab" glass and Half Acre Snifter

How: IG and BA trades 

Out on the Prairie

A couple posts ago I showcased a Prairie mini-snifter and here is its big brother.

Yep that's about the sum of it. 

What: Prairie Snifter

How: BA Trade

I Woke Up Dead

I've been chomping at the bit to post about this glass. I got this glass recently in a trade and this is now the centerpiece of my collection: Left Hand "I Woke Up Dead" snifter. This was a one-time brewery only release that was made in very limited quantities. This is one of those rare glasses that I was willing to give up just about anything for and I did up trading a glasswhale for it. 

The artwork is amazing on this and this is easily my favorite glass. 

What: Left Hand "I Woke Up Dead" Snifter

How: BA Trade

Westbrook Snifter

Yeah sorry no catchy title for this one. Got this from another BA trade. I really like Westbrook's branding and the glass does a good job of tapping into that without being complicated (like the bottle and can artwork). Eventually I need some Mexican cake for this thing. 

What: Westbrook Snifter

How: BA Trade

Glassware Advocacy

A few months ago I got over my fear of the Beer Advocate forums and started contributing here and there, mostly in the breweriana forum. Like with any online forum you've got your great people and your not so great people. Today I received a package from one of the former containing 2 nice pieces- a half acre "squidowl" willi becher glass and a Kane snifter; both are glasses that I was looking for. The BA sent them to me out of generousity and wanted nothing in return- that's glassware advocacy at its finest. 

What: Half Acre "squidowl" willi becher

Kane snifter

How: A very generous BA

A Cycle from Florida

Over the last few days I've gotten inundated with new glasses- 17 in total! This nice medium snifter from Cycle Brewing is one of my favorites and it came with a whale of a beer. The glass has a great logo and a very clean yet fun look. It was a bonus that the Rare Dos that came with it was not infected. 

What: Cycle Brewing Snifter

How: BA Trade

Like it or Not Pumpkin Beers (and Glasses) are Here.

The leaves are... well still green, there's a chill... wait no its still hot, well pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers are here! I finally caved today and cracked open my first pumpkin beer of the "season". Of course I needed the proper glassware for it. Luckily a BA sent me an Elysian "Great Pumpkin Beer Festival (8th Annual)" mini- snifter. I believe each year has a different jack-o-lantern design... Tempting to get each year! 

What: Elysian Great Pumpkin Beer (8th Annual) Festival mini-snifter 

How: BA Trade

Almost a very dark dark day

One of my big wants finally showed up today. I almost had a heart attack when I saw that they had put the glass in a box was too small/thin as is evidenced by the doming on the box. 

Nice of them to put the note on there, but seriously?? How about you don't pack the glass like an idiot. 

Anyways this is what showed up:

Yep a 2011 Three Floyds Dark Lord Day mini-snifter. This has probably been my biggest want for awhile and I finally got it- paid too much- but I got it. It almost didn't survive the trip. 

What: Three Floyds 2011 Dark Lord Day Mini-snifter

How: eBay