I have mentioned Mother’s Brewing Company on this blog before. Mother’s is a new brewery in Springfield, that is making all the right moves. They have a tasty and continually improving product, slick packaging and an excellent facility. Tomorrow night, Mother’s Brewing Company will be serving their never before seen mango infused barleywine at the Coffee Ethic in Springfield, Missouri.
In other news, the Westvleteren gift sets which I mentioned in an earlier post have been released in Belgium have shown up on EBAY for $250. http://www.beernews.org/2011/11/westvleteren-xii-gift-boxes-going-for-250-on-ebay/ I find this to be ridiculous. While Westvleteren VI, VIII and XII are fantastic beers and the gift sets, plus special bottles look awesome, the XII is not the best beer in the world, nor is it worth that much money. I am very interested in seeing exactly how these beers are distributed in the United States, what the retail price is and the availability, but believe I will pass on utilizing the “gray market” of beer to acquire a set. Concerning the aforementioned “gray market” I have mixed feelings. On one hand I believe it is an outlet for people who are really interested in a particular rare beer but for whatever reason failed to procure one on the day it was released. On the other hand, I find it offensive that the people selling those rare beers are making such an absurd profit off of it, especially when the proceeds go to such causes as charity and restoration of the abbey (as is the case of the Westvleteren). I know that most brewers are not happy with the EBAY situation as well.
Does anyone know where this beer can be purchased? I need it just for the bottle! http://failblog.org/2011/11/22/epic-fail-after-12-just-like-the-girl-at-the-bar-you-bought-it-for/
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