Hops & Barley by Jocu

[MagikFingerz]

I think the remaining decks should be split up among those of us who drink the most beer. And as the self-proclaimed designated beer drinker of UC I'd like to request access to buy one of the leftovers.

Suggestion for Jocu: Hold a beer drinking contest, immediately followed by a bidding round for the 5 most prolific beer-drinkers

[Harvonsgard]

I think the remaining decks should be split up among those of us who drink the most beer.

So it's agreed that the decks stay in Europe then?

[vasta41]

Great idea, Tom. You're on!

[masagin303]

[masagin303]

You're very lucky that I've already received my welcome package. I was born in Prague and studied in Pilsen.

[james001a]

Sounds fair enough!

[Bradius]

I think it should go to the person who produces the most beer. As the non-so-official UC Brew Master, that should go to me.

Ah, the Pilsner Urquell, the grand-daddy of Pilsners. I studied it back in the day. However, that is a lager. I tend to prefer ales. To each their own though. I must admit I do very much like the Pilsner Urquell.

[Jocu]

I think it should go to the person who produces the most beer. As the non-so-official UC Brew Master, that should go to me.

Ah, the Pilsner Urquell, the grand-daddy of Pilsners. I studied it back in the day. However, that is a lager. I tend to prefer ales. To each their own though. I must admit I do very much like the Pilsner Urquell.

Dude you brew? A brewing contest for a deck of these would be fun and wouldn’t get me sued if one of you dies

Hops & Barley sprung from my first full home brew that came out fantastic and during that period if early lockdown it kept me sane.

[Bikefanatic]

Looks nice but I really enjoy the brown tuck copper version.

[Bradius]

Sadly, all of my home-made brewing equipment is long gone, but I did find it a very relaxing hobby. I think I could whip up something though with modest effort. My only really tough contraption miss is my home-made wort cooling device, which was basically just some copper hose that was wrapped in a coil to fit into the large cooking pot and then connected to some small garden hoses to bring in and out the water from the sink that had a special adapter to thread the sink to the hose... brings back memories.

As luck would have it, I received a certain parcel today....

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BTW, what looks like "5h" is 54.

[Jocu]

You can remove the masking tape it was just to make sure everyone got the right numbers

[brownsl]

Sadly, all of my home-made brewing equipment is long gone, but I did find it a very relaxing hobby. I think I could whip up something though with modest effort. My only really tough contraption miss is my home-made wort cooling device, which was basically just some copper hose that was wrapped in a coil to fit into the large cooking pot and then connected to some small garden hoses to bring in and out the water from the sink that had a special adapter to thread the sink to the hose... brings back memories.

As luck would have it, I received a certain parcel today....

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BTW, what looks like "5h" is 54.

One of the tucks for The Green Man was printed upside-down!

[Bradius]

One of the tucks for The Green Man was printed upside-down!

...or the photographer is an idiot....

[Eric Lee]

Of course Bradius would have 2! 1 for Brad, 1 for the dog I presume?

[Bradius]

For the dog. Yes. The first rule of government purchasing: Why have one when you can have two for twice the price?

[Bradius]

For anyone that was looking for one of these limited Hops and Barley decks, I just noticed that one of the links I had took me to a page where there is a "Drifters" tier that includes one of these decks as part of it's rewards. Six slots show as available. It is odd, because the "Drifters" tiers doesn't show on the main page of the inner circle tier lists. Maybe this is no longer available? I don't know, but I will share it with you if you want one....

Link removed: It doesn't work now anyway....

[Jocu]

For anyone that was looking for one of these limited Hops and Barley decks, I just noticed that one of the links I had took me to a page where there is a "Drifters" tier that includes one of these decks as part of it's rewards. Six slots show as available. It is odd, because the "Drifters" tiers doesn't show on the main page of the inner circle tier lists. Maybe this is no longer available? I don't know, but I will share it with you if you want one....

https://innercircle.jocu.cards/late-sub ... 2021-01-14

Thanks for spotting that, gone now drifters was a middle tier released in about November but it’s no longer available.

[hsbc]

https://playingcarddecks.com/collections/clearance

Gold and Amber on sale at PCD for $9.99 each right now

[Bradius]

Thanks for that lead hsbc. That was a good enough deal with my discounts to get me to load up on a few more. Just to let everyone know, there are 28 Amber Ale and 18 Golden Pilsner decks remaining.

[GandalfPC]

10.01 for either at penguin, free shipping - copper for 29.26 as well

[kasuma99]

The Cooper is Foiled also, not just a tuck swap right? Any one know what's the different to the Inner circle version?

[Jocu]

The Cooper is Foiled also, not just a tuck swap right? Any one know what's the different to the Inner circle version?

Copper is cold foil backed yes! The inner circle variant we did is gilded and in a wooden display box with a different tuck… they’re long gone though.

These are good prices and it’s a cute promotion. Recommended!

[kasuma99]

Surprise card inside!
I might love this copper foiling too much

[kasuma99]

Best attempt to show how nice the foil is!

[masagin303]

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[hsbc]

Next up we can finally reveal, after many teasers, the 'standard' deck of the IC Chapter 4 package. Introducing Hops & Barley Belgian Blonde! ..... The fronts have been revamped for the theme and include the classic HB aces with Belgian Blonde glass, and a new colour scheme for the court cards

[hsbc]

[vasta41]

Sure can't wait to get my hands on this.

[Harvonsgard]

Me likey.

[Jocu]

Sure can't wait to get my hands on this.

As a man who appreciates his tucks, I think this one has turned out the best the paper is of the same series, but something about it just feels even better this time round, perhaps as Boschiero have another year's experience behind them doing tucks.

I've got this down as a summer drop for general release to give the IC a period of exclusivity but it'll be squeezed in around Green Man Summer and another as yet unannounced drop