Tomorrow's the big day. Time to pour some BIG beers from our brothers and sisters in Maine. We'll also be offering Allagash glassware half-off! (Think $3 instead of $6!) Here's the anticipated line-up (may change, but we're pretty sure at this point):
-Black (Stout)
-Grand Cru
-Victor
-White
-Victoria
Hope to see you there! Shawn Dunn will be there, and he'll be disappointed if you don't come! And so will I. And so will Jen. And George will probably just shrug his shoulders, but we'll all know he's disappointed too.
As for new beers expected to arrive tomorrow:
+ Stone (CA) Old Guardian 2009 22oz
+ Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 12oz singles
+ Anchor (CA) Bock (22oz, I think)
+ Otter Creek (VT) World Tour "Mud Bock" 22oz
+ New Allagash (ME) glasses
+ Rogue (OR) American Amber Growlers (64oz)
Already in and new:
+ Grimbergen (Belgium) Blonde and Double 6 packs
+ Rogue (OR) Younger's Special Bitters 22oz
Dig. See yous tomarahs!
Jeff
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Update on Southern Tier, New Beers, and Free Pint Glass Friday tomorrow
Ok, so we got some more reliable info on the Southern Tier pre-sell. It appears that the distributor is off the hook and it was all a situation of bad communication over a new product in the market. It looks like we'll be able to re-order Southern Tier products every 4 weeks or so at the beginning. If they are selling well, they'll re-order every two weeks. There's more to it than that, but I'm not sure what's public knowledge and what's inside business, so until I learn more, I'll leave it at that. Problem solved.
New brews:
+ Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA 6 packs
+ Sierra Nevada E.S.B. 6- and 12-packs (arriving 1/23)
+ Rogue Younger's Special Bitter 22oz (1/23)
+ Long Trail Small Batch Imperial Coffee Stout 22oz (1/23)
And speaking of Long Trail, don't forget that tomorrow, Friday, Jan 23rd, is the next Free Pint Glass Friday! Ryan will be on-hand to pour 5 of their standard ales plus the brand new, super fancy Small Batch Imperial Coffee Stout (release today, hitting shelves tomorrow). It's free and it's from 5pm-8pm with valid ID. Bring your friends...it's a great way to kick-off the weekend!
Hope to see you soon!
Jeff
PS> I'm now on Ratebeer.com as, surprisingly, SFLpunk (same as on BeerAdvocate.com)
New brews:
+ Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA 6 packs
+ Sierra Nevada E.S.B. 6- and 12-packs (arriving 1/23)
+ Rogue Younger's Special Bitter 22oz (1/23)
+ Long Trail Small Batch Imperial Coffee Stout 22oz (1/23)
And speaking of Long Trail, don't forget that tomorrow, Friday, Jan 23rd, is the next Free Pint Glass Friday! Ryan will be on-hand to pour 5 of their standard ales plus the brand new, super fancy Small Batch Imperial Coffee Stout (release today, hitting shelves tomorrow). It's free and it's from 5pm-8pm with valid ID. Bring your friends...it's a great way to kick-off the weekend!
Hope to see you soon!
Jeff
PS> I'm now on Ratebeer.com as, surprisingly, SFLpunk (same as on BeerAdvocate.com)
Monday, January 19, 2009
Stone Brewing Tasting booked for March
Happy news indeed! I just wrapped up talks with Michael Saklad of Stone Brewing (CA) and we booked a tasting for Friday, March 27th from 5pm-8pm. We're trying to make it into a Free Pint Glass Friday event, but we're still working on that part. The important part is the beer, of course, and it'll be flowing for free!
Mark that calendar, dig?
Jeff
Mark that calendar, dig?
Jeff
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Updates on a lot of beers
So a long time ago, I started talking about all the goodies that were on their ways into Vermont...and about 1/3 of them actually showed up on schedule. The good news was, of course, that about twice as many beers showed up unannounced! So no problem, right? Wrong. I'm still waiting on a lot of breweries and Import porfolios and so are a lot of you. I'm going to try to answer a lot of the questions that I've been asked in the past month about when things are "supposed" to be coming. ::deep breath:: Here we go:
From Brooklyn Brewing (NY), "Local 2" will be released from the brewery in March and should make it's way up here soon after. "Black Ops," their Woodford Reserve Bourbon barrel-aged stout, will be released "soon," but in PAINFULLY limited quantities...like 36 bottles for the whole state of VT. We'll do our best on this one. Maybe we'll have a lottery for dibs on it. Once I have it in-house, we'll revisit the subject.
Lagunitas (CA) was supposed to launch in Vermont late last year, but is looking to send their beers in early/mid-March.
Victory Brewing (PA) is the one I get the most questions about. It's only about 4 months late. There hasn't been any official word from the brewery in a while, but Scott Anderson at G.Housen suspects that they're looking at a March launch. If you want to help out, send some emails to Victory and tell them you'd like to see their beers here ASAP! Be polite and say please and thank you!
The B. United International Inc. portfolio has hooked up with G. Housen! No word yet as to when we'll start seeing things like Hitachino Nest (Japan), Birreira Baladin (Italy) and Ola Dubh (Scotland), but this is a HUGE accomplishment and will flesh out the Vermont beer selection with lots of obscure craft brews from all over Europe and Japan.
Artisanal Imports has finalized it's deal with G. Housen and their high-quality products should start arriving in early/mid-Feb. On that list is St. Bernardus, Urthel, Koningshoeven (the only Trappist brewery not in Belgium), and Deus (the champagne-method beer)! Can't wait!
The "Heavy Seas" and "Oxford Organics" series from Clipper City Brewing (MD) should start shipping to Vermont late Jan/early Feb.
Uinta Brewing/Four Plus (UT) held off on shipping because of liscencing fees with the gov't. They have to renew their fees in April, so we're hoping that the beer will follow shortly thereafter. They wanted to get a full year out of the fees instead of just the last few months. I understand their concerns and look forward to sampling the brews from this 100% wind-powered brewery!
And Left Hand Brewing (CO) is on the horizon, hopefully for 2009! Nothing official yet, but talks have been started with one of the VT distributors. So yeh. Good times.
Southern Tier (NY) has entered into a deal with one of our suppliers. But here's the catch: We were handed a Pre-Sell sheet for the Southern Tier portfolio of current offerings. I asked when the next opportunity would be to replenish supply and the word that came down the line thus far is that the distributor has no plans to re-order from Southern Tier. This is being pitched as a one-shot deal, and I find that completely unacceptable! I hope that this is bad information or that they change their minds, but if not, we might have to take the struggle to the streets! If you want to pre-order cases (cases, mind you) of Southern Tier beers, please send us an email or call the store.
Weihenstephaner (Germany) is also being offered now by the same distributor, and in the same fashion. So it looks like we'll have this really awesome beer for a hot minute and then things will be uncertain as to when we can restock. ::sigh:: Same thing, if you want to order solid cases of anything from Weihenstephaner, give us a jingle.
Sierra Nevada (CA) released their Torpedo IPA in 6 packs...we'll be getting them this coming Tuesday! Year-round release.
And lastly, from Stone Brewing (CA), the 2009 edition of Old Guardian (22oz) and some 2008 Imperial Russian Stout (12oz singles) are headed this way in the near future. Keep your eyes posted for these, because they are SUPER limited again.
This week we received shipments of Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout (22oz), Wolaver's All-American Ale (6-packs), Magic Hat Hi.P.A. (6- and 12-packs), Saranac Imperial IPA (6-packs).
And OH YEH! 800 cases of close-out beers and kegs will start arriving at the Bevy this Tuesday! HUGE deals, I mean H-U-G-E! Stop in to check that out.
I'm sure I forgot something, but that's a lot of info to process. Enjoy responsibly!
Cheers,
Jeff
From Brooklyn Brewing (NY), "Local 2" will be released from the brewery in March and should make it's way up here soon after. "Black Ops," their Woodford Reserve Bourbon barrel-aged stout, will be released "soon," but in PAINFULLY limited quantities...like 36 bottles for the whole state of VT. We'll do our best on this one. Maybe we'll have a lottery for dibs on it. Once I have it in-house, we'll revisit the subject.
Lagunitas (CA) was supposed to launch in Vermont late last year, but is looking to send their beers in early/mid-March.
Victory Brewing (PA) is the one I get the most questions about. It's only about 4 months late. There hasn't been any official word from the brewery in a while, but Scott Anderson at G.Housen suspects that they're looking at a March launch. If you want to help out, send some emails to Victory and tell them you'd like to see their beers here ASAP! Be polite and say please and thank you!
The B. United International Inc. portfolio has hooked up with G. Housen! No word yet as to when we'll start seeing things like Hitachino Nest (Japan), Birreira Baladin (Italy) and Ola Dubh (Scotland), but this is a HUGE accomplishment and will flesh out the Vermont beer selection with lots of obscure craft brews from all over Europe and Japan.
Artisanal Imports has finalized it's deal with G. Housen and their high-quality products should start arriving in early/mid-Feb. On that list is St. Bernardus, Urthel, Koningshoeven (the only Trappist brewery not in Belgium), and Deus (the champagne-method beer)! Can't wait!
The "Heavy Seas" and "Oxford Organics" series from Clipper City Brewing (MD) should start shipping to Vermont late Jan/early Feb.
Uinta Brewing/Four Plus (UT) held off on shipping because of liscencing fees with the gov't. They have to renew their fees in April, so we're hoping that the beer will follow shortly thereafter. They wanted to get a full year out of the fees instead of just the last few months. I understand their concerns and look forward to sampling the brews from this 100% wind-powered brewery!
And Left Hand Brewing (CO) is on the horizon, hopefully for 2009! Nothing official yet, but talks have been started with one of the VT distributors. So yeh. Good times.
Southern Tier (NY) has entered into a deal with one of our suppliers. But here's the catch: We were handed a Pre-Sell sheet for the Southern Tier portfolio of current offerings. I asked when the next opportunity would be to replenish supply and the word that came down the line thus far is that the distributor has no plans to re-order from Southern Tier. This is being pitched as a one-shot deal, and I find that completely unacceptable! I hope that this is bad information or that they change their minds, but if not, we might have to take the struggle to the streets! If you want to pre-order cases (cases, mind you) of Southern Tier beers, please send us an email or call the store.
Weihenstephaner (Germany) is also being offered now by the same distributor, and in the same fashion. So it looks like we'll have this really awesome beer for a hot minute and then things will be uncertain as to when we can restock. ::sigh:: Same thing, if you want to order solid cases of anything from Weihenstephaner, give us a jingle.
Sierra Nevada (CA) released their Torpedo IPA in 6 packs...we'll be getting them this coming Tuesday! Year-round release.
And lastly, from Stone Brewing (CA), the 2009 edition of Old Guardian (22oz) and some 2008 Imperial Russian Stout (12oz singles) are headed this way in the near future. Keep your eyes posted for these, because they are SUPER limited again.
This week we received shipments of Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout (22oz), Wolaver's All-American Ale (6-packs), Magic Hat Hi.P.A. (6- and 12-packs), Saranac Imperial IPA (6-packs).
And OH YEH! 800 cases of close-out beers and kegs will start arriving at the Bevy this Tuesday! HUGE deals, I mean H-U-G-E! Stop in to check that out.
I'm sure I forgot something, but that's a lot of info to process. Enjoy responsibly!
Cheers,
Jeff
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Newbies and close-outs
A coupla heads-up for this week and next:
New already:
+ Wolaver's All-American Ale 6 packs (very tasty with a floral hop wallop!)
+ Leinenkugel's 1888 Bock 6 packs
New Friday:
+ Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout 22oz (Perhaps the best beer they've ever made! I'm sipping on one right now, and it's big and dark as night. A little bitter, a little creamy, but very dry on the finish. Brewed with brown sugah! How come ya taste so good?)
And starting on Friday and going into next week we'll be receiving a MASSIVE amount of tasty close-outs from the distributors. Everything from kegs of Alexander Keith's (CAN) to 30 packs of MGD (USA) to Ayinger Oktoberfest (GER) bombers! Keep an eye on the "Specials" page on the main website for details regarding pricing, etc.
Hurray for deals!
Jeff
New already:
+ Wolaver's All-American Ale 6 packs (very tasty with a floral hop wallop!)
+ Leinenkugel's 1888 Bock 6 packs
New Friday:
+ Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout 22oz (Perhaps the best beer they've ever made! I'm sipping on one right now, and it's big and dark as night. A little bitter, a little creamy, but very dry on the finish. Brewed with brown sugah! How come ya taste so good?)
And starting on Friday and going into next week we'll be receiving a MASSIVE amount of tasty close-outs from the distributors. Everything from kegs of Alexander Keith's (CAN) to 30 packs of MGD (USA) to Ayinger Oktoberfest (GER) bombers! Keep an eye on the "Specials" page on the main website for details regarding pricing, etc.
Hurray for deals!
Jeff
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Mardis Gras F.P.G.Fri. announced and SALES!
I know, this is getting ridiculous: another Free Pint Glass Friday was just booked for Feb. 20th, 5pm-8pm, with our new Rep. from Magic Hat, John. Same rules apply: stop in, try their newest odd notion, the newest seasonal and all the year rounders in a M.H. pint glass, and you my friend get to keep that pint glass! No strings attached...well, there might be strings of beads attached since we're going to be amping you up for the impending Mardis Gras weekend! Mark your calendars!
In other news, I marked down a few really tasty beers this week, just cause I'm a nice guy! Gulden Draak magnums are now $5 off and Three Philosophers 4packs are $2 off! Get 'em while they last!
And lastly, got in a really limited amount of Ommegang gold-rimmed chalices. $6 each and they're right by the front door with the other stems and pints.
Cheers,
Jeff
PS> New arrivals:
+ Blue Moon variety 12 pack (Blue, Full, and Pale Moons)
+ Smirnoff Twist has two new flavors that I already forgot...mango and something else tropical?
In other news, I marked down a few really tasty beers this week, just cause I'm a nice guy! Gulden Draak magnums are now $5 off and Three Philosophers 4packs are $2 off! Get 'em while they last!
And lastly, got in a really limited amount of Ommegang gold-rimmed chalices. $6 each and they're right by the front door with the other stems and pints.
Cheers,
Jeff
PS> New arrivals:
+ Blue Moon variety 12 pack (Blue, Full, and Pale Moons)
+ Smirnoff Twist has two new flavors that I already forgot...mango and something else tropical?
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Next Free Pint Glass Friday announced!
Pending State DLC approval, we'll be hosting another Free Pint Glass Friday with Long Trail on Friday, Jan. 23rd. Come join Ryan Chaffin of LT from 5pm to 8pm to sample some of the awesome locally made brews from that Bridgewater Corners, Eco-Friendly brewery! More info to come.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Allagash tastings in January
The state of Vermont will be alive with Allagash tastings in January. To help celebrate the awesomeness of their delectable brews, we've added our own (pending DLC approval, of course). Join us Friday, January 30th from 5pm-8pm to sample some of the best that Maine has to offer! Shawn Dunn will be on hand and hopefully we can work out some sort of "free pint glass" thing again, but we're not sure at this moment what we can do.
You should support our buddies down at American Flatbread in Burlington and check out their Allagash night on January 13th. And there's going to be an Allagash dinner in town on the 19th, but I can't remember where. Anyone hear anything about this?
Cheers to Rob Tod and the whole crew at Allagash for making such awesome beers!
Hopefully in February we'll be having a North Coast tasting. Also coming up at some point are Free Pint Glass Friday with Long Trail, and I'd love to see Rock Art and Otter Creek sign up.
Cheers and Happy New Year!
Jeff
You should support our buddies down at American Flatbread in Burlington and check out their Allagash night on January 13th. And there's going to be an Allagash dinner in town on the 19th, but I can't remember where. Anyone hear anything about this?
Cheers to Rob Tod and the whole crew at Allagash for making such awesome beers!
Hopefully in February we'll be having a North Coast tasting. Also coming up at some point are Free Pint Glass Friday with Long Trail, and I'd love to see Rock Art and Otter Creek sign up.
Cheers and Happy New Year!
Jeff
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