Updates

A lot of news today. Here's one of my long update posts...not as long as last time though!

- Brooklyn Brewing tasting tomorrow...don't forget. 5pm-8pm Friday 2/27. Local 2 is in store and will be poured. More Monster 2007 is in stock (regular price).
- Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout will be back in stock next Friday. We're getting some of Southern VT's allocations.

- Fantôme and Cantillon beers were ordered but out of stock from the importer. G.Housen is going to try and order them again in March, I've been told. Keep crossing those fingers!

- Clipper City's "Heavy Seas" and "Oxford Organics" are supposed to hit our shelves tomorrow!

- Ommegang "Biere de Mars" is shipping tomorrow

- More Smuttynose Gravitation tomorrow

- Orkney Brewing has discontinued their "Dragonhead Stout." A sad day! I really loved the one case of that beer we got! Dark Island and Red MacGregor are back in stock now.

- Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA is out of stock from the brewery until early March...sorry. They didn't realize how HUGE it was going to be and have to tweak their brew schedule to make more. In the meantime, soak up some Bigfoot Ale! It's the highest IBU brew they make!

- Duvel "Green" is draft only right now, and there won't be any available to VT until way late in the year, if at all.

- Our Southern Tier order left NY today and is due to arrive in our store next Friday! And good news! The distributor has decided to stock it as a regular item! Thanks to you all for your interest in helping us secure this brand.

- No ETA yet on Weihenstephan beers...still waiting to hear.

That's all for now! Hope to see you tomorrow!
heers,
Jeff

I'm back!

Hey Gang,

I'm back from Beantown...considerably poorer! I spent LOTS of cash on delightful beers to bring home, much to my checkbook's dismay. Thus far I've only sampled a couple of my goodies, my favorite thus far being the BFM "Cuveé Alex le Rouge" (Switzerland). (Check out BeerAdvocate or RateBeer for my review, user name SFLpunk.)

The Extreme Beer Fest was EPIC! I had a fantastic time pouring for Stone, chatting it up with the locals and generally just BS-ing with the BA's. I sampled a lot of beer over the 10 hours I was there and here's a few things to keep an eye peeled for in your travels:
- Captain Lawrence "Rosse e Marorne" - an American red sour ale with red grapes added. Easily my favorite of the whole fest!
- Founder's Canadian Breakfast Stout - Maple barrel-aged Chocolate Coffee Stout. A true breakfast beer if there ever was one!
- The Bruery "Saison Rue" - farmhouse ale with rye. Delightful!
- Three Floyd's "Dreadnaught" - Imperial IPA. Competing for my favorite Imp. IPA!
- I also sampled Bell's beers for the first time and thought they were outstanding.

It was exhausting, though...I got 5 hours of sleep, drove 4 hours, took the T for close to an hour, poured/drank high ABV beer for 10 hours, took the T home for almost an hour, drank half a beer and was asleep snoring on my friends' couch before midnight. LONG day! But someone has to do it, right?

Don't forget to join us this Friday for Free Pint Glass Friday with Brooklyn Brewing. Local 2 will be shipping Friday and you will be among the first Vermonters to taste and see the goodness of the brew! See you there!

Cheers,
Jeff

Newbies and EBF

I got a rare opportunity to go pour beer for Stone Brewing this weekend at the Extreme Beer Fest in Boston, so I'm packing up my things and heading out tomorrow night after the Magic Hat tasting. It's going to be a beer-filled weekend for me! I hope to stop by Wine Gallery in Brookline on Sunday to round things out by using what's left of my money to buy lots of goodies to bring back up to Vermont! I can't wait. (I packed my Tylenol, ibuprofen and aspirin right next to my gallon jug of water.)

As for new beers at the Bevy already this week:
+ Pinkus Jubilate Dark Lager 500mL (Organic - Germany)
+ Westmalle Dubbel 750mL's (we've had the 11.2oz, but now we've got the 750's!)

On the subject of Westmalle and the trappists, I spoke with our Merchant du Vin rep (the people who import Westmalle and Rochefort) about getting more of the line up here in VT and she said they were one step ahead of me and were having a meeting with their distributor sometime this week. I really hope to see the triples start pouring into Vermont soon! I'll keep you posted.

I'm expecting some new beers tomorrow, but since I'm heading out right after work, you'll have to settle for my "anticipated" list instead of my "confirmed arrivals" list:
+ More Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 6 packs!
+ Samichlaus 11.2oz bottles!
+ Berkshire Brewing Raspberry Strong Ale 22oz
+ Rogue Kells Irish Lager 22oz
+ Floris 4 packs
+ Sam Adams Imperial Series 4 packs
And hopefully many more, but no one can be sure until we check in our deliveries tomorrow afternoon.

Cheers, and happy drinking this weekend. I'll see you on the other side!
Jeff

Tasting this Friday!

Hey everyone, don't forget that Free Pint Glass Fridays continues this week with Magic Hat! They'll be pouring some of their year-round tasties plus Hi-PA and the Poppy Agave Pilsner. We hope to have a surprise beer as well, but no promises there...you'll just have to show up and see! Try the beer, keep the glass.

Friday, Feb. 20th, 5pm-8pm.
Free and open to the public. 21+ with proper ID.

Cheers,
Jeff

New Beer

A couple new ones:
+ Harpoon 100 Barrel Series "Catamount Maple Wheat" 22oz
+ Magic Hat Lucky Cat 12 packs
+ Labatt "Heritage Brewmaster Series" Porter 6 packs

Returned from MIA:
+ Spanish Peaks Black Dog and Raspberry 6 packs
+ Southampton IPA and Altbier 6 packs (Double White is still MIA)

And we got what we think might be our last shipment of Unibroue "17" if that's up your alley. More Dogfish Head Red & White arrived today and is on the shelf. Sierra Nevada Torpedo is back in stock too. (Still waiting on more Bigfoot...don't forget to reserve yours today!)

Cheers,
Jeff

New Stuff confirmed!

Hey Gang,

I got over my sickness and went to work today. (Mostly to confirm what new beers came in!) So here's the official update list:
+ Rock Art "Belvidere" Big IPA 22oz (check out my review on BeerAdvocate.com or Ratebeer.com)
+ Sierra Nevada Big Foot 2009 6packs (super limited first delivery - will be getting more in the next couple weeks...but if you want it, put some on reserve!)
+ Dogfish Head Red & White 750mL (brewed w/ orange peel, corriander and pinot noir juice, aged in/on oak)
+ Anchor Bock 6 packs
+ Sam Adams Blackberry Wit 6 packs
+ Long Trail IPA & Blackbeary Wheat bombers (22oz)
+ Bud Light Lime 12pk and 18pk cans

Waiting on new things from Southern Tier and Weihenstephan, as well as some British beers that have been MIA for a long time.

Also, we did some decorating in the beer-room, so look around and admire our hard work next time you're in!

Cheers,
Jeff

Free Pint Glass Friday with Brooklyn Brewing announced!

So we've booked another edition of Free Pint Glass Friday with Brooklyn Brewery for Friday, Feb. 27th from 5pm-8pm! Patrick, our awesome and hardworking Brooklyn rep. will be in-store to tell you all about their tasty adult beverages and to hook you up with a free Brooklyn pint glass of your very own! It's free and open, but you can RSVP on Beeradvocate.com and Ratebeer.com, and Facebook so all your friends can see how cool you are and be jealous (or so they can find out about it too!).

I'm out of the office today, on account of I'm sick, so I can't really report on all the new beers that came in today. I know there's supposed to be new goodies from Sierra Nevada, Dogfish Head, Rock Art, Long Trail, Bud, and some others, but I don't want to say for sure. I'll let you know ASAP.

Cheers,
Jeff