Last Chance: Mikkeller, Dieu du Ciel, 3F, and many others

I've recently been informed that we will no longer have access to the fine beers imported by the Shelton Brothers. This is truly sad news for beer connoisseurs living in the Great State of Vermont! The final round of beers from them is running thin, so I wanted to give people a heads up that this may be your last chance to buy these beers in Vermont for a long while. Here's the list of breweries that we're losing access to:

- Mikkeller
- Dieu du Ciel!
- Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum
- Saint Somwhere
- Achel (Trappist)
- Spezial
- Monchshof
- Mahr's
- Inveralmond
- Coniston (Bluebird Bitter)
- Drie Fonteinen ("3F")
- EKU
- Cantillon (SOLD OUT)
- Nogne O (SOLD OUT)
- Jolly Pumkin (SOLD OUT)
- Beer Here (SOLD OUT)
- Theriez (SOLD OUT)

Cheers!
Jeff

Lawson's Maple Tripple - SOLD OUT

WE ARE SOLD OUT OF THIS RELEASE - Sorry! So few bottles, so many requests...

After a year of waiting, it's finally here! Lawson's Finest Liquid recently released their Maple Tripple 2010. The beer was brewed in April 2010 using no water in the recipe, only pure Vermont Maple sap, then was slowly fermented and aged in a single Saxtons River Distillery "Sapling" oak barrel. Here's the full description from the label:

"Bottled in April 2011, this 'once a year beer' is a slowly fermented single-batch brew made during 2010 spring sugaring season. It quietly rested for a year in a single oak barrel from Saxtons River Distillery that previously held Sapling maple liquor. Our recipe has no water added, and uses only barley, hops, yeast, and concentrated maple sap from our friend Paul Marble of Fayston, VT. Bottle-conditioned. Will age elegantly for many years."

Our stash is limited to only 24 bottles and over half are already spoken-for as I'm typing this. 1 per person, please, so we can spread the love.

Cheers!
Jeff

WE ARE SOLD OUT OF THIS RELEASE - Sorry! So few bottles, so many requests...

Badass Keg Deals!

We got a hell of a deal in our Keg Room! We received four 1/2 barrels of Long Trail Brewmaster Series Coffee Stout - Ratebeer.com 98 and BeerAdvocate.com B+ - for $100 plus deposit! That's $65 dollars off the regular price for some delicious, dank, rich local stout!

And there's still a few left-over closeout kegs available:
- Magic Hat Odd Notion Green Apple Wit 5 gal. (only 1 left!)
- Magic Hat Howl Black Lager 1/2 barrels $49
- Narragansett Lager 1/2 barrels $49
- Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter $49 (only 1 left!)

Cheers!
Jeff

Running out of room for New Adds and kegs!

So it's happened again: I ran out of room on our shelves and had to reorganize things somewhat. In the center isle on the left the first set of shelves was dedicated to all Belgian ales and American Belgian-style ales. But with today's new adds, I had to start moving some of the American-Belgo beers around the corner to the main American bomber shelves. Things that were moved include Brooklyn Local 1 & 2 and the Saint Somewhere beers.

So here's the newest adds:
+ Alvinne "The Oak Melchior" - ale brewed with mustard seeds aged for 6 months in Calvados barrels! (Yeh, only 6...well, 5 bottles available for sale! Located in the Rare & Vintage Cabinet)
+ De Dolle Export Stout 11.2 oz
+ de Glazen Toren Ondineke Oilsjtersen Tripel 750mL
- de Glazen Toren Cuvee Angelique 750mL
+ Dr. Fritz Briem 1809 Berliner Weisse 500mL
+ Thornbridge Saint Petersburg Imperial Stout 16.9oz
+ Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody's Our Glass ale 16.9oz
+ Alexander Keith's Lager, Pale Ale and Brown Ale 6 packs

For those of you looking for a steal of a keg deal:
+ Narragansett Lager 1/2 barrel kegs - $49 + deposit!!!

Also in our keg room:
- Allagash White 5 gal. keg
- Smuttynose IPA 5 gal. keg

New in the Mead (honey wine) section:
+ Maine Mead Works HoneyMaker Blueberry 750mL

And lastly, in the liquor store:
+ Rogue Spirits Spruce Gin 750mL

Cheers!
Jeff

Exciting new (limited) adds!

First I want to start by thanking Tom for coming up from Smuttynose tonight for our Free Pint Glass Friday - it was a huge success!

A large amount of awesome, limited release beers were added to the beer room shelves today. Check these out:
+ White Birch Tripel
+ White Birch Tavern Ale (Smoked Imp. Brown Ale)
+ White Birch Hop Session Ale
+ White Birch Indulgence (Black Ale w/ chocolate malt)
+ White Birch Hooksett Ale (hoppy Belgian-style ale)
+ La Trappe Oak-Aged Quadrupel 375mL (in the Rare & Vintage Cabinet - only 12 bottles available!)
+ St. Feuillien/Green Flash collaboration "Biere De L'Amitie" 750mL
+ Bockor "Omer." Traditional Blond 750mL and 4pks (a personal favorite! Check out my review.)

And for those looking for a light-weight, beach & park friendly local beer:
+ Magic Hat #9 12 pack CANS!

And finally to coincide with our Smuttynose tasting we released these from our cellar (very small amounts available):
- Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog 2010
- Smuttynose Imperial Stout 2009 & 2010

Cheers!
Jeff

New Bitters!

Ok, ok. I know that Bitters aren't beers. However - one of the new bitters that we just picked up contains hops! (So I'm justified in bringing it up on this blog.) If you're into cocktails, you should swing by soon and check out our newly expanded selection of bitters. Here's the new adds:
* Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit Bitters 4oz
* Bittermens Burlesque Bitters 4oz
* Regans' Orange Bitters 5oz
* Peychaud's Bitters 10oz

And there's more to come within the next month or so!
Cheers,
Jeff

News Adds

Hello folks!

A few new goodies including the highly anticipated Ovila from Sierra Nevada:
+ Ovila Dubbel 750mL
+ Sam Adams Wee Heavy 4pk
+ Mariachi (Guatamala) 6pk & 12pk
+ Flying Dog Variety 12pks

Cheers!
Jeff