New McNeill's beer from Brew Fest

Only one add this weekend:
+ McNeill's Dark Angel Imperial Stout 22oz

It was debuted at the VT Brew Fest and is in limited quantities. I'm pretty sure we're the first store to receive any and the supply is very limited.

Check out my review on BeerAdvocate.com

Cheers,
Jeff

Happy American Craft Beer Week!

Oh, yes good patrons of Craftily Constructed Creations of Carbonated Concoctions, 'tis American Craft Beer Week once again and time to show your support for those who Artfully render your delicious libations.

Now this is no mere ploy to get you to come in and shop, oh no! dear friends and brew-patriots! This is a call for all of you to reach out to your favorite craft brewers and give them a slap on the back, a high-five, a hoot, a "Like," a "Tweet," and to say thank you to them for what they do! They are truly artists, struggling against the giants to get their hand-made beers into your glass.

So this week, make it a special point to order a Hill Farmstead, a Rock Art, a Trapp Lager, an Otter Creek or a Wolaver's, a Magic Hat, a McNeill's, perhaps a Trout River or Harpoon, an elusive Lawson's, a Switchback or a pint of Long Trail. Make a trip to the Alchemist, the Bobcat Cafe, Three Needs, American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, Madison or Norwich Inn, the Shed or Vermont Pub. Or if you live in the Burlington area, stop in the brand new Farmhouse Tap & Grill and sample a number of these fine Vermont-brewed craft beers all (responsibly) in one sitting!

I tip my hat to all you Publicans, all you Brewers, all you who make Vermont one of the best beer states in this nation! Happy Craft Beer Week!

Cheers,
Jeff

http://www.americancraftbeerweek.org/

New Adds and Glassware

It's been a while since I've done a Glassware post. I've been working hard to get in more rare and unique stemware, goblets, tulips, snifters and other brewery endorsed vessels and they're finally coming in. Here's a list of some notable glasses:

+ Ayinger Celebrator Dopplebock
+ Dogfish Head snifters
+ Pinkus .5L Hefe glass
+ Ayinger .5L Willibecker glass
+ Kwak 1/4 yard with stand
+ Lindemans Lambic flutes
+ Lawson's Finest Liquids pilsner glass (Limited)
+ Unibroue .5L Willibeckers
+ Stiegl .5L glasses
And of course, many more! Check out the glassware cabinet up front between the registers.

As for the beer room:
+ McNeill's Tartan Ale
+ Scaldis Triple 750mL
+ Harpoon 100 Barrel Series Single Hop ESB (Delta hops)
- Rochefort "10" is back in stock
- Schneider beers back in stock
- Schlenkerla beers back in stock

And if you haven't heard, we're running some AWESOME sales on some tasty items! A couple of the beers in the Rare & Vintage Cabinet are on sale including the remaining bottles of BrewDog's Atlantic IPA and Scaldis Prestige de Nuits. But the biggest sale of all right now is on SIERRA NEVADA 6 PACKS! $6.99 plus deposit...oh, and yeh, it includes Torpedo!

See you soon.
Cheers,
Jeff

New and Gluten-free!

It never gets old! I love adding new beers to our collection. Here's this week's new additions:

+ Redhook (NH & WA) "Tripel" Limited Release 22oz
+ Samuel Smith (England) Organic Cherry and Strawberry Fruit Beers 16.9oz
+ St. Peter's (Eng.) Sorghum Beer (No wheat or barley)
+ Brooklyn (NY) Lager 16oz six-pack CANS! Just in time for summer outdoor fun!

Back from being MIA:
- North Coast (CA) Old Rasputin 4 packs
- Young's (Eng.) Double Chocolate Stout 16.9oz bottles
- McNeill's (VT) Warlord IPA 22oz

Salut!
Jeff

New Brews and Hill Farmstead

'Ello mates! New brews in this week from Scotland, Australia, Hawaii and Vermont!
+ BrewDog (Scotland): Punk IPA, Hardcore IPA, The Physics, Dogma, Rip Tide Stout, Paradox Imp. Stout in 1966 Port Dundas Cask, & Paradox Imp. Stout in Isle of Arran Cask. (Check out my reviews for Punk, Hardcore, and the two Paradox on BeerAdvocate.com or RateBeer.com - username SFLpunk.)
+ Coopers (Australia): Sparkling Ale, Lager, Extra Stout and Pale Ale 6 packs
+ McNeill's (VT) Ruby Ale (Extra Amber) 22oz
+ Kona (Hawaii) Pipeline Porter 6 packs
+ RedHook (WA & NH) Slim Chance Light Lager 6 packs

And I got in lots of solid specialty glassware today including:
+ Gouden Carolus chalice
+ Duvel tulip
+ Piraat tulip
+ Erdinger .5L dimple mug
+ BrewDog "Tokyo" pilsner glass
+ McChouffe chalice
+ Dogfish Head snifter
+ Dupont Biere de Miel tulip
+ Ommegang chalice
+ Allagash chalice
+ and more!

And finally today, I'd like to announce that Hill Farmstead, headed by Shaun e. Hill, is slated to start brewing hopefully later this year. Shaun is planning to release his Brett Saison, Pale Ale, Coffee Stout, Porter, and more in 750mL capped bottles. I've been messaging back and forth with Shaun all week about pricing and packaging and distribution. He told me today in a message sent from Denmark, that his fermenters should be shipping from the West Coast this week. He is currently the head brewer at the Nørrebro Bryghus brewpub in København. Shaun has also brewed at The Shed in Stowe, VT and Trout River in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. I'm a personal fan of his Belgian-influenced style and look forward to the release of his Black Saison! I'll keep you posted as things move along.

Hope to see you in the store soon!
Cheers,
Jeff

New In

Quick update:

Just added:
+ Long Trail Brewmaster's Series Double IPA 22oz
+ McNeill's "War Lord" Imperial IPA 22oz
+ Heather Ales "Grozet" Gooseberry & Wheat ale 12oz
+ Michelob Irish Red Ale 6 packs

And thanks to all who turned out to the Stone Brewing tasting! It was EPIC as promised.

Cheers,
Jeff