New Adds (Zoe is here!)

Got some new goodies this weekend!
+ Maine Beer Co. Zoe ("Happy, Hoppy Amber")
+ McKenzie's Original, Green Apple and Black Cherry Cider 6pks
+ Cisco Sankaty Light Lager 12 pk cans
- Cisco Whale's Tale Pale Ale 12pk cans
- Harpoon IPA & Summer 12pk cans
+ Sam Adams Latitude 48 ^Deconstructed Variety 12pk (5 new Single Hop IPA's)

And the Steals & Deals Room is still packed to the rafters for Graduation parties! Newly added:
+ Dundee's Irish Red Lager 6pks - $3.69 + dep.!

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

New Adds!!!

Brand new babies:
+ Dogfish Head My Antonia 750mL
- more Dogfish Head Theobroma 750mL's
- more Dogfish Head Bitches Brew 750mL's (SOLD OUT!)
- more Dogfish Head Burton Baton 4pk
+ Rodenbach 750mL
+ Rodenbach Grand Cru 750mL (and glassware!)
+ Boon Kriek 750mL
+ Boon Framboise 750mL
+ Boon Gueuze 750mL
+ Palm 6pk (and glassware!)
- Southern Tier Krampus 22oz
+ Rogue McRogue Scotch Ale 7oz
+ Southern Tier Oak-Aged "Cuvee 3"

Sam Adams/Weihenstephaner Infinium SOLD OUT before it even arrived at our store. We had WAY more people on the wait list than bottles to fill the orders with. Sorry...hopefully next year they will brew more!

Cheers,
Jeff

Vintage Release This Friday, Adds, and other things

'Tis the season for gift giving and buying something special (sometimes for yourself, of course!), so it's time to open up the doors on our Beer Cave and release some goodies into the Rare & Vintage Cabinet! Starting Friday morning you'll see vintage goodies from Stone (Imperial Russian Stout and Old Guardian *see below*), Brooklyn Monster, the last of our Rogue Old Crustacean 2008 and bottles from the Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Series! As with all our vintage releases, these are first come, first served.

And for a couple new adds:
+ Olde Burnside (Ten Penny) Father Christmas 1 liter swingtops (in the cooler on the top shelf, same door as the growlers)
+ Stella Artois 750mL cork & caged bottles
+ Heineken 5 Liter Mini-keg gift set with 2 glasses
+ Lake Placid Winter 6 pk
- Southern Tier Krampus 22oz
- Sam Adams Perfect Pint glasses are now back in-stock

And a couple updates:
- Dogfish Head Bitches Brew is scheduled to arrive in our store this Friday
- Still no exact ETA on Sam Adams/Weihenstephaner Infinium, sorry!
- Brooklyn Monster arrives soon!
- more sour beers Friday

** Stone Old Guardian and Imperial Russian Stout Update - As some of you might have already read/heard, Stone will not be brewing these beauties in 2011 as we now know them. They have started a program called "Odd Beers for Odd Years" and will brew Belgo-versions of these classic monsters in 2011. As these are my 2 favorite Stone beers, and I suspect some of you will agree, we have purchased all the remaining inventory from our supplier! If you'd like to read more about this, check out the BeerAdvocate.com thread here. **

And if you're looking to give the gift of beer this year, why not make it even more awesome with a nice specialty glass? Check out our overflowing selection of pint glasses and specialty glassware up front by the registers! We also have gift sets that come with a glass on the gift rack between the registers.

Hoppy Holidays! (...I know, a beer pun, right?)
Cheers,
Jeff

Limited Release updates

Just wanted to give you folks some updates on a few limited releases:

- Anchor Christmas 6 packs and 1.5L magnums are due to arrive tomorrow, Friday, 12/9

- Dogfish Head "Bitches Brew," as seen on the Discovery Channel show "Brewmasters," should be arriving any day now.

- The Sam Adams / Weihenstephaner collaboration "Infinium" is on order and should be arriving next week. This is a very limited release and we have started a wait-list. Not sure about pricing yet.

And a couple keg notes:
- Hill Farmstead Edward Pale Ale 5 gallon logs now back in-stock
- Wolaver's Ben Gleason's White Ale 5 gallon logs $39 + dep on close-out!!!
- Limited amounts of Sierra Nevada Celebration 15 gal. kegs and 5 gal. logs available in-stock

And finally, more goodies coming to the Steals & Deals Room soon!

Cheers,
Jeff

New IPA's and more Steals & Deals!

Lots of goodies this weekend:

After long last, the much anticipated new release from Southern Tier, 2XIPA 6 packs are now in stock and ready to rock. This is a new Double IPA from S.T. that stacks up in attitude between their regular IPA and their Un*Earthly Imperial IPA. Love it. Get some! (Also on draft at The Farmhouse Tap & Grill).

Furthermore, another new(-ish) Imperial IPA from Rogue, the XS Imperial IPA 7oz bottles have arrived and are located in the Rare & Vintage Cabinet due to their small stature. Big beer, small bottle, smaller price tag than before. How could things get any better, you ask? Well, Rogue also sent us 750mL's of their newest Double Rogue - Double Chocolate Stout!

Seasonal additions:
- Otter Creek Oktoberfest 6 and 12 pks
- Magic Hat Night of the Living Dead Variety 12pks

And something completely strange:
+ Coors Light 5.7 Liter "Home Draft" mini-keg-type-thingys They actually look like a propane tank or incendiary device! Weird.

And if those weren't enough reasons to love us, we restocked our Steals & Deals Room today:
- Grimbergen Blonde and Double 6 packs $3.99 + dep. (Reg. 11.29!)
- Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout 22oz and Quercus Vitus Humulus 22oz $2.99 (Reg. $5.99!)
- Sam Adams Cream Stout 6 packs $3.99 + dep.
- Smirnoff Ice 22oz $0.99! That's Ninety-nine cents!

And oh, yeh - one last thing:
CLOSEOUT KEGS!!!!
- Sam Adams Noble Pils 1/2 barrels
- Otter Creek Kolsch 1/2 barrels
- Wolaver's Coffee Porter 5 gallons
- Beck's 1/2 barrels

Call or stop by for keg pricing! These won't last long!

Whew. That was a lot of work. Hope to see you soon!
Cheers,
Jeff

More Newbies

This just in:
+ Sierra Nevada Glissade 6pk, 12pk and 24oz
+ Chimay "Blue" (Grande Reserve) and "White" (Tripel) 11.2oz singles and 4pks!

Also, I'd like to put in my request now with Jim Koch and the Boston Beer Company for Vermont to receive some of the new collaboration between Sam Adams and Weihenstephaner (Germany)! We want the beer! (Thanks in advance, Jim!)

Cheers,
Jeff

It's Harvest time!

The pumpkin beers are already flowing and today we started to receive Harvest and Wet Hop beers! Harvest/Wet Hop beers are brewed once a year, right after the harvesting of this year's hop crop to showcase the freshest hop flavors and aromas possible. These beers have recently been dubbed Wet Hop to differentiate them from other "harvest" (small "h") beers that are simple fall amber ales. The term refers to the practice of using wet, un-dried hop flowers or cones in the brewing process. The hops are picked, overnighted to the brewery in refrigerated trucks, and the beer is brewed within about 24 hours to capture the most flavor. The process must happen rapidly because hops are fragile and succeptible to mold and rot if not handled properly (read as "dried quickly").
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My favorite example of the style arrived Friday:
+ Sierra Nevada Harvest Wet Hop Ale 24oz

Coming soon:
- Harpoon 100 Barrel Series Wet Hop 22oz

Other arrivals:
+ Southern Tier Harvest (a big, hoppy ESB) 6 pack
+ Ayinger Oktober Marzen 500mL
+ Sam Adams Coastel Wheat 6 pack

I love fall!
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

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 continues this week!

Hi gang,

Sorry for the lack of posts...Holidays throw off beer delivery schedules and everyone puts things on hold. But this week, we're happy to announce STOUDT'S Brewing of Penn. will be added to our shelves. And to help in the Kick-Off Celebration, we're throwing another installment of "Free Pint Glass Friday" this Friday, Dec. 5th from 5pm-8pm. Swing through, taste 6 of the new additions from Stoudt's, chat with myself and Shawn Dunn of Global Brewers Guild, and keep the full-sized pint glass! Just another way for us to thank you for supporting our "habit" of bringing in every single beer available in Vermont!

Stoudt's six-packs arriving this week:
+ American Pale Ale
+ Pils
+ Gold Munich Style Helles
+ Scarlet Lady Ale
+ Fat Dog Stout
+ Winter Ale
+ Tripel Abbey-Style Ale

In other new beer news:
+ Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner 4 packs
+ Redhook Double Black Stout with Coffee 22 oz
+ O'hara's Celebration Stout swingtops are back in stock!

See you Friday!
Jeff

For more on Stoudt's, check out their website by clicking here.