Hop Drop in Greensboro

Discussion in 'South Atlantic' started by nc41, Sep 11, 2014.

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  1. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    At Bestway one case limit. No more drives to Charlotte, thank you Roger and Leslie.
     
    #1 nc41, Sep 11, 2014
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  2. TheOriginal

    TheOriginal Crusader (415) Feb 6, 2011 North Carolina

    A store round these parts also had some this week. What is the cause of the increase of availability??
     
    #2 TheOriginal, Sep 12, 2014
  3. wolfeman007

    wolfeman007 Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2007 North Carolina

    word on the skreet is that the new centrifuge has allowed them more yield per batch...I havent seen limits around CLT for a couple of weeks now, which is why I bet you find it outside of great Charlotte again. Viva la NdBC, Cheers!
     
    #3 wolfeman007, Sep 12, 2014
  4. chefkevlar

    chefkevlar Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2010 South Carolina

    They were able to acquire more Citra hops recently from some other generous breweries. Not sure if this is a long term increase in production or a temporary spike though.
     
    #4 chefkevlar, Sep 12, 2014
  5. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Well I appreciate NoDa 's efforts, and the retailers driving to Charlotte. I'm sure the centrifuge helps production, but other brewers get Citra too, not sure I follow on the acquisition of hops reducing availability. It is a hop blend kinda like HT, so it's far from an all Citra brew like Zombie Dust.
     
    #5 nc41, Sep 12, 2014
  6. chefkevlar

    chefkevlar Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2010 South Carolina

    Citra is/was the limiting factor in production. They have plenty of the other varieties used to make more but had to limit production so they wouldn't run out of Citra before the new harvest arrived
     
    #6 chefkevlar, Sep 12, 2014
  7. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Ok that makes sense then, I thought growing of hops was just a rolling operation not a seasonal kinda thing.
     
    #7 nc41, Sep 12, 2014
  8. APBT91

    APBT91 Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 North Carolina

    I had noticed recently my bottle shop here in QC was getting about double the amount of hop drop than they did previously.
     
    #8 APBT91, Sep 12, 2014
  9. HopDropTheElder

    HopDropTheElder Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2014 North Carolina

    Pretty sure they are kegging less and canning more.
     
    #9 HopDropTheElder, Sep 12, 2014
  10. HopDropTheElder

    HopDropTheElder Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2014 North Carolina

    Breweries sign contracts on hop allotments for several years at a time. They had no idea that they would win a gold medal when they signed their last allotment and Citra hops are in high demand with lower supply right now.
     
    #10 HopDropTheElder, Sep 12, 2014
  11. NoMoreBeerBelly

    NoMoreBeerBelly Pundit (825) Dec 2, 2009 North Carolina

    I haven't seen it on draft anywhere other than the brewery lately. Granted I don't get out all that often in my current condition.
     
    #11 NoMoreBeerBelly, Sep 12, 2014
  12. Danny1217

    Danny1217 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Florida

    weird how I just walked into Bestway when I was there in March and grabbed a 4 pack. Did I get lucky or something?
     
    #12 Danny1217, Sep 12, 2014
  13. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    Yes. HD'nR won a top award and NoDa was swamped with demand and they had to retract distribution and concentrate on the Charlotte market. Retailers go pick beer up at the brewery and people everywhere want this beer. It has recently become a bit more available. HD'nR is a very unique product. Bestway should be out today.
     
    #13 rgordon, Sep 13, 2014
  14. marine1975

    marine1975 Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2009 North Carolina

    As stated above Citra hops are contracted and allocated but what makes them even more hard to get is that Sierra Nevada gets the majority of the allocation.
     
    #14 marine1975, Sep 13, 2014
  15. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Explains why Dust is so hard to get being an All Citra brew.
     
    #15 nc41, Sep 13, 2014
  16. Danny1217

    Danny1217 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Florida

    Well that's ridiculous. I might be going back in December so I hope I can get some because I liked that shit.
     
    #16 Danny1217, Sep 13, 2014
  17. JimKal

    JimKal Savant (1,213) Jul 31, 2011 North Carolina

    Also available at Potent Potables in Jamestown.
     
    #17 JimKal, Sep 13, 2014
  18. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    PP is a great place , I don't work out that way , but it's a nice set up always comfortable .
     
    #18 nc41, Sep 13, 2014
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  19. TheOriginal

    TheOriginal Crusader (415) Feb 6, 2011 North Carolina

    Love seeing all the Hop Drop around in stores. Especially when these cans are reaching market within 5 days of being canned. Albeit, I'm sure the draft menu's are taking a hit.
     
    #19 TheOriginal, Sep 18, 2014
  20. treznor

    treznor Pooh-Bah (1,814) Dec 20, 2006 North Carolina
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    Local store in Hickory just got 24 cases in. Glad to see the increased supply!
     
    #20 treznor, Sep 26, 2014
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