Goose Island Amps Up Bourbon County Brands For Black Friday Release

It sounds like you are in the know....Are you in the business?

 

yup...like Walgreens

 

As do you

I went to UNI, which is where John Hall got one of his degrees from. We learned a lot about him in our business classes. I teach business, but I'm just a concerned customer that feels like Iowa isn't exactly being treated fairly. Perhaps we will see Vanilla, but I doubt its anything like what other markets will see (outside of Chicago of course).

That would be regular Dark Lord. I missed out on Assassin because of my honeymoon. No Assassin for me.

 

I can say this we are seeing a huge increase from the years past Maybe not as much from the variants however regular BCS there is a good amount. You will never please everyone it's the nature of the business but to say that Goose isn't taking care of specific states isn't fair. In regular alone we are seeing more than all of the BCS last year...

 

So where some states will see a lot more variants, others may just see more regular BCS? Even though in years past they've seen the variants? My confusion/frustration comes from us getting the variants last year and the year before that and then possibly not seeing (or seeing very little) of what is the most anticipated variant release this year.

Are Iowa's GI sales down this year? Or are new markets taking priority over existing/established markets?

 

If you are looking for this in Chicago, the Bucktown Walgreens Flagship (Milwaukee and Damen) will have copious amounts for sale at noon on Black Friday. BCS, Proprietor's, Vanilla Rye, Coffee, and Barleywine.

It was all moved to this location instead of making people scavenger hunt Walgreens stores around town for more after the Binny's release.

 

Interesting, any details on how they will do their release?

 

Yes. First come, first serve. Each customer, while supplies last, will be allotted one BSC 4pk and one of each of their top two choices of the variants (4pk or bomber depending on variant).

No lottery, no numbers.

 

Coffee isn't Chicago only. Wisconsin is definitely getting some as I've heard from my local sources. GI also told me that Wisconsin at least will see everything but Prop. Please don't spread national assumptions when you are only going off local information.

 

VT is selling 2014 bcbs bottles for on site consumption starting today

 

Just picked up a 4 pack in KY

 

Got a 4 pack in Cape Cod

 

Small market (small cities) retailers are telling me they are seeing increased cases of BCBS and many said it will be first come first serve, with no limits. Maybe this is just a Wisconsin thang as limits are a total buzzkill.

At my favorite store here in small town, Wisco, it took them nearly 6 months to sell out of their inventory last year. I suspect I was the only person buying them, hooray me.

 

California sightings anyone? Specifically LA/Ventura counties?

 

Does anyone know if much gets distributed in the Nashville area?

 

Still trying to feel it out, but this is somewhat of the sense I'm getting -- BCBS should be in "ample" supply, relatively speaking of course. There's talk around here of local grocery stores getting it, which would be a pretty marked shift from prior years. It's the variants that I'm having a hard time figuring out. Kinda get the sense those are going to be super concentrated at a few spots. Time will tell, I guess.

 

Black Friday release? I already got one in NH today.

 

I second that... anybody? Looks like stores in smaller towns/states are already putting these out on shelves, I envy you guys that got them early.

 

I just spoke with all my normal spots in Northern KY and the consensus is that we got HOSED on BC.

My normal spot that got 40 cases in 2012 got 6 cases TOTAL this year.

How can you screw over the state that spawned bourbon? Insane to me.

 

Were sales of BCBS poor in 2012 and 2013 in Kentucky?