Westbrook in NC

I hear ya. It'll mean that much more trade bait for us even if it's just the 4 standards. Sorry if I seemed short in my last post.

 

Those same people are gonna be all mad that you don't get the bombers of specialty stuff and at the same time they won't be buying the core cans.

 

You know, you're right. Just can't win in this beer world, huh? It's like how Prairie just got here a month ago but we won't be getting any Bomb! as far as we know.

 

I know I'll be buying the core cans, gose and one-claw at least.

 

I could drink Gose every day and I'd be happy

 

Not sure that one-claw isn't their best canned offering. It is turribly underrated.

 

Never had any Westbrook stuff, look forward to trying them.

 

Kill me for saying so but ill take a fresh wb ipa over a fresh hop drop everyday

 

I find WB IPA to be just average, especially against COAST Hopart (no contest at all). Personally, I'll take the One Claw over their IPA any day. The last few HDNRs that I had were really tasty. I'll be happy to take any off of your hands, if necessary!

 

It is, but people are catching on. I have introduced this beer to a lot of people who have fallen in love with it. It's a great beer to have anytime, especially at the beach. I took a case and a half up to NC with the extended family last summer and we crushed them in 2 days. First beer to go of the stash that we had.
Locally, it makes it's way into a few of the grocery stores close to me and is usually the first to run out (even before the Gose).

 

I think I like fresh Hop Drop more, but that isn't that much of an outlandish statement. Fresh WB IPA is amazing and is underrated. I actually think they are slightly different beers.

 

I just got some fresh WB IPA, Gose and White Thai yesterday because I'd never had it, and they are all really really good. I'm now kind of kicking myself for not getting any One Claw after reading some of what y'all have said. I hope there's still some tomorrow when I go into my bottle shop.

 

Where did you pick these up?

 

WB IPA is very solid, but you can find other IPA's in the 7% range that are better, and canned in some instances. But One-Claw is FAR better than any other hoppy beer in the 5.5% range that is available in NC that I can think of. I guess it's basically a session ipa, but it tastes way better than all the other session ones I've had. And the fact that it's in cans is a big plus. I'll be buying quite a lot of it I imagine.

 

So true. One-claw is outstanding. Looking forward to seeing these beers in the Triangle soon. Perhaps as early as today?

 

Closest thing I have had comparable to One Claw is Carton Boat beer - both are fantastic!!!

 

Only bringing this up because it was brought up in the trade forums. Gose hasn't been canned since October. Not saying it matters because I had some in December and January and it was delicious.

 

@rgordon I got mine at Salud Beer Shop here in Charlotte. I just went in there today, and I didn't see any 6 packs left, but had single cans available to purchase for about $3.50.

@DeadWalkerAir That's what I read too, but when I looked at the canning date on the Gose I forget the exact date, but it was a lot more recent than October I believe.

 

Are you guys sending Lichtenhainer out to other markets?

 

Speak of the devil, looks like some cans trickled into the Triangle today..