Oregon Pales in 6pks

Discussion in 'Northwest' started by sharpski, Jul 7, 2015.

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  1. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Ding ding ding! I was joking, but I wish Overdub was made more than once.
     
    #21 distantmantra, Jul 8, 2015
  2. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    You and me both. Overdub is a zesty beer.
     
    #22 vurt, Jul 8, 2015
  3. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Should have mentioned Mirror Pond in the first post as it's the most obvious. I like MP fine, but don't think it matches up well against F41 or Session Pale. Looking for a low-ABV hop monster (at least in the "aromatic and flavorful" sense, not high bitterness), so if I'm unaware of a beer meeting the specs but calling itself a Session IPA rather than an APA, I'm cool with that too. Thankfully, though, much of OR seems to have left that marketing term alone.

    All the suggestions have been great, I'm just being picky, so I think I need to wait for Fremont/Bale Breaker to distribute to OR and be thankful for all the other great beer I (we) do have.
     
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  4. BobsLiquors

    BobsLiquors Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2013 Washington

    This is purely speculation, so take it as you will... But in a fairly surprising move, Fremont announced yesterday it was switching distribution from Odom to Columbia up here in WA. IMHO, Odom did a wonderful job with Fremont, as Interurban is the best selling craft beer in WA. Summer has to be one of the top seasonals as well. I doubt this move was made with regards to what's happening inside WA... but rather, was made with the bigger picture in mind. I'd expect you might see Fremont in OR sooner rather than later.
     
    #24 BobsLiquors, Jul 8, 2015
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  5. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Probably this is/was isolated, but Apex had the sister on tap on Saturday, and I saw Belmont Station just put on a keg recently as well.
     
    #25 John_M, Jul 8, 2015
  6. BobsLiquors

    BobsLiquors Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2013 Washington

    I think these may have been leftovers from Portland Beer Week. Sister hasn't been brewed for a while, to the best of my knowledge. When I hit Belmont a few weeks ago, they had BBomb on draft.
     
    #26 BobsLiquors, Jul 8, 2015
  7. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Perhaps priming the pump for OBF? The beer has to be delivered this week, I think, so maybe sent a bit extra along.
     
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  8. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Yeah up here in Bellingham the Inbev house, Sound Beverage, has handled Fremont for a while now. I was a bit surprised at this turn of events, and when I saw them make the switch, that was my first thought.
     
    #28 BBThunderbolt, Jul 8, 2015
  9. jason_nwx

    jason_nwx Pooh-Bah (2,571) Sep 12, 2012 Oregon
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    Belmont put on Reuben's Crikey, too.
     
    #29 jason_nwx, Jul 9, 2015
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  10. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    PIB leftovers.
     
    #30 maltmaster420, Jul 9, 2015
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  11. jason_nwx

    jason_nwx Pooh-Bah (2,571) Sep 12, 2012 Oregon
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    Dang, so it's not a sign? :slight_smile:
     
    #31 jason_nwx, Jul 9, 2015
  12. Texwild

    Texwild Zealot (550) May 1, 2008 Washington

    Fremont moved to Columbia because we believe they are better suited to handle our growth as we come on line with our new brewery next year and then into the future. Odom has been an amazing partner and we are proud of what we have accomplished together. This was a wrenching decision.

    Sound Beverage is also an amazing partner for us and we have kept our distribution agreement with them. Sound will continue to distribute our beers in NW Washington and Columbia will handle the rest of the state.
     
    #32 Texwild, Jul 10, 2015
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  13. TaborTime

    TaborTime Pundit (928) Dec 10, 2013 Oregon
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    It's close but I'll still take Hand Truck over Bone-A-Fide.

    I believe Overdub will be brewed again sooner rather than later.
     
    #33 TaborTime, Jul 10, 2015
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  14. jason_nwx

    jason_nwx Pooh-Bah (2,571) Sep 12, 2012 Oregon
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    How about GoodLife Sweet As? I haven't had it, but everyone seems to like it.
     
    #34 jason_nwx, Jul 10, 2015
  15. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Trust me, I've been very thorough with the options in my own town. :slight_smile:

    I'm OK with shutting this down. If there was an alternative that fit my narrow parameters, it would have surfaced already. But I hope one or both of those breweries/beers make their way to Bend.
     
    #35 sharpski, Jul 10, 2015
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