Alesmith coming to Chicagoland?

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  1. Purp1eOne

    Purp1eOne Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2010 Illinois

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    #1 Purp1eOne, Aug 28, 2015
  2. BeerGreg

    BeerGreg Savant (1,159) May 17, 2013 Illinois

    Did they change their bottling dates? I found some a month ago. Couldn't find a date. It's hard to find their IPA fresher than six months.
     
    #2 BeerGreg, Aug 28, 2015
  3. jsrose16

    jsrose16 Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2014 Illinois

    That would be a nice surprise. I love their IPA and speedway is killer too.
     
    #3 jsrose16, Aug 28, 2015
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  4. brandoman63

    brandoman63 Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2005 Illinois
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    Baffles me how stone can get enjoy by up here with no problems, but every time I go to Wisconsin, all the IPAs are 6 months old.
     
    #4 brandoman63, Aug 28, 2015
  5. Ferocious

    Ferocious Pundit (864) Nov 17, 2012 Illinois
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    I wonder if Wirtz just has the contract to distribute it, if Alesmith chooses to begin sending product this way.l, not that they're necessarily going to begin doing so, soon
     
    #5 Ferocious, Aug 30, 2015
  6. bradner

    bradner Pundit (751) Dec 26, 2007 Illinois

    Within a month.
     
    #6 bradner, Aug 31, 2015
  7. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    Thank God this was confirmed; we're starving for good beer options out here!
     
    #7 SeanBond, Aug 31, 2015
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  8. nograz

    nograz Maven (1,424) Oct 30, 2013 Minnesota
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    Kind of surprised that we got it here in the Twin Cities before you guys in Chicago.
     
    #8 nograz, Aug 31, 2015
  9. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    Wisconsin has had it for a while too; I don't pretend to understand beer distribution.
     
    #9 SeanBond, Aug 31, 2015
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  10. nograz

    nograz Maven (1,424) Oct 30, 2013 Minnesota
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    Good point. In a thread in the Midwest about the potential of Firestone Walker coming to Minnesota, some made a comment about distributors courting the breweries. I would imagine besides market size, what kind of money a distributor is throwing at a brewery can be a factor as well. I have also heard of brewers ties to a certain state, so I guess there is yet another one.
     
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  11. jsrose16

    jsrose16 Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2014 Illinois

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  12. KeithE

    KeithE Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2013 Illinois

    If it is not fresh then they shouldn't bother sending it here. There are too many other good options. I've had some in Champaign IL. that didn't strike me as overly fresh.
     
    #12 KeithE, Sep 1, 2015
  13. Purp1eOne

    Purp1eOne Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2010 Illinois

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  14. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    Seems Alesmith has started hitting Chicago area shelves...
     
    #14 Jaycase, Sep 8, 2015
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  15. jsrose16

    jsrose16 Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2014 Illinois

    Beer Cellar in Glen Ellyn has it in. The usuals (IPA, Speedway, ESB, etc.)
     
    #15 jsrose16, Sep 8, 2015
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  16. Vitamin_Hop

    Vitamin_Hop Pundit (812) Mar 26, 2015 Illinois
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    Do they distribute their barrel aged stuff as well or is that only released at the brewery?
     
    #16 Vitamin_Hop, Sep 9, 2015
  17. striker2160

    striker2160 Savant (1,172) May 5, 2013 Minnesota
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    I have seen BA Speedway and BA Old Numbskull in Wisconsin in very limited quantities at 40 bucks plus tax a bottle needless to say I passed. I would rather buy another half a case of CW brewers reserve beer.
     
    #17 striker2160, Sep 9, 2015
  18. Roland7792

    Roland7792 Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2015 Illinois

    I just picked up a bottle each of IPA and Speedway from Beer Cellar this afternoon. Will be my first time trying AleSmith.
     
    #18 Roland7792, Sep 9, 2015
  19. brandoman63

    brandoman63 Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2005 Illinois
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    How old are the IPAs they sent? As others have mentioned, everytime I saw them in Wisconsin they were very old.
     
    #19 brandoman63, Sep 9, 2015
  20. chicagogooner

    chicagogooner Initiate (0) Feb 5, 2014 Illinois

    What were the price points?
     
    #20 chicagogooner, Sep 9, 2015
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