Backwoods Bastard 2015

[sound of a grinding axe]

 

About two/three weeks ago I bought a 4pk of 4Elf dated 8/17. Store said it was just released. I guess Dark Horse doesn't care about GR either

 

Ok Northern CA people it's official...KBS and backwoods bastard have arrived here. Bevmo in Antioch, CA has at least 20 more four packs of KBS there as of 10:00 AM today when I left. Apparently the Pinole location had some KBS left too as of 7:00 PM last night. The Pleasanton location ran out of the KBS and BB as of yesterday (check with them) but still has Blushing monk. Get on it other fellow BA people...other locations may have some too but this is what I'm sure of.

 

Man have they just been sitting on that KBS? Doubt they got a new shipment.

 

I think CA just started getting Founders, so I'm guessing they gave them some of it as part of their intro to the market. Lucky them...wish I was randomly in northern CA right now. I still have about 5 KBS at home, but I'd like more!

 

Any idea on how long this will last at the general store / taproom ? I was thinking maybe next Wends heading down there but also considering if it's raining out to skip tailgating at MSU tomorrow to swing over to GR first.

 

How much is BB at the general store?

 

$16/4-pack. $96/case. 1 case limit per person per day.

 

Just cracked the case: Darker than last year, but after warming up a bit, fantastic smell and taste. A winner....again!

 

Just landed in the Phx area. Grabbed 2 4-packs. Can wait to get home and enjoy this awesome beer.

 

$11.50 a 4-pack at my local, which is a very nice price

 

That is an awesome price. I would be all over that.

 

They said they have 800 cases and they expect it to last about a week.

 

Picked up two 4 packs yesterday in Buffalo. $33 flat incl. tax

 

Any AA sightings yet? This might be my favorite Founders beer. Toss up with RIS.

 

That's ridiculously cheap. Is beer normally that cheap in NH? It's over $18 a four pack all over NYC area.

 

Typically no. This particular store randomly sells good beer at low prices. I bought Founders Harvest yesterday for $9.99. Two years ago they were selling Backwoods B for $8.99 in February to clear out the product. Last year they had a fire sale on 4-packs of Chimay Blue for $4.99 cash only. This summer they had BA Bigfoot for $14.99. But some days you go in and there's no deals (at this level). Random for sure.

 

The KBS bottles in California are dated 3/5/15 so they've clearly been sitting on them. The backwoods bastard is dated 9/24/15 which makes sense. I agree that Founders is trying to give these to California as an introduction to the market.

 

I was just scouting a store out as to when they get their shipment in and what do I find? A four pack of 2014 Backwoods Bastard bottled last October. It's going to be a good day.

 

So was it last years??