Where can I find Zombie Dust?

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Local Option just tapped a keg tonight.

 

There's no way you should be expected to know this, especially if you post most often in the Midwest forum, but theburden works at FFF, so if it comes from him...

Though this makes me wonder, and this really has nothing to do with Zombie Dust so I'll apologize now for quasi-hijacking, but I wonder how different breweries approach BA. Theburden will post often enough -- Lincoln, too, from time to time; I know Moju will/can speak for Rev and Pipeworks chimes in when they have the time; and I've seen someone from Goose, too. Is it a matter of drawing straws to see who has to read/suffer through all of this for the good of the company? Or do they really want to embrace this site as a means of direct wholesaler/retailer/costumer interaction? And/or how many breweries just lurk away -- I can't recall seeing anything from Half Acre, for example. Um... anyway!

Back to ZD, and for the OP's benefit, as far as Chicago goes, it's really a crapshoot. Between Binnys and Whole Foods, I can't remember the last time I saw a 6-pack of anything from FFF on a shelf -- it never lasts long enough to be worth making shelf space, printing out a tag, etc etc (bombers are a different story). So if you walk in and don't see anything, just ask. It may take some extra time to flag someone down, have them go to the back... but at least you'll get what you're looking for. Well, might get. Week to week, it's kind of a crapshoot about what you can expect to see on shelves. Maybe Robert the Bruce and Jinx Proof -- maybe Gumballhead and Pride & Joy. Or maybe Zombie Dust. Aside from using BeerMenu's and/or cold-calling, it's hard/nearly impossible to say, "Go to this store on this day and you'll get Zombie Dust".

As for other beer worth seeking out, bombers from Revolution (esp. Double Fist if you like hoppy pale ales) and Pipeworks should be high on that list.

 

What is so hard about calling? I swear this forum makes beer folks lazier and lazier. You'd rather rely upon a semi-accurate recollection from a BA than call the Brewpub directly as to whether they have Zombie Dust at that very moment as well as how much remains.

 

If someone had been there this week on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, would they know if FFF had 2 cases there left after last night and sold them this morning? For that sort of detailed, up to the minute information it seems calling is your best bet as mentioned by others.

 

questions like this get a rise out of people because they are asked like on a weekly basis on the boards it seems.....you can pretty much assume that if you call the brewery and they have some, it's fresh....if you find it in a liquor store, it's fresh....it doesn't stay on shelves or in the brewery long enough to get old.....it's cheaper to get it at the brewery, they update their site regularly....if it's on the website, go buy it. cheers!!

 

They brew it all the time. Call, or don't, and go... Or don't.

Or just drink any other medium bodied, well hopped IPA.

 

If you would like some Chicago beer recommendations, here is a good recent post. Half Acre, Pipeworks and Revolution are all good places to start. I'm sure others can add more

 

So the had a TON at the brewpub this morning. I bought a case. There were at least 20 more out behind the counter.

 

Picked up a 6 pack at Lush last night (on Chicago and like a quarter mile east of ashland on north side). They seemed to have several more, though they are stocked as singles at 2.25 apiece.

 

just got a 6 pack on e-bay. insanely good.

 

I didn't read through this entire thread, but just responding to the one remark. We're beer geeks (BA & Ratebeer) long before we were professionally brewing, so no, no1 at our camp draws straws, we read the forums daily because BA & Ratebeer is what we've been doing for the past 9 years... and we always chime to the forums just like we were doing long before we were brewing. We're not embracing forum posts for marketing sake, we're just posting normally like we did before... but maybe posting with a bit more relavant purpose now with regards to our own brewery ;-) We post comfortably on these forums because we're used to doing so, conversationally, just like we would before we had a brewery. Maybe that's the difference with other breweries. If you aren't a regular rater/poster then your posts might come off somewhat contrived mixed amongst other regulars.

-PW

 

damn it.. how come the 'edit' button seems to always disappear when I need it the most!!! Again, I didn't read the thread, and I know that comment wasn't about us, I was just clarifying why we post =p okay it's late, too much drink, The Departed is on FX, half a bottle of Sammy Smiths (saved from last night) is in my glass. checking out =p

 

wanna be friends?
with benefits?

 

and me?