Beer trip up north from NJ

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  1. Chrisness_as_usual

    Chrisness_as_usual Initiate (0) Apr 7, 2016 Florida

    So on Sunday July 24th I'm planning on taking a trip to one or two of the wonderful breweries up north ( treehouse, nightshift, alchemist, bissell brothers, trillium, etc.) What's my best chance of cans/bottles at any one of these respective breweries?
     
    #1 Chrisness_as_usual, Jul 15, 2016
  2. BAMF

    BAMF Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2007 Massachusetts

    You should probably start by taking a look at the websites of the breweries you would like to visit. Tree House, Alchemist and Trillium are all closed on Sundays. Bissell is open but usually doesn't have cans available. Night Shift will be open and selling cans.
     
    #2 BAMF, Jul 15, 2016
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  3. NYR-Zuuuuc

    NYR-Zuuuuc Maven (1,351) Jan 1, 2013 Connecticut

    That's an awful lot of driving for one day?
     
    #3 NYR-Zuuuuc, Jul 15, 2016
  4. zeuiax

    zeuiax Zealot (673) May 1, 2016 New York

    Not enough information is here. Most of the breweries you listed are closed from Sunday-Tuesday/Wednesday (except Trillium). I am doing a roadtrip to Portland via TH, Trillium and NightShift as well. But on this Thursday and stay there till Monday.
     
    #4 zeuiax, Jul 15, 2016
  5. Chrisness_as_usual

    Chrisness_as_usual Initiate (0) Apr 7, 2016 Florida

    Looks like night shift it is i just wanted to know my best bet on which would have cans or bottles available on a Sunday
     
    #5 Chrisness_as_usual, Jul 15, 2016
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  6. BAMF

    BAMF Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2007 Massachusetts

    Idle Hands and Aeronaut are a few other breweries in the area that are open Sundays and worth checking out.

    Depending on the distribution status you might be able to find Trillium at a few liquor stores. When they were bottling the hoppy stuff there were weekly drops but since the switch to cans no stores have received any deliveries. Keep and eye here to see if that changes, or check back in before the day and see if anyone has spotted any bottles remaining on shelves.
     
    #6 BAMF, Jul 15, 2016
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  7. rhino88888888

    rhino88888888 Zealot (694) Dec 12, 2013 Massachusetts
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    If you decide to go to Night Shift there are several other Sunday brewery options within a 15 min drive (in addition to the previously mentioned Aeronaut and Idle Hands): Cambridge Brewing Company (bottles and cans available), Bantam Cider (bottles and cans available), Slumbrew Taproom (probably cans available), and Lord Hobo Brewery (cans available).

    Aeronaut has crowlers and may still have cans from their recent canning runs. Double check if you are headed to Idle Hands they haven't yet started selling beer to go after their reopening but that situation may change by the 24th.
     
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  8. Spindletop

    Spindletop Zealot (559) Jun 4, 2003 Massachusetts

    When I was in the Main Street Gordon's in Waltham on Wednesday, they had bottles of Sunshower, Scaled, and Sleeper that I know have been hanging around for a few weeks from early June bottlings.
     
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  9. Chrisness_as_usual

    Chrisness_as_usual Initiate (0) Apr 7, 2016 Florida

    Thanks for all the info. Already looked like lord hobo was right on the way there. Totally didn't know trillium hit local distro. This is gunna turn into a wild goose chase. Good thing my gf will be visiting family in Florida and I won't be rushed
     
    #9 Chrisness_as_usual, Jul 16, 2016
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  10. celfan

    celfan Savant (1,060) Jul 4, 2004 Vermont
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    I think most of us can relate to this.
     
    #10 celfan, Jul 16, 2016
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  11. sosbombs

    sosbombs Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2016 Vermont

    How did it work out?
     
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  12. sosbombs

    sosbombs Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2016 Vermont

    The Asbury Park Festhall has half price liters Happy Hour and they have a tremendous beer selection. I like Bond Street in Asbury. Give Jug Handle and Little Dog a visit.
     
    #12 sosbombs, Jul 28, 2016
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  13. Nickwierda

    Nickwierda Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2015 New Jersey

    In asbury, Brickwall tavern has a great tap list and really good food, and porta has amazing pizza. The beer there is kinda meh (they do almost always have Kane head high on tap though) but definitely worth checking out for the food.
     
    #13 Nickwierda, Jul 28, 2016
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