What's on the shelves CT (2018)?

Michigan Maple Jesus is flippin' fantastic and well worth the $10-$11 bucks if you see it.

And fortunately, because it isn't hoppy fruit juice and doesn't come in yellow 16oz 4pks, you don't have to worry about an instant sellout. In fact, most of our sales of MMJ last week went to fellow industry people (sales reps, local brewers, etc.), and we still have some on the shelf. It didn't hurt that it came in a 24pk though.

Not many cases went out, but the stores that have it are probably still sitting on at least a few bottles. Same deal with Biscotti Cake Break and Dino S'mores.

As far as what's coming next week, we're looking at another drop of Collective Arts- Ransack the Universe, and a couple of Clown Shoes offerings including Exorcism Of Rachel Wall, La Pinguina En Fuego (10% ABV imperial stout brewed with ancho chilis, cinnamon, vanilla extract as well as habaneros and chipotles, aged in rum barrels), and an IPA brewed w/ oranges whose name escapes me.

There's also been a holdup on the latest Stone Enjoy By; still waiting on getting the label approved.

 

The Hooker hate comes from them being one of the two best breweries in the state until around 2008(?), when their head brewer left under circumstances that have been described to me differently by multiple people. They went from having a solid line-up (liberator and the porter in the swingtops were probably my two of my 3 favorite CT beers back then) to being only remarkable for the truffle stout (yay) and watermelon ale (boo). It's nice to see things turn around again with them.

 

Wow. Somehow I missed this post. Oops!

Old Marley falls squarely into the category of "barleywines that people that hate barleywines hate" based on my interactions with such people. I still have one sitting around but I don't have high hopes for it improving.

 

*raises hand*

 

Found a bottle of Michigan Maple Jesus at M&R in South Windsor yesterday. I thought it already came and went a while back, but the staff said they just got it in and that was their last bottle. They also had Dino Smores 4-packs if anyone's looking, $20.99. Seems like Dino Smores is a little easier to find than in the past, which is nice.

 

Tried a 2003 bottle of the imperial porter at a bottle share in October. That big red "no longer in production" line on untappd made me sad :/

Have heard a few times now that they'll be doing Old marley this year.

 

Southington wine and spirits had dinosmores, rodenbach alexander($15)and Bigfoot sixers ($15). I think Dino was $20 a four pack. I didn't purchase any. Went for the other two instead.

 

Bought half a case a few years ago. Really like old Marley.

 

sweet

 

Michigan Maple Jesus at Worldwide Southington.

 

Almanac is hitting CT soon in a big way. Look for a huge drop of fruited sours within the next month.

Also, sounds like Sixpoint Hi-Res should be dropping next week, and Nugget Nectar either next week or the following week.

 

Damn that's great news about Almanac. Wonder what those bottles will go for?

 

Love me some almanac sours!!! Also big turnout today for back easts 3rd release of ice cream man. Line was wrapped alongside the building. 3rd batch is tasting good but I found if you give it a couple days it def taste better

 

I'm so happy they are getting this attention. I haven't tried Ice Cream Man yet, though. Very happy drinking that Intergalactic though.

 

It's funny, when the distributor sent out the 12% Imports email last week, it said Mexican Biscotti was 1cs max per account.Then the rep came in this week and asked if we wanted another case. Yes please! Apparently CT got a ton of it, combined with the fact that not as many stores as anticipated took it in.

Has anyone seen Coffee DinoS'mores around? It came in OOS on the invoice, but I'm not sure it even came into the warehouse. Might have just been the rep's wishful thinking.

 

Michigan Maple Jesus at N.E.W.S. in Plainfield. Plenty of it!

 

Liquor World in Cromwell had one 4 pack of Dinosmores today, $24.99.

 

What's the cost of No Filter? Either at the brewery or if it's been found in dist?