What's on the shelves CT (2018)?

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  1. OntheLambic

    OntheLambic Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2015 Connecticut

    M&R Liquors in South Windsor had it for $11.99 a sixer, which I actually find to be a very good price. Hopefully it stays that way.
     
    #441 OntheLambic, Jan 24, 2017
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  2. Onemoresolo

    Onemoresolo Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2014 Connecticut

    Dropping this week: Pipeworks Lizard King and Glaucus(?), Jack's Abby Framinghammer, House Lager 15pks, Singlecut Weird & Gilly, Sixpoint Hi-Res, Relic DreamRise.

    Next week: Jack's Abby Excess IPL and Jack's Abby Saxony (Vienna Lager)
     
    #442 Onemoresolo, Jan 25, 2017
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  3. Jmr85

    Jmr85 Pundit (814) Nov 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Pipe works is now being distributed to ct? That's awesome news!
     
    #443 Jmr85, Jan 25, 2017
  4. Onemoresolo

    Onemoresolo Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2014 Connecticut

    Yup! Distro started just this month. So far we've seen, besides this week's drop, Blood of the Unicorn and Lil Citra. They shouldn't be too hard to find either; they're sending a decent amount of cases out, and the average CT craft beer customer has no idea who Pipeworks is so it's not an insta-sell-out.

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    And, as a semi-related side-note: the SoS hype getting even more insane by the week; it has gotten to the point where we'll have in stock two different Singlecut beers, two different Pipeworks 4pks, Jack's Abby Excess, Captain's Daughter, etc, and people still walk out because we don't have Sip of Sunshine. Our phones ring constantly on Wednesdays because people have figured out our delivery day. The worst part is, I've seen the pallets of it @ the HDI warehouse. There's more SoS in stock on any given day than friggin' Sixpoint or Troegs. It's scarcity marketing at its finest, and everyone plays right into it.

    Something needs to change. We hope CT beer drinkers to expand their horizons, to drink more stouts, sours, saisons, Belgians, etc, in addition to IPAs.

    If you walk in to a package store and happen to spot at 4pk of Sip, great! Snag it, enjoy it. But calling every store in a 20 mile radius is insane. CT is so WHALEZ-BRO, hop-focused it's disheartening to even order stuff from Allagash, Off Color, Blackberry Farm, The Bruery, Cascade, and the like. I do it because I personally enjoy those beers, and I hope the CT beer scene can come around to different styles in the not-so-distant future.

    I know I'm preaching to the choir, but I just needed to vent. January is tough, lol.

    /end rant
     
    #444 Onemoresolo, Jan 25, 2017
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  5. von_kaiser

    von_kaiser Maven (1,354) Feb 19, 2014 Connecticut
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    hey.....it's more stouts and sours for me as far as i'm concerned.
     
    #445 von_kaiser, Jan 25, 2017
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  6. skleice

    skleice Maven (1,271) Aug 6, 2015 Connecticut

    Sip is the most overrated beer imo. The fact that pallets are sitting in the warehouse explains why my last 4 pack was weeks old when it hit he shelf. I'll gladly take Singlecut (except the prices blow), Captains Daughter, etc over Sip any day.

    I feel you on the other styles. My main stores are Putnam Plaza in EH or Tony's in Haddam (close to work). I like them because they have a huge variety from hops, stouts, Belgians, everything, etc. They also don't play games with all the limited stuff or gouge the hell out of you.
     
    #446 skleice, Jan 25, 2017
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  7. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    Thank you for ordering a diverse beer selection. Soooo many IPAs out and pushed these days. I prefer to saddle up with a nice roasty dark imp stout anyday.
    Stay strong and know that we arent all hopheads here in CT!
     
    #447 sulldaddy, Jan 25, 2017
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  8. Ridgerunner

    Ridgerunner Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2014 Connecticut

    Anyone else in here get to try Relic Leaf Storm in cans? I thought it had good flavor but tasted kind of flat, like it lacked the proper carbonation. Also found Hooker #No filter. Both at M&R in Avon. No filter reminds me of a Tree House Curiosity from a couple years ago. One with a cantaloupe/melon sort of flavor. Definitely the better of these two finds.
     
    #448 Ridgerunner, Jan 26, 2017
  9. Lupin

    Lupin Pundit (894) Jun 4, 2006 Connecticut
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    Not sure what their distribution plans, but Counterweight has registered can labels for 5 beers:

    Workhouse Pilsner (5.0%)
    Void Oatmeal Stout (7.0%)
    Space Coyote IPA (6.0%)
    Spiral Architect DIPA (8.2%)
    Headway IPA (6.5%)
     
    #449 Lupin, Jan 26, 2017
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  10. RyD213

    RyD213 Initiate (0) Oct 9, 2012 Connecticut

    Did i miss the dinosmores rush? Any still available, preferably somewhere between new haven area and the bridgeport area?
     
    #450 RyD213, Jan 26, 2017
  11. PenningtonNY10

    PenningtonNY10 Zealot (687) Nov 20, 2009 Connecticut

    I saw month old Sip in the cooler at Willowbrook in Cromwell today. Crazy.
     
    #451 PenningtonNY10, Jan 26, 2017
  12. LoganB

    LoganB Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Connecticut

    I heard HDI will be distributing for them up here. Also that there will be a "package store" only line of beers, and brewery only releases which I find pretty neat.
     
    #452 LoganB, Jan 26, 2017
  13. LetsGoExploring

    LetsGoExploring Pooh-Bah (1,550) Apr 25, 2006 Connecticut
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    I know patience is a virtue but man, I want Counterweight open now!
     
    #453 LetsGoExploring, Jan 26, 2017
  14. dd43

    dd43 Initiate (0) Sep 1, 2014 Connecticut

    There are some bottles (sold individually) at Turnpike Spirits in Fairfield, not quite in your designated area but adjacent!
     
    #454 dd43, Jan 27, 2017
  15. cosmicdebris

    cosmicdebris Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2008 Connecticut

    Any news on Dogfish Head Olde School in New Haven / Fairfield counties yet? It has been in Hartford county now for weeks.
     
    #455 cosmicdebris, Jan 27, 2017
  16. jaxon53

    jaxon53 Pooh-Bah (2,235) Mar 1, 2006 Connecticut
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    Where is this store? I'm on my way!
     
    #456 jaxon53, Jan 28, 2017
  17. LetsGoExploring

    LetsGoExploring Pooh-Bah (1,550) Apr 25, 2006 Connecticut
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    Looked like 2 cases of #NoFilter at Willowbrook in Cromwell.

    Pretty good; little bit catty, lots of orange marmalade.

    Wish the new Pilsner was around.
     
    #457 LetsGoExploring, Jan 28, 2017
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  18. Ridgerunner

    Ridgerunner Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2014 Connecticut

    Picked up some Back East Unicorn Farm today. Excellent Nelson sauvin IPA. Seems like anything brewed with that hop comes out awesome.
     
    #458 Ridgerunner, Jan 28, 2017
  19. skleice

    skleice Maven (1,271) Aug 6, 2015 Connecticut

    Plenty of Dinosmores in 4 packs ($21.99) at Putnam in EH. Also, Founders Imperial has landed.
     
    #459 skleice, Jan 28, 2017
  20. skleice

    skleice Maven (1,271) Aug 6, 2015 Connecticut

    Pilsner was in the cooler at Putnam too!
     
    #460 skleice, Jan 28, 2017
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