Is sucaba a shelf beer in areas?

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  1. Fordcoyote15

    Fordcoyote15 Pooh-Bah (2,368) Nov 19, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    I can't get FW around here but would love to get my hands on some 12oz sucaba. Is it practical to do it $4$? Last year I made a trade for a parabola with a trader who just went down to the store and bought another 7 or 8.

    Is sucaba still an easy grab in places or is trading for it going to require more than $4$?

    Thanks in advance
     
    #1 Fordcoyote15, Mar 13, 2018
  2. Leftofthedial

    Leftofthedial Savant (1,068) Nov 17, 2011 California
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    Yes there are some places in California where it is still on shelves. Any reasonable California trader should be doing $4$
     
    #2 Leftofthedial, Mar 13, 2018
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  3. SudsSavant

    SudsSavant Savant (1,038) Jan 9, 2007 Minnesota
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    Few other places outside of California as well. For example, I grabbed one in Eugene, Oregon last summer along with a few other FW "exclusives" that were just sitting in the cooler for the taking.
     
    #3 SudsSavant, Mar 14, 2018
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  4. osseo222000

    osseo222000 Zealot (665) Jan 26, 2016 California
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    It is all over the place in LA, will probably stay on the shelves for at least a few months. I still see 2017 parabola on shelves once in awhile. Definitely $4$
     
    #4 osseo222000, Mar 14, 2018
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  5. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    Hi,

    It is on the shelf at a few of my local stores (in VT). $4$ with a reasonably similar quality brew in exchange should work in the ISO/FT forums.
     
    #5 jhavs, Mar 14, 2018
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  6. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    Here in NJ FW boxed beers are usually gone within a day or so. Not a shelf beer.
     
    #6 SammyJaxxxx, Mar 14, 2018
  7. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    @rypkr Its on shelves around here, but will likely only last a few weeks at most. $4$ is certainly doable and frankly should be the way to go.
     
    #7 FBarber, Mar 14, 2018
  8. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Sounds like you were over at the Bier Stein (or a local Market of Choice grocery store).

    That's fairly typical throughout Oregon I think. While not many places have the depth of FW reserve bottling selections you'll find down at 16 tons and Bier Stein (both in Eugene), FW BA stuff does not fly off the shelf here. Most bottle shops here in town (Portland) still have bottles Sucaba on the shelf I believe.

    I would think it would be fairly easy to trade for ($4$).
     
    #8 John_M, Mar 14, 2018
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  9. SudsSavant

    SudsSavant Savant (1,038) Jan 9, 2007 Minnesota
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    Sure was. Made a point of making a return trip there after you steered me there the first time several years ago when you were in the area and donated a shipping box to my bad habit. Thanks again for all that!
     
    #9 SudsSavant, Mar 14, 2018
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  10. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Ha ha. Had forgotten all about that. I'm glad you were able to make it back and had a successful visit to BS. That's great to hear.
     
    #10 John_M, Mar 14, 2018
  11. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    To answer the OP, yup, it's generally around for a good long while. Don't pay a premium for it.
     
    #11 BBThunderbolt, Mar 18, 2018
  12. Budah

    Budah Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2015 Missouri
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    It's been at my local grocery store for 2 months
     
    #12 Budah, Mar 20, 2018
  13. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
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    Been on shelf here for a few weeks now. $9.99 per.
     
    #13 flat_lander, Apr 2, 2018
  14. D09daryl

    D09daryl Crusader (446) Mar 11, 2017 California
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    Did anybody actually like this year's sucaba though??? I thought there was a bit of an odd taste to it, not to mention '17 parabola drank more like a barleywine than this imo
     
    #14 D09daryl, Apr 4, 2018
  15. brutalfarce

    brutalfarce Pooh-Bah (1,551) Mar 23, 2018 Connecticut
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    have it around me if you're interested plus some other Firestone boxed stuff
     
    #15 brutalfarce, Apr 4, 2018
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  16. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Shrug. I thought it was OK. Frankly, I don't think the beer shows all that well when young, but seems to improve considerably after a few years of bottle age. YMMV.
     
    #16 John_M, Apr 4, 2018
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