Twin Cities Bottle Hunt - 2018

For the VR? I bet you're already too late. Remember, he's not talking about this year's vanilla.

 

I replied to myself, sorry. I’m talking about this years vanilla. I had the 2014 once and am happy with that.

 

Home at my parents this weekend and they just were in Rochester yesterday

 

Highway Liquors in Monticello had about 9 cases of regular left and had a few bottles of orange and wheatwine left at around 8:30 tonight.

 

Total Wine Minnetonka still has CBS. Apparently it's now a shelf turd.

 

That’s because it tastes like one.

 

Geez!!

 

Get CBS out of a $25 bomber & into 12 oz bottles & it will sell out right away.

 

A friend of mine was asking me if I bought any of it, and I said that I really don't like those big bottles. I'd gladly buy 12 oz bottles, but it's harder for me to buy a 750ml bottle. I also said that's why I haven't bought any Darkness this year.

 

What kind of prices were people finding on BCBS? I didn't get out til yesterday found a spot and got regular 12.99 and orange 25.99 my jaw hit the floor, but I splurged.

 

In Monticello the regular was $11.99.

 

If anyone wants the CBS flavor without the price, just mix Summit's Dark Infusion with Third Street's Sugar Shack. You'll thank me later.

Cheers!

 

I lucked out and just happened to notice BCBS at Costco for $9.99 a bottle I think it was, last Friday as we were walking out. Limit 2pp. Didn't see any variants. But don't really care about them either.

 

Which Costco? Same price as last year but not all get them. Thx

 

The Brewing Projekt is now available at Total Wine. The Chanhassen location. Not sure about the other locations.

 

Costco MG. I stopped in to see what whisky they had and if any sales and just happened to spot the big pallet of BCBS as I was walking out. Don't know how I missed it going in!

 

Also at TW Tonka. $15 for DMT and $21 for the DIPA.

 

It's interesting that Total Wine is now carrying a small, local brewery like The Brewing Projekt that often sells out quickly and seems to have a inconsistent brewing supply/schedule at times. I wonder if this means The Brewing Projekt committed to provide TW enough beer to keep it in stock or if TW will start adding more of the small local breweries that TW is often missing.

 

The Brewing Projekt underwent a several million dollar expansion this year. I don't have a good sense of its new output level or capacity, but it's definitely less small than it used to be.

Added: Linked is an interesting article about The Brewing Projekt's expansion and struggle navigating through Wisconsin's arcane alcohol laws. Other states have dumb laws too, believe it or not.

 

Anyone see this out and about yet? Supposed to hit spots starting Monday.