Great Notion in MA/RI

just left Redstone they still had a few four packs of each left. Ripe, juice box and the honey one

 

No idea unfortunately, they hadn't put them out on the floor yet

 

I managed to cruise by before 5 and walk out with the same thing you did. They got 2 cases each of Ripe, Juice Box, and So Wrong It’s Ripe. There were less than 2 cases total left when I went in, and they had already removed the ones they were setting aside for whoever they do that for.

I am SO GRATEFUL I have been following this thread. Definitely preferred the Ripe to the Juice Box this first time around.

 

so those lucky ones who got to try their cans.
how were they?

 

How fresh were they?

 

I only got my hands on Ripe...big fan of it actually. Less sweet and a little more dry than the stuff we get around here. Reminded me of psuedo sue. Canned 10/15.

 

Some of the Counterweight beers have that. Specifically Headway. I am not sure what it is or how to describe it but it always provides a nice change of pace from the "juice bombs".
I will have to try to seek some out.

 

Still a bunch of 4pks of So Wrong It's Ripe at Kappy's in Fall River. Picked one up this morning for ~$21. They sold out of Juice Box. I didn't even see a place for Ripe so maybe that sold out right away and they reorganized the cooler already.

 

Fort Point Market and Boston Beer Alley have all three

 

Fort Point Market sold out in an hour or so.

 

Was at Boston Beer Alley about an hour ago and they had about 20 - 25 four-packs left, mix of each. $24/pack

 

Yankee Spirits in Sturbridge was putting price stickers on the shipment when I walked in at 5:15 tonight. The beer woman said they came in Tuesday night after her shift and nobody told her until 5pm today. I split a 4pak of JB and Ripe. I paid $22. I was supposed to have to pay per can but I realized after I left the cashier must have just hit one Ripe can and called it a 4pak.

 

Picked up some So Wrong It's Ripe today in Norfolk. $23 for a 4 pack. They had already sold out of the other two.

I had went to the Alberta St. location when I was in PDX six months ago. Happy to see it come out to New England.

 

I’ve never heard of Great Notion. I think I’m falling out of the game

 

In your defense, this is the New England forum and they are out of Oregon.

 

Really surprised they didn't ship out Double Stack given the social media hype, time of year and all around appreciation for Maple Syrup in the area.

 

Had a can of So Wrong Its Ripe.

Just another standard haze imo. Bit let down by it. Was a little too overripe fruit tasting and too sweet on the finish. Overall really solid but not worth the premium. Was expecting more based on hype and the one thing I've had from them before being stellar (Space Invaders). This wasn't as good as most of the recent TH I've had.

I have 3 more cans so maybe it's just how I was feeling getting home late and such. Was really looking forward to it after a super long day and it didn't meet my expectations. Wish I had a Celebration.

 

Had ripe and JB. Ripe was the better of the two. Both just reminded me of toppling Goliath but with a different farm of hop. That was about the most interesting thing of it all is the hop difference even though it’s technically the same hops TG uses. Ripe is what I would expect a beer in between pseudo sue and king sue to taste like. Not bad but for the price I’ll just grab some TG

 

It's funny how often I say that

 

so basically we all hit the lottery being so close to Tree House? Still the best pound for pound haze in the game for my money