Fremont Brewing (2020)

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  1. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Don't you dare contact the virus Larry!

    That being said, none of those places will deliver?
     
    #81 John_M, Apr 11, 2020
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  2. ppilot

    ppilot Zealot (522) Jul 17, 2009 Oregon

    I would call Saraveza and check...if you really want it I guarantee that Ben's Bottleshop in Vancouver will still have some
     
    #82 ppilot, Apr 12, 2020
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    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Thanks for the tip. And yes, I really want to obtain some.
     
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  4. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    This is the correct attitude to have. I'm proud of you.

    Most places up here are doing contactless curbside pickup but very few are delivering. Since I'm still recovering from heart surgery and my wife won't let me go anywhere, my beer money is going to the places that will deliver to me.
     
    #84 distantmantra, Apr 12, 2020
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  5. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    My work has been doing beer delivery, with a limited food menu for a couple years now. Lately, we've been doing full menu delivery. Today, in addition to that, we had an Easter dinner special for either pick-up or delivery, full Easter dinner for 6, $100. A bunch of folks pre-ordered that!

    Plus, your wife is smart. Don't go play around others for a while yet. Get better!
     
    #85 BBThunderbolt, Apr 12, 2020
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  6. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Ditto on that!

    Increasingly, most places here in pdx are doing at least some limited delivery service. Typically, there's a purchase minimum and a nominal charge ($5 is fairly common), and a limited delivery area. I get the impression these are desperate times for a lot of places, and they're doing whatever is necessary to make their nickel.
     
    #86 John_M, Apr 12, 2020
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    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Oh for sure, I get it and don't complain. I wear a mask when I go out for walks and keep my distance. I won't lie, there are times where it's been tough when nearly EVERYONE is canning now and I can't get any of it. Cloudburst cans? Lower Case Italian Pils cans? Seapine cans? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Fortunately I've got some loving friends who have dropped stuff off for me, like a bottle of B4K and my most recent Floodland order.

    Urban Family, Fair Isle and Mirage will deliver to my house. I've ordered from Mirage (2 4-pack minimum, $2 mandatory tip per 4-pack) twice now and will take Urban Family up on it next time I need more beer. I've still got plenty of Fair Isle's amazing saisons in handy dandy 375 format so I'm good there.

    Over the last month the only buildings I've been inside are my house and UWMC.
     
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  8. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Stay safe homes. Stay safe.
     
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  9. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    For those looking for 2020 Rusty Nail, Todd at Arch Bridge mentioned they got 6 cases of it. Am there now and they do indeed have plenty.
     
    #89 John_M, Jun 27, 2020
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  10. Mister_Faucher

    Mister_Faucher Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2014 Washington

    Stogies and Hops in Martha Lake/Lynnwood has a bunch as well.
     
    #90 Mister_Faucher, Jun 27, 2020
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  11. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Thanks, but as much as I love RN, that's a bit more of a drive than I want to make. :sunglasses:


    Some vintages, RN has been a bit hard to track down here in pfx. That's why I posted what I did. When I called Beermongers earlier in the week, they had it in, but with a one bottle per person purchase limit. Hence my relief when I found out AB had plenty.
     
    #91 John_M, Jun 27, 2020
  12. Skeeter17

    Skeeter17 Devotee (388) Dec 13, 2016 Washington
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    I moved from MI and am still learning beer release schedules out here. Was this recently release? Seems an odd time for a stout...
     
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  13. Skeeter17

    Skeeter17 Devotee (388) Dec 13, 2016 Washington
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    I make the drive down to deGarde every few months... there are a LOT of quality stops if you make a loop road trip out of it!
     
    #93 Skeeter17, Jun 27, 2020
  14. Mister_Faucher

    Mister_Faucher Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2014 Washington

    It varies these days. The original pre-order release at the taproom was cancelled because one of the employees tested positive for COVID.
     
    #94 Mister_Faucher, Jun 27, 2020
  15. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    One of the Hobos went to Seattle to pick a new washer/dryer yesterday, and sent a group text from fremont, all stressed out that it was nearly gone and how much did we want hin to grab for us? I told him it was likely gonna be like B4K, and hit distro in a week or so. He wasn't appeased, and bought a bunch. Shrug. I don't particularly care for cinnamon, so I always pass anyway. But, i bet he opens a bottle at a share tonight. :wink:
     
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  16. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Here in PDX, it just showed up this past week. I think June is the usual release month for this beer.

    I agree it's a bit of an odd time to release a ba stout. If memory serves, I think Stone typically releases their impy stout around this time as well. In the case of Fremont, they have two other big ba stout releases that take place at different times in the winter (bbomb and kds). Fremont has a pretty robust barrel aging program, so my guess is they need to do whatever they can to space things out throughout the year.
     
    #96 John_M, Jun 27, 2020
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    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    You say that like this is a bad thing.

    Some hobo type individual did the same thing here at Arch Bridge (opened up a bottle to share with the crowd). So you can probably guess what I'm drinking now. Unlike you Terry, I don't mind a "touch" of cinnamon in my ba stouts. Beer is a bit sweet and boozy right now, but otherwise is excellent as always.
     
    #97 John_M, Jun 27, 2020
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    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I don't mind a "touch", but a little goes a long way for me, and I've found beers with it, including RN, are way too much for me. Shrug. There's other beers.
     
    #98 BBThunderbolt, Jun 27, 2020
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  19. drone

    drone Savant (1,224) Jun 17, 2013 Oregon
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    This year's RN is softer on the cinnamon, more barrel/chocolate/licorice. It's delicious (but you knew that).
     
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  20. mogulskier

    mogulskier Zealot (690) Feb 3, 2019 California

    Took in a truckload (and expensive) of Fremont stuff, but it is worth it. I have yet to be disappointed or regretful of any Fremont Brewing purchase.

    2xBrew 4000
    1xRusty Nail
    1xBarrel Aged Dark Star
    1xBarrel Aged Dark Star Coffee Edition

    Let me add that Brew 4000 sold out in less then 72 hours. However, an insider told me there are 2 bottles reserved in storage that will be available for purchase on Black Friday.

    I haven't tried it yet, but initial reviews are that it is outstanding/world class, not that I expected anything less.
     
    #100 mogulskier, Jul 24, 2020
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