Twin Cities Bottle Hunt - 2020

Equilibrium has 7 brews dropped in the Cities this week..if interested.

 

If you buy a 4 pack you get a free cane to replace the leg you'll have to give up to pay for it.

 

Like the price on some of the Wild Mind 4-packs I've been seeing........

 

What good is that since you gave up your arm, too?

 

I’ll bite. How much are they?

 

Looking on their website, I see the have a pilsner (St. Henry Pils) at...$15 for a 4-pack. Prices look to go up from there

 

A pils for 3.75 a can?

No thanks.

Got me curious, so I checked Total Wine "all stores" and their 4-packs of pint cans range from $19 to $36 (from stores around the country, not here). Precious stuff, indeed.

 

Saw singles yesterday for $7-9 per can. WTF. They can rot on the shelves as far as I'm concerned.

 

In better news, there was a small drop of Indeed The Queen & Chase the Devil (12% BA Red Ale) in the south metro, & Central Waters Brandy Barleywine is here! Just like the early versions of the regular BA Barleywine, it's extremely barrel heavy. I'm going to try one more shortly & then let a few rest to see if it dies back.

 

$30-$35 for a 4/pack of their DIPAs...before tax.
Singles range from $7-$10 from what I've seen around. Even their pale ale is like $6-$7/single.

I'm not going to lie, I did pick up a couple singles at their first drop and was pretty underwhelmed for the price point.

 

I bought two different singles on their last drop. I’ll pass.

I’ll happily pick up all the Weldwerks when it drops though.

 

4 Bearded Iris Brews dropped on the TC shelves this week , if interested. Price point is much more user friendly.

 

So good. I whole-heartedly and whatever’s-left-of-my-liver-dly welcome the shit out of this addition to my favorite style.

 

Any thoughts on Fair State Double Universe? Saw it for $20 a 4 pack so I thought I’d ask before pulling the trigger...

thanks!

 

Here's one take on it:

https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-beer-weekend-2.644491/page-2#post-6985988

 

I thought it was pretty darn good...but a single was enough for me.

If you are gonna splurge, I'd recommend picking up a couple crowlers of their Collab with Bierstadt, Side Pull. I believe they have a Live Oak Collab coming out this week, too.

 

Anyone seeing 2020 120-Minute around yet? It was at Chicones in Hudson but it already sold out.

 

I really liked it as well. Of all the $20 four packs that I've had/had singles of recently, I'd say this is the most worthy of them price wise.

It's $18.99 at Falls Liquors if it helps to sway anyone..

 

I'm not sure if it is 2020, but Haskell's on Ford Parkway had 120 Minute when I was there last week. Something like $45 a four pack IIRC.

 

Also, while at Haskell's, I noticed four packs of High West Barrel-Aged Victory at Sea, a great BA stout 4 pack for under $16 (before tax), highly recommended.