Coffee/Cherry Rye sightings in MA

Discussion in 'New England' started by MasterCraft, Jan 21, 2013.

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  1. MasterCraft

    MasterCraft Initiate (0) Sep 2, 2012 Massachusetts

    Anyone see BCBCS or Cherry anywhere in the state?
     
  2. Ataraxia

    Ataraxia Zealot (562) Sep 20, 2012 California
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    I saw a BCBS Coffee case on a shelf randomly, got all excited, and found the case to be empty.

    Does that count?
     
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  3. MasterCraft

    MasterCraft Initiate (0) Sep 2, 2012 Massachusetts

    no :slight_frown:
     
  4. Fluke828

    Fluke828 Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2011 Massachusetts

    It came and went @ Liquor World in Porter Square in a matter of hours as others have mentioned in another thread somewhere. This is the only spot I have actually heard about having BCBCS in the city, can't say for sure if I've seen any other posts about it popping up anywhere else in the state...

    ...not really a helpful post I realize and part of me thinks any place that was lucky enough to get a case or whatever of the coffee, kept it extremely under wraps, and the other part of me wonders if it actually hasn't shown up very many other places yet or they haven't put it out yet etc. Doesn't seem to make too much sense that one place would randomly have it and nowhere else would...sorry for the novel...

    ...as for Cherry I haven't heard anything at all.
     
  5. Archemedies

    Archemedies Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2011 Massachusetts

    Chances are by the time you find out it is somewhere it will already be gone by the time you get there.
     
  6. InfinityonTrial

    InfinityonTrial Crusader (487) Mar 31, 2012 Connecticut

    Someone told me they spoke with a GI rep at a tasting at Julio's the other night and they said eastern MA was getting screwed out of both. I don't know what the fuck happened, or if that's even set in stone, but that's what I've heard.
     
  7. ActonBrewer

    ActonBrewer Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2009 Massachusetts

    Apparently Julio's distributor didn't get any. That doesn't mean ALL of Eastern MA got shut out, just their distributor.
     
  8. Ataraxia

    Ataraxia Zealot (562) Sep 20, 2012 California
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    Well, I spoke to Upper Falls and Marty's in Newton, no dice. And last I heard from Blanchard's nothing either.
     
  9. InfinityonTrial

    InfinityonTrial Crusader (487) Mar 31, 2012 Connecticut

    Possibly, but it was the GI rep who said it, not just Julio's.
     
  10. BostonBrewins

    BostonBrewins Zealot (698) Jul 26, 2009 Massachusetts

    First Parabola, now this. We've been through this Founders too. When breweries expand to new markets and don't increase production the old markets suffer. So much for loyalty but I suppose it makes business sense. My friend who lives in Maine received both of these beers weeks ago.
     
  11. MasterCraft

    MasterCraft Initiate (0) Sep 2, 2012 Massachusetts

    Thanks for the info. That is really weird, I don't see how only one store got a case unless it were through less than legitimate channels, or like you said, other stores are holding theirs. I had heard MA got screwed out of Cherry, but I was/am hopeful we'd at least get Coffee.
     
  12. pjl44

    pjl44 Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2008 Massachusetts
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    I know Redstone got Coffee, so that's at least two stores.
     
  13. Ganglani

    Ganglani Initiate (0) May 6, 2009 Massachusetts

    Sorry, We did not get any coffee or Cherry Rye at Redstone...our distributor got shut out.
     
  14. pjl44

    pjl44 Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2008 Massachusetts
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    My bad...thought I saw you post it online. Maybe I confused it with a post from Liquor World.
     
  15. Jnorton00

    Jnorton00 Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2007 Massachusetts

    I don't think that GI rep really knew what she was talking about besides a few cutesy stories about the company. She was also putting the drinks back and seemed a bit drunk by the end.
     
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  16. Auror

    Auror Pooh-Bah (1,641) Jan 1, 2010 Massachusetts
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    I'm guessing the vintage line rep from description.
     
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  17. ActonBrewer

    ActonBrewer Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2009 Massachusetts

    Well I assumed that. I am trying to verify that it's the same rep I spoke to at my store. The real issue is what does she consider "Eastern MA" and which distributors got shut out. Sounds like there is a significant conflict of information.
     
  18. Jnorton00

    Jnorton00 Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2007 Massachusetts

    Ding Ding Ding!
     
  19. InfinityonTrial

    InfinityonTrial Crusader (487) Mar 31, 2012 Connecticut

    Well I mean I hope the info I was given was wrong. Granted I'm not even in MA so I already got my BCBCS lol. Still, I hate to see how MA has gotten screwed on so many releases this past half year.
     
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  20. Jnorton00

    Jnorton00 Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2007 Massachusetts

    We appreciate the sympathy!
     
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