Westy's, Wegmans, and Nugget Nectar

Jeez. They wanted to get it out to all of there accounts as quickly as possible and like it or not Wegmans is one of their biggest customers. Troegs still has plenty in the tanks just waiting to go into the bottle, I am sure Westy's will be getting more cases when the second round goes out soon. If you want a case that bad just drive down to the brewery and get one.

 

None at Wegmans in Collegeville.

 

Has anyone checked Malvern?

 

Yeah, what's up w/ Collegeville Wegmans?

That pub should be on a beach next to an ocean of orange by now.

 

I never saw Hopslam at Wegmans this year... Maybe I totally missed it, but I'm in the Collegeville location once a week just to browse as I drive past it coming home from work. Last year when I asked if they were getting it, they didn't know what I was talking about.

Honestly, I've noticed Wegmans (collegeville specifically) getting fewer 'specialty' releases and sticking to just the basic seasonals.

 

I got mine there on Thursday.

 

I wish that some of you would do your homework before bashing someone. Too often that is the case here (not with everyone). You speak, while only assuming you are right. Bashing or praising the wrong person or establishment, seems to be the rule with a lot of you.

Do a little research (and that does not mean asking the drinking budy you are with at the time), or get into the business yourself.

You need to bash, or praise, Wilsbach Distirbutors, Inc. That is who Troegs has contracted with to distribute their products in Central PA. They are the entity responsible for getting Troegs beer out in Cumberland County. And they do a good job of allocating their products accordingly. Also, just in case you are not sure where Westy's or Wegman's in Mechanicsburg is, they are both in Cumberland County.

Do a little reasearch. Give George his praise for bringing so many great beers to Central Pa., and don't bash him without understandeing the system correctly. Not to add work to George's day, give him a call if you have a question, if he is not available, you can always call me or my wife....Cisco and Nikki, Brass Rail Beverage and Deli.

 

I had the same reaction to the OP. Whats the problem?

 

Westy's is the largest volume craft retailer in Central Pennsylvania. Simply put, Westy's often receives the largest allocation of specialty craft beer in the market but always sells out first. In this case again, this is what happened.

In the case of Nugget Nectar, Troegs is distributed in the market by Wilsbach (A-B) and the amount of beer Westy's retail receives is determined by their company, not Westy's.

Everyone always wants to get bent out of shape and claim there's some sort of conspiracy when it comes to limited or seasonal beers. There's really no conspiracy. Demand simply exceeds supply....retailers receive an allocation of product and deal with what their given. In our case as a wholesaler (for Bells), we cannot hoard beer for our own retail shop, we have to distribute the beer the best we can to the accounts in our network as outlined in our contract with Bell's Brewing.

We appreciate your support and we think very highly of the other great craft accounts in the market.

If you feel a need to bash me or our business, I support your right to do so.

Your Friend and Fellow BA (Since 2002),

George *Westy's*

 

Did I read this correctly, because that sounds like it couldn't possibly be true.

 

You can bring the best beers in the world to the market, bust your ass 15 hours a day for years and years, and yet people will always second guess you and act like you're Satan. When I retire from the beer business, I hope people remember me not as the one who made a significant contribution to the community bringing breweries like 21st Amendment, Abita, Allentown Brewworks, Ballast Point, Blue Point, Brooklyn, Butternuts, Clipper City, Dogfish Head, Duck Rabbit, Erie, Harpoon, Lancaster, Oskar Blues, Sly Fox, Stone, Terrapin, Weyerbacher to the market but rathher as the guy that ALLEGEDLY kept you from buying a case of limited release beer on a Saturday at Westy's.

 

Ah...yeah, OP should never post on this site again. BOOM

 

Oh, it's true. Of course, you can't BUY a case at Wegmans (without making multiple purchases of 2x6 packs). But I happened to go in the weekend that it was released, apparently, because there were chest-height displays of full cases. $19 or $20 per six pack - enough to make me say "no thanks" and get some other brews instead. I ended up buying a single at Al's - and glad I did. I can't understand why this beer is talked about like it's the nectar of the gods. Delicious? Yes, it was great. But not that great.

 

Just so the op knows, the brewery is completely out of cases of NN at this time as well. Perhaps a thread bashing them for something they can't control is needed too.

Westy's, and more specifically George, is one of the hardest working distributors and appreciative retailers I've ever come in contact with. They bust their ass to bring great beer into this part of Pennsylvania, god forbid they sell out of their allotment of a certain beer.

 

I'm glad a distributor is distributing the beer.

 

I'm surprised, only because around here even if they had that much hopslam, it would have been purchased within a day or two.

 

I haven't had it in a few years and I am going to give it another shot but the first time I had it, this was my feelings as well.