I need info from someone who knows how distributing works.

Could be any thing. Some breweries won't ship until you order enough to fill a 53 footer so you go weeks out of stock at times. Could be a beef with the distributor. Could be fff is giving priority to other distributors.

 

Where are you getting your FFF from in KY? Beer House is the FFF distributor in my area (Lexington) but I wouldn't be surprised if they're playing favorites, like most any distributor.

 

Trying to solve FFF's distribution and supply problems is like trying to come up with the cure for cancer.

No one can really get FFF on any sort of constant basis. My shop is only 45 minutes from the brewery and I get offered a case, maybe 2 cases of FFF every other week. I just got Gumballhead for the first time in like 6 months. You basically just learn to deal with it. They have 100x more demand than supply so there will always be shortages.

 

Not sure about the history of these beers. I can tell you what might have happened. This brewery may have opened another state or two and may be having trouble keeping up with brewing. This happened to Dogfish in the Northeast about 18 months ago. The owner of Dogfish had that T.V show out and opened a lot more states but could not keep up with demand. The states that supported him before the T.V show suffered because shelves all over Ct were out of his beer. I also heard it happened in Mass and R.I. This is just a thought but again I don't know anything about that brewery. We don't have it in Ct. Cheers

 

I live 90 minutes from FFF, I dont get a steady supply of FFF unless I drive up there. Its how they roll.

 

I work for a distributor (in NYC) and that could be it, especially if they aren't the biggest in the area. Like BeastLU said, it could be beef and priority is a possibility.

Keep on asking and if your shop keeps pressing the distributor you'll get your FFF back.

 

Could be your distributor is lying to you.

Could be your distributor only sells the product to your store, and your store doesn't sell enough to warrant ordering another shipment until other local stores inquire about it.

Could be a problem on FFF's end, such as sending it elsewhere, brewing problems, etc.

Could be that FFF doesn't view WV as a pressing need to send crafts, since it isn't a major market. When they have extra to go around, you get sent some. But keeping the neighboring states happy is most likely their preference.

As a beer buyer for a major store, I didn't know these problems happened until they happened. And they happen quite frequently.

 

This is kinda how cigar city operates in Virginia.

 

Maybe the distributor burnt down.

 

I order for a store in Indiana, I always tell my customers I work off of 3 floyds schedule, I always take whatever they give me. They are very random .

 

Welcome to the world of FFF

 

Thank you! I needed a belly laugh.

 

I'm in Indiana 3 hours away and I have never seen Zombie Dust in bottles. An occassional keg but never 6ers.

 

BeerHouse is the distributor in Kentucky. And they do get three Floyd's on a monthly basis. How much is the big issue. On premise comes first, big box second and the rest of us after that. They might be forgoing rtb to send the more limited seasonals. Bohemoth and rye da tiger just hit.

 

Think of how the other 3/4+ of US citizens feel. We don't get any, at all, not even seasonals.

 

There isn't enough Three Floyds anywhere. Welcome to the show.