Ballast Point this Summer

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  1. herman77

    herman77 Pooh-Bah (1,672) Jan 24, 2010 Minnesota
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    #1 herman77, Feb 28, 2013
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  2. KWMiles

    KWMiles Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2012 Minnesota

    Screw Avery, this is great news!
     
    #2 KWMiles, Feb 28, 2013
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  3. jera1350

    jera1350 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2007 Minnesota
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    Hell yes!
     
    #3 jera1350, Feb 28, 2013
  4. caskstrength

    caskstrength Zealot (705) Nov 26, 2008 Minnesota

    cans of sculpin in MN? oh boy.
     
    #4 caskstrength, Feb 28, 2013
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  5. Penguin3200

    Penguin3200 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2008 Minnesota

    I like Big Eye and Wahoo Wheat as well. And Dorado......yum!
     
    #5 Penguin3200, Feb 28, 2013
  6. sacrelicio

    sacrelicio Pooh-Bah (1,838) Feb 15, 2005 Minnesota
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    Awesome. Little known fact: they used to be in the state in limited quantities in the mid-late 00s. I was seeing old bombers at Zipps until at least 2010. Anyone else remember this (or know why they left)?
     
    #6 sacrelicio, Feb 28, 2013
  7. jera1350

    jera1350 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2007 Minnesota
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    ... and Victory at Sea!
     
    #7 jera1350, Feb 28, 2013
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  8. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Fresh Sculpin Is Sublime and Victory at Sea is exceptional
     
    #8 gatornation, Feb 28, 2013
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  9. Ungertaker

    Ungertaker Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2010 Minnesota

    I cannot wait for this to happen!
     
    #9 Ungertaker, Feb 28, 2013
  10. Ungertaker

    Ungertaker Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2010 Minnesota

    Ballast Point in MN > Avery in MN
     
    #10 Ungertaker, Feb 28, 2013
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  11. derekpk

    derekpk Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 Minnesota

    Haha. I work at Wirtz and they didn't tell us this yet and I hear it here first. Maybe they're going to announce it at our meeting tomorrow morning...
     
    #11 derekpk, Mar 1, 2013
  12. mjryan

    mjryan Pooh-Bah (1,571) Dec 22, 2007 Minnesota
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    I used to drink the shit outta their ipa and porter when they were here. Good stuff. Cans of Sculpin sounds awesome.
     
    #12 mjryan, Mar 1, 2013
  13. lonewolfcry

    lonewolfcry Pooh-Bah (1,994) Dec 7, 2007 Minnesota
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    :grinning: NICE!!!

    I just got a Victory at Sea from a trading partner today.
    I'm going to enjoy it that much better, now that I know more is coming soon.
    I was contemplating whether to save it or not - gonna drink it now & celebrate!
     
    #13 lonewolfcry, Mar 1, 2013
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  14. Beerbelly22

    Beerbelly22 Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2012 Minnesota

    The hype train has left the station. Climb aboard all MN BAs for an 18 month ride until you inevitably become infatuated with another brewery. Commence the catcalls from everyone for me being a "boob" towards a beer but 2 months ago everyone was lamenting the loss of Avery because of the Chisago acquisition. Now everyone gladly throws them under the bus for another "new" brewery despite the fact this brewery already once entered this market and left. Commense the "well they weren't ready and didn't have the right package at the time" speech. Spare us all. They shouldn't have entered the market then. Look I'm all for great beers but while Ballast>Avery now, 6 months from now Brewery X>Ballast. So let them enter the market but I'm sticking to my Summit, Steel Toe, Town Hall, & Surly because they are ready for this market and will not be pulling out anytime soon.
     
    #14 Beerbelly22, Mar 1, 2013
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  15. Douggo

    Douggo Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2009 Minnesota

    Okay.
     
    #15 Douggo, Mar 1, 2013
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  16. allouez86

    allouez86 Pundit (999) Jan 24, 2009 Wisconsin


    Sorry for ruining your day with news of good beer into our market :slight_frown:
     
    #16 allouez86, Mar 1, 2013
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  17. Beerbelly22

    Beerbelly22 Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2012 Minnesota

    Don't worry you haven't ruined my day. 6 pack of Schells in the fridge. I'll be ok:wink:. Everything must balance out. Some people celebrate great beers entering this market I just prefer to drink the great stuff being made here already. I'm not right & you're not wrong. Just different opinions. Good news is we're all enjoying some good beers.
     
    #17 Beerbelly22, Mar 1, 2013
  18. allouez86

    allouez86 Pundit (999) Jan 24, 2009 Wisconsin

    It's ok, I love Avery but look forward to some new beer that has a lot of good mojo behind it. We've got great breweries that will be staples in the region and lots that will come and go so we might as well enjoy them all as much as we can. Cheers!
     
    #18 allouez86, Mar 1, 2013
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  19. pmccallum86

    pmccallum86 Savant (1,107) Apr 7, 2009 Minnesota

    Somewhat insightful, but mostly ignorant. It's not one or the other, you can have it both ways. Heck, you could even drink Size 7 and Sculpin back to back!
     
    #19 pmccallum86, Mar 1, 2013
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  20. will1256

    will1256 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2010 Minnesota

    I'm going to go ahead and be happy that I can have Sculpin whenever i want. Hopefully this doesn't make me a total douchebag.
     
    #20 will1256, Mar 1, 2013
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