No Founders up here?

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  1. FoamInnovation

    FoamInnovation Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2013 Washington

    I moved to the tip of the Olympic Peninsula and have been all over experiencing the amazing beer we have here. However, I have yet to see a single bottle of Founders up here.

    Please, please tell me we can get this mastery of brewing up here.
     
    #1 FoamInnovation, Jun 30, 2015
  2. fsck

    fsck Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2013 Washington

    Soon enough you won't be missing it.
     
    #2 fsck, Jun 30, 2015
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  3. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Founders is not (yet) distributed in the NW. Every once in a while the odd keg will show up for a special event (there was a lot of Founders stuff floating around PDX during CBC), but that's about it.

    I think they just started distributing in California this past year, so it sounds as if they're slowly getting around to Oregon and Washington.

    I'm a big fan of Founders stuff as well, but to be honest, as fsck suggested, I really don't seem to miss their stuff all that much, given what's available here in the NW.

    Having lived on both coasts for an extended period of time, my experience is this:

    "NW beer will get you through periods of no Founders much more easily then Founders will get you through periods of no NW beer."
     
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  4. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Nice reference. And accurate too.
     
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  5. osubeav2003

    osubeav2003 Zealot (574) Nov 12, 2013 Oregon
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    I would agree, don't need their hoppy offerings. However, would like access to porters, stouts, etc.
     
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  6. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I wouldn't mind Nemesis showing it's head. Not enough places making Wheatwines.
     
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  7. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    I love Founders offerings but I recently passed on most knowing if I brought too much Midwest beer back I'd be too busy drinking it missing out on great local stuff. Nice change but that's all.
     
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  8. grainbillxs

    grainbillxs Devotee (310) Dec 22, 2004 Washington

    When I'm traveling and jonesing for a Reuben's Robust Porter (out of Seattle), Founders porter is a decent substitute.
     
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  9. sanford_and_son

    sanford_and_son Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2012 Washington

    I would not complain if I could regularly keep a 4 pack of Founders Breakfast Stout in my fridge, but their other equivalents of most of their other offerings can be found with ease around here. All Day IPA is a great session ale, but there are like 5 NW options that are just as good or better.
     
    #9 sanford_and_son, Jun 30, 2015
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  10. fsck

    fsck Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2013 Washington

    Reuben's also has an awesome breakfast stout but you don't see that around town most of the time let alone in 4 packs so I'll concede shelf coffee stouts.
     
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  11. HuskyinPDX

    HuskyinPDX Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2011 Washington

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  12. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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  13. Aleforme

    Aleforme Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2008 Washington

    Such a tease!

    I just want Two Hearted here. My brother in law in Detroit could then stop sending me my regular shipment.
     
    #13 Aleforme, Jul 2, 2015
  14. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    No Founders or Bells...or Russian River...no reason to live in the NW.
     
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  15. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    I think I like their imperial stout better than Breakfast...both are very, very good though. For all I joke about how NW beer sucks I do think we are lacking a bit on readily available canned/bottled dark beers...when you look at Founders lineup it does sort of put our entire selection to shame...i am struggling to think of anything I really love out here in the Stout/Porter/Imperilal Stout/Imperial Porter category other thank Darkstar, Grandfather Raven, and I just had Barley Browns Breakfast Stout and loved that but those three lose to what Founders alone has IMO...i must be forgetting a couple good ones from up here though...
     
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  16. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Not really... well, unless you include things like Suge Nite, BBomb, BA Don Vanuchi, BA Cavatica, etc.. The C&C variation of BBomb was probably about as good as any BA founders stout I've ever had, and I don't say that lightly.
     
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  17. sanford_and_son

    sanford_and_son Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2012 Washington

    Terminal Gravity bottles their Breakfast Porter, which is quite good. Not imperial or a stout so unfair to compare to Founders Breakfast Stout, but I dig it.
     
    #17 sanford_and_son, Jul 2, 2015
  18. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    You gave Obsidian a 4.12, how high are the Founders beers for you?
     
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  19. rab53

    rab53 Initiate (0) May 1, 2005 Washington
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    I just moved to the OlyPen after moving to WA two years ago. Still miss having access to Founders, despite the NW brews.
     
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  20. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    I do wonder why there aren't more stouts and porters up here. We certainly have the weather for them (present heatwave excepted). That said, here are some bottled/canned Oregon stouts & porters (including seasonals) which I'd say are tasty and easy to find:
    • Base Camp's S'more Stout (with or without the toasted marshmallow garnish they add at their taproom).
    • Laurelwood's Portland Roast Espresso Stout
    • Deschutes Obsidian Stout and Black Butte Porter (both terrific and easy to overlook)
    • Breakside Salted Caramel Stout
    • Caldera Mogli
    • Fort George Cavatica Stout
    • HUB Motherland Imperial Stout
    • Pelican Tsunami Stout
    Does Buoy bottle their Oatmeal Stout? (They should. It's delicious.)

    Finally, Block 15's Super Nebula is not easy to get, but I would stack it up against any BA stout in the country.
     
    #20 vurt, Jul 3, 2015
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