2017 New Glarus Thread

I didn't hear this from Dan or Deb but from my understanding this is what they told the distributor.

 

All three fruits or just the raspberry? Cheers!

 

I know I will buy more of all three if they are 12 oz.

 

Yes, as would I.

 

I made a trip to Wisconsin a little over a week ago and I noticed my normal stop was running low (relative to every other trip I've made) on big bottles of the fruit beers. I wonder if this has anything to do with all three of them converting to four packs? Anyone else notice a decline in 750s lately?

 

I think the release of Strawberry Rhubarb in thumprint format really opened up a new outlook for their fruit beers. Last time I was at the brewery the employee in the beer Depot told me the fruit beers would all be going to the four pack format. Hopefully this is true as I think it's a win win for consumers as well as New Glarus.

 

fruit beers in 4 packs is best case scenario.

i love every one of those beers, and I never ever ever evveeerrrr have an interest in drinking 750ml of any of them in 1 sitting.

12oz bottles make the magic happen!


if anyone sees me and my group at NG tomorrow (will be there around 8-9AM holla! I'll be wearing a Lil Beaver Brewery shirt.

 

I was told all of them. Seems to be the consensus everywhere.

 

I will drink them in whatever format they are in. However, for trading, the 750mL bottles were nice because it fits perfectly in the slot of a styro shipper.

 

For those who've been to the NG Vintage release last year. How long did it take for them to sell out? If I get there at noon or 1pm will it be too late?

 

I had a different experience in that only one of my stops had the 4 packs while the others had bombers. I was in Appleton so maybe it's location dependent

 

I should add that they were also very low on Raspberry Tart four packs.

 

We arrived around noon last year & they were still selling when we left sometime between 1 -2 PM. When they spread sales over three days it was a different story!

 

I wonder if the later start, GTMW and more exciting gueuze style will make tomorrow go more quickly, so much so that we're leaving central Iowa at 5 AM despite not having huge GTMW-eve ambitions beyond the FFG pre-party, some breakfast/lunch situation and JBC roasters. Been going every year for GTMW with my wife since 2010 save a couple years around birth of our daughter but she had to cancel last minute due to work but even more excited to share the experience with my dad.

 

Nope... it will not sell out before noon and will very likely be around late in to the day. Just like the past 8 releases, I will show up an hour or two after they open and have the bottles in hand within 5 minutes.

 

This will be my second year in a row arriving around 2 pm for this release. I didn't have an issue last year, but who knows. I kinda doubt it for Vintage '16. It mattered when Wild Peach and BBBB were released. I think the 2 days vs. 3 means more bottles per day. Maybe I am wrong, but I doubt they are reducing the bottle count.

 

To the two d-bags who almost came to blows last release, thank you for ending bottle shares at NG. No more shares on the patio.

Sure you could probably sneak some individual bottles in, but why further piss Dan and Deb off?

Parking lot still fair game it appears.

 

For the R&D releases, I swear I read on here somewhere it was cash only but looking through this thread I can't find that statement. Is that the case or can you use credit cards for the bottle purchases?

 

Assuming this release is handled the same way as the one in June, you should be good either way. From the June release: