PNW Stouts

I've lived in states that have been worse. The NE Portland Costco is my usual stop, but I've heard Tigard can have a better selection. Basically they have probably 20 or so bombers, but it seems like over half of them never change. There's usually at least 1 interesting bottle (Velvet Merkin, something from Cascade, etc.). I only go to Costco once every couple months so if they get more limited stuff that sells within a few days, I would likely never see it. I'd say the NE Costco has a better wine selection than beer. I've seen pictures of insane Costco beer selections in some of the California Costcos and it's nothing like that.

The bomber selection is primarily Portland/Oregon breweries, which is nice. I don't really go to Costco specifically to buy beer, but I always manage to find a few things to throw in the cart along with 15 pounds of cheese and enough mayo to kill a horse.

edit: sounds like the Portland experience is pretty similar to @sharpski's Bend experience

 

Most of my Costco visits yield nothing special, either. An hour ago though, I was near the end of the beer aisle expecting a fruitless visit, until I saw a single case of Fremont Head Full of Dynamite (canned a week and a half ago). I got two four-packs at $11.69 each, leaving some for others, and hopefully leaving with a little beer karma, as some beer nerd must've just earned himself by not swiping up the rest of it and saving some for me.

 

That is not how you Shitlord!!!!!

 

Looks like this year's MOAS (and much more) will be available at Belmont Station in Portland during their Pelican Black Friday Bash:

Draft list will include:

Stormwatcher's - Winterfest Barley Wine (2012)

Stormwatcher's - Winterfest Barley Wine (2013)

Mother of All Storms - Bourbon Barrel-aged Barley Wine (2014)

Mother of All Storms - Bourbon Barrel-aged Barley Wine (2016)

Mother of All Storms - Bourbon Barrel-aged Barley Wine (2018)

Bad Santa - Cascadian Dark Ale

The fun continues.
Pelican opened their vault for us to raid and we scored some great vintage bottles for you. Listed below is what we will have for sale in the bottleshop to-go.

Vintage Bottles for Sale:

Mother of All Storms (2012)

Mother of All Storms (2014)

Mother of All Storms (2015)

Mother of All Storms (2016)

Mother of All Storms (2017)

(From their Facebook event page)

 

Trap Door interiority Imperial Stout aged in Westward Whiskey and Rum Barrels is quite good.

 

Jesus

 

Yeah. I know.

 

Not sure if has been mentioned, but at least out here in Spokaloo, the selection of beers at Winco has gotten pretty interesting lately. The wife in her last couple visits has been coming back with each of the Spice Wars variants

 

Spice WaRS at Winco ??? Hahaha....... i feel like this is a "jumping the shark" moment for craft beer

 

Or, just another sign that good beer is now the norm, and we should expect to see it everywhere.

 

Do you recall how much they were?

 

$19.48 the wife tells me. That's why she got a couple of each

 

So you think it's a bad thing that such a beer is available at Winco?

I don't.

Then again, I shop at Winco every week.

 

Close enough in my book for PNW...enjoying a big bad Baptist release #69 (bottled on 8/6/16)

 

Dude at my work showed me a photo of a Winco in Vancouver that had Abyss for $14.88 a bottle.

 

Woodstock new seasons

Abyss $14.88
Dark star & variants $18.00

 

Can confirm. Outstanding deals.

 

Was at Belmont on Friday and they had a vertical of Abyss from 2008-2014, along with the 2018. Was tempted, but the old versions were $30 a piece and I still had a Great Notion can release to attend the next day.