Twin Cities Bottle Sightings (2021)

Maybe we'll finally get some Double Stack!

 

Remember when Darkness hitting stores was a thing? Yeah, that was today.

Costco's you best option cost-wise if they still have some. $16.99/bottle plus taxes and you don't need a membership to buy .

 

Not really on topic but don't feel like starting a new thread. Town Hall Brewery are doing 15 crowlers of Six Hour Tour a day. On Friday they lasted a couple of hours. I like it but would not want to drink a crowler of it. I also did not realize they don't have prefilled growlers anymore. I was wondering why the bartender kept pressuring me to make up my mind what I wanted in my two growlers then I realized they don't really do growlers anymore. So it is either buy a crowler or bring in a clean growler and wait for it to be filled.

 

I love Darkness but I haven't bought a bomber in years. I refuse to buy bombers. I'll wait for the Darkness variants in a smaller serving size or drink Darkness if I see it on tap.

 

Still a one-bottle nostalgia buy for me! Not like the old days when the wife & I would max out at 12 bottles per D-Day at the old brewery. Those were some great nights & awful mornings.

 

As of Sunday afternoon Casanova had Transient Buckley, Canuckley, & Kentuckley on the shelves. For a small upcharge, of course.

 

Even though I am nowhere near MN, I visit these threads from time to time for these type of nuggets of information. I didn't know these saw any distro. As far as I know, they aren't around in Ohio (maybe in the extreme north up by Toledo if so?), and haven't heard anything about them in Indiana. So, this is always good information to have.

 

How long has Maine Beer Co. been available in MN?

 

Good question. I just saw my first bottle ever yesterday & I am, you might say, a very frequent wanderer of liquor stores all over the Cities. I'd bet very recently.

 

Only saw 1 kind, 'Another One' an IPA. Grabbed a bottle, why not.

 

Lake Wine & Spirits just posted they have Another One and Lunch in stock.

 

Another One and Lunch in the cooler at TT Chan. Apparently it arrived there today.

 

And Lunch is delightful.

 

Might have to go for Another One...


Sorry

 

Any Sam Adams Utopias sightings? Usual spots in Eagan/Burnsville/Apple Valley are all sold out.

 

I think it’s long gone - nothing out here in Plymouth / Maple Grove. Princeton’s got one bottle and literally dozens of inquiries for it.

Hunt the Utopias World Wide Stout - I like it better than Utopias anyways.

 

Thanks, had no idea it would sell out so quickly at the price point. I like the regular WWS, so a Utopias version sounds great.

 

Track it down - $40 / 4pk and I’m on my 3rd 4pk. Incredible.

 

I picked up some Schell's Cave-Aged, Barrel-Aged Lager at TW Maple Grove today.

 

I know this is normally a shelf turd but has anybody seen Franziskaner Hefeweizen on the shelves? Haven't seen it in months in SE Minnesota nor Western Wisconsin. I know there are global supply chain issues for imports but it seems other hefe's (Paulaner, Hacker Pschorr, Weihenstephaner, etc.) are still accessible. Thanks in advance for any input.