Regionally distributed beers in the next state from you

I'm in the same boat as you I live in Maryland and go to pa once a month to grab the same brands as you. I also have found hop butcher beers in York and Lancaster. The only beer brand outside of local stuff I get in Maryland on the regular is von trapp. I also go to Virginia whenever a new schilling beer is available and now they have regular distro of jack's abby so i'll be getting some ray catcher once it makes its way down there. I feel like I hit the jack pot this week I found a place that has fresh mini kegs of rothaus in Maryland. I have never found anything worth traveling to Delaware or West Virginia for.

 

I used to go to NY a lot visiting family and friends and occasionally PA. I would get Bells, but now it’s in NJ. There were some other things, but wow, can’t think of any other brands anymore.

The one thing that I’m still jealous of now is that NY and PA have all these breweries that ship there and NJ doesn’t.

 

New Glarus in Wisconsin.

 

The main one for me years ago used to be Deschutes, Philly would get most of their stuff and NJ none. Now they distribute here which is nice.

 

I do it on a local level. Many small breweries get distributed to a few shops in the Denver area but not ALL of the shops in the metro area. As a result I find myself driving all over denver for different beers that aren't available in my neighborhood bottle shops.

 

After moving from Louisiana to Texas, I was happy to see both NOLA Brewing and Abita still available here. Strangely however no Parish in Austin which is my favorite Louisiana brewery -- I know it's distributed to some parts of TX and other parts of the US, but not here unfortunately.

 

It used to be 3 Floyds when traveling to northern Indiana, but they found their way to Michigan last year. Now it's just Fat Heads when I visit family in Ohio. Sometimes Columbus Brewing too. And if I'm in a good store I'll check out the German import section too.

 

Odd to see all the ZD and GBH rotting away on shelves at 3-9 months old now isn’t it? When we just got their distribution at the beginning of last year, I wouldn’t have expected the desire to fade so quickly. Or, maybe the market was just flooded that fast? Cheers.

 

Troeg's goes to Mass. and not RI. If I want Nugget Nectar I have to make arduous 7 mile expedition north.

 

I travel to Delaware a few times a year to visit Total Wine & More (none of these stores in PA) to stock up on wine. I do walk through the beer section, mostly for fun. The prices there are good (plus no sales tax) but you really have to be conscientious about checking the dates (which is also true at my local beer retailers). Sometimes I buy beer there and sometimes not; the availability of beer brands is not better than what we get in PA.

As regards the other neighboring state of NJ, in the past I would make it a point to seek out and purchase Carton beers but I can now find Carton at my local Retail Beer Distributor but I don't buy them because of the high prices.

One of my preferred neighboring state brewed beers is Fat Heads which I can purchase at my local beer retailers.

Cheers!

 

I have witnessed this phenomena at my local beer retailers (you could add WeldWerks to the list). When they first showed up (with high prices) folks would buy them (for ticking purposes I presume) and then they would just sit and get old. FWIW I think this is an artifact of the strong "Drink Local" movement of some (many?) craft beer consumers.

Cheers!

 

Ain't that the Truth!

Cheers

 

This. And Zombie Dust.

 

Prairie beers are available at my local beer retailers. The below list is from my local Retail Beer Distributor:

Prairie 4th Annv 16.9oz Bt Sng 16 Oz. Btl/Can Single 11

Prairie BA Weekend 12oz Bt Sng 12 Oz. Btl/Can Single 14

Prairie Bday Bomb 12oz Btl Sng 12 Oz. Btl/Can Single 9.5

Prairie Bible Belt 12oz B Sng 12 Oz. Btl/Can Single 9.5

Prairie Bomb 1/6 bbl 1/6 Keg 259

Prairie Bomb 12/12oz Btl 12 Pack 12oz Bottles 100.99

Prairie Hulk Hands 12oz Cn 4P 6 Pack 12 Oz. Cans 12.99

Prairie Key Lime 12oz C4P 4 Pack 12 Oz. Cans 12.99

Prairie Merica 12oz Can 4PK 4 Pack 12 Oz. Cans 12.99

Prairie Mocha Noir 12oz Bt Sng 12 Oz. Btl/Can Single 14

Prairie Noir 12oz Btl Sng 12 Oz. Btl/Can Single 14

Prairie Paradise 12oz Can Sng 12 Oz. Btl/Can Single 9.5

Prairie Pineapple Ups 12oz C4P 4 Pack 12 Oz. Cans 12.99

Prairie Pnt Btr Bomb 12oz BSng 12 Oz. Btl/Can Single 14

Prairie Punch 12oz C4P 4 Pack 12 Oz. Cans 12.99

Prairie Snicker Noir 12oz BSng 12 Oz. Btl/Can Single 14

Prairie Weekend 12oz Bt Sng 12 Oz. Btl/Can Single 9.5

Prairie X-mas Bomb 12oz B Sng 12 Oz. Btl/Can Single 9.

I have yet to buy/drink a Prarie beer since they are too pricey for me.

Cheers!

 

This. I would love to try a *Bomb... think the only thing I've ever tried from them is Phantasmagoria, a (cheaper) IPA

 

In the past my local Retail Beer Distributor had some Schilling beers on the shelf (I have not seen them since; a one time drop?).

I purchased a four-pack/16 ounce cans of Alexandr and discussed it in a side-by-side in a NBW thread:

https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-beer-weekend-38.657313/#post-7229300

Cheers!