I missed this some how Jack. No, but I wouldn't mind the practice leading up to the competition! Looks like a fun time!
@FRANKHAZE how does this compare to the German Doppelbocks? Getting into a wonderful BA Doppelbock from @jzeilinger , thanks J! Wow what a unique brew, an American brewed Doppelbock with a caramel-pecan-chocolate candy, that is Barrel aged! The rye barrels balance just enough to leave a Doppelbock appropriate level of sweetness. I was very intrigued going in and have to say the Warped WIng Brewing team killed the blending job, outstanding! Rated 4.29 Cheers! Tom
I recognize that Genny Spring Bock is not a ‘classic’ bock beer but it has arrived to my local Wegmans supermarket (the first sign of spring?). I have read where some beer authors would characterize Genny Spring Bock as being an American Bock. From my perspective it is an AAAL (American Amber Adjunct Lager) beer. Not a top shelf/premium product but it is in the running for the ‘best beer for the buck’ award for me. I have not purchased this year’s version of Genny Spring Bock yet, but below is a photo from a can of last year’s 12-pack purchase. Cheers to ‘bang for the bock’ beers! P.S. If I were to take a photo right now of that beer there would be lots of snow on the ground in the backround.
Busy beer weekend for me. It culminated with these four. Samichlaus Classic | Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg | BeerAdvocate Salvator | Paulaner Brauerei | BeerAdvocate Celebrator | Ayinger Privatbrauerei | BeerAdvocate
I just ordered some of the following for my beer wall: Plank Heller Weizenbock, and Dunkel Weizenbock, as well as the Ettal Curator cans. I also ordered the Aecht Schlenkerla Lentbeer/Fastenbier, and Einbecker Mai-Ur-Bock, to will spring into existence, and replace this winter hellscape we're in, in upstate NY. And I'll try to get the Ramstein Maibock once it becomes available. I've been having some trouble getting their stuff to show up at their distributor, though.
Different sense for "distributor". NY has historically had beer "distributors" that were primarily beer and soda retailers, usually looking like a small warehouse. Now, at least downstate, these are typically called "Beverage Mart", or similar. If you're a reliable customer and have a responsive owner/manager, they can bring in items that you're interested in. In the 80s my go-to beer store owner in Yaphank would drive 60 miles to pick up items that weren't be available through a local distributor. (at the time brands Kulmbacher, Yuengling, Cornell Soda). When I personally asked him for Lord Chesterfield, he started stocking it and other Yuengling products. He picked it up at the same wholesaler that distributed Kulmbacher brands.
Oh, yeah, I'm a beer buyer, and I order stuff from B.United to sell on my beer walls, which I'm very excited about.
So far people have been surprised to find it on the wall here! I'm glad people get to enjoy such a cool import. Might be worth reaching out to B.United and seeing if they know of any importers bringing it to your parts of the country.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I have the Schneider Weisse Aventinus on my wall and so far, only 1 person has gone for a pack. Even though it's probably one of the highest regarded 'bock beers in the world, I don't think people really recognize it here in upstate NY.
How are your prices? Schneider beers have really risen around here and they don't have clear bottling dates -- dubious purchase for me anymore.
A funny discovery -- my local big retailer shows all of the same Plank beers you mentioned on their website... but unavailable at any location in the area. Maybe they've been added to the database in anticipation of their availability?
I'm selling it as a 16oz 4-pack, for 19.49 right now. We're a pretty upscale 'healthfood' store though and I'm pretty locked into having certain margins by management. They might have it available from the distributor, but the buyer is not bringing it in. Might be worth asking for the buyer at the store and see if they're able to. What also happens sometimes is that it might've been available at some point or be available in different regions from the same distributor, and it gets added automatically into the database (for all stores), even though it wouldn't ever physically be available in the particular location you visit. When I do my orders here in upstate NY, bigger distributors often have the same beers available, but they're only allowed to sell it in specific counties or parts of the state. It becomes a little bit of a guessing game sometimes. I've had reps refuse items and explicitly tell me to order it at another distributor.
I was able to finally get my hands on Wayfinder Funeral Bock recently. I dont see many bocks being produced locally or even available at craft stores. With that being said, I didn't know exactly what to expect. It was outstanding and lived up to the #1 ranked Bock status on BA.
Could be, but this retailer has almost 50 stores in the northeast Illinois region and not one has any of the beers. I suppose it could be a victim of the glut of labels and no shelf space.
