Abyss '13 (not PDX)

Was at Bier Stein in Eugene last night, and all they told me was that they got a lot and expected to have it around for months (just as they did last year). You can take that with how ever many grains of salt you want, but there it is. They also noted that they have kegs stored from 2010, 2011, 2012 and now 2013, and plan to do a vertical at some upcoming event later this winter.

So those who really want some Abyss and can't find any up in PDX and/or the Seattle area, maybe it woud be worth your while to make the short drive down to Eugene. Cheers!

 

Agreed. However, based on what I've read in this thread, it sounds like most places received between 2 and 5 cases in the PDX and Seattle area. I got the impression from the manager at Bier Stein that they received considerably more than that.

Actually, stuff at Bier Stein moves pretty quickly these days. Not as quickly as at Bottleworks or Belmont Station I'm guessing, but fast by Eugene and Bend standards. If you haven't been to the new place since they moved, they get a much better crowd now, and the staff are pretty knowledgeable and pro active when it comes to selling beer. For instance, when I stopped by yesterday, the manager greeted me, let me know they just got in some enjoy by and Abyss, and told me they were already down to their 6 last bottles of enjoy by (they only got a couple cases, unlike the Abyss). He was all set to grab some enjoy by out of the cold boxes (everything they sell is kept in the cold box now), if I had asked him to, as he felt they were about to run out (my guess it's all gone now). In the case of the Abyss, I could tell he felt there was no rush for me to buy any, though he did ask me if I'd gotten what I considered my allocation (which in fact, I had).

The manager at BS actually seemed pretty embarrassed by the amount of Abyss they received (he refused to tell me the exact amount), so I have a feeling that they received an extremely generous supply from Deschutes. That being said, of course you're right... I think every place in Eugene that carries Deschutes products has Abyss on the shelf right now.

 

No doubt, but I figured that the allocation from Deschutes would be based on that. For instance, assuming there are 500 stores wanting Abyss in PDX, then maybe allocate 1000 cases (with some stores just wanting or taking a case, and some stores like Belmont station or beermongers getting more than - let's say - the normal 2 case allocation), and if there are 100 stores in Eugene, then maybe allocate 200 cases. That's probably overly simplistic, but something like that is what I would have expected Deschutes to employ. Based on what I've been told over at BS, I'm assuming my asumption would be wrong. :-)

 

I'm with you on this. Part of the reason I've bought so many bottles over the years is so I can do vertical tastings. When I lived on the East Coast, it was a fun thing to do, and given the limited availability of Deschutes stuff, there was usually a lot interest as well. Now that I'm back out here, I'm not sure how much interest there's going to be in vertical tastings of Abyss at local bottle shares and tastings.

My GF asked me the other day when I was going to open some of the bottles I've been saving (as they go back to 2010), and after stopping and thinking about it, I couldn't come up with an answer.