Abyss

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  1. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    I went to the WF near me yesterday in search of High Westified. No luck, but there were CCBOMB bottles on the shelf, so I didn't leave empty-handed.
     
    #321 vurt, Dec 23, 2016
  2. JasonJYoung

    JasonJYoung Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2015 Washington
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    Saw it at Brigids Bottleshop near the waterfront in Edmonds, WA today and The Beer Authority up in Lake City. Not gonna lie, I passed on this one until hearing some feedback.
     
    #322 JasonJYoung, Dec 23, 2016
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  3. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Had similar luck at MacAdams Zupan today, and am now in a much better mood. Was starting to get more than a bit worried and concerned.

    Am pretty certain it's only a matter of time before I find bottles of Hi-Westy and Abyss variants.
     
    #323 John_M, Dec 23, 2016
  4. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    After striking out at my local New Seasons tonight, I'm not sure. The beer guy I talked to said they got their shipment of High Westified last Friday and their allotment flew off the shelves by Tuesday. He said people were "buying cases." Given the quality and price point, I'm not surprised.

    Also: This New Seasons had BBomb. I'm starting to wonder if High Westy has turned into a decoy for Fremont...
     
    #324 vurt, Dec 23, 2016
  5. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    I feel as if I may have seriously misjudged the demand for the Hi-Westy 6 packs. When it was in bomber format, I generally had no problem finding it, and I've found it on draft quite often. I don't want to say I took it for granted, but it wasn't a beer I ever worried about being able to obtain. Granted, the current 6 pack format is an amazing deal, but I remember thinking "who in the world is going to buy cases of a beer with this kind of abv." My assumption that the answer would be "not many," was clearly wrong.
     
    #325 John_M, Dec 23, 2016
  6. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    As of yesterday morning, there were copious amounts of this year's Abyss and both variants at the Burnside Zupan's. (And regular B-Bomb too.)
     
    #326 vurt, Dec 28, 2016
  7. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Good to know.

    Seems like distribution is all over the map this year. I was at the Lake Oswego Zupans last night, and the beer guy there said he didn't expect to receive any at all (though they had plenty of CCBBOMB). I'll check the one on MacAdam's as well (the last couple of days they had the regular Abyss, but no variants), and will then give John's a call, but otherwise will check the Burnside store I guess. Hard to believe there's no place close to home that has any.
     
    #327 John_M, Dec 28, 2016
  8. shnsajax

    shnsajax Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2013 Idaho

    I thought the same thing about Waldo's yet it was gone almost instantly. Would have been better off buying a case initially.
     
    #328 shnsajax, Dec 28, 2016
  9. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Was able to find some at John's today. Standard $25 price. Not sure if there is any limit on bottle purchases (I know there was none on the regular Abyss, and they had stacks of it).
     
    #329 John_M, Dec 28, 2016
  10. dphi

    dphi Zealot (534) Apr 14, 2013 Oregon

    Thanks for the CCBomb tip, picked up a bottle along with a bottle of regular BBomb. Interestingly, CC was $1.50 cheaper.
     
    #330 dphi, Dec 28, 2016
  11. Erik-P

    Erik-P Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2013 Canada (BC)

    Tw interbay got in abyss plus scotch and brandy variants today.
     
    #331 Erik-P, Dec 28, 2016
  12. NathanA

    NathanA Initiate (0) Sep 26, 2015 Idaho

    ?!?!

    -- Nathan
     
    #332 NathanA, Dec 28, 2016
  13. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    It was the same over at the MacAdam's Zupan. I'm assuming they have it mispriced in their central data bank (so maybe last year's price?). As a result, I convinced myself I needed two more bottles last night. :-)
     
    #333 John_M, Dec 29, 2016
  14. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Noticed the same here at multiple places ($1 difference at the places I saw) and concluded it was a lower price from the distributor rather than store pricing error, but it's perplexing whether due to distributor(s) or multiple retailers.
     
    #334 sharpski, Dec 29, 2016
  15. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    Not so at Lynnwood TW. Saw two month old Lagunitas Born Yesterday though. Sad. Looked for it when it would have been fresh. Passed on it this time though. Hope they have to eat it.
     
    #335 NWer, Dec 29, 2016
  16. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    That beer at a month old definitely wasn't the same, but it was still a 4 star beer. Was really surprised at its relative longevity. I'd still pay ~ $6/6pk for it.
     
    #336 sharpski, Dec 30, 2016
  17. Erik-P

    Erik-P Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2013 Canada (BC)

    yea were a bunch of fresh hops still on the shelf too.. my guess is they let em sit there till someone thinks it looks interesting? not sure if theres any official policy..
     
    #337 Erik-P, Dec 30, 2016
  18. NathanA

    NathanA Initiate (0) Sep 26, 2015 Idaho

    The North Spokane TW still has a crap-ton of Cowiche bombers. Makes me sad that these did not find a home sooner. :slight_frown:

    I still have 2-3 cans of Cowiche left myself, as well as 1 each of F2F Citra and Mosaic, and like sharpski was with BY, I cracked open an F2F Citra about a week ago and was shocked at how good it was still. Probably had something to do with the fact that it was a can stored in a garage at near-freezing temps. :wink: But I can't imagine those Cowiche bombers have fared well in daylight & room temp over the course of 3 months...

    -- Nathan
     
    #338 NathanA, Dec 30, 2016
  19. Robomunky

    Robomunky Initiate (0) May 14, 2015 Washington
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    Found all 3 versions of Abyss at Northgate TW around 10:30 Friday morning.
     
    #339 Robomunky, Dec 30, 2016
  20. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    Tacoma Peaks & Pints & Metropolitan Market have Abyss.
     
    #340 NWer, Dec 31, 2016
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