Available Top 250s?

FBS, though technically a seasonal release, is so widely available in my area, that it's a shelf turd most of the year. It's still available all over the place in NYC and will be at least until the beginning of summer.

Meanwhile, samesies on the BCBS. There are cases and cases of it in Westchester County (though not cheap - at least $25 a 4-pack). I think I was still finding them on shelves last year shortly before the newest batch came out.

If anyone wants any I'd be happy to pick some up for trade.

 

Agree with the above. Also, the majority of FFF is (relatively) easy to find in Chicago, so I'd add Zombie Dust and Alpha King to the list. Zombie Dust goes pretty fast, though. Permanent Funeral isn't easy, but when they're shipping it, Chicago gets a good amount. Also, when it's in distribution, Furious and Abrasive aren't too hard to pick up (though obviously this isn't a year round thing).

Ironically, though, it's pretty hard to find any BCBS here at the moment.

 

Alesmith is easy to find in Vt? What store? I'm in Vt all the time

 

Even closer to you than VT, I see Alesmith (Speedway, IPA, etc) all the time around me outside Philly.

 

Why ask about VT when you're just a bridge away from NYC? I see tons of AleSmith on the Whole Foods shelves every time.

 

Probably very few unless I really search. But it simply isn't worth the trouble, the world is awash with great beer and it's quite possible I wouldn't enjoy the highly rated brews more than those which appear on the bar.

 

Where exactly are you in VA? Or better yet what store(s) did you find these? New guy in NoVA and seriously irked by lack of beer stores. I used to live by http://www.samsquikshop.com ....sigh

 

Guess it depends on where you are. I think Stone Enjoy by is nation wide

 

I live in Harrisonburg, VA. So probably not too terribly close.

 

Victory At Sea Coffee Vanilla Porter (#91) is pretty easily available where I am, at least I've never failed to see it on the shelf at my local store.

 

Damnitall

 

That's cool. I don't do too much beer buying in Philly, but I'll keep my eyes open

I live in NJ, but ski/ summer in VT on the weekends.

 

I wish FBS was a shelf turd around these parts

 

Not in WI, although I can get it in Minnesota and Illinois.

 

Heady Topper.

 

Anything Stone you can get fairly easily. The seasonal of course being seasonal. The highest I have had on the list is Hopslam, by pure luck. The stuff up towards the 200 range is going to be regional. Dogfish Head 90 min IPA is VERY easy to get for me in VA. They have a pretty wide distro on the East Coast. Same goes for Troegs Nugget Nectar. We are getting a lot of Jai Alai up here now as well.

 

I live in Woodbridge. Go to the Wegmans off I95. Awesome selection. Just about every beer in the top 250 I have had came from there. Hopslam, Jai Alai, Stone Imperial Russian and Enjoy By, Ithica Flower Power. Wegmans Rocks!

 

They made have made it 3 times already this year and 10 times last year. Thats more than 3 Floyds brews dreadnaught or Panzer wolf, 2 year round beers.