Got a friend coming to wisconsin from baltimore MD, wondering what is available on the shelves that would be worth having her bring to Wisconsin (via suitcase.) Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
Union Old Pro Gose is great & should be easy to find. Double Duckpin might be hitting shelves soon, too.
Any particular styles? I'll double down on Old Pro and Double Duckpin. Underlooked, to me, is Welcome to Scoville. Uh. Flying Dog's The Truth is pretty delightful and I think that's DMV only. Stillwater Classique and Brontide are solid cans.
I just did a compare on Seekabrew of Wisconsin to Maryland. Do you have no access to the following? Stone, Uinta, Boulevard(the list must be out of date?), Firestone Walker, Schlafly, 21st Amendment?
We get uinta. Stone and blvd I can get pretty easily in Chicago. The others aren't readily available nearby though, thanks! Anything decent on the shelves by them?
Firestone Walker, 21st Amendment and Schlafly make some pretty good regular beers, particularly FW IPAs if they are reasonably fresh.
Second the Union recommendation, fresh Double Duckpin should hit shelves this week. Assuming you want to focus on cans since they travel better, Burley Oak's Awesome sauce is out in cans, and Brewer's Art and DC Brau have a variety of great beers in cans as well.
JMO but unless you want cans exclusively, have her bring back some Maine Beer Co. MO, Mean Old Tom, Zoe, Weez, King Titus, Peeper, and A Tiny Beautiful Something can be found regularly, Lunch and Another One with a little luck. I also second the Firestone Walker IPAs if you can get them with a recent date (you can often find Union Jack in cans). If you like Belgian beer, Allagash Curieux, Confluence, and White are easy to get right now. If you only want cans, I'd get Double Duckpin, Union Jack, and Old Pro.
