Blackrocks

I believe Rochette's should have it, there's only a few stores in town. But first, hit up Paddle Hard Brewing for a solid time!

 

Was wondering how long it would take for people to really discover this brewery. My #3 behind Bell's and Founders. Great beers and got to meet the owners at Winterfest and they were super cool dudes. Haven't seen the Presque Ale or Hiawatha Wheat in GR so maybe just for up north.

 

Do they distribute anywhere around the Porcupine Mountains? I'll be up that way in August. I didn't have much luck finding a decent beer store the last time we were in the western UP.

 

I like the brewery and the beers they are doing...Unfortunately not a big fan of 51k....The coconut brown is great!

 

That place looks cool. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check them out.
You would think they would get a crowler station so you can take their beers canoeing

 

Not sure anyone in Michigan does crowlers right now. Either way, grab a growler and a cup for canoeing!

 

Bfd does. Started this spring.

 

Dude, presque is awesome. Going back to get more.

 

I was just at Griffin Claw last night and they do Crowlers as well. Ya learn something new everyday!

 

Where can I find this presque ale downstate or around the traverse city area right now?

 

Doing the Ore to Shore-Soft Rock this year, can't wait to hit Blackrocks. Apparently, Marquette rocks!

 

Picked up 51K for the first time a few weeks back and it was outstanding. Awesome switch up from the plethora of Centennial focused Michigan IPAs.

The 6-pack I bought had a price tag like sticker on it with '147'. Assumed that was the Julian code for the day of the year.

 

I was told that the 147 would be the batch number

 

It's been flying off the shelves so quickly around here that I don't think you need to worry about a canning date. Stores in Ann Arbor can't seem to keep it in stock for more than a few days after each shipment.

 

Can anyone confirm this possible Julian date sticker?

 

I'm pretty sure @Slay40 is right, it's a batch number, not a canning date.

I've been buying this for several months now, and have watched that number slowly creep up from 130 or so to 154 (six pack I just bought today,) which seems more consistent with a batch number, otherwise all the shipments I've seen were canned in a ~3 week period.

 

51K has been sitting on the shelf at my locals since last fall.

I tried some again recently and feel it's either really old or I just don't care for it at all. No canning dates grrrr....

Everyone seems to really dig it but it just tastes like a malt bomb to me.

 

Sounds like it must be old. Everything I've had has tasted fresh, and I suspect that's because it was.

Do you know the batch number of the stuff at your locals?