CW 16 on shelves?

They didn't those are being sold illegally I believe it was 15$ at the brewery.

 

It was still available a few weeks back at the brewery for $15; not sure on today's status.

 

I've heard of them being sold by a liquor store in the Dells. Where have you seen them?

 

Do you mean 16 or 15? Because I can confirm that 15 was sold for $25 from a store in the Dells. The store claimed they got a case accidentally (although from what my friend who didn't have enough money to buy it all up said it was actually 24 bottles, it was all gone by the time I got there a couple hours later) but CW claims that's not possible. Even with all the shenanigans and people leaving with 17 bottles of fifteen I was inclined to believe the store.

I'm guessing this is the same store, which either means CW made the same mistake twice, or this store is selling illegally at a weirdly low markup (for fifteen at least).

 

By heard, I mean read...

triplehops post(not viewable on BA app) http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/33397/?view=ratings

Blake A's post http://m.yelp.com/biz/liquor-central-lake-delton

If what you say is true, this has happened 2 years in a row and CW might want to investigate. I can't believe that they would make the same mistake twice. As much as I would love to find it in the store, I'm not a fan of price gouging.

 

Liquor Central had CW 16 for $25 a bottle. Highly doubt they got it accidently. Probably got it at the brewery and brought it back with intention of marking it up and selling it to Illinisians.

 

Liquor Central is the store who sold fifteen last year (I did let CW know last year, mainly because I was pissed that I drove as fast as I could after work but someone else cleared the shelf before I got there...dude should've left at least one for the next guy.), so this is two years in a row. This year it's less surprising since it wouldn't have been as hard to buy it up and resell it, but last year means they were one of the many "VIPs" who went through the line multiple times and cheated the system, screwing tons of other people out of getting it.

I really believed the store last year when they told me CW sent them the case since I found it hard to believe that there could've been yet another person abusing the system and getting that many bottles...I'm an idiot

 

Just bought 2 bottles at the brewery on Friday, they seemed to have plenty left in the cooler! Head out there and buy them for 15$ instead of $25.

 

If you see it illegally (or even suspect so) on a shelf, I'd encourage you to take a photo and email it to the local PD & Town Clerk. This crap burns all of us in the long run.

So for example: [email protected]

 

Just a thought here, but before "calling the cops" and bad mouthing a stor, Did anyone check with brewery and more so Anello himself. CW said they made a pile of 16 and if it is still at the brewery, they may have released it to some stores. NG did the same thing with Golden Ale a few years back.

 

Since there is still a lot at the brewery, if anyone nearby is interested in Chicago area stuff and is willing to pick a couple up, let me know.

 

Agreed, but assuming the comments above are correct, and the stores are selling things they shouldn't be, I'd love to see the store get taken down.

And if someone jumps the gun and reports a store selling legitimately, worst case scenario is a store owner has to show an invoice to someone from the town.

 

A week ago Monday this place still had 16 for sale. Maybe I need to find a new shop to stop at between Milwaukee and Minneapolis to get my NG fix? They always seem to have whatever thumbprint I'm looking for along with some FFF, but their prices are a bit higher.

Any good shops right off of 90/94? - yes I know of the ones in Hudson, but us MN folks clean them out quickly

 

Similar to this post, if there is a good deal of 16 still available at the brewery, I would love to make some kind of deal with someone local willing to make a trade. Cheers!

 

Pretty sure that shop does brewery runs on their own for a lot of stuff. There is no way that they should have had the FFF and TG stock they had when I was up there in March. With that being said... I don't really want to see them get taken down because the owner is just a huge fan of craft beer and really isn't "gouging"... I think buying the bottles of CW 15 or 16 for an extra $10 to save the trip to Amherst, or a bottle of Rich Life or other FFF offerings they had for a few extra bucks instead of a trip to Munster is worth it. I paid $8.99 for Sue there and thought it was a lil steep but now Three Cellars in Franklin gets it and sells it at the same price. Maybe they got all this stuff legitimately, I doubt it, but if someone is willing to risk the legal ramifications of defying the stupid distributor laws the consumer can /sort of/ win.

 

With an 8 bottle limit like CW has, it's an $80 difference, not just $10. For that and the principle of it, I will drive an extra hour to Amherst. Again.

 

I can't speak for all the FFFs stuff and CW16 bottles, but all their TG stock is definitely legit. I've seen the TG truck parked outside many times.

 

If any kind person near the brewery wants to trade one of these for any Chicago locals, let me know...would love to try this!

 

Back off @Zombie_Dust, there are already two Illinois posters ahead of you, lol. Just kidding but I'm def in the same boat with you, hoping to find a generous Cheese-head to hook us up. Hell, I've got a bottle of 15 and would gladly meet up with someone holding a 16 to do a bottle share.