Distribution envy

Chilling in SoCal...I'm good...

 

New Glarus
Russian River
Firestone Walker
Cascade

 

The initial query never indicated that answers needed to be "realistic." It's a fantasy thread.

 

Same place sometimes gets in Trillium, Tree House, and Pliny the Elder, and has Lawson's almost always.

 

I live in North MS so I would be happy with anything new being distributed here. I live just a couple miles from Memphis,TN and they get Bell's,Founders,Dogfish Head,Ommegang,Stone and more that MS doesn't get but I could blindfolded throw darts at a wall of brewer names and be happy with the outcome. If i had to pick 3......Ballast Point, Firestone Walker and Cigar City just to start!

 

Treehouse
Cigar City
Alchemist

 

Yeah, ive seen it hit a couple stores in the area and im sure it gets scooped up within minutes...probably my favorite brewery at the moment though so I thought id include them....I did see a picture of Casey kegs coming soon though

 

For breweries that actually distribute, here are my 3:
-Odell
-Deschutes
-Revolution

 

Problem here is we get tons of stuff but the prices are stupid. $40+ for Deschutes core, SN is almost $40, New Belgium is almost $40. I can drive 30-40 minutes and get them for much less. I dont know how other areas can get $7-8 six packs when even Victory core(40 minutes away) is around $34 a case. Start looking at individual six pack at grocery stores and you are looking at $11-12 SN and NB.

Enjoy

 

Living in "snobby" New England, there honestly isn't really a brewery that I constantly say " oh, I really wish I could get this beer," if I had to choose, Russian River, maybe 3 Floyds, maybe Carton (that Boat is great, the milk coffee one... ) Duck Rabbit has impressed me every EBF / ACBF I see them at. There are a bunch more, I can't think of right now...

 

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Really?

Except for the Smoked Porter, I can't see what you'd want with Alaskan distro. What beers from them would you like to see?

 

I know Odd Side, Toppling Goliath, and Cigar City are looking to move into Illinois sometime in the future so I will omit them from my list.
We in Chicago are pretty blessed when it comes to distribution, but there are a few hold outs that just don't make sense to me.
1. Crooked Stave: They are in literally every state surrounding us.
2. Westbrook: They skipped a couple states to go to New York, why not do that again and come to Chicago?
3. Hill Farmstead: At least kegs please!

 

I'd buy the amber on a regular basis. I buy a six pack every time I visit my buddy in Wisconsin.

 

Pizza Port is, to me, a somewhat surprising addition. I'll have to give them a try!

 

Six pack tall boy cans, nice IPA and DIPA at reasonable prices. Im all in with that.

 

Thanks for the good words. No plans to distro in Philly anytime soon. MA is consistently barraged with new brands from all over the county hoping to grab share and quick bucks, so we need to pay attention to our backyard until that settles down.

 

The state of VERMONT!
Surly
3 Floyds
But many, many more...

 

Cigar City
Deschutes
Russian River

This was actually quite easy for me.

Honorable mentions to Great Lakes, de Garde, Toppling Goliath, Three Floyds, Surly, Bell's and Other Half.

To be brutally honest, I have the best breweries pretty available to me here in New England. Tree House and Trillium are within 2 hours driving and Portland Maine is within 3. HF is quite the hike, but I can't complain.

 

I couldn't be happier with Chicago distro. I can trade for the rest.