Distribution envy

Most of my favorites are just small local breweries, so there's no point in putting them on a list. But I would like to have full Surly distribution although they are already fairly tight. I'd be happy to just get Furious available.

 

Having lived in Southern California for many years, but now living in Texas, I wish I could get some Russian River out here, and not just for Pliny.

Having never had many beers from the Midwest and East Coast, I wish there was distribution for many of the breweries I have read so much about over the years. 3 Floyds, The Alchemist, and quite a few others.

I guess Texas is not the worst place for distribution, but it's not Southern California, and probably not the certain parts of the Midwest and East Coast, for that matter, but I'm only guessing there.

 

Mine would be DuClaw, Deschutes, and Great Lakes.

 

Firestone Walker
Cigar City
The Bruery
Trillium
Treehouse
Pipeworks
Three Floyds

Just to name a few, but that's what makes traveling and trading so fun in the craft beer world.

 

For Pennsylvania, Jester King, Westbrook, Surly and New Glarus. (I know, I'm cheating with 4) But we have it pretty good here, especially since I hear rumblings that Shorts is coming to the Commonwealth.

 

Lawsons
3 Floyds
Fat Heads

 

THIS. I moved to MKE from the Chicago burbs for school, expecting the infamous beer culture, and I'm extremely bummed. If something special comes out, I'll MAYBE get one bottle of an Abraxas or KBS kinda thing. And FFF isn't nearly competitive enough to warrant the price. I miss Binny's so very much. I'm literally a supply chain major for this reason.

 

honestly, Chicago has pretty damn good distro, I have no complaints

 

First and foremost, Hill Farmstead.

Then Alchemist.

Then New Glarus.

 

Sorry to add to your envy, but in a few months I'll be able to literally walk down the street to their new spot.

As for the question at hand...I'll stick to breweries who actually distribute anywhere, who we don't get yet. That'd be Deschutes, Bells and Cigar City.

 

Modern Times, Treehouse and Jack's Abby.

 

A few years ago I replied "Founders" to a similar thread, and viola it appeared recently. Assuming the same magic is at work I think I will select Bells. Or anything from New England

 

Treehouse, Fat Heads and 3 Floyds.

 

Founders
Deschutes
Boulevard (altho, I think they are coming to DE in 2016)

 

Topling Goliath
Hoof Hearted
Alchemist

 

Other Half
Trillium
Alchemist
Toppling...
Half Acre
La Cumbre
(feel like I'm caught in a time spiral, suffering from deja lu, man).

 

The first two don't even distribute their products to their area.

 

I'd love to get 3 Floyds and Bell's in MA.

Edit: And Prairie. I like Prairie's stuff very much. A tiny bit of it shows up in weird bottle shops here, but I wouldn't call it "distribution to MA."

 

Not quite true... Trillium bottles have started hitting shelves since they opened their Canton location. Very small, but it's a distro, and I have hope that someday in the near future everyone in America who wants a bomber of Trillium can have it. Not sure Tree House is anywhere close to sending their stuff beyond the brewery... they really don't need to at the moment. One can hope, though.