Eclipse distributed in NJ

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  1. Kinshasa

    Kinshasa Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2013 New Jersey

    I was at one of my local stores today to try to pick up some BCBS coffee/barleywine for a buddy and they had this on the shelf.
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    The beer manager who's a really nice guy, but not as beer savvy as the rest of us here, wasn't sure what it was or the significance of the wax. He said the distributer just dropped it off without description. He was grateful for the explanation. Anyway, has it always been distributed in NJ and I have just been missing it or is this something new? I've only bought one bottle of this in the past (probably not worth the money, but I'm sucker) and I had to go into PA to get it.
     
    #1 Kinshasa, Dec 18, 2013
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  2. rgilbert

    rgilbert Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2010 New Jersey

    Hunterdon just started distributing Eclipse this week. I'm not sure if Eclipse has ever been distributed in NJ before but I have never seen it.
     
    #2 rgilbert, Dec 18, 2013
  3. jayneo74

    jayneo74 Initiate (0) May 14, 2013 New Jersey

    I picked up a bottle of the Purple label (Purple - Elijah Craig® 12-yr) at a store in my area. They are the biggest store around and only got 1 case (6 bottles) so this will be pretty hard to come by.
     
    #3 jayneo74, Dec 18, 2013
  4. mikeburd1128

    mikeburd1128 Maven (1,409) Oct 28, 2011 New Jersey

    Was kind of upset Boonton didn't have it today. Although maybe I should be grateful with a price of $28...
     
    #4 mikeburd1128, Dec 18, 2013
  5. SPRichard

    SPRichard Maven (1,296) Apr 26, 2008 New Jersey
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    Picked up a bottle of the High West Bourbon variant today. My local guy didn't realize the different wax meant different treatments until I showed him on the brewery website. Weird that Hunterdon would give stores a brand new item without the key info about each variant.
     
    #5 SPRichard, Dec 18, 2013
  6. dmac621

    dmac621 Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2008 New Jersey

    I got an Evan Williams. We should all meet up so we can try em all :wink:
     
    #6 dmac621, Dec 19, 2013
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  7. bbpro47

    bbpro47 Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2011 New Jersey

    #7 bbpro47, Dec 19, 2013
  8. jnardone235

    jnardone235 Initiate (0) Feb 5, 2011 New Jersey

    These are coming in this weekend in Union County. I just ordered a case from my distributor, only had one left by the time I got my order in.
     
    #8 jnardone235, Dec 19, 2013
  9. benz08

    benz08 Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2008 New Jersey

    First time its been distributed. Was supposed to come last year but something fell through. Every store that got it only got 1 mixed case. It was only listed in an email from their specialty brands manager and was pretty much buried. Pretty sure I emailed him back in less than a minute of receiving it. And now High West Bourbon, EC12, and Four Roses sit in my cellar and join the 3 I have left from last year's drunken Vermont purchase of all 6 distributed varieties. On something this geeky Hunterdon shouldn't sell it to stores that don't know what it is. They should sell it all to my store haha.
     
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  10. ufmj

    ufmj Initiate (0) Feb 15, 2013 Florida

    Maker's Mark here (silver wax). I could be down for an Eclipse bottleshare...
     
    #10 ufmj, Dec 19, 2013
  11. SPRichard

    SPRichard Maven (1,296) Apr 26, 2008 New Jersey
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    So you bought half the case before your customers could get any? Most places are allowing people to buy one per person. Surprised you even put it out for sale if you're going to be that greedy.
     
    #11 SPRichard, Dec 19, 2013
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  12. Kinshasa

    Kinshasa Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2013 New Jersey

    I went with maker's mark as well as I had not seen that variety before
     
    #12 Kinshasa, Dec 19, 2013
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  13. ArkyVaughan

    ArkyVaughan Pooh-Bah (1,932) Nov 1, 2013 New Jersey
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    I was able to snag a Four Roses last night in Union County.
     
    #13 ArkyVaughan, Dec 19, 2013
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  14. ufmj

    ufmj Initiate (0) Feb 15, 2013 Florida

    This is the first year they've used a Maker's Mark barrel. Red wax would've been more appropriate, but Four Roses already had dibs.

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    #14 ufmj, Dec 19, 2013
  15. John21

    John21 Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2013 Florida

    $28 per bottle by me. Ouch
     
    #15 John21, Dec 19, 2013
  16. AntLeatherface

    AntLeatherface Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2012 New Jersey

    Seen them in Monmouth county but that price tag is too steep for something I have never tried or know much about.
     
    #16 AntLeatherface, Dec 19, 2013
  17. ColForbinBC

    ColForbinBC Pooh-Bah (2,495) Sep 9, 2005 New Jersey
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    Is this what others are seeing too??
     
    #17 ColForbinBC, Dec 19, 2013
  18. ufmj

    ufmj Initiate (0) Feb 15, 2013 Florida

    I paid $30.99 (+ tax). No regrets.
     
    #18 ufmj, Dec 19, 2013
  19. mdfb79

    mdfb79 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,757) Jan 11, 2010 New York
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    Where in Monmouth County did you happen to see them?
     
    #19 mdfb79, Dec 19, 2013
  20. xnicknj

    xnicknj Initiate (0) May 25, 2009 Pennsylvania

    unfortunately that's pretty much the price everywhere unless you go to the release or order futures from the brewery. they run $30-35 in philly.
     
    #20 xnicknj, Dec 19, 2013
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