Firestone Walker coming to CT in 2016

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  1. cosmicdebris

    cosmicdebris Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2008 Connecticut

    Heard it from a little birdie that can neither confirm or deny:

    ... we are expanding our distribution to Connecticut in 2016 so you will absolutely see our
    beers on the shelves soon! Keep in mind that our vintage beers such as
    Sucaba and Parabola are incredibly limited and may not make it into
    distribution in the first year, but our core beers will be available ...
     
    #1 cosmicdebris, Nov 25, 2015
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  2. cosmicdebris

    cosmicdebris Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2008 Connecticut

    It's here:

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    #2 cosmicdebris, May 18, 2016
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  3. oasisfan35

    oasisfan35 Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2006 Connecticut

    Bottle dates I saw were 5/3 which is promising. I was in a hurry so only grabbed another 4 of SN Hoptimum, which is also surprisingly less than a month old, but will be back for some FsW over the weekend.
     
    #3 oasisfan35, May 18, 2016
  4. cosmicdebris

    cosmicdebris Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2008 Connecticut

    I was happy to see the May dates on them too
     
    #4 cosmicdebris, May 19, 2016
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  5. xanok

    xanok Savant (1,085) Aug 13, 2009 Connecticut

    Price?
     
    #5 xanok, May 19, 2016
  6. LetsGoExploring

    LetsGoExploring Pooh-Bah (1,550) Apr 25, 2006 Connecticut
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    Any Pivo around?
     
    #6 LetsGoExploring, May 19, 2016
  7. LetsGoExploring

    LetsGoExploring Pooh-Bah (1,550) Apr 25, 2006 Connecticut
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    Luponic was 10.99 at Willowbrook.
     
    #7 LetsGoExploring, May 19, 2016
  8. xanok

    xanok Savant (1,085) Aug 13, 2009 Connecticut

    I hate that place but that's pretty reasonable.
     
    #8 xanok, May 19, 2016
  9. purephase

    purephase Zealot (731) Feb 23, 2008 Connecticut
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    Saw can 6-packs for $10.49 at Coastal.
     
    #9 purephase, May 19, 2016
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  10. TwinCam

    TwinCam Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2014 Connecticut

    Kays wines in hartford county had 6pk pivo cans. 10.99. Great lawnmower beer. Tried the opal, that one not bad either. Glad the dates are fresh as mentioned early.. Hopefully stays that way
     
    #10 TwinCam, May 19, 2016
  11. cosmicdebris

    cosmicdebris Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2008 Connecticut

    $11.99 & $10.99
     
    #11 cosmicdebris, May 20, 2016
  12. von_kaiser

    von_kaiser Maven (1,354) Feb 19, 2014 Connecticut
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    anyone hearing anything on parabola & sucaba coming here as well (or future)?
     
    #12 von_kaiser, May 20, 2016
  13. pbrian

    pbrian Pooh-Bah (2,118) Feb 8, 2001 Connecticut
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    That's pricey for a lawnmower beer. I'll stick with 12 packs of SN Summer for just a little more. But it is hard to argue the quality of Pivo.

    As far as the dates, yeah, that's all fine and dandy now (and I'll take advantage of it too), But let's see how the dates are looking in November when they've been here a while and 10 other new breweries have entered the state.
     
    #13 pbrian, May 20, 2016
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  14. cjelden

    cjelden Initiate (0) Jan 25, 2015 Connecticut

    It's been said a couple times but don't expect to see any bottles of rare FW beers in CT for a while. However I did get to enjoy Parabola at The Engine Room in Mystic on Wednesday. So keep your eyes peeled for places getting the rare stuff on tap.
     
    #14 cjelden, May 20, 2016
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  15. cosmicdebris

    cosmicdebris Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2008 Connecticut

    I heard from their Media & Marketing specialist last November:

    "Sucaba and Parabola are incredibly limited and may not make it into distribution in the first year, but our core beers will be available."
     
    #15 cosmicdebris, May 21, 2016
  16. lic217

    lic217 Pooh-Bah (2,090) Aug 10, 2010 Connecticut
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    Bought one of each: pivo, opal, Dbl Jack, Union Jack, and Distortion at liquor depot. Excited to drink them...
     
    #16 lic217, May 21, 2016
  17. TheDudeFromTheThing

    TheDudeFromTheThing Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2016 Connecticut

    I had Union Jack, Easy Jack, Luponic Distortion, Pivo, and the barrel aged ale. All the IPAs were quite good. Pislners aren't really my thing as there are light in flavor, but it seemed decent for that style. The DBA beer was interesting, had a bit of a gingerbread aftertaste. At under $12 for a six pack it is certainly a welcome edition to CT for shelf beers.
     
    #17 TheDudeFromTheThing, May 22, 2016
  18. lic217

    lic217 Pooh-Bah (2,090) Aug 10, 2010 Connecticut
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    Update: never had week old double JAck. It was incredible. Also, pivo was excellent as well. Excited to try distortion, Union Jack, and opal.
     
    #18 lic217, May 22, 2016
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  19. PatrickCT

    PatrickCT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,776) Feb 18, 2015 Connecticut

    I am right on the NY line so it was always easy to get but it is nice to get some fresh Firestone Walker! I am glad they aren't piling this up like AleSmith and Ballast Point did. I'd rather have it run out and get fresh stuff than look at 9 month old FW.
     
    #19 PatrickCT, May 25, 2016
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  20. dd43

    dd43 Initiate (0) Sep 1, 2014 Connecticut

    Really happy with what we've been given in CT so far. Nothing rare but Firestone's standard lineup is so good I can't complain. Picked up Union Jack, Opal and Pivo so far. Have enjoyed the hell out of all three. My only wish for now is to get fresher bottle dates on their hoppy IPAs, which may come soon if we all do our part and drink what we have now. Get drinking CT!
     
    #20 dd43, May 26, 2016
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