Founders CBS tappings.....

Luekins over in Dunedin and Tarpon Springs got theirs today. They said the other locations should get it next week. Each store will set their own limits.

I've seen reports that on tap it's a little coffee forward and the maple isn't coming through well.

 

Not tried it yet, but acquired a bottle. My friends mostly agree that it is boozy with not much maple and not as good as the previous versions.

 

Nah, look for it on Monday or Tuesday (12/4 or 12/5)

 

I never tried previous versions...I had it on tap Friday...it's an excellent beer...chocolate and booze...light on the maple...

 

Still on tap from Friday night at the Brandon Brass Tap. Nice to not have to fight anyone for this one.

 

Lowe's Foods in Greenville had it on tap yesterday, 5 oz pour for about $6.50, delicious

 

Mix it Up Va Beach tomorrow @6pm. Bottles and draft

 

Thanx for the info , will stop by there . I missed it at TW in Chesapeake yesterday .

 

Another CBS tapping in Charlotte. Duckworth's Park Road at 11am Thursday. Should a pretty easy way to get a pour if you can get there at 11.

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Now they tap it... A friend and I showed up there Saturday when they opened hoping to get a pour. It was listed on Founders website but we should've known when the place was empty that it wasn't true.

 

It was Duckworths in Huntersville that had it on Saturday! LOL

 

Duckworths on Park has changed the tapping time to 5pm Thursday.

 

Mix it Up - Suffolk just posted they have bottles and taking phone reservations (1pp). nice price too @ $23.99.

 

Any news for the Raleigh area?

 

BottleMixx via ticket drawing tomorrow

 

A few of the tappings have come and gone (Ridgewood, House of Hops, etc.). Bottles have been relatively scarce (and places are doing raffles), but to @TomCat11's point, BottleMixx is having a bottle drawing tonight and next Wednesday (12/13) and 7 PM. Curious how many kegs made it to the area and if places are holding back?

 

I'm not too familiar with the Raleigh / Durham area but just did some quick seaching. Sam's looks like their are tapping their on the 18th along with a raffle for bottles as well. Every place in the area I saw a shop post about it is doing a raffle / lottery so it seems like you will just have to get lucky if you go to any of those events. I even saw Tasty released theirs earlier this week with a $15 mark up consumers had to pay with that extra being donated to a charity. I get it that no one is forcing a customer to purchase from them for that inflated rate but still not sure I agree with that tactic.

Anyway, where I live in Central Virginia bottles have been scarce too and I know of only one place that has done a lottery for bottles. Most places are just placing them on the floor when they get them or making the public aware what time the release will happen and then it's first come first served. Glad our parts don't have people running all over town going from place to place until their get lucky with a lottery system happening just about everywhere.

 

@mikehayz @Maltytasker Next Door - Va Beach just posted bottles available.

 

Sams in Durham is tapping a keg and raffle Monday and the Bearded lady in Garner is doing a raffle for a week starting tomorrow. Will probably hit a couple of these.

 

There’s still some bottles left at Olde Hickory Station...for $40. Their prices are typically fair so I was somewhat shocked to see the upcharge. Anyway, it depends how badly you want it I guess.

 

The Lodge on Hilton Head Island has bottles as of today. $50 per bottle, I passed

 

I found bottles in Asheville at Target $24.99. I bought two.

 

It went quick at Next Door but I was able to get one at Mix-it-up on Tuesday . They did have a few in the cold case at Lynnhaven Pub on the other side of the building . You probably would have to drink it there . The Pub is a fun place to go if you are ever in Va. Beach . It's a neighborhood pub/craft beer/dive bar . They had KBS and '14 120 on tap still . Went for a half pint of the 120 .

 

Charleston area: House Of Brews in Mt. Pleasant had it on tap today ($8 for 8oz). They still had some bottles left at $29.99 each.

 

So I had a guy who has hooked me up with some tasty beer before snag me a bottle while I’m outta town on “vacation.” He texted me the other night that he gave it to my coworker instead.

Thankfully a buddy of mine heard of my plight and found me a bottle that he’s holdin’ with my name on it!

 

Your Food Lion got it? That's impressive. No go on my local Beer Den either.

 

So I cracked open a bottle with a buddy yesterday next to a KBS and A coffee BCBS and the CBS blew both out of the water. The BCBS was thicker and some might prefer that super boozy coffee more, but the CBS was not what I thought it was on draft. Draft I felt it was basically KBS, but the bottle we just had last night was so good. Creamy mouth feel, just enough sweetness. It was phenomenal and I take back my assessment of this beer from what I tasted on draft last week.

 

Found one bottle today in Greenville NC for $29.99. All gone now.

 

Hey GSO folks: the Lawndale Harris Teeter had CBS sitting on the shelf tonight (as of 6ish) for $22.99.

 

Laserwolf Fort Lauderdale will have it on tap Thursday 12/14...local Total Wines have some bottle still around...

 

Round 2 bottle drops? Seeing a few places reload.

 

Locations? Kind of figured this was going to happen. Know of one place holding out on a keg and provably bottles to till February during their slow month.

 

I've seen a few spots in Asheville, Cary, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh.

 

Crescent Moon tonight in Hickory.

 

Went to the Barrel on James Island (outside Charleston, SC) late last week, it was still on tap. While I've enjoyed a few pints of it, it seems thinner than the last time I had it a few years ago... as does the KDS and Backwoods Bastard.

 

Oh yeah, saw bottles of it sitting at Whole Foods for $23.99, still lots of bottles at Total Wine for $30.99.