Founders finially arriving in Buffalo

Good to know, now I can bring other brands back from MI and grab my Red's Rye on a quick NF trip.

Wegmans beer search site is showing Red's Rye and the Pale Ale in select stores and about 7 varieties of Bell's.

Seen any there?

 

Not in NY state...maybe in some of their other east coast stores but not here.

 

I'm predicting my fridge full of Founders to make up for lost time

If we were able to get KBS or BS I would cry tears of joy.

 

I spoke to Ethan at Premier and he said that we are getting all of their common beers except All Day IPA (of course, its one of the few common beers of Founders that I havent tried yet). As for the speciality releases, highly unlikely.

 

It was said that Buffalo has to prove that the beer will sell in this market before they release any seasonal or specialty beers here. Once they realize that the beer will sell here, it will only be a matter of time

 

So we have to bribe consumers or make them think it's a macro subsidiary or pseudo craft....

 

Or tell everyone what a great brewery it is and buy it up.

 

I know I'll be buying plenty but it would be nice to see something other than pyramid for growler fills...

 

We have bottles of Frangelic mountain in cuse, $17/bottle

 

F**KING TRADER!!!

You spent all winter long drinking all of our good beers just to run back to Syracuse and tell us about these 'other' great beers that we will never try. How Dare You, Sir! And to think I allowed you to barf on my curb and pass out on my couch...and this is how you thank us Buffalo BAs for our kind hospitality.

May J.Ryans have a Pyramid/Stevens Point takeover night on a night you go there.

 

Yeap. Founders made it to Rochester about a month and a half ago. The 5 listed in the first post above. Frangelic Mountain Brown came in on Tuesday as well (I paid $13 so ). I've heard rumor that we'll get Devil Dancer as well.

 

FTFY

 

Dude, I've got a bottle of summer yulesmith and ruination 10th rolling around my trunk properly aging for you and this is how I get treated?

 

Where in Rochester is FMB? Is there some still available? I might have to make the drive.

 

Came in last tuesday. Not sure if its still around, but both Hegedorns in Webster and Nathaniel Square on South ave had it (they also tend to be the two cheapest shops). I don't know whether Beers of the World got it in or not - they tend to be the last place I look because of their prices.

 

Looks like Consumers in NF has Founders, may hit there this weekend.

Which leads into my next question. Coming from Canada for the day I am quite happy to hit Tops or Wegmans for some brands I havent had before. Are all Tops and Wegmans pretty much the same or are some better than others. This includes the Buffalo area.

I pretty much go to the Wegmans on Military in NF, although with Consumers right there.....

 

Haven't been in a Tops in a while but doubt much has changed so just avoid them. Best bet is to just make the drive down to Premier Gourmet (new location if you've been in the past) and while it's not up to its former self just yet it's still the best option in the area. Village Beer Merchant seems to have less and less beer everytime I go in.
And as with all beer stores watch for out of date beer, both Consumer's and Wegmans have very old beers available to the unknowing.