Founders Harvest Ale

Total Wine got a bunch last week, I grabbed one, haven't cracked it yet

 

It is definetly easier in our area of VA this year, last year they had bottle limits, this year two spots near me have as much as you want available on the shelf. And my .02 the beer is fresh and great this year.

 

I still have not seen any in the Pittsburgh market , maybe i missed it

 

I've had it on cask, but haven't seen bottles yet.

 

Really enjoyed this years release, was able to score a 4 pack for ~$12 in central VA with relative ease. I basically buy and enjoy almost every fresh hop beer I can get my hands on.

 

I found Harvest Ale really easy to find this year. Same with Devil Dancer. It used to be a challenge to find those, and when I did, they'd usually be the last 4 packs on the shelf. This year, there seems to be a lot, at least in the Chicago area. I still see Devil Dancer in some places.

 

I paid $15.99 to try this for the first time, at a store where Breakfast Stout goes for $11.99 and year-rounds go for $9.99. The beer is amazing but I'll only spend this type of money on Founders beers that I haven't tried yet.

 

Great point. I bought a 4 pack for the first time in several years. It was just as I remembered it. It is a good to very good IPA that is over priced imo

 

Easier to find in Northwest Indiana this year.

 

I can still get last year's.

Weird for me, that I did not really enjoy it as much since the upped the ABV...but then last night I drank it from a nonic pint and the alcohol was far less noticeable compared to a snifter. Same thing happened for me with Victory Harvest.

 

It's actually stuck around here for over a week now. $11.49 a 4-pack. It seems like a lot more made it to KY than in years past. I've usually been lucky finding a single four pack, but this year I could've bought a case of it with how often I've seen it on the shelves.

 

A lot easier for me to find in NYC this year compared to last year. Only got 2 bottles last year and I've already gone through 3 4pks this year. They even got a case of it at the bodega across the street from my apartment in BK. I've got my fingers crossed that it's as easy to find Backwoods Bastard in NYC this year, last year I was only able to get 2 bottles of that and it blew me away.

 

It's still sitting on the shelves of my local grocery store here for $12.99. I haven't even bought any yet this year although I still might.

 

No idea it was hard to find. Total Wine has a boat load for $11

 

I think it's more prevalent this year. Not only have I seen it in multiple stores in KC, but my Untappd feed has been filled with people checking into it, compared to almost no one last year.