Goose Island distributing question

some one used to have a spreadsheet on Google apps that kept up with that, I will try to find that link.

 

https://spreadsheets.google.com/lv?key=0Ap6d1DIcENXqdHgwd3ZNeTJBellDWFpuQTRKR0FiekE&hl=en

 

Looks like the GI web site has a brewfinder:
http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/beer_finder/332.php

 

Sofie, Matilda, Pere Jacques, etc... have been available at So Cal BevMo stores pretty readily the past few years. Rumor has it that BCS will once again be better-distributed, like it was 4 or 5 years ago... we shall see.

After checking the beer finder referenced above, it appears that only Matilda is available in bottles in the Los Angeles area right now. Huh.

 

you might try posting in the se forums.

 

IPA, Honker's, and Urban Wheat arent exactly everywhere. I only found 1 store around here that had Urban Wheat in cans. I expect to see these beers right next to Bud in the cooler as they should be but stores arent even stocking them like that. Havent even seen Goose Island Summertime around anywhere. No no of course they arent rare but its not like they are in every store like Bud and I thought they would be.

 

Well Im talking about liquor stores. I dont know about grocery stores because they dont have beer here.

 

I can only speak for Connecticut. The distributor I work for has the classic series ( honkers, IPA, urban 312, and seasonals) and the vintage series ( Matilda, softie, pere,and pepe). We did get bourbon regular and coffee, Big John, and Night Stalker but we went through our allotment real fast. There has been talk about them adding to the line this year. We have been told if they expand the line to us the beer will just show up ( god I can not wait to try more of there great beers). Your best bet would be just call your local AB distributor. Cheers!

 

Matilda, Sofie etc has always been easy for me to find. Im assuming because its in more high demand. I can go to a liquor store right down the street and I guarantee you they will have Sofie and Matilda on the shelves but if I look in the cooler I might not see Honkers, Urban Wheat or the IPA there. Last time I went they had the IPA in boxes and it was old and they didnt even bother putting it in the cooler.

 

Not to be "that guy" but here in Chicago, no one would know what you were talking about if you asked for an "urban wheat." It's universally referred to as 312 (Three-One-Two, not Three Twelve).

 

OT: A couple of updates--Stone is now in Kansas as of last week and Sweetwater will be in Louisiana starting next week.