I talked to the reps this weekend at the NJ Beer Expo and they said they are starting distribution in March / April time frame! About time I can get (hopefully) my blackout stout!
its already in south jersey and random stores in north jersey, their distribution in the state is just growing to Kohler and Shorepoint i believe
I have seen it all over SNJ (while on vacation) but very few stores in NNJ or CNJ carry GL. Only store i can remember seeing it at on a regular basis is Wine Library in Springfield.
The only Great Lakes wholesaler in NJ previously was Kramer Beverage out of Hammonton, whose normal distribution region is Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, Camden, Gloucester counties - but there are legal ways for out of county retailers to also get the beer.
I wasn't so crazy about how Kohler dropped the ball on Narwhal, but I guess we'll have to wait and see how they handle this one.
unfortunately Sandy had a huge hand in what happened with Narwhal and Kohler. Don't see anything like that happening again
while the ordering window was open for Narwhal, Sandy came in and closed Kohler for a week. When they were open again, SN was actually out of Narwhal. After talking through a few different distributors, they were sent 15 cases and 10 sixtels to work with. It sucks, I know.
Just an fyi - when GL came to eastern PA a few years ago, their initial drop was very close to the best by date.
