halfway through a beercation

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  1. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Glad you had a wonderful time. Where did you go? What did you try? I'd love to hear some specific thoughts on our good ol' PNW.
     
    #21 distantmantra, Oct 13, 2014
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  2. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Glad you had a fun trip! Hope to catch up with you another time. I would also like a trip report: just a quick over view of where ya went, what ya did (especially non-beer stuff), what brews you liked, and (more importantly, IMHO), what beers ya didn't like. Cheers homez!
     
    #22 BBThunderbolt, Oct 14, 2014
  3. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

     
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  4. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    And my favorite brews were from Boneyard. Had Hop Venom & RPM.
     
    #24 otispdriftwood, Oct 14, 2014
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  5. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    We don't get a lot of East Coast and Midwest beers out here. No ulterior motive, they just don't distribute.
     
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  6. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Of course I didn't believe you so I had to check. And you are correct [sigh]. As far as the larger/decent East Coast brewers, only Victory, So. Tier & Stillwater distribute to the PNW. I stand corrected/educated.
     
    #26 otispdriftwood, Oct 14, 2014
  7. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Dogfish Head is pretty prominent as well, and I think we also get some stuff from Flying Dog. Course I'm not sure either brewery qualifies as a decent East Coast brewery. :-)
     
    #27 John_M, Oct 14, 2014
  8. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I, personally, would love to see Troegs and Smuttynose around. You can get Brooklyn in BC, but not WA. And, it goes without saying, like every other state, I want some damn New Glarus!
     
    #28 BBThunderbolt, Oct 14, 2014
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  9. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    No Flying Dog in WA, but I know that ID gets them. Idaho gets a lot of stuff we don't, actually.
     
    #29 distantmantra, Oct 14, 2014
  10. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Wisconsin is East Coast? :rolling_eyes:
     
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  11. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Of all the East Coast breweries, it's Sixpoint that I'd love to get regularly.
     
    #31 BuckeyeOne, Oct 14, 2014
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  12. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    well, to be fair, he did say "East Coast/Midwest" a bit farther back upthread. Still, since nobody gets NG, it's just a fantasy. A tasty, tasty fantasy.
     
    #32 BBThunderbolt, Oct 14, 2014
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  13. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Yes they do. But what I saw from DFH was a few here and there - nowhere near their entire product line. For example, 60 minute is every
     
    #33 otispdriftwood, Oct 14, 2014
  14. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Talk to me. It's in cans so easy to ship.
     
    #34 otispdriftwood, Oct 14, 2014
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  15. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    You'll see 90 Minute in Safeway and the lineup of DFH in bottle shops, but it's not eveywhere.

    We just started to get 60 Minute out here, actually. But yeah, it's not like the East coast. I remember seeing every little corner store adorned with signs advertising it.

    But then we have tons of beers you don't get that we view as being just as common as you consider DFH.
     
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  16. TheeWalrusHunter

    TheeWalrusHunter Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2013 Oregon

    I think I would happily take less of the current California beer lineup in Oregon, and more of the east coast/midwest lineup.
     
    #36 TheeWalrusHunter, Oct 14, 2014
  17. Lucular

    Lucular Grand Pooh-Bah (4,367) Jun 20, 2014 Maryland
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    My brother brought me a nice New Glarus haul earlier this month when he flew in for my birthday. 5 Raspberry Tart, 3 Belgian Red, 2 Serendipity, and four-packs of Cran-bic and Oud Bruin. Now I can't wait for my visit to WI at Christmas so I can get even more of the New Glarus goodness!

    Btw, the TSA opened both of his checked luggage and apparently didn't have a problem with all the beer.
     
    #37 Lucular, Oct 23, 2014
  18. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    I've flown many, many times with beer and TSA has checked my bags on a number of occasions and they've never had a problem with my beer.
     
    #38 BuckeyeOne, Oct 23, 2014
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