Is heady topper being distributed in LA?

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  1. mountsnow1010

    mountsnow1010 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2009 Vermont

    #1 mountsnow1010, Dec 3, 2012
  2. nrs207

    nrs207 Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2011 Pennsylvania

    No it's not, and I don't know if it's legal.
     
    #2 nrs207, Dec 3, 2012
  3. BeerBum

    BeerBum Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2012 California

    Definitely not being distributed outside of VT. I've seen cans in LA every once in a blue moon. Most likely, the store know a guy who ships a few four packs across the country.
     
    #3 BeerBum, Dec 3, 2012
  4. Jason

    Jason Founder (0) Aug 23, 1996 Massachusetts

    Small amounts have been sent legally to MA, other small amounts have been driven across the border throughout the NE. Sounds like "black market" beer to me.
     
    #4 Jason, Dec 3, 2012
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  5. dsal89

    dsal89 Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2008 Indiana


    That's my kind of beer
     
    #5 dsal89, Dec 3, 2012
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  6. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Some are shipped to Boston and Philly on a very limited basis. Other than that it's VT or bust, even in Vt it's severely limited.
     
    #6 nc41, Dec 3, 2012
  7. pearljam118

    pearljam118 Savant (1,049) Jul 5, 2008 Pennsylvania

    This /thread
     
    #7 pearljam118, Dec 3, 2012
  8. mountsnow1010

    mountsnow1010 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2009 Vermont

    I live in VT, so I'm not hunting for it. But in the review I linked, someone bought a 4-pack in LA, so obviously it's being sold there; I was more curious as to how that is happening :wink:
     
    #8 mountsnow1010, Dec 3, 2012
  9. nesarebad

    nesarebad Pooh-Bah (1,868) Feb 4, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Don't forget Philly, you know, cuz we are awesome! :sunglasses:
     
    #9 nesarebad, Dec 3, 2012
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  10. HomeBrewed

    HomeBrewed Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2006 Minnesota

    I know this has happened with Hopslam in LA as well. My brother lives there and told me last year about a store that was selling it at like 8-10 bucks a bottle or something. The owner of the store was from Michigan and would drive there to pick up cases and bring them back.
     
    #10 HomeBrewed, Dec 3, 2012
  11. mountsnow1010

    mountsnow1010 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2009 Vermont

    That's insane. Pretty disappointing, too.
     
    #11 mountsnow1010, Dec 3, 2012
  12. jbeezification

    jbeezification Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2012 Texas

    Really? I have seen several pictures of people buying several cases of the stuff, how is it limited?
     
    #12 jbeezification, Dec 3, 2012
  13. mountsnow1010

    mountsnow1010 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2009 Vermont

    It usually sells out on Fridays or Saturdays, sometimes earlier if the weekend is a holiday weekend or something like that. They are doubling canning capacity, so hopefully this won't last for much longer.
     
    #13 mountsnow1010, Dec 3, 2012
  14. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Unlimited if you happen to be in Waterbury on Mon or Thurs. Around the area obviously, but still very remotely contained availability.
     
    #14 nc41, Dec 3, 2012
  15. Swarlos1030

    Swarlos1030 Initiate (0) Nov 10, 2012

    There's a store here in San Diego that just started selling 3F stuff. Zombie Dust is 7.99 a bottle and bomber (Dreadnaught, Mutiny and Mollusk, etc...) are 25.99. Says he "knows a guy at the brewery." I laughed.
     
    #15 Swarlos1030, Dec 3, 2012
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  16. schuey1010

    schuey1010 Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2009 California


    People in Los Angeles would pay $8 for a bottle of hopslam? Ummm, not the best use of your dollars here on the west coast. Flame suit on. I thought only people from "that" side of the coast drank that stuff.
     
    #16 schuey1010, Dec 3, 2012
  17. Sam_Frank

    Sam_Frank Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2012 California

    i have a feeling i know the Los Feliz shop. have to investigate
     
    #17 Sam_Frank, Dec 3, 2012
  18. ThisWangsChung

    ThisWangsChung Pooh-Bah (2,988) Oct 15, 2011 Maryland
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    Better than paying $30 for a bottle of Supplication in DC, though. Semi-obsessive with ticking as I am, even I'm not that stupid with my money...
     
    #18 ThisWangsChung, Dec 3, 2012
  19. 2beerdogs

    2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
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    SO FUCKIN' GOOD!!! It's a shame that it's not here in Cali.
     
    #19 2beerdogs, Dec 3, 2012
  20. MoparGrease

    MoparGrease Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2012 California

    what city did and shop name? i live in los angeles too
     
    #20 MoparGrease, Dec 3, 2012
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