Night Shift Whirlpool

Discussion in 'New England' started by patrickcmcd, Aug 10, 2015.

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  1. patrickcmcd

    patrickcmcd Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2010 Massachusetts

    Yeah, yeah I started a thread because I am looking for a nice four pack of Whirlpool. I'm in the Bellingham area and usually cant find this brew (except for Julios, where it flies). Anyway, if this is in my area, lemme know, please.
     
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  2. GonzoHomebrewer

    GonzoHomebrewer Savant (1,166) Sep 15, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Julios only had Santilli. Last couple of times theyve had cans, it has been one or the other, not both. Night Shift seems to be keeping more at the brewery.
     
  3. HuskyHawk

    HuskyHawk Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Massachusetts

    I am in Frankin and would love to find some as well. The only place I've seen it is the Vin Bin in Hopkinton. My office moves back to Hopkinton on Thursday this week, so I'll be checking there again. I think the Vin Bin guys drive to the brewery to get it.
     
  4. patrickcmcd

    patrickcmcd Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2010 Massachusetts

    Yeah. I was looking for something to drink today while cooking dinner and doing chores. But, alas. None seems available except at the brewery.
     
  5. savini72

    savini72 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2015 Massachusetts

    NightShift has been sending E-mails to stores letting them know that they won't be getting any Whirlpool and very little of other brews for the time being. They will start to distro out more once they rev up their production in 2016... best bet is to just take a trip to the city and hit up Trillium and Nightshift
     
  6. robNSB

    robNSB Zealot (617) Oct 6, 2009 Massachusetts

    The amount of cans going out to stores has dropped considerably due to increasing demand at our taproom. We have cans of both Whirlpool and Santilli for sale in the taproom with no limits. Swing by and stock up!
     
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  7. HuskyHawk

    HuskyHawk Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Massachusetts

    Sadly, from the southwest part of metro-west, Everett might as well be in Maine.
     
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  8. mrz200

    mrz200 Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2013 Massachusetts

    Redstone gets it occasionally, then for some crazy reason they post about it on facebook (!) & it flies off the shelves there too.

    I found visiting the brewery to be far less painful than I anticipated. - work brought me to Medford and I was surprised by the in & outness of Night Shift (mades me long for the folks in Monson to get some expanded hours)...totally understand that not everyone can do that, but it worked out very easily. Someday soon I'll get to sit at the bar and enjoy some draft, but until then I'm still nursing my 4 packs.
     
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  9. mattinmass

    mattinmass Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2015 Massachusetts

    I tried these guys for the first time recently and loved Santilli - would definitely stock up on it as a go-to beer. Also, thought whirlpool was good, but much preferred Santilli. Everett is tough to get to - but so is Trillium (from Metrowest). Good news is, they aren't that far from each other- easy enough to hit both in one trip.
     
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  10. BigStein88

    BigStein88 Savant (1,059) Nov 5, 2007 New Hampshire
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    Ha, that's exactly what I did last week! No Whirlpool up here in New Hampshire and it is quickly becoming my go to lower alcohol beer so I think I will be making the trip pretty regularly.
     
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  11. robNSB

    robNSB Zealot (617) Oct 6, 2009 Massachusetts

    Where exactly is that? I can suggest the closest store to you if I have a better sense.
     
  12. Aaron58

    Aaron58 Zealot (641) Dec 16, 2007 Massachusetts

    Looks like we won't be seeing cans at the vin bin for a bit. As @masterob8 stated, the amounts coming out are shrinking rapidly. I highly suggest going to the brewery though. It's a great spot.

    We do, however, have maracuya, the 87 and trifecta!
     
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  13. smanson56

    smanson56 Pooh-Bah (2,070) Feb 15, 2014 New Hampshire
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    Live in Bow NH have no problem in making trips to Everett for Whirlpool every couple of weeks. Love that beer!
     
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  14. joberlander

    joberlander Initiate (0) May 30, 2014 Massachusetts
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    I was talking to a store owner last week and they said that Night Shift is scaling back their distribution to only a few stores that they have worked with for a long time because of their popularity. I guess it makes sense if they can easily sell all their beer at the brewery, no need to ship out like trillium...I know the owner was super bummed because they were losing their distribution.
     
  15. HuskyHawk

    HuskyHawk Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Massachusetts

    Franklin. The north shore/north east metro Boston area is difficult from here as it involves going through Boston.
     
  16. robNSB

    robNSB Zealot (617) Oct 6, 2009 Massachusetts

    We hate that we need to pull back distribution from stores. But with only have a finite amount of tank space and hops and an ever increasing taproom traffic we just can't supply as many accounts as we once could.

    On the flip side, the more beer we sell out of the taproom the faster we can add more tanks and thus make more canned goodness to send back to the stores. We have nearly tripled production every year and still struggle to keep up with demand. We already have 2 more tanks (60bbl) coming this fall and hope to be ordering another 2-4 more 60bbls tanks before the end of the year. So more beer is coming.

    Try Yankee Spirits or Julios.
     
  17. DeweyCheatem-n-Howe

    DeweyCheatem-n-Howe Initiate (0) May 23, 2015 Massachusetts

    Welp, time to head up from Alewife over lunch and do my part to increase your production.
     
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  18. MyThoughtsExactly

    MyThoughtsExactly Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2015 Virginia

    Whirlpool is probably the best session pale I've had but at the same price as Santilli I will always buy the later. It's probably a long shot the beer will ever beer lowered in price but if it was I would be buying it all the time.
     
  19. DeweyCheatem-n-Howe

    DeweyCheatem-n-Howe Initiate (0) May 23, 2015 Massachusetts

    Done and done. 16 cans of Whirlpool and a bottle of Maracuya for good measure. It's gonna be a nice week.
     
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  20. DeweyCheatem-n-Howe

    DeweyCheatem-n-Howe Initiate (0) May 23, 2015 Massachusetts

    Can you head up 495 to 2 and drive in on 16? I work in Alewife, live fairly close to you (Norwood), and that's the way I tend to head in (not the 495 part). Avoids Boston, just don't do it during commuter times.
     
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