Ok... Where did THIS come from?

were there dates on the bottles?

 

I seem to recall that Great Divide did distribute here in Michigan, and it was probably pre-2005. If that is the case, those are OLD bottles.

 

@Mebuzzard has the first review of Smoked Baltic Porter in August, 2010. But those bottles could still be pretty old.

 

I'd skip the PA, but I might give the Baltic Porter a shot.

 

Beer sitting on the shelf, or even forgotten in a storeroom somewhere for eleven years sounds pretty far fetched. That's definitely weird if that's the case, and it's pretty sleazy of them to try to sell it.

 

I'd give the Baltic Porter a try as well, definitely pick up the Ten Fidy and Chocolate Sombrero too. Especially if the price is right!

 

Well...it is possible. When perusing the shelves of a hole in the wall Mom & Pop, I discovered three bottles of TJ Swan. (Our Senior members will remember it!)

 

Check the label corners, should be there.

 

Ris and porter that sits in their storeroom sounds like a jackpot to me. Any old stock?

 

To the OP, that smoked baltic sounds like a really cool find! I'd snatch that up in a heartbeat.

Yep, you recall correctly, Great Divide was most definitely distributed in our state years ago. Back around 2007-2008, a liquor store I frequented near my old house sold bombers of Yeti. I'm almost positive they had Old Ruffian and the oak aged Yeti as well.

I still have an empty I saved that was originally bought from that store....this thread prompted me to go dust it off and snap a quick pic. It still has the $7.99 price tag on the back, hah:

 

It was a case of their business growing too fast for them to keep up, production wise. Hopefully they'll be back one day. I know I always make it a point to seek out anything I can find from them when I travel through Ohio.