PseudoSue in L.A.

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  1. 64vdub

    64vdub Pundit (848) Feb 20, 2014 California
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    So I was on a kick to find some Pliny today...and while I did find my Pliny (damn 1 bottle limit at two places), I was shocked to find a bottle of PseudoSue! It was the last thing I expected. I didn't ask questions, I just bought it. Has anybody heard of distro in LA, let alone CA?
     
    #1 64vdub, May 22, 2014
  2. thebeerprophet

    thebeerprophet Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2013 California

    Bottle shops selling trade beer again. :wink:

    Mums the word
     
    #2 thebeerprophet, May 22, 2014
  3. 64vdub

    64vdub Pundit (848) Feb 20, 2014 California
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    Really?? That's crazy. I guess it may get me to go back :slight_smile:
     
    #3 64vdub, May 22, 2014
  4. Original_Fake

    Original_Fake Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2013 North Carolina

    Yeah, it happens. I know it popped up at one shop in the last few months. How much was it, out of curiosity?
     
    #4 Original_Fake, May 22, 2014
  5. brahnotagain

    brahnotagain Initiate (0) May 9, 2014 California

    The real question is how much was the bottle?
     
    #5 brahnotagain, May 22, 2014
  6. 64vdub

    64vdub Pundit (848) Feb 20, 2014 California
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    I'm ashamed to say...grabbed it without asking. Let's just say more than $15, less than $20.
     
    #6 64vdub, May 22, 2014
  7. Original_Fake

    Original_Fake Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2013 North Carolina

    Fair enough.
     
    #7 Original_Fake, May 22, 2014
  8. MiScusi

    MiScusi Pooh-Bah (1,803) Feb 12, 2005 California
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    That makes it the most expensive pale ale I've ever seen (granted it was being sold in the black market)
     
    #8 MiScusi, May 22, 2014
  9. 64vdub

    64vdub Pundit (848) Feb 20, 2014 California
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    Lol, yeah. Parabola pricing :slight_smile:. So there is absolutely no chance that there's distro in CA right? I'm shocked only cause I wouldn't have expected this from the shop.
     
    #9 64vdub, May 22, 2014
  10. MiScusi

    MiScusi Pooh-Bah (1,803) Feb 12, 2005 California
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    It's absolutely positively 100% not distro'd in CA, or even west of Minnesota (I could be off a state or two, but that's close enough). And I think for MN, they actually just recently moved into a small part of that market.
     
    #10 MiScusi, May 22, 2014
  11. 64vdub

    64vdub Pundit (848) Feb 20, 2014 California
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    Wow, crazy. I'm gonna see what the fuss is about, and see if the price is justified. It's like I'm buying it at face value and then shipping it to myself...either way I'll keep my mouth shut.
     
    #11 64vdub, May 22, 2014
  12. brahnotagain

    brahnotagain Initiate (0) May 9, 2014 California

    You bought an illegally sold bottle.



    Brb FBI at your house
     
    #12 brahnotagain, May 22, 2014
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  13. 64vdub

    64vdub Pundit (848) Feb 20, 2014 California
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    Lol, I think it would actually be ATF though. Oh wait, there's a knock at my door. Dang.
     
    #13 64vdub, May 22, 2014
  14. TTC

    TTC Crusader (455) Jul 16, 2013 California

    The real question actually is - how old is the bottle? :slight_smile:

    I'm also very surprised that someone who has the knowledge of PS and the curiosity to spend over $15 for one, wouldn't know enough about TG to know it isn't distroed anywhere NEAR California

    Anyway, 64vdub - I hope it's tasty. This should help you in the future: http://seekabrew.com/distro/index.html?b=Toppling Goliath
     
    #14 TTC, May 22, 2014
  15. brahnotagain

    brahnotagain Initiate (0) May 9, 2014 California

    FBI was for your "other" hobby...

    Kinda this^^

    I used to frequent a few local good spots that got great beer. Once I heard of them either price gouging, or selling trade-bottles, I stopped taking my business there. Mind you I would frequently purchase a few hundred $ of beer from them a month. Now that money goes elsewhere.
     
    #15 brahnotagain, May 22, 2014
  16. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Where was this at?
     
    #16 UCLABrewN84, May 22, 2014
  17. 64vdub

    64vdub Pundit (848) Feb 20, 2014 California
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    Fishing?? :slight_smile:

    I looked on the bottle and it appears it's not dated.


    I'm fairly new to the craft brew scene...In my short time I have had the luxury of trading for some of the best by using what Cali has to offer. Also, locally I figured out that you have to "ask" for the best that California has to offer; it's not on the shelves. Pliny, Kern River, Alpine, etc are rarely on the shelves, you have to ask for it.

    SO, with this said, I had seen Toppling Goliath, specifically PseudoSue, talked about a lot. I have just never gotten around to figuring out how to get it until recently. I posted my first FT post to try to get some last week when my interest was sparked after looking over the top 250, and reading reviews about TG in general. Yesterday, there it was, didn't even ask for it! I paid dearly for it not knowing any better with impulse. I just figured that maybe distro started and I got lucky, just like I do with the other good stuff sometimes. I am looking forward to trying it out to say the least.

    Probably be best if I didn't mention. I'm in the L.A. area, so that kinda narrows it down.
     
    #17 64vdub, May 22, 2014
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  18. funbutt88

    funbutt88 Initiate (0) May 22, 2006 California

    Vendome Pas? They have offered up Pseudosue 3 times and each time the price was higher.
     
    #18 funbutt88, May 22, 2014
  19. 64vdub

    64vdub Pundit (848) Feb 20, 2014 California
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    That would be 2 stores then if yours is true. Hmmm, what's happening here.
     
    #19 64vdub, May 22, 2014
  20. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    My money is on Ramirez.
     
    #20 UCLABrewN84, May 22, 2014
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