Toppling Goliath between Quad Cities and Dubuque

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  1. jumboj11

    jumboj11 Initiate (0) May 24, 2009 Georgia

    My dad is heading up to the Quad Cities to visit my grand parents next month. While he's visiting he's planning on heading up to Dubuque and into Wisconsin to get some New Glarus to being back for me. I'm wondering if anyone has a recommendation, between the QC and Dubuque, on places to stop and look for Toppling Goliath. In an ideal world I'd have him drive out to Decorah, but I don't think he's going to be able to make it out that way as it's a short trip. I didn't see much on their distro map, so I figured I'd ask. Thanks!
     
    #1 jumboj11, Sep 17, 2014
  2. HawkeyePA

    HawkeyePA Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2014 Iowa

    Quad Cities sees TG drops every once in a while, certainly not regularly. You won't find any between there and Dubuque. You best option would be in Wisconsin. I have no idea what the locations of places are but maybe a Wisconsin BA could chime in. Casanovas closest
     
    #2 HawkeyePA, Sep 17, 2014
  3. jumboj11

    jumboj11 Initiate (0) May 24, 2009 Georgia

    Any decent places in the QC for him to check? I haven't been back in the area since before I was legally allowed to purchase booze!
     
    #3 jumboj11, Sep 17, 2014
  4. HawkeyePA

    HawkeyePA Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2014 Iowa

    I'm not sure as I'm from Des Moines. It's always best practice to check their twitter or Facebook to see if there have been deliveries that day or day before. You likely won't find anything sitting on a shelf.
     
    #4 HawkeyePA, Sep 17, 2014
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  5. Centinela

    Centinela Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2014 Minnesota

    I'd suggest following their twitter account - for most regular releases they do a great job of updating when and where they will be. Not sure how many days TG lasts in the QC area after a delivery is made, however.
     
    #5 Centinela, Sep 17, 2014
  6. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

    TG hasn't been announcing the last few deliveries on Twitter. However, it seems their accounts have been tweeting when they receive drops (for instance, Blackstone & Johns Grocery in Iowa City tweeted on Monday they got bottles of Dorothy's and kegs of GNug).
     
    #6 BottleCaps80, Sep 17, 2014
  7. nut

    nut Zealot (602) Jan 29, 2014 Illinois
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    Your best bet will be to hope there has been a recent drop in the Quad Cities. There are two places Toppling Goliath delivers to here; HyVee on Devils Glenn Rd. in Bettendorf and Hyvee Wine and Spirits on West Kimberly Rd. If they deliver in the time frame your father is here, (depending on what is delivered) it could last anywhere from 2 days to one week+. We got ZeeLander last Monday, and it can still be had. We get fewer deliveries than say Iowa City, but when they do come, we get quite a bit.
     
    #7 nut, Sep 17, 2014
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  8. aubzachsyd

    aubzachsyd Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2013 Iowa

    In Wisconsin your closest place would be Starks Sports Shop in Prairie du Chein. They usually have some in stock but a quick call wouldn't hurt.
     
    #8 aubzachsyd, Sep 17, 2014
  9. Iowan

    Iowan Initiate (0) May 26, 2013 Iowa

    If you're thinking about going to Prairie, you might as well drive the extra 40 miles to Decorah.
     
    #9 Iowan, Sep 19, 2014
  10. jumboj11

    jumboj11 Initiate (0) May 24, 2009 Georgia

    Exactly. He initially said he was going to go to Decorah on his way to get some New Glarus, but I think he had his cities mixed up when he said that. He basically has one afternoon, and will have my 90 year old grandfather with him. I think he meant Dubuque because it's much closer to the WI border for them in The Quad Cities. I'd love for him to go to Decorah, I just don't think he's going to have the time, as he only has one afternoon to drive around. That's how this whole thing started... I figured if he was going to drive for some New Glarus maybe I could have him look for some TG. Probably just going to depend on who gets drops that week (if at all).
     
    #10 jumboj11, Sep 19, 2014
  11. dc55110

    dc55110 Savant (1,116) Oct 24, 2010 Minnesota

    Both of these HyVee's (Devils Glenn Rd. in Bettendorf and Hyvee Wine and Spirits on West Kimberly Rd) had quite a bit of ZeeLander when I was at both locations on Wednesday. Also have the best selection of beer in general that I could find in the area.
     
    #11 dc55110, Sep 19, 2014
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