I have a friend heading to Traverse City area this weekend and wondering if any BA's can help me on some things I should have her pickup I can't get in Ohio. I am going to have her pickup some Short's but wondering what else? I think I will be sending her to Beverage Company in Traverse City. Thanks!
Shorts, Brewery Vivant (BevCo has all three of their distributed special releases), North Peak, New Holland. If you want specific beer suggestions, let me know. I was in BevCo yesterday, so I know most of the local stuff they have on hand. Also, she should head over to Shorts if she can as they still have Bourbon Barrel Sustenance on hand there in bottles. Actually, these are the bottles I would suggest: -Shorts ControversiAle -Shorts Bourbon barrel Sustenance -Shorts Nicie Spicie -BV Kludde -BV Zaison -BV Big Red Coq (teehee) -BV Farmhand -Founders Cherise -Founders Old Curmudgeon -Founders All Day IPA -New Holland Dragons Milk -New Holland Mad Hatter series (just came out for 2012, 5 different bottles I think) -North Peak Archangel -North Peak Diabolical -North Peak Vicious They also have a good selection of Arcadia and Dark Horse there, including Dark Horse stouts One, Too, Tres, and Fore (no Plead the 5th though. ) She might also run out to Jolly Pumpkin on Old Mission where they will have some of their less distributed beers like Fuego del Ontono and Baudiler O (I'm sure I misspelled both of those).
Thanks for the info - I've heard good things about BV so it shall be on the list. She's taking her daughter to Interlochen, and not being a beer person herself, as much as I would want to, I don't think I could ask her to drive out of her way to head anywhere else. I can get a lot of New Holland (the Hatter beers showed up here the other day too), North Peak and Founders stuff here. Thanks Again!
