Velvet Merkin

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  1. huddyball

    huddyball Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2013 New Hampshire
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    Anyone here about any FW Velvet Merkin hitting New England shelves yet?
     
    #1 huddyball, Oct 15, 2013
  2. BleepBloopBlap

    BleepBloopBlap Zealot (503) Aug 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    Supposed to be like a month - even then good luck finding a bottle!
     
    #2 BleepBloopBlap, Oct 15, 2013
  3. Corey1031d

    Corey1031d Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2013 New Hampshire

    Redstone is getting it, I talked to the owner recently. He said that he will give us a 1 day notice of stock/limits via FB.
     
    #3 Corey1031d, Oct 22, 2013
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  4. huddyball

    huddyball Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2013 New Hampshire
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    Any updates?
     
    #4 huddyball, Oct 30, 2013
  5. KBrennan1000

    KBrennan1000 Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2010 Massachusetts

    The latest word I got (this morning) was that there will be no Velvet Merkin coming to the northeast. When I asked if it was just the South Shore that wasn't getting it, I was informed that no one in MA was getting it at all. Granted, the person I spoke with isn't terribly high on the food chain but it was allegedly confirmed by someone quite high in the distribution company. So, technically still just hearsay at this point but it really sounds to me like we won't be seeing it.
     
    #5 KBrennan1000, Oct 30, 2013
  6. concealed

    concealed Initiate (0) May 7, 2009 Georgia

    ^ This is what I heard as well, very dissapointing.
     
    #6 concealed, Oct 30, 2013
  7. KBrennan1000

    KBrennan1000 Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2010 Massachusetts

    I love FW beers and the folks I've met who work for them are great people but man, it's getting a bit tiresome being told that X beer will definitely be available in your territory and then when it comes down to it, nothing shows up.
     
    #7 KBrennan1000, Oct 31, 2013
  8. huddyball

    huddyball Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2013 New Hampshire
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    How can a brewery just decide not to distribute a product to an entire region and think that their patrons will be ok with that? Makes no sense and is very disappointing.
     
    #8 huddyball, Oct 31, 2013
  9. willbm3

    willbm3 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    If that's true it's pretty disappointing. I don't understand why FW distribution around here is so bad. They barely give us any of the limited releases and the small amount we get sells out almost instantly
     
    #9 willbm3, Oct 31, 2013
  10. damienblack

    damienblack Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2007 Massachusetts

    Because they are too busy flooding their new markets with it. Founders does the same thing.
     
    #10 damienblack, Oct 31, 2013
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  11. huddyball

    huddyball Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2013 New Hampshire
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    I emailed Firestone Walker and this is what I got:

    Thanks for reaching out. Velvet Merkin will be arriving in MA and RI next week. Unfortunately NH will not be getting any due to their laws on high alcohol beers. But you should be able to get your hands on a bottle in MA.Please let me know if I can help with anything else!

    Take it for what it's worth.
     
    #11 huddyball, Nov 1, 2013
  12. KBrennan1000

    KBrennan1000 Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2010 Massachusetts

    Okay so that would lead me to believe that Boston will be getting it. I'm glad to hear that it's coming to the state (though now that leaves me with a delightfully awkward conversation to have next week), I can only hope the South Shore gets a sniff at it.
     
    #12 KBrennan1000, Nov 1, 2013
  13. concealed

    concealed Initiate (0) May 7, 2009 Georgia

    any word?
     
    #13 concealed, Nov 6, 2013
  14. KBrennan1000

    KBrennan1000 Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2010 Massachusetts

    Was just told today that 10 cases will be coming to MA. Yikes. So we're back on to "it's coming to MA!" I'm guessing next week I'll be told "it's not coming to MA!" Seems to be the pattern.
     
    #14 KBrennan1000, Nov 6, 2013
  15. damienblack

    damienblack Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2007 Massachusetts

    10 cases worth, it might as well not be arriving, one bottle for every 55,400 people in the state, awesome. But it's OK, it will be on the shelf everywhere for months in :insert state with new FW distribution:!
     
    #15 damienblack, Nov 6, 2013
  16. opwog

    opwog Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2008 Minnesota

    Where in CT?
     
    #16 opwog, Nov 7, 2013
  17. concealed

    concealed Initiate (0) May 7, 2009 Georgia

    Still nothing?
     
    #17 concealed, Nov 12, 2013
  18. Auror

    Auror Pooh-Bah (1,641) Jan 1, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Heard soon today...

    Also an expansion of the regular FW line items besides just Union Jack and Double Jack sometime too.
     
    #18 Auror, Nov 12, 2013
  19. Rekrule

    Rekrule Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Massachusetts

    The classic, purposefully ambiguous, "soon". Love it.
     
    #19 Rekrule, Nov 12, 2013
  20. kcbaby

    kcbaby Zealot (595) Jun 30, 2010 Massachusetts

    We want the sours!
     
    #20 kcbaby, Nov 13, 2013
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