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Ceecee wrote:It takes a lot of gas to drive to Vermont and come back with a trunk full of beer.
Is it even legal to sell that VT beer in NY like that?

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Nope!

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Not in the least but I don't see them getting legit shipments from Alchemist and Lawson's.

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Ceecee wrote:Not in the least but I don't see them getting legit shipments from Alchemist and Lawson's.
I don't get your comment about legit shipments?

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Alchemist doesn't distribute out of state so Heady anywhere else is re-sold stock. Lawson's just announced that it would distribute to Connecticut as that's where a lot of their production is brewed nowadays.

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TheSevenDuffs wrote:
Ceecee wrote:Not in the least but I don't see them getting legit shipments from Alchemist and Lawson's.
I don't get your comment about legit shipments?
The cans of Heady that they have (and possibly the BCBS) is hand-bought at a store (or acquired through non-official means) and re-sold on the shelf. "Legit shipments" means that it came from the brewery through an authorized distributor, which it didn't.

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hotel is booked.
hope there won't be a line.

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Post by atomeyes »

what a great event!
and later, full pours of BCS Barleywine at Coles.

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Post by A »

Full pours meaning pints? Ooof - too much BC barleywine IMO. 5oz was a nice size for these ones.

Blue Monk was a nice little pub - would be worth revisiting on a quieter day.

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A wrote:Full pours meaning pints? Ooof - too much BC barleywine IMO. 5oz was a nice size for these ones.

Blue Monk was a nice little pub - would be worth revisiting on a quieter day.
yeah, it was my last beer of the night and i couldn't finish it.

i guess you can say that Blue Monk's a nice little pub. when it's at it's peak, it's one of the best i've been to. Coles is a different beast (love their wings, tho)

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It was a great event.

We got there about 11:00 and were second in line. By doors open there were about 50-75 or so people. The vanilla stout was great, Coffee stout absolute amazing and the barley wine while good, bit tough to finish. Did try a couple other goose islands as well. 5oz pours. Overall, well worth the trip down!

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If anyone's interested in a bit more 'behind the scenes' about BCBS, here's an audio recording of November's Black Friday tasting at Goose's brewpub in Chicago.

http://www.bartowel.com/live-from-goose-island/

It was great of Goose to allow me to record it.

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Cass wrote:If anyone's interested in a bit more 'behind the scenes' about BCBS, here's an audio recording of November's Black Friday tasting at Goose's brewpub in Chicago.

http://www.bartowel.com/live-from-goose-island/

It was great of Goose to allow me to record it.
thanks. still owe ya a bottle!

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