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[channingcrowderhungry]

There have been rumblings that Sucks is going year round. Haven't seen or heard anything definitive. Also, for us Florida folks, we've got some new breweries on our way to Florida very soon. Founders has already announced. Two others are coming down the pipe.

[gator7_5]

I asked about the Sucks a couple of days ago and to my surpirse I was told that the langunitas you see is what I'll be getting for awhile. Apparently the local distributor was bought out, and the status is in limbo right now.

That sucks, no pun intended.

Great news about Founders!

[StrangeGator]

Originally Posted by channingcrowderhungry

There have been rumblings that Sucks is going year round. Haven't seen or heard anything definitive. Also, for us Florida folks, we've got some new breweries on our way to Florida very soon. Founders has already announced. Two others are coming down the pipe.

Founders in Florida? That'll be awesome for you guys, plus that will double their bottling capacity and distribution network. Hope Russian River, Three Floyds, Bells and Dogfish Head all consider that.

[gator884]

Enjoying this weather while reading outside with a Professor Fritz 1809 Berliner. It's a staple in the style which is becoming pretty popular Florida brewers.

[channingcrowderhungry]

Originally Posted by gator7_5

I asked about the Sucks a couple of days ago and to my surpirse I was told that the langunitas you see is what I'll be getting for awhile. Apparently the local distributor was bought out, and the status is in limbo right now.

That sucks, no pun intended.

Great news about Founders!

Yeah. One distributor bought the rights for Lagunitas from another distributor. Definitely in weird beer limbo

[gator884]

Originally Posted by channingcrowderhungry

Yeah. One distributor bought the rights for Lagunitas from another distributor. Definitely in weird beer limbo

So that's why Total Wine had magically emptied their shelves of Lagunitas yesterday...

[toon66]

Finally had the Jai Alai White Oak IPA. Wow! Amazing!

[JimBobTheClown]

Originally Posted by channingcrowderhungry

Yeah. One distributor bought the rights for Lagunitas from another distributor. Definitely in weird beer limbo

Ugh. Bullshit

[JimBobTheClown]

Sierra Nevada bigfoot ale. Decent barleywine ish beer

[gator7_5]

Hey Jimbob, you this clown named ash clown?

[RayUF07]

Originally Posted by channingcrowderhungry

There have been rumblings that Sucks is going year round. Haven't seen or heard anything definitive. Also, for us Florida folks, we've got some new breweries on our way to Florida very soon. Founders has already announced. Two others are coming down the pipe.

Firestone Walker is coming to FL too!

I think Lagunitas announced Sucks as year round now, starting this year.

[RayUF07]

Originally Posted by channingcrowderhungry

Yeah. One distributor bought the rights for Lagunitas from another distributor. Definitely in weird beer limbo

I was told, specifically, a few weeks ago:

"Lagunitas is no longer being distributed by microman ...Florida distributing is picking it up which is a BIG +"

There may be a transition period, but this move is supposed to be very good for us as Florida is a much larger distributor than Microman and should be able to bring in better quantity and quality Lagunitas product.

[RayUF07]

Originally Posted by StrangeGator

Founders in Florida? That'll be awesome for you guys, plus that will double their bottling capacity and distribution network. Hope Russian River, Three Floyds, Bells and Dogfish Head all consider that.

I don't see any RR coming to FL anytime soon, although I'd give my left nut for that. We get good Bells and DFH.

I dream of Three Floyd's....

[Fla3xk]

Just bought some Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA. Great beer!

[StrangeGator]

Originally Posted by RayUF07

I was told, specifically, a few weeks ago:

"Lagunitas is no longer being distributed by microman ...Florida distributing is picking it up which is a BIG +"

There may be a transition period, but this move is supposed to be very good for us as Florida is a much larger distributor than Microman and should be able to bring in better quantity and quality Lagunitas product.

Brewing and bottling in Chicago will make it easier to distribute in Florida, not just because of distance but because of increased capacity. I've heard the new space is gigantic. There's a glut of unused industrial space on the south and west side. They probably got a huge space and a very good deal. It's in a borderline neighborhood best I can tell. My guess is that the brewpub will help the neighborhood, just like Goose Island's brewpub did 25 years ago.

[northgagator]

Originally Posted by StrangeGator

Brewing and bottling in Chicago will make it easier to distribute in Florida, not just because of distance but because of increased capacity. I've heard the new space is gigantic. There's a glut of unused industrial space on the south and west side. They probably got a huge space and a very good deal. It's in a borderline neighborhood best I can tell. My guess is that the brewpub will help the neighborhood, just like Goose Island's brewpub did 25 years ago.

Isn't it ironic that a beer brewery can be seen as a savior of a neighborhood?
Actually Western civilization has a lot to owe to beer. There is a theory that the brewing if beer created the need for organized agriculture.
Here is one link and there are many more like it to be found. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n..._kurtbeer.html

[northgagator]

I made a beer run today. Picked up a growler of Clownshoes Muffin Top. I have not hit it be side I am saving it for tomorrow.
http://www.clownshoesbeer.com/muffintop
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22951/72751

I also picked up a bomber of Three Philosophers Quadruple IPA. Scored pretty good by Beer Advocate. I got that baby chilling in the fridge. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/42/3457/?ba=bros

While I was in the Growler store I asked the owner if he could get any beer from Cigar City. His distributor told him that Cigar City had to pull its beer from the Atlanta market because they could not meet the demand and maintain the quality. They opted to pull out to maintain quality.

He also said that a distributor in the Atlanta area may get a shot at Langunitas when they start cranking out beer from the new Chicago brewery.

Here is an item that I found tonight

The brewhouse is a 250-barrel system to be built by Rolec, the same manufacturer that recently completed a 250-barrel system for Lagunitas’ home base in Petaluma, California. The first mash at the Chicago brewery is expected to take place in Q4 of 2013. To put size in perspective, the 250-barrel system is 5x the size of Goose Island’s 50-barrel system.

Chicago Breaking Business reports that the brewery is a $15-18 million facility that will be built out as an “exact copy” of the Petaluma location. With eventual capacity of 600k barrels of beer produced annually in Chicago and eventual capacity of 800k barrels in Petaluma, Lagunitas is poised to grow into one of the top five craft brewers in the United States by decade’s end.

http://beerpulse.com/2012/04/lagunit...ry-in-chicago/

Strange, the brewery and Tap Room is located in the Little Italy neighborhood..

[RayUF07]

Taste of Texas tonight.

[RayUF07]

Off to Michigan

[gator884]

Had a Ninkasi Shleighr (I like Slayer better) and now on to beer pong with Hopslam. It's getting brutal fast.