Updates: Pretty Things, Sierra Nevada, Stone, the CBC, and more!

It's been a long time since I've updated the site and a lot has happened that warrants updating. Dann and Martha from Pretty Things hosted a tasting in the store and brought with them three delicious beers that sold out very, very quickly. That tasting marked the first time anyone from outside the store had conducted the Friday beer ritual and it was a massive success. We'd like to thank them for visiting our store and we hope that they return in the near future. As far as inventory is concerned, we've secured a few more cases of the delicious Jack D'or for your enjoyment, but the American Darling and Baby Tree will make a triumphant return as soon as Dann and Martha can brew up some more.

Since the last update we've made Torpedo a regular part of our inventory, or at least a semi-regular. Sierra Nevada's "Extra IPA" is a year-round brew, but distributors on the east coast are apparently receiving fewer cases than they'd like. So, representatives from those distributors are limiting the number of cases they sell to each store. While that keeps most stores reasonably stocked-up on this delicious ale, it prevents us from selling as many cases as we'd like. We know there's a high demand for it and we're trying to keep up - if you don't see it here one week, check back the next. Our representative always sets aside a couple cases for us the second they hit the warehouse.

Among the new beers coming to the store in the next week is a particularly special brew concocted by a joint effort between Stone Brewing, the Cambridge Brewing Company, and BrewDog. They're calling it the Juxtaposition Black Pilsner and it's already drumming up a lot of praise. We're lucky enough to have one case coming our way sometime in the next week, but I can't promise that it'll stay around long. It's already fetching ridiculous prices on beer trading sites and it won't likely be produced again any time soon.

Thanks to customer requests we are currently carrying a lot more dark beer than is normal for summer. Examples include the Victory Storm King Stout, Berkshire's Drayman's Porter, Corsendonk's Abbey Brown Ale, Nogne Brown, and the Southern Tier Iniquity Black IPA (one of my favorite American beers). Despite the high-heat, high-humidity weather we've been getting lately, these dark beers remain customer favorites, too. If you're looking for rich, malty treats to beat the heat, we currently have plenty of them.

I'll be updating again with a picture or two from the Pretty Things tasting as well as information about our recent sake tasting and what you can expect from us in the coming months. More Thursday tastings are on the way and we hope you'll join us for them.

Cheers,
Luke