Maryland

[tommyguz]

Any good?

Not sure didn't try them yet, but I liked the past years

 

[Ziggy]

Union is the only brewery in MD that I'm genuinely excited about. I can't think of another.

Evolution and Burley Oak have plenty of potential. Burley Oak bottles are generally overpriced and Evolution hasn't hit a homerun in in a while. Lot 6 and Rise Up are very good. Would like to see them bring more new stuff around like they did with the Nouveau Rouge and migration series.

Stillwater is decent for sure. Last few releases haven't really done it for me.

Union has been putting out some really great stuff recently. As for stillwater, i can't justify the price of their beers and serious lack of "six-pack lineups". Also, I've never really had anything from stillwater that made me go "god damn that's good!", unlike union, which has surprised me with a few of their draft only beers.

 

[seedavid]

I just got into town and walked into a Cantillon event at Max's...

 

[seedavid]

Hey, did you guys know Jester King distributes to Maryland?

Because I just left State Line Liquors with bottles of Ambree and Petit Prince. Which is always nice.

 

[Vogt52]

Hey, did you guys know Jester King distributes to Maryland?

Because I just left State Line Liquors with bottles of Ambree and Petit Prince. Which is always nice.

I had no idea.

 

[Vogt52]

I just checked seek a brew,which was updated 2 days ago and they definitely don't distribute to MD. Those bottles were sold illegally, but who cares haha

 

[Beerontwowheels]

I just checked seek a brew,which was updated 2 days ago and they definitely don't distribute to MD. Those bottles were sold illegally, but who cares haha

Seekabrew is not an authoritative source. Let's be serious here.

 

[Vogt52]

Seekabrew is not an authoritative source. Let's be serious here.

So where have you bought jester king in MD?

 

[seedavid]

I just checked seek a brew,which was updated 2 days ago and they definitely don't distribute to MD. Those bottles were sold illegally, but who cares haha

So where have you bought jester king in MD?

Seekabrew also shows that JK doesn't distribute to NY or NC, which they absolutely do, albeit in very limited quantities. Considering how many excellent beers are available in and around Baltimore, it's not at all bizarre that JK would distribute to Maryland. I just wasn't aware that they did.

State Line is an enormous, and well known store. They aren't some janky-ass bodega. I really don't think they'd sell something illegally when the selection they provide legally is impressive enough on its own. And if they were selling it illegally, they're doing it wrong, because it was actually much cheaper than a lot of the far less exciting beers on the shelf.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

So where have you bought jester king in MD?

That's not the point I was making. SeekABrew is a crowd sourced website. It should not be used to confirm what is or is not sold through legal means. You can ask the man who created it. He's on Talk Beer (FalconA).

Based on finding Jester King at State Line, seedavid could email SeekABrew's site administrator and likely have it updated. I've done that before when the site was still relatively young.

Weird **** happens all the time. Max's occasionally has Crooked Stave available in bottles. That's not reflected on SeekABrew. Obtained through legit means? Don't know, don't care.

IIRC,Total Wine is the only store in Maryland to carry Clown Shoes. Pretty weird, but accurately reflected on SeekABrew.

ElkSherpa - quick question - do you know if your beers are beginning to see distribution in MD? Is it possible?

 

[Imstillthegman]

Jester King is available in MD legally. Not a large selection as of yet, nor mass quantities, but it is here.

 

[Vogt52]

That's not the point I was making. SeekABrew is a crowd sourced website. It should not be used to confirm what is or is not sold through legal means. You can ask the man who created it. He's on Talk Beer (FalconA).

Based on finding Jester King at State Line, seedavid could email SeekABrew's site administrator and likely have it updated. I've done that before when the site was still relatively young.

Weird **** happens all the time. Max's occasionally has Crooked Stave available in bottles. That's not reflected on SeekABrew. Obtained through legit means? Don't know, don't care.

IIRC,Total Wine is the only store in Maryland to carry Clown Shoes. Pretty weird, but accurately reflected on SeekABrew.

ElkSherpa - quick question - do you know if your beers are beginning to see distribution in MD? Is it possible?

I just found it unlikely that jk would be sold in MD. It's a bitch to start distribution because of all the legal hoops you have to jump through (ie. Bells is just now startin distribution here, when every surrounding state has had their beers for a long time)

 

[Vogt52]

Jester King is available in MD legally. Not a large selection as of yet, nor mass quantities, but it is here.

I figured this would be bigger news! Some of the most sought after beers in the country if not the world

 

[Beerontwowheels]

I figured this would be bigger news! Some of the most sought after beers in the country if not the world

Agreed. Thought this would have been talked about more.

Petit prince is a great low abv beer. Wasn't a fan of Ambree. Not a beer I'd personally lead with when introducing the brand to a new state.

 

[Ziggy]

I just got into town and walked into a Cantillon event at Max's...

Well how was it?

 

[Ziggy]

Jester King is available in MD legally. Not a large selection as of yet, nor mass quantities, but it is here.

If that's the case, then state line is the only store that gets it. Hopefully we can start seeing some jester king stuff in the baltimore/DC area. I know Max's was selling some bottles behind the bar at the last belgian fest

 

[FalconA]

That's not the point I was making. SeekABrew is a crowd sourced website. It should not be used to confirm what is or is not sold through legal means. You can ask the man who created it. He's on Talk Beer (FalconA).

Based on finding Jester King at State Line, seedavid could email SeekABrew's site administrator and likely have it updated. I've done that before when the site was still relatively young.

Weird **** happens all the time. Max's occasionally has Crooked Stave available in bottles. That's not reflected on SeekABrew. Obtained through legit means? Don't know, don't care.

IIRC,Total Wine is the only store in Maryland to carry Clown Shoes. Pretty weird, but accurately reflected on SeekABrew.

ElkSherpa - quick question - do you know if your beers are beginning to see distribution in MD? Is it possible?

To echo everything said here, SeekABrew is updated entirely from email traffic so it is undoubtedly wrong (in both directions) in many of these cases of "one time only" or "single store" distribution which I've been seeing a lot of recently. Given the state-wide level of granularity, I would just ask anybody submitting updates to consider whether it would cause more confusion than good to add an association (although use of "limited/regional" hopefully sets the right expectation). That said, if there is definitely something missing, send an update email! [email protected] JM03

 

[Vogt52]

To echo everything said here, SeekABrew is updated entirely from email traffic so it is undoubtedly wrong (in both directions) in many of these cases of "one time only" or "single store" distribution which I've been seeing a lot of recently. Given the state-wide level of granularity, I would just ask anybody submitting updates to consider whether it would cause more confusion than good to add an association (although use of "limited/regional" hopefully sets the right expectation). That said, if there is definitely something missing, send an update email! [email protected] JM03

Thanks for the info!

 

[seedavid]

Well how was it?

It was nice. They were pouring Iris and Iris Grand Gru, had bottles of Classic Gueuze for sale for a VERY reasonable price, and some 3F bottles for sale as well. I snagged a Golden Blend, and tried to get a Framboos, but alas, they ran out of those just before we got there.

 

[Ziggy]

It was nice. They were pouring Iris and Iris Grand Gru, had bottles of Classic Gueuze for sale for a VERY reasonable price, and some 3F bottles for sale as well. I snagged a Golden Blend, and tried to get a Framboos, but alas, they ran out of those just before we got there.

Damn, if i had known about the event, i would have stopped in early friday evening! Hopefully they have some bottles of cantillon gueuze laying around, i might stop in this week and get one, since max's is pretty much the only place to get it in the area.
How was the iris grand cru? And how much did the golden blend run you?

 

[seedavid]

Damn, if i had known about the event, i would have stopped in early friday evening! Hopefully they have some bottles of cantillon gueuze laying around, i might stop in this week and get one, since max's is pretty much the only place to get it in the area.
How was the iris grand cru? And how much did the golden blend run you?

I actually preferred the regular Iris to the Grand Cru, but both were still definitely quite good. And the Golden Blend was $40, which was fine. I was on vacation, haha.

 

[Iliketurtles]

They are out of Cantillon Gueuze now FYI.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

They are out of Cantillon Gueuze now FYI.

How much were they charging? Kept seeing people say 'reasonable', but I recall during the last event I saw you at they were charging $30 for Classic. That **** isn't real reasonable.

 

[Iliketurtles]

How much were they charging? Kept seeing people say 'reasonable', but I recall during the last event I saw you at they were charging $30 for Classic. That **** isn't real reasonable.

Yeah it was $30 again which is somewhat reasonable but much more than what you would be ordering from a belgian shop. I didn't buy any...

 

[Ziggy]

How much were they charging? Kept seeing people say 'reasonable', but I recall during the last event I saw you at they were charging $30 for Classic. That **** isn't real reasonable.

I managed to snap classic 375 ml for $18.
If it was 30 bucks, it had to be for a 750 ml, which is almost spot on.

 

[seedavid]

How much were they charging? Kept seeing people say 'reasonable', but I recall during the last event I saw you at they were charging $30 for Classic. That **** isn't real reasonable.

Yeah it was $30 again which is somewhat reasonable but much more than what you would be ordering from a belgian shop. I didn't buy any...

I managed to snap classic 375 ml for $18.
If it was 30 bucks, it had to be for a 750 ml, which is almost spot on.

To be fair, I'm used to paying NYC prices for Cantillon, so my concept of "reasonable" might be a little skewed.

 

[Vogt52]

BTW I picked up a bottle of jester king at state line liquors today. It was only $9

 

[cry me]

I believe JK distributes sporadically via Shelton bros, which explains why you might be seeing them on shelves here and there.

 

[Vogt52]

I believe JK distributes sporadically via Shelton bros, which explains why you might be seeing them on shelves here and there.

Was definitely a pleasant surprise. Someone had mentioned it earlier in the thread which I had disputed so I wanted to let everyone know.

 

[Ziggy]

Anyone hear about Manor Hill Brewing? It looks like a Hill Farmstead type operation, barn house brewing. Located in Howard county, and it's supposed to open up soon. Looks like max's is introducing a few of their selections on draft on July 7th. I'm pretty excited to check them out once they open.

http://www.manorhillbrewing.com/