kimdawg
New Member
Hi, I am reaching out, out of desperation. St. Lupulin is my favorite spring time seasonal. I have been drinking it since I can remember it's existence, apparently since at least 2009. The folks at Odell expanded their distribution around 2017 to places that I feel don't do the seasonal beer market and are saturated with pales (at least that was what I saw in Oklahoma/Texas). So, in 2020, during the pandemic, while waiting patiently for the April/May ritual, I kept waiting...and waiting... and waiting... until 2021.... at which point I started begging them on their social media to brew it.... they finally did, and made an announcement that they would only have one day that they would sell it... I took off of work and drove the 2+ hours to the location and bought $250 worth of Lupe and kept it in my fridge, drinking it sparingly, in case it was the last can on earth.... so in 2022, I asked when they would release it... and they eventually said they weren't doing that.... no one drinks it., people say they like it, but they don't buy it.... THAT rubbed me the wrong way.... there are plenty of people who love this beer and plenty more who would love it if they had a chance to try it. I should know. I had a house sitter, a dear friend, who I specifically told they could have anything in the house, but do NOT drink the St. Lupulin in the fridge, as I cannot buy it ever again.... so I came home after two weeks, and every single can is gone. Very disappointing, to say the very least.
That brings me to my request: You all seem like you liked this beer enough to want to clone it. How do you think we/I can convince the powers that be at Odell that this beer is worth brewing again? Do you think a letter writing campaign would do it? Would you help? If I posted an address and a draft letter, would you send it to them? Do you think a petition would do it? Collecting signatures?
I had hashtags and posted them with everything I wrote about, but they don't care and I suck at that stuff anyway. I used to take my last can of Lupe with me to snowy fields and take photos, but my friend through out all of them, so I don't even have any emties. sigh. Please help. From what I have read above, noone seems to have cloned the recipe successfully... so I am wondering if we can convince them to share it, now that they don't want to brew it again? What do you think?
#saveourspring #springmeanslupe #Lupe2021 #Lupe2022 #stlupulin
That brings me to my request: You all seem like you liked this beer enough to want to clone it. How do you think we/I can convince the powers that be at Odell that this beer is worth brewing again? Do you think a letter writing campaign would do it? Would you help? If I posted an address and a draft letter, would you send it to them? Do you think a petition would do it? Collecting signatures?
I had hashtags and posted them with everything I wrote about, but they don't care and I suck at that stuff anyway. I used to take my last can of Lupe with me to snowy fields and take photos, but my friend through out all of them, so I don't even have any emties. sigh. Please help. From what I have read above, noone seems to have cloned the recipe successfully... so I am wondering if we can convince them to share it, now that they don't want to brew it again? What do you think?
#saveourspring #springmeanslupe #Lupe2021 #Lupe2022 #stlupulin
