Fresh Report

#CCBW

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:02:33 -0500

It’s Chicago Craft Beer Week, so call into work and meet up at any one of Chicago’s many fabulous beer bars to toast the golden age of beer! Check out our Twitter feed for daily deals every day from now until May 27th. Huh? An 11-day week? There’s not enough days in a normal week to celebrate beer, so we had to add a few. Cheers, Chicago!

In FRESH this week:

M I D W E S T

Capital Munich Dark
$9.79 6pk, bottled 2/15/12
Capital Hop Cream
$9.79 6pk, bottled 4/26/12
Founders Pale Ale
$9.79 6pk, bottled 3/12/12
Great Lakes Holy Moses
$8.99 6pk, best by 9/29/12
Lake Erie Monster
$12.79 6pk, best by 9/29/12
Burning River
$8.99 6pk, best by 6/18/12
Dortmunder Gold
$8.99 6pk, best by 6/27/12
Robert the Bruce
$10.99 6pk, no date
Pride and Joy
$10.99 6pk, no date
Alpha King
$10.99 6pk, no date
Three Floyds Blackheart
$11.99 22oz, no date
Zombie Dust
$10.99 6pk, no date
Two Brothers Ebel's Weiss
$8.99 6pk, best by 9/8/12
Metropolitan Dynamo
$9.79 6pk, best by 9/18/12
Two Brothers Outlaw IPA
$8.99 6pk can, best by 8/24/12
OFallon Wheach
$10.99 6pk,
5 Rabbit Golden
$9.79 6pk, bottled 2/16/12?
5 Rabbit 5 Vulture
$9.79 6pk, bottled 1/17/12?

E A S T

Sixpoint Crisp
$8.99 4pk, $2.49 each 16oz can, best by 12/3/12
Sixpoint Sweet Action
$8.99 4pk, $2.49 each 16oz can, best by 11/12/12
Victory Prima Pils
$10.99 6pk, best by 9/9/12
Victory Summer Love
$10.99 6pk, best by 9/11/12

W E S T

Lagunitas Lucky 13
$4.79 22oz, bottled 4/30/12
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
$4.79 22oz, bottled 4/26/12
Arrogant Bastard
$4.99 22oz, bottled 4/16/12
Stone IPA
$10.79 6pk, bottled 4/19/12
$19.99 12pk, best by 7/5/12
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard
$17.99 6pk, bottled 4/4/12
Grand Teton Sweetgrass APA
$9.99 6pk, bottled 4/3/12
Grand Teton Howling Wolf Weisse
$9.99 6pk, bottled 4/3/12
Rogue Dead Guy
$11.99 6pk,

I M P O R T

Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier
$10.79 6pk, bottled 12/7/11

Cheers
~Randy

Let the Wild Rumpus Start

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:22:25 -0500

Every two years, the best beers in the world are gathered in one spot to be evaluated and judged at the World Beer Cup-- think of it as the Olympics of beer. Last week, the winners were announced for the 2012 WBC, and at the bottom of this week’s Fresh Report, we’ll list some of the best of the best that we current have in stock. In the meantime, on with the show:

In this week:

M I D W E S T

Zombie Dust
$10.99 6pk, fresh, baby.
Two Brothers Ebel's Weiss
$8.99 6pk, best by 9/8/12
Two Brothers Prairie Path
$8.99 6pk, best by 8/27/12
Two Brothers Pillar of Salt
$6.99 22oz,
Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
$8.99 6pk, best by 8/25/12
Alpha King
$10.99 6pk, no date

E A S T

Sixpoint Apollo Wheat Beer
$8.99 4pk, $2.49 each 16oz can, best by 8/18/12
Sixpoint Bengali Tiger
$8.99 4pk, $2.49 each 16oz can, best by 1/10/13
Southern Tier Mokah
$8.79 22oz, bottled 4/24/12
Southern Tier Hop Sun
$8.99 6pk, bottled 2/28/12
Southern Tier 2xIPA
$9.99 6pk, bottled 5/3/12

W E S T

Left Hand Nitro
$10.99 6pk, bottled 4/30/12
Cali-Belgique
$5.49 22oz, bottled 4/3/12

I M P O R T

Orval
$5.99 each 11.2oz
Rochefort 8
$5.99 each 11.2oz , best by 1/18/17
Rochefort 10
$6.99 each 11.2oz , best by 1/11/17
Hofbrau Maibock
$10.99 6pk, best by 2/2/13 **FRESH**
Hofbrau Hefe Weissbier
$2.59 each 500mL

And now some of the World Beer Cup 2012 Winners that we currently have in stock:

Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel
Gold Medal European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel
$2.99 each 500mL

Sierra Nevada Kellerweis
Silver Medal Session Beer
$7.99 6pk,

Leinenkugel’s Creamy Dark
Gold Medal American-Style Dark Lager
$13.99 12pk

Shiner Bock
Silver Medal American-Style Dark Lager
$12.79 12pk

Hoppin Frog Barrel Aged BORIS
Gold Medal Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
$15.99 22oz

Schneider Weisse
Silver Medal German-Style Dark Wheat Ale
$3.99 each 500mL

Edelweiss Hefetrüb
Bronze Medal South German-Style Hefeweizen
$2.49 each 500mL

Grand Teton 5 O’Clock Shadow
Bronze Medal Kellerbier/Zwickelbier
$9.99 each 750mL

Allagash White
Gold Medal Belgian-Style Witbier
$8.99 4pk

Hoegaarden
Silver Medal Belgian-Style Witbier
$8.79 4pk

Birra Moretti
Bronze Medal International-Style Lager
$7.99 6pk

Ovila Dubbel
Bronze Medal Belgian-Style Dubbel
$10.99 750mL

Westmalle Tripel
Gold Medal Belgian-Style Trippel
$10.99 750mL

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
Silver Medal Imperial Red Ale
$12.99 6pk

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Bronze Medal British-Style Imperial Stout
$7.99 4pk

Cheers
~Randy

May the Fourth (Be With You)

Thu, 3 May 2012 10:00:04 -0500

Some cool new stuff this week: Sixpoint is already rolling out a seasonal: Apollo, which takes a German kristalweizen and smooths out the rough edges. Lecker! B-Craft from Arcadia (MI) looks intriguing: a black double IPA. Got some of the last batch of Double Trouble for the season, bottled 4/6. I picked up some of the delicious double black lager from Grand Teton, and there’s more Lagunitas Imperial Red. Great beer week.

In this week:

M I D W E S T

Two Brothers Outlaw IPA
$8.99 6pk, best by 8/22/12
Arcadia B-Craft Black Double IPA
$10.99 4pk, $2.99 each 12oz
Founders Centennial
$9.79 6pk, bottled 2/22/12
Founders Pale Ale
$9.79 6pk, bottled 1/18/12
Founders Dirty Bastard
$9.79 6pk, bottled 2/15/12
Founders Reds Rye
$9.79 6pk, bottled 2/6/12
Founders Porter
$9.79 6pk, bottled 1/24/12
Founders Double Trouble
$10.99 4pk, bottled 4/6/12
Founders All Day IPA
$9.79 6pk, bottled 4/3/12

E A S T

Allagash White
$8.99 4pk, bottled 3/20/12
Sixpoint Apollo Wheat Beer
$8.99 4pk, $2.49 each 16oz can, best by 8/18/12
Sixpoint Righteous Ale
$8.99 4pk, $2.49 each 16oz can, best by 1/10/13
Smuttynose Robust Porter
$9.99 6pk, best by 9/27/12
Victory Hop Devil
$10.79 6pk, best by 9/2/12
Victory Summer Love
$10.79 6pk, best by 9/17/12

W E S T

Buffalo Bill’s Orange Blossom
$8.79 6pk
Lagunitas Imperial Red
$10.79 6pk, bottled 4/9/12
Lagunitas Sumpin Sumpin
$10.79 6pk, bottled 4/13/12
Lagunitas IPA
$9.79 6pk, bottled 4/2/12
Left Hand Milk Stout
$9.99 6pk, bottled 4/5/12
Arrogant Bastard
$4.99 22oz, bottled 4/2/12
Stone IPA
$10.79 6pk, bottled 4/5/12
Stone Levitation Ale
$10.79 6pk, bottled 4/18/12
Anchor Steam
$8.99 6pk, bottled 4/12/12
Grand Teton 5 O’Clock Shadow
$9.99 750mL, bottled 1/9/12

I M P O R T

Wells Banana Bread Beer
$9.99 4pk,

Cheers
~Randy

D to the L to the MFD

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:54:12 -0500

Big weekend in Chicago/Indiana... it’s Dark Lord Day. There will be tons of out-of-town beer lovers arriving to check out our town, so let’s welcome them with open arms and flowing beer. Lots of great arrivals this week:

In this week:

M I D W E S T

Dark Horse Black Bier
$10.79 6pk. no date
Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPA
$10.79 6pk. no date
Dark Horse Raspberry
$10.79 6pk. no date
Two Brothers Resistance
$9.99 6pk, best by 7/23/12
Two Brothers Dog Days Dortmunder
$9.99 6pk, best by 8/27/12
Two Brothers Dark Mild
$4.99 22oz.
Tyranena Scurvy IPA
$9.79 6pk, bottled 4/11/12
Founders Centennial
$9.79 6pk, bottled 2/18/12
Founders Dirty Bastard
$9.79 6pk, bottled 2/8/12
Flossmoor Station Brown
$7.99 22oz,
Founders All Day IPA
$9.79 6pk, bottled 4/3/12

E A S T

Allagash Curieux
$16.99 750mL, bottled 2/13/12
Sam Adams IPA Hop-ology
$13.99 12pk
Contains two bottles each of Whitewater IPA, Tasman Red, Dark Depths, Third Voyage, Latitude 48, and Grumpy Monk.
Sam Adams Verloren Gose
$5.79 each 22oz
Sam Adams Norse Legend Sahti
$5.79 each 22oz
Dogfish Burton Baton
$15.99 4pk, $4.29 ea, bottled 3/27/12
Dogfish Palo Santo
$15.99 4pk, $4.29 ea, bottled 4/12/12
Dogfish 60
$11.79 6pk, bottled 3/28/12
Dogfish 90
$10.99 4pk, bottled 4/1/12

W E S T

Lagunitas Imperial Red
$10.79 6pk, bottled 4/13/12
Lagunitas Sumpin Sumpin
$10.79 6pk, bottled 4/13/12
Lagunitas Pils
$9.79 6pk, bottled 4/12/12
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
$6.99 22oz, bottled 3/19/12
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
$7.99 6pk, bottled 1/6/12
$14.99 12pk, bottled 2/21/12
Sierra Nevada Summerfest
$7.99 6pk, bottled 4/12/12
$14.99 12pk, bottled 4/12/12
Sierra Nevada Torpedo
$7.99 6pk, bottled 4/13/12
$14.99 12pk, bottled 3/1/12
Sierra Nevada Stout
$7.99 6pk, bottled 12/13/11
Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye
$7.99 6pk, bottled 3/2/12
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
$9.99 4pk, bottled 3/30/12
Green Flash West Coast IPA
$9.49 4pk bottled 3/30/12
Green Flash Hop Head Red
$9.49 4pk bottled 3/26/12
Anderson Valley Summer Solstice
$9.99 6pk, canned 3/16/11

S O U T H

Abita Strawberry
$8.99 6pk

I M P O R T

Franziskaner Dunkel Hefe Weiss
$2.29 each 500mL, $7.99 for 4

Cheers
~Randy