yeah, they have fat tire 22s

6/4/2009 7:27:29 PM

^^you should be able to find Sweetwater relatively easy in the triangle.

I hear this delic'



[Edited on June 4, 2009 at 7:27 PM. Reason : ^]

6/4/2009 7:27:48 PM

V.04

gimme a moment & I'll post what goodness I found in Greensboro...

6/4/2009 7:28:03 PM

how much alcohol is in that sucker?

i know trippel's are usually up there...

6/4/2009 7:28:44 PM

8%

6/4/2009 7:29:39 PM

ok...

choice photography by MOTOKRZR

6/4/2009 7:31:31 PM

beautiful.

6/4/2009 7:32:08 PM

if sweetwater is relatively easy to find in the triangle please point me in the right direction

ill drive there tonight

6/4/2009 8:16:48 PM

I don't live there anymore so I have no idea. I just got the impression from the Sweetwater thread and the fact it's been in Greensboro for a while.

Quote :

"Also, Sweetwater Brewing out of Atlanta, Georgia has started shipping in 6 packs of a couple of their well known beers (including Blue, 420 and the IPA). They are available in lots of outlets around the downtown area. But don’t fret, I’m sure their available in the burbs too. Peace Street Market is also carrying Yancy’s Wine, both Chardonnay and Cabernet. Odd. Beer lovers rejoice! And wine lovers drink at your own risk?!"

6/4/2009 8:20:13 PM

fat tire sucks

6/4/2009 8:20:30 PM

thats just, like, your opinion, man.

6/4/2009 8:24:07 PM

i concur. fat tire is hugely overrated.

6/4/2009 8:25:36 PM

I think it's most definitely worth 6.99

The restaurants that stick it under their import menu and charge 7.50 for a 22 can burn in fucking hell though.

6/4/2009 8:30:48 PM

i would, and have, pay $7 for a 22 at a bar.

6/4/2009 8:31:51 PM

I did the $8 thing for all three served at the Saucer, once each, toward my fourth plate. No wonder I'm still renting.

6/4/2009 8:33:11 PM

Quote :

"i concur. fat tire is hugely overrated."

it's really not a bad beer by any stretch of the imagination, it's just that it's gets hyped up so much that alot of people are inevitably let down when they actually try it. Personally I would rather have a Fat Tire over a lot of the mid range beers like Sam Adams Boston Lager or anything Saranac makes, and that's really the market segment New Belgium is competing against. At $8.99 a six pack though I would never buy the regular New Belgium Beers because frankly I think you can get significantly better beers for a similar price (Duck Rabbit, Highland, Sierra Nevada, etc.) but for $6.99 a six pack I doubt there's much out there that tastes as good for the price.

[Edited on June 4, 2009 at 8:55 PM. Reason : .]

6/4/2009 8:53:46 PM

anything Bells is a bit of a stretch imo, but i realize different beers are more enjoyable for different people. i'd rather get some Averys for 8.99.

6/4/2009 8:55:23 PM

Quote :

"anything Bells is a bit of a stretch imo"

have you had all the Bell's stuff? Everything they make except for the Pale Ale and Oberon (neither of which are bad, they're just not great) is among the best in it's respective style. Granted they're still more expensive than the New Belgium even when it's not on sale, but to me $8.99 vs. $9.99 is not a huge difference.

6/4/2009 9:00:36 PM

i've had a bunch of their stuff. it's good, but for me, in the 9-10 dollar range, i'm going for Avery. i'm not knocking Bells' beer, as some of them are pretty good, but i'd go for something else. i just can't endorse their entire list.

6/4/2009 9:02:02 PM

Quote :

"but for me, in the 9-10 dollar range, i'm going for Avery"

fair enough, I like the Avery beers (the IPA being my favorite of their lineup) but I definitely like Bell's better in general, just chalk it up to different strokes for different folks like you said. If you haven't already tried them, you should check out Founders' beers...for me it's hands down the best brewery that distributes to NC.

6/4/2009 9:07:13 PM

yeah. i'll have to google founders' beers. i'm pretty sure i've had some of theirs, but none of them are coming to mind.

6/4/2009 9:08:49 PM

Quote :

"[quote] 420 is their India pale ale there, fixed it for ya"

There is Sweetwater 420, which is a pale ale i believe, and there is Sweetwater IPA, which is their indian pale ale.

[Edited on June 6, 2009 at 9:03 PM. Reason : ]

6/6/2009 9:03:05 PM

This just in: Sweetwater sighted at triangle HTs - can anyone confirm?

6/6/2009 9:13:56 PM

i thought the sweetwater stuff was common around here... i've been getting it at my local Krogers for a few weeks now.

6/6/2009 9:17:03 PM

You're in Raleigh?

6/6/2009 9:19:16 PM

dude, it's everywhere in Raleigh, has been for at least a month...Peace Street Market, Harris Teeter, College Beverage, pretty much anywhere with a decent beer selection has it now.

[Edited on June 6, 2009 at 9:24 PM. Reason : .]

6/6/2009 9:23:43 PM

I went to 6 different Harris Teeters today and none of them had ever heard of Sweetwater

6/6/2009 9:27:10 PM

^which ones, I know for a fact that both Cameron Village and the one on Edwards Mill both have it. Of course if you're looking for a good beer selection you should have just gone to College Beverage or Peace Street Market

6/6/2009 9:29:34 PM

mark it down. i just had some amber ale.

6/6/2009 9:30:20 PM

Im not anywhere near downtown Raleigh, im in the 'burbs

I went to 1 in Holly Springs, 1 in Apex, 4 in Cary, and 1 in Raleigh

6/6/2009 9:36:57 PM

MELLOW MUSHROOM DURHAM ACROSS FROM THE DBAP HAS SWEETWATER AND FAT TIRE ON TAP, BITCHES. WORK FTW.

[Edited on June 6, 2009 at 9:42 PM. Reason : yo]

6/6/2009 9:41:55 PM

I had a bottle of Sweetwater 420 the other night and I really enjoyed it

6/6/2009 9:42:52 PM

tried one last night at cody's. i liked it. tastes like amber bock, that being said you can prob just get those for cheaper.

[Edited on June 6, 2009 at 10:30 PM. Reason : d]

6/6/2009 10:29:02 PM

I like how Sweetwater has hijacked this thread. I really like it. The only Fat Tire I tried that I liked was 1554. Mothership just doesn't do it for me.

They have all kinds of Sweetwater at the new Harris Teeter at Tryon Village.

I went down to Atlanta not too long ago and bought a shit ton of 420 and Happy Ending . . . came back to Raleigh and started seeing it everywhere.

Oh well I'm glad its here and hey some of your money goes to helping out the Chattahoochee (perfect for faggy environmental people)

oh yeah and i really like the blue. I generally hate fruity like beer but this has to be tried

[Edited on June 6, 2009 at 11:00 PM. Reason : .]

6/6/2009 10:59:48 PM

I see why people were all "meh" about this beer. Here's my experience w/Fat Tire:

1st beer: wow, this stuff is different, pretty good too. I sure would like to drink more of these

2nd beer (a week or so later): hmm... so it's pretty much a biscuit in a bottle. I'll drink another one, provided someone else pays.

3rd beer (probably another week later): well, fuck this beer, I'd rather drink a good beer while eating dough than do this again.

7/20/2009 2:10:52 PM

Quote :

"anything Bells is a bit of a stretch imo"

I fucking love Bells. Probably one of my top breweries now along with Roge, Avery, Sammy Smith, Stone, Great Divide, Allagash, and Southern Tier (knowing I'm leaving something out). Started dating a wine/beer rep from Michigan, and she's got me hooked on Bell's big time.

And I still enjoy Fat Tire. It's a good beer...but as been mentioned a million times in this thread...has just gotten too much hype. But I still sell the shit out of it at my bar...which is fine with me.

7/20/2009 2:58:13 PM

I enjoy Skinny Dip but I will have to pick up some Sweetwater next trip

7/20/2009 3:11:40 PM

Quote :

"NOT WHAT ITS HYPED UP TO BE"

but still a little tasty

7/20/2009 3:13:06 PM

i actually had sweetwater's Blueberry beer... not to shabby (for a buberry beer)

7/20/2009 3:14:06 PM

7/20/2009 3:15:34 PM

i had it randomly at Deep South Bar in April. i was pleasantly surprised and would get it again if there isn't anything else on tap that's decent.

7/20/2009 5:38:58 PM

and folks, nobody is claiming fat tire is OMFG BEST BEER EVAR... (ok maybe someone might claim that)
it's something new around here... i discovered it because my dad lives in Fort Collins and I learned to like it... do i buy it every time i go to the sto or out? no. do I sometimes enjoy it? yes. is it satisfying that i knew about it before 90% of the rest of the people around here? yes.

7/29/2009 9:35:53 PM

I just got a sixer of Skinny Dip... TBD how it is

7/29/2009 10:00:30 PM

I tried Fat Tire for the first time in 2007 in Illinois, days before I moved back to New Orleans


Its absence from my life makes me

[Edited on July 31, 2009 at 12:33 PM. Reason : 3]

7/31/2009 12:33:05 PM

I just saw a 53' trailer leave Jackson street and go down Gorman. I think both Food Lion locations may be stocking it now.

8/20/2009 9:40:34 AM

Seems like everyone is carrying it here on the Outer Banks. I see the trucks doing deliveries every day it seems.

8/20/2009 10:21:34 AM

Fat Tire's not bad but anybody who makes a huge deal over it obviously is just starting to develop taste for beer

Babby's first decent beer

8/20/2009 10:31:46 AM

12 pack bottles are $14 or $15 at HT

8/20/2009 2:08:52 PM

after i'm through with this $0.50 leinenkugel's I think I'll buy a case of 420

8/20/2009 2:36:18 PM

I tried it after all the hype and was disappointed

my 2 cents

8/20/2009 3:30:09 PM