- Bottoms Up (RSS)Dogfish Head beers arrive in the (San Francisco) East Bay
By William Brand
Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 5:57 pm in Uncategorized.
Revised news flash…Attention East Bay Dogfish Head fans…It’s the weekend, so I have no way to check, but it looks like Bay Area Distributing is now handling Dogfish Head beers in the East Bay. I found all three Dogfish Head beers being sold in Northern California this afternoon at Monument Wine & Spirits, 2250 Monument Blvd. in Concord (CA.).
I bought two, Dogfish Head 90-Minute Imperial IPA (a 9 percent beauty) and Palo Santo Marron, which is aged in wood. For more on this one, go here and scroll down, there’s even a video.
The third one available in the East Bay is Midas Touch, another aged 9 percenter. Read about here.
In other news….got a reply from Marty Jones at Oskar Blues in Lyons, CO. He says Ten Fiddy, their 10 percent imperial stout, isn’t headed to Northern California right now. In early 09, it’s a possibility, he says. That’s to the Sacramento-Davis area only, of course. No Dales Pale Ale, Gordon or Old Chub for us in the Bay Area.
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November 8th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Thanks for checking on Ten Fidy. It’s pretty tasty, so I hope California eventually gets it, though not too surprising that it may take a while, as it seems tough to get even in Colorado.
November 8th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
I tasted it at the GABF and liked it. But generally, I don’t report my GABF tastings, because I taste so many beers that my taste buds are blown out. Would love to try it again in more sane circumstances.
November 9th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Boooo.. Ten Fidy and Old Chub are great, hopefully they can work out a Bay Area distribution deal soon. I’m surprised they haven’t come here earlier, what with the cans and everything.
November 10th, 2008 at 7:18 am
I think the problem for all out-of-state brewers is distribution, finding a distributor. Bay Area Beverage which (finally) took on Dogfish Head, has literally dozens of breweries in their repertoire. One more doesn’t seem to matter. At least, that’s my impression.
November 10th, 2008 at 11:15 am
But that flies in the face of what we know about greed.
November 10th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I don’t know about greed. Greedy distributor just push Bud/Miller/Coors, you make money selling beer in volume and American light lagers have the volume. Sometimes, I think the only reason some distributors carry craft beer is because their customers, the retailers, insist.
I’m not talking about all distributors, but certainly there’s a prevailing bias among some distributors.
November 10th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Hmmmm…I work with distributors in my job, just not with beer distributors. Anyone know how many breweries or lines they distribute? Is it possible one could represent many different craft brews? To my experience, this would represent a competitive conflict
(I can’t see a distributor representing Lagunitas and Stone for instance) but maybe the beer world is different. What are the considerations a beer distributor makes when deciding whether or not to pick up a brewery? Any beer distributors out there willing to discuss this?
November 10th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
You put your finger on the problem, Derrick” There are only a handful of distributors and many craft beer brands. So each distributor has a ton of brands. Conflicts. You bet.
In my humble opinon, if you have a favorite brand that you don’t see, talk to your retailer; that’s who can put pressure on a distributor.
November 21st, 2008 at 10:12 am
Hey, Oskar Blues has hit Healthy Spirits here in SF. Just picked up a few cans of Gordon last night.
November 21st, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Great nes Arnas. They must have picked up a distributor in SF. I’ll check with Oskar Blues.
November 30th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Thanks for all the info on East Bay locations, but where can I find a retailer in San Francisco that sells Dogfish. I just read their profile in the New Yorker and need to try some myself.
Read the article here:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/24/081124fa_fact_bilger
December 1st, 2008 at 10:33 am
Hi Carson…didn’t know where you lived. A couple of sure bets are:
City Beer Store, 1168 Folsom, and Healthy Spirits, 2299 15th St. (at Castro Street), San Francisco, CA, (415) 255-0610.
Also, New Star-Ell Liquors, 501 Divisadero St. (Fell St.), San Francisco, CA, (415) 567-7900, ,
The Jug Shop, 1567 Pacific Ave., San Francisco, 94109, (415) 885-2922.
Tower Market Inc., 635 Portola Dr., (415) 661-7333. Tower Market is at the top of Portola Street just before it turns into Market Street
Those are a few. if anyone reading this likes , e-mail me at whatsontap@sbcglobal.net and I’ll send my 2008 Bay Area Retail Beer Store list.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:50 am
In San Francisco, there’s also Whole Foods and BevMo.
December 5th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Ode to Old Chub! What’s a Colorado gal to do without this tasty brew!?
Monk’s Kettle on 16th and Mission has it by the can- to stave off any uncontrollable cravings- but does anyone have an update on any distribution deals?