Just dumped out $20 worth of beer

[hoosierdoc]

And it was only 2 bottles

My wife loves Dogfish head beer but it's hard to find. The liquor store said they quit distributing it in Indiana a year ago. Today I picked up two bottles of this stuff, we each opened one after the kids were in bed, and down the drain it went. Boooo. Just not our taste. It's also 18% alcohol which would have been nice. Anyone know where to buy dogfish head in Indy in bottles?

 

[Bunnykid68]

I hope that drain went straight to your gullet

 

[Bruenor]

Pouring Dogfish Head down the drain?



It's not possible to buy Dogfish Head in Indiana anymore. But if you live close to the border, there's options.

Fish Finder | Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales

Use this to locate your favorite Dogfish Head near you. Luckily for me my brother just moved to Cincinnati, and comes back every 4-6 weeks. I have a standing order of the 90 minute IPA, and he gets a little extra for gas money for his trouble.

 

[IndyBeerman]

And it was only 2 bottles

My wife loves Dogfish head beer but it's hard to find. The liquor store said they quit distributing it in Indiana a year ago. Today I picked up two bottles of this stuff, we each opened one after the kids were in bed, and down the drain it went. Boooo. Just not our taste. It's also 18% alcohol which would have been nice. Anyone know where to buy dogfish head in Indy in bottles?

Dogfish pulled the plug on the Indiana market because they could not brew enough to keep up with demand. Also, if you find any newly bottled Dogfish in the state of Indiana being sold, it's being bootlegged in, not a good thing.

 

[Arm America]

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Not so bad, just run it through the ole kidney's first.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Dogfish pulled the plug on the Indiana market because they could not brew enough to keep up with demand. Also, if you find any newly bottled Dogfish in the state of Indiana being sold, it's being bootlegged in, not a good thing.

Interesting. Why not build another facility? Hrm.

This place had about 16 bottles, it was brewed in 2007 I believe

 

[sepe]

Drink something classy like PBR and you don't have to worry about not being able to find it. Just don't drink it out of the bottles as that is far too uppity. The ONLY thing I like about hipsters is their demand for PBR in bars. There are a few around here that sell PBR cans for $.25 a night (during the week as hipsters don't hang out in the dive bars during the week).

If you like fancy brews and have trouble finding stuff, start brewing at home. Even if you don't go all grain recipes, you can homebrew some very tasty ales/beer/lagers. I brewed some blueberry wheat that was about 8% (mostly extract recipe) for around $35 for 5 gallons. It was better than most blueberry wheat microbrews I've had.

Just a quick search on Google took me to a bunch of different Dogfish head recipes. I really need to get active again on homebrewtalk.

 

[IndyBeerman]

Interesting. Why not build another facility? Hrm.

This place had about 16 bottles, it was brewed in 2007 I believe

Building a new brewery for a micro brew is financial suicide right now in this economy. You have to sell enough to justify it, and there's a ton of micro's out there competing for a very small market share.

 

[IndyBeerman]

Drink something classy like PBR and you don't have to worry about not being able to find it. Just don't drink it out of the bottles as that is far too uppity. The ONLY thing I like about hipsters is their demand for PBR in bars. There are a few around here that sell PBR cans for $.25 a night (during the week as hipsters don't hang out in the dive bars during the week).

25 cents a can???

Guess they want to just sell beer and don't want to make money, because that's below wholesale cost per case.

 

[sepe]

25 cents a can???

Guess they want to just sell beer and don't want to make money, because that's below wholesale cost per case.

Yes sir. I was a bit shocked when I saw that it was $.25 a can (when the hipsters are there, it sells for $1.50 or $1.75 a can). I think they make up plenty from the hipster d-bags on Fridays and Saturdays. The rest of the week, it is just locals and I didn't really see many people drinking the PBR.

 

[Tydeeh22]

aye the blue ribbon makes my chest flourish with grainy hair..


for special occasions however, yeungling fills the spot.

 

[sepe]

aye the blue ribbon makes my chest flourish with grainy hair..


for special occasions however, yeungling fills the spot.

Can't always find Yuengling locally so homebrew recipes can get you close enough. A friend that LOVES Yuengling said that the clone recipe was almost perfect. Right around $40 for 5 gallons. The worst part of homebrewing is staying out of it for a couple weeks to a month letting it finish.

 

[Tydeeh22]

luckily for me, my sister is in daytona right now.. i put in an order for 3 cases before she leaves..

the brew thing is out of the question for me, or else id get creative.

Can't always find Yuengling locally

ohio is the closest state that has yeungling distributors. kinda upsetting.

 

[Colt556]

The Sinking Ship at 49th/College sells 16oz PBRs for $2.00 nightly. I go get one of their great tenderloin sammiches and a couple PBRs and walk back home satisfied. Good grub.......

 

[Oliver]

The Sinking Ship at 49th/College sells 16oz PBRs for $2.00 nightly. I go get one of their great tenderloin sammiches and a couple PBRs and walk back home satisfied. Good grub.......

I keep wanting to do their "challenge", but also keep finding myself wimp out. It can be done, and I shall conquer it soon!!!

 

[HeadlessRoland]

Building a new brewery for a micro brew is financial suicide right now in this economy. You have to sell enough to justify it, and there's a ton of micro's out there competing for a very small market share.

There's a great documentary on Netflix, 'Beer Wars,' about Anheiser-Busch/Miller/Coors dominating like 80%+ of the beer market. And each of the brands I just listed tastes like trash pissed into a bottle. I support small or even foreign breweries just to flip off the Big Three, futile though it might be. Canada has a few which make some nice stuff. La Fin du Monde is excellent, if ale on lees is your thing, 18%. Not the water-swill most are so used to drinking - and FLAVOR - my God, beer actually has taste! And different tastes!

I've had more than one friend spit out LfdM because "it doesn't taste like beer." By "beer" he meant Natty Ice and MGD. Makes me sick, the state of things. Good news is I hear micros are on an upswing.

 

[Indy574]

You can get Dogfish Head at the Chalet Party Shops around South Bend/ Elkhart area. I know this doesn't help you in Indy but if you want to take a drive someday?

 

[steve666]

Yes sir. I was a bit shocked when I saw that it was $.25 a can (when the hipsters are there, it sells for $1.50 or $1.75 a can). I think they make up plenty from the hipster d-bags on Fridays and Saturdays. The rest of the week, it is just locals and I didn't really see many people drinking the PBR.

There is a real good reason for that, it's nasty!!!

 

[CindyE]

any wine or beer that we don't want to drink ends up as marinade for cooking/grilling.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Sorry I wasn't able to come down and partake in your beer pouring out ceremony...

-J-