Stone Brewing - coming soon? Talking to local beer suppliers for the last year and a half about StoneBrewing breaking into the market, and nothing yet. After somebreakthroughs a year ago through Magic Hat, then Bell's, going fromrarely found to immediate distribution in your local Supermarket, therewas hope that more West Coast beers like Stone would follow the Roguenational distribution. But one thing dropping in the area lately, from the same county, isGreen Flash. The San Diego craft brewer supplies definitively hoppyales, flagshipped by an IPA, an imperial IPA, and a more unique creationfor this market, an India Red Ale (Hop Head Red). The Red is a verywell balanced beer - part of the west coast style of reds and ambersthat are IPA-style hopped. East coast brewers still make ambers andreds in traditional formats, so it'll be interesting to see how thisdistribution changes startup brews, specialty brews, and whether itopens the market for other beers of the type. A Double Stout is also on the market, in 22 oz format like the Imperial IPA. The others are in 12oz/6-pack format but not in singles yet. Their Brown, Belgian Dubbel, and Barleywine haven't been seen this far east yet.
(to edit/update: the dubbel and barleywine have now been seen)
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