Nova Carmina Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 When I lived in Estes Park in the early '90s, my favorite beer to drink was something out of Washington called Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve, but it was only available out west, and I couldn't get it in the Midwest. Is that beer still around? Anybody heard of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 I have heard of it and it is still being made, Friendo. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 When I lived in Estes Park in the early '90s, my favorite beer to drink was something out of Washington called Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve, but it was only available out west, and I couldn't get it in the Midwest. Is that beer still around? Anybody heard of it? Sounds like we just missed you! Used to live in Fort Collins in the mid-late 1980's and spent a lot of time in Estes Park; it was beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 I loved Ft. Collins; whenever my friends and I needed a distraction, we'd drive down the canyon and hang out. Nice college town without all the airs of Boulder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Yes, you can still get a Henry's! $9.99 for a twelve pack at Total Wine. It says they'll ship... https://www.totalwine.com/beer/lager/american-style-lager/henry-weinhards-private-reserve/p/102363127-2?glia=true&s=1203&pid=cpc:Shopping+US+CALI+ENG+SPART:::google:&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQjwivbsBRDsARIsADyISJ_mECP-nLylIfRIVAfdnEttbky4H-mLAXKK-fwJ9sxaVkk2dHj8JdYaApRzEALw_wcB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Henry's is out of Oregon, btw. "Oregon- American-Style Lager- 4.7% ABV. Fragrant Cascade hops set the tone in this lager, giving way to an earthy, bread-like finish, courtesy of premium two-row barley and the same yeast strain that Henry Weinhard brought here over 150 years ago." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Henry's is out of Oregon, btw. "Oregon- American-Style Lager- 4.7% ABV. Fragrant Cascade hops set the tone in this lager, giving way to an earthy, bread-like finish, courtesy of premium two-row barley and the same yeast strain that Henry Weinhard brought here over 150 years ago." Thanks! Looks like they don't ship to Missouri, though! If I send somebody 24 empty bottles, will that count as a 2:1 trade for a twelve-pack? Oregon, yes, thank you -- if I'd been on Jeopardy!, I'd have remembered that, but when it came time to type it, the ol' brain fell out. Cheers! Edited October 10, 2019 by Nova Carmina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Henry's is out of Oregon, btw. "Oregon- American-Style Lager- 4.7% ABV. Fragrant Cascade hops set the tone in this lager, giving way to an earthy, bread-like finish, courtesy of premium two-row barley and the same yeast strain that Henry Weinhard brought here over 150 years ago." Thanks! Looks like they don't ship to Missouri, though! If I send somebody 24 empty bottles, will that count as a 2:1 trade for a twelve-pack? Oregon, yes, thank you -- if I'd been on Jeopardy!, I'd have remembered that, but when it came time to type it, the ol' brain fell out. Cheers!I’ve got a plan for you. You’ll need a 77 Trans Am and an empty tractor-trailer. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Henry's is out of Oregon, btw. "Oregon- American-Style Lager- 4.7% ABV. Fragrant Cascade hops set the tone in this lager, giving way to an earthy, bread-like finish, courtesy of premium two-row barley and the same yeast strain that Henry Weinhard brought here over 150 years ago." Thanks! Looks like they don't ship to Missouri, though! If I send somebody 24 empty bottles, will that count as a 2:1 trade for a twelve-pack? Oregon, yes, thank you -- if I'd been on Jeopardy!, I'd have remembered that, but when it came time to type it, the ol' brain fell out. Cheers!I’ve got a plan for you. You’ll need a 77 Trans Am and an empty tractor-trailer.East-bound and down... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 Is this the one where I have to smuggle the elephant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Henry's is out of Oregon, btw. "Oregon- American-Style Lager- 4.7% ABV. Fragrant Cascade hops set the tone in this lager, giving way to an earthy, bread-like finish, courtesy of premium two-row barley and the same yeast strain that Henry Weinhard brought here over 150 years ago." Thanks! Looks like they don't ship to Missouri, though! If I send somebody 24 empty bottles, will that count as a 2:1 trade for a twelve-pack? Oregon, yes, thank you -- if I'd been on Jeopardy!, I'd have remembered that, but when it came time to type it, the ol' brain fell out. Cheers!I’ve got a plan for you. You’ll need a 77 Trans Am and an empty tractor-trailer.Bwahaha, back in the early 60's my dad knew people who used to bootleg cases of Stroh's from Detroit to Georgia and other Deep South states and run the empties back (since you paid a "deposit" for the bottle and had to return the empty to get it back). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I remember when it was a big deal to drive to Iowa (I lived in west central Illinois) just to get a Coors because it wasn't yet available east of the Mississippi. Mostly people with poor taste in beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I recommend this compilation album here with the beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I remember when it was a big deal to drive to Iowa (I lived in west central Illinois) just to get a Coors because it wasn't yet available east of the Mississippi. Mostly people with poor taste in beer.It could also be distribution. I've seen the area map for Yeungling, which I put away a fair share of. They do very little distribution West of the Mississippi, and I've seen beer trader requests on the Beer Advocate website for their brews, mostly from folks in the Western stats. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I remember when it was a big deal to drive to Iowa (I lived in west central Illinois) just to get a Coors because it wasn't yet available east of the Mississippi. Mostly people with poor taste in beer.It could also be distribution. I've seen the area map for Yeungling, which I put away a fair share of. They do very little distribution West of the Mississippi, and I've seen beer trader requests on the Beer Advocate website for their brews, mostly from folks in the Western stats. Go figure. What about Iron City? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I remember when it was a big deal to drive to Iowa (I lived in west central Illinois) just to get a Coors because it wasn't yet available east of the Mississippi. Mostly people with poor taste in beer.It could also be distribution. I've seen the area map for Yeungling, which I put away a fair share of. They do very little distribution West of the Mississippi, and I've seen beer trader requests on the Beer Advocate website for their brews, mostly from folks in the Western stats. Go figure. What about Iron City? Saw no info on distribution, appeared to be mostly East Coast. but it is is here in FL. On the menu at two local Primanti Bros., on sale at Total Wine, and in bottles near my work location at a bar that catered to folks from Pittsburgh. I tried a bottle, was ok for a adjunct lager, better than the standard BMC swill. The reviews on Beer Advocate ranged from locals who drank it steadily and liked it, to adjunct haters comparing it to water discharged downstream of a 3 River sewage outlet. Takes all kinds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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