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Message JohnF 13:03 Tue 12/13/2011 Lucas in KS is out and by out I mean it is all still there but they have a waiting list. I’ll swing by Royal on the way home but I guess like everything Central States distributes Hyvee on State Line will get more than all the Royals and Gomers put together.
Message Bobbydigi places 1 º 15:34 Tue 12/13/2011 Originally posted by JohnF Lucas in KS is out and by out I mean it is all still there but they have a waiting list. I’ll swing by Royal on the way home but I guess like everything Central States distributes Hyvee on State Line will get more than all the Royals and Gomers put together. We had a 4 bottle limit and 10 cases sold out in 2 hours. The remaining beer is being sold to the 83 people who called ahead and reserved bottles.
Message foppa78 places 12 º 20:33 Tue 12/13/2011 ffs.. I would get bummed out over not being able to obtain these great BLVD beers but I know I will be able to find these for months to come when I go home to Omaha. Sells out in a day or two in one market but sits on shelves for months in other markets. Ill be the first one to congratulate BLVD on brewing great beer but I wish a little more of it stayed local since there is obviously demand for it.

Message JohnF 20:55 Tue 12/13/2011 Yep. My first thought was I might as well wait to get it until I am in the Twin Cities next month. There will be plenty, no bottle limits, and probably cheaper.
Message theisti P beers 5288 º places 1153 º 06:58 Wed 12/14/2011 Originally posted by foppa78 I wish a little more of it stayed local since there is obviously demand for it. This is a great point. I wonder if local distributors are asking for more and Boulevard is saying no, or if the local distributors are the ones mucking this up. They are certainly the reason this hit the shelves after it was available in St Louis.
Message JohnF 07:30 Wed 12/14/2011 Smokestacks have typically been in other cities in MO and KS be
Message JohnF 07:32 Wed 12/14/2011 Dang it. MO and KS before Kansas City. Boulevard has always said the distributors get them on the same day. One of the Central States employees blogs at KC Beer Blog now so I guess someone could ask him there what the reasoning is.

Message hwwty4 beers 1 º places 1 º 08:54 Wed 12/14/2011 Was it 2 years ago that they botched the BBQ release so badly? Where it was released everywhere else before the KC market. Central States kept saying it was a UPC issue...
Message Bobbydigi places 1 º 14:22 Wed 12/14/2011 Originally posted by theisti Originally posted by foppa78 I wish a little more of it stayed local since there is obviously demand for it. This is a great point. I wonder if local distributors are asking for more and Boulevard is saying no, or if the local distributors are the ones mucking this up. They are certainly the reason this hit the shelves after it was available in St Louis. It seems like our distributor is pretty much left in the dark on what they are going to receive. We asked months in advance if they had any idea how much BBQ we will get and they never seem to know until the week before it’s released. That goes for pretty much all of the special release beers. Hopefully Boulevard will realize the increasing demand for their specialty beers and start send the KC market a lot larger allocation. Just so you all know I have no problem adding anyone on here to our list to make sure you all can get some of these releases. Just shoot me a BM with your name and # and I’ll add you.
Message theisti P beers 5288 º places 1153 º 14:56 Wed 12/14/2011 Originally posted by Bobbydigi Just so you all know I have no problem adding anyone on here to our list to make sure you all can get some of these releases. Just shoot me a BM with your name and # and I’ll add you. Thanks Bobby - I am nervous to ask, what will I need "to do" to get on the list?