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Thanks for the warm welcome; searching for Oktoberfish

Quick note to say thanks for the big welcome. The people who keep track of such statistics tell me the number of comments and page views yesterday was impressive for a beginning blog. The reaction is a testimony, I think, to this community’s deep interest in good beer.

Bruce asked in his comment where he might find Oktoberfish from Flying Fish. The answer appears to be, who knows?

The local distributor for the beer, Sanders Distributing, told me today it is sold out. The Wine Source in Hampden, which provided the beers for our tasting that picked the beer as a favorite, is also sold out. The store tried to reorder Oktoberfish from Sanders but was told the cupboard is bare. Bummer.

Has anybody out there had a sighting of Oktoberfish? If so, please share the wealth by posting below.

Posted by Rob Kasper on October 11, 2007 1:15 PM | Permalink

Comments

As reporter who joined the beer blog fraternity in August, I wish you well. So far the entries are entertaining. Keep up the good work

Posted by: Jim Reeser | October 11, 2007 9:43 PM

As reporter who joined the beer blog fraternity in August, I wish you well. So far the entries are entertaining. Keep up the good work

Posted by: Jim Reeser | October 11, 2007 9:46 PM

I haven't seen it.

I have been looking for Sierra Nevada's Harvest Ale? Can anybody tell me where to find it? Preferrably in the White Marsh/Towson area?

Thanks!
C Double

Posted by: C Double | October 12, 2007 9:51 AM

Try calling Ronnie's Beverage Barn in Fallston. They tend to have a TON of specialty brews.

Posted by: Christine | October 12, 2007 10:43 AM

Last week Northridge Liquors in Ellicott City still had some Oktoberfish.

Posted by: Ken | October 12, 2007 11:19 AM

Someone mentioned Leffe blonde. I love it but my regular retailer says the wholesaler has none now. I have had it at Mannequin Pis, a great Belgian restaurant in Olney, but that's a long drive and a risky one after a few Leffes.
Great blog, Rob.

Posted by: Jim from Federal Hill | October 12, 2007 10:09 PM

Jim - I just saw Leffe at Wine Source this weekend.

Posted by: aeb | October 15, 2007 6:02 PM

In reference to "hunting Octoberfish", thanks Christine, for the heads up about Ronnies on 10/12. I think I'll call first this time.

Posted by: Bruce | October 18, 2007 2:04 AM

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Rob Kasper, a features columnist, has been writing about beer for 20 years, and he remembers when Anchor Christmas and Noche Buena were about the only beers at a holiday tasting and Sisson’s was the only brewpub in Baltimore. A collection of his columns, "Raising Kids and Tomatoes, Amusing Tales and Appetizing Recipes," was published in 1998. He lives with his wife, Judith, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, in a downtown Baltimore rowhouse. They have two grown sons, who come home from time to time and drink their father’s beer.
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