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Lawson's started brewing at Two Roads in CT and got a distributor in CT and it's been a lot easier to find at least here in NJ within the past year. I also recently got Heady and Focal down here but I am not sure where the distributor got it from or if it was a one off thing. You probably already know about them but Hill Farmstead is my favorite in VT. I used to go there a few times a year when I lived closer by.

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Sip of Sunshine has always been brewed at TwoRoads. Super Session is also brewed there. The rest of the line up is local at the Waitsfield or Warren facility. Double Sip came before Sip as well.

Alchemist AFAIK only has local distribution within 25 miles of the brewery in Stowe by their own trucks/vans.

(adding) If you find yourself in the central VT area, the Lawson's tap room is really nice facility, definitely check it out.

Nah, Alchemist has been distributing much further for about a year now. Easy to get in NY and MA now. Like, on the shelf at Wegmans easy.

This was marketed as an exclusive quarantine initiative, with distribution help from Night Shift. If it's not temporary, I'm happy to be wrong.

For the past year or so I've regularly seen heady topper in mass and nh.

I still find Hill Farmstead nearly impossible to find, even being in Vermont. They make great beer, but also show that exclusivity adds a lot to the mystique.

AFAIK its only available on tap, frequently at ski area restaurants.

There are a couple places that may sell it outside of bars... Beverage Warehouse in Winooski comes to mind.

For HF, take an afternoon off sometime and go to the brewery to pick up some growlers. This was more fun pre-COVID, but at least the line is shorter now.

The Lawson’s from CT doesn’t taste like an elite beer to me in the way that Lawson’s from VT farmers markets did.

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