Does anyone know of a store other than Total Wine in the Greater Boston area where you can find Austrian beer that isn't just Stiegl? Stiegl is great, just wondering if I'd be able to find beer from other Austrian breweries as well. Thanks!
This is probably not the answer you’re looking for but Notch Brewing in Brighton (HQ in Salem) does a Vienna Lager and a number of other really good German, Czech, Polish style brews.
It's not lol, but Notch is easily the best brewery in the area imo!
I’ll have to check this one out. Been a while since I’ve been to a new brewery.
+1 on best brewery in the area. Their home location is in salem if that is closer to you
I’m in Waltham. Just looked it up and Brighton is about 5 miles away. Gonna take a nice Saturday walk over and back (probably Uber back).
I used to not care for Notch but then I went to their Brewery in Salem and was angry I didn't go sooner.
They have all kinds of good stuff there.
Notch is great! I live a couple blocks away from the beerhall/garden in Brighton. They kinda have weird hours but they're my prime spot for an outside beer May-September. Mostly German & Czech beers.
G’Day mate. I see Fosters everywhere. You should be good.
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Fosters by and large is not considered Australian but mainly drunk in England.
It’s literally Australian for beer 🤦♂️
It is not drunk in Australia.
It is not. You just fell for the catchy marketing slogan. Aussies do not drink Fosters over there.
Austrian. Not Australian.
Best bet is find a nice reputable liquor store and ask whoever orders the beer if they can find a distributor who has the ability to order you some
Plenty of new liquor stores in south end always accommodating requests if they’re available to get. I help set up a few (I’m a vendor) and they were constantly asking newcomers for feedback.
I used to manage the Kappy’s over in East Boston. I was able to accommodate plenty of customers looking for niche products.
B. United, based in Connecticut, are a big beer importer. They have two Austrian breweries in their portfolio(one makes mead though). Ask them where they distribute it to.
B. United International Inc. - Brands > By Country (bunitedint.com)
I'm going to guess that the good Austrian breweries don't distribute to the states.
It’s rather that the import requirements change the ingredients a bit. They add some preservative, and a lot of the bottled stuff doesn’t hold up well.
Does Austria have good breweries now? The old rule was wine in Austria and beer in Germany. Goesser, which was the principal beer in Vienna for many years, is mediocre.
Goesser is widely available in Vienna, but easily the worst of the bigger breweries. There are many really great breweries in Austria, they're just at times harder to find in the US, hence my question.
Not sure, honestly. I’ve never been, but several Notch beers are inspired by Austrian beers.
Try looking at the menu for Austrian/ German restaurants around the area, a lot of the time they will carry some unique things
Publick House has a decent Belgian and German selection too.
But yeah, Boston doesn't really have a big German population like some other major cities, so I'm not surprised its difficult to find here.
That makes sense. I moved to the west side of the state and thought the selection at Munich Haus and Wurst Haus was pretty decent
Marty's in Newton is worth a gander. Gordon's will order in though I've only done that for spirits.
Hmm what about bronwyn? A German restaurant in union square but I imagine they have Austrian beers too
Davis Square Liquors has alot of european stuff
Pemberton farms does as well
Ah Steigl radler brings me back to hiking in the Tyrol as a broke grad student. Thanks for the memories.
Kappy's down in Norwell has a room full of odd imports (and craft brew); I haven't been to the ones in Boston but you could give them a try.
Dana Hill Liquor Mart
Call fort point market, they have a great selection of beers.
Keep an eye out for the reopening of Jacob Wirth.
Fenway Beer Shop (fka Craft Beer Cellar) used to have a good selection but I haven't been since the rebrand.
If you have a particular brand you like, approach your local liquor store and ask them to get some for you.
Liquor stores have managed to parlay fear of under-21's buying booze over the internet to protect their retail business. This keeps prices high, but it also means that liquor stores can afford to have actual humans to talk to and buyers who know what distributor has what product. Most liquor stores are happy to order something that they know people will buy and like.
I'm not aware of any. German beer is imported aplenty. The same cannot be said for Austrian beer anywhere I've lived in the northeast US.
Doesn't help you find a place to buy them but the German club in Walpole does a ton of events (sommerfest, Oktoberfest, monthly biergartens) and they usually have their imported beers on tap listed on their Facebook page. Sommerfest is the first weekend of June I believe, admission is like 10$ and it's a fun day out (besides the parking, which is terrible)
In the “not Austrian but” vein, find a good beer store that carries brews from Schilling. They specialize in German and Central European styles. They’re my fave brewery.
I don't know about other stores, but if you do end up resorting to Total Wine, they should have Hirter.
You can try any of the Von Trapp stuff. Widely available. Brewed in Vt but Austrian style.
Butcherie has a few wines.
Not Austrian but give Idle Hands in Malden a shot. Emelyn is their Vienna Lager. Probably the closest around Boston you’ll get to that style.
Also obligatory Treehouse recommendation. They have a lot of Czech and German style pilsners on draft and in cans at any time.
It's hard to even find beer from Quebec (that massive beer producer a few hours drive from here) in Mass, so it may be a challenge. Deep Ellum in Waltham is a pretty good bet. The beers rotate but I've seen Austrian beers often. Don't do Brewer's Tap and Tavern. They skimp on their pours.
Not sure what you’re looking for specifically, but Unibroue is available at just about every bottle shop in the city. Assuming you are not hunting Molson products, which are everywhere.
Unibroue is available
1 of ~250 Quebec breweries and my least favorite. It's good, don't get me wrong, but it's the ONLY Quebec beer you can get here and it pales in compairison to the ones I prefer.
Ball Square Fine Wines had a strong Austrian selection