The scarcity of Tropicalia

“It has become increasingly available on-tap in bars and restaurants, but six packs remain in short supply, leading some retailers to stash the beer away on delivery days for their best customers, prompting less well-connected shoppers to get creative.

‘We have a few guys who follow the delivery truck to the store,’ says Matt Walton, a former associate at Lucky’s Beverage World in Woodstock. ‘They know which distributor brings the Tropicalia and they study those delivery routes. As soon as the beer is offloaded, they will try to buy all the Tropicalia we received.'” — Adam Kincaid, MyAJC

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