My second stop on my quest to explore beer distributors in my neighborhood, and the best of the two!
You won't find super obscure beers here in general, and I didn't look for Belgians, but they had plenty of IPAs for me to choose from. Ithaca Flower Power, Loose Canon, Lagunitas IPA, Full Pint Chinookie and TriPA, and more. I believe I even saw some Green Flash. However, I went with a case of Lagunitas Sucks!, not an IPA per-se, but a beer that's been hard to find anywhere and has a 98 "world class" score on Beer Advocate. It set me back $40 ($42.79 with tax).
My trip was complete with the neighborhood smelly drunk asking me where the $10 case on sale was, the college dude looking for the same thing, and another man apologizing for accidentally complaining about bedroom issues with the gf within my hearing. I considered all of this a plus. Great atmosphere, and the staff was friendly too, though I only needed help in wanting less beer.
I'll probably be back for some Flower Power in a week or two.
I also experienced the joke that no one knows how to park in their parking lot - heck, I was probably one of those people. The lot is a weird shape!
Best Bloomfield/Friendship/Shadyside area distributor so far.