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Shop talk
14 posts in this seam.
Hayfield Kölsch tastes like the poster, not the sample
The rep brought a sample in March. The actual shipment tastes completely different — and we're not mad about it.
Westbrook Doppelbock disappeared between Monday and Thursday
Forty-eight bottles on Tuesday morning. Zero by end-of-shift Thursday. No signage, no promotion.
Invoice matched the truck — boxes did not
Paperwork said Valleybrook Pilsner in twenty-twos. The pallets delivered twelve-ounce cans and a shrug from the driver.
Clipboard says twenty cases, shelf holds nineteen
Inventory mismatch on Thornhill Amber — the numbers don't line up and I'm not sure they need to.
Fourteen cases moved — not the ones we expected
Turnover report showed two surprises: the ale we weren't pushing and the lager we thought would walk out faster.
Forklift wouldn't start, so we hand-carried the IPAs
Morning equipment failure meant moving forty-two cases of Oakmont IPA the old-fashioned way. My back remembers every one.
Six pallets became five between the loading bay and shelf three
The invoice matches the count, but the floor plan doesn't. Something got reorganized mid-unload and I'm still piecing together where.
Brookvale Amber moved twelve units in two hours
Friday afternoon rush cleared the middle shelf faster than expected. Worth noting for next week's order.
Ridgeline Lager sold sixteen cases in four days
We doubled the order. It's already half gone.
Cooler two, middle shelf, every Wednesday
Same six people buy the same kolsch every week. I moved it once and got questions.
Three cases that moved without anyone noticing
The cooler tells a different story than the front display. Here's what actually left the building this week.
The Porter nobody asked about, restocked anyway
Ember Ridge Porter moved six cases last month without a single question at the counter. Sometimes the quiet ones do fine.
Four things that didn't move this week
Priya checks the cooler data and finds the stragglers—good beer that somehow stayed put while everything else walked.
This week’s call to action (please use it)
Kara rolled out Hold a case. The case is metaphorical. The urgency is real.