Need Help from anyone in San Francisco

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by raczkowski, Jun 19, 2015.

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  1. raczkowski

    raczkowski Initiate (0) May 16, 2011 Florida
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    Hey Pacific BA's!
    So, i am driving from Wisconsin to San Francisco area starting tomorrow and am in need of a 12 bottle shipper, or 6 bottle shipper to ship some goodies back to the Sunshine state. i will be in stockton area Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and staying in the Marina area of SF Wednesday-Sunday. If anyone has a shipper, i could give you some NG beers in exchange or just pay you cash as some of the bottles will be from SARA and i want to make sure they get to Florida safely. Please send me a pm if you have a beat on where to get them or if you have any laying around. Also, any must hit stops outside SARA, Rare Barrel, please let me know :slight_smile:.
     
  2. Vivified

    Vivified Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2014 California

    Cellarman, City Beer Store, Toronado.
     
  3. Ynot2

    Ynot2 Zealot (641) Jul 24, 2009 California
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    You can buy shippers at Total Wine.
     
  4. raczkowski

    raczkowski Initiate (0) May 16, 2011 Florida
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    @Ynot2 thanks! i'll def do that. thanks for your help!
     
  5. SLOCruzin

    SLOCruzin Zealot (644) Sep 30, 2013 California
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    Just be aware the only Total Wines in NorCal are in Sacramento, none here in the Bay. @Vivified meant to say Cellarmaker, which you must go to if you like hops. Enjoy the trip!
     
  6. Ynot2

    Ynot2 Zealot (641) Jul 24, 2009 California
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    I think Vivified meant Cellarmaker, not Cellarman. If you hit Rare Barrel, a couple of miles away is Fieldworks Brewing, fairly new, but really good beer. Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room is also just a couple of blocks from Rare Barrel. Mikeller is also a great place to stop for food and beer in San Fransisco, I enloy Drakes in San Leandro and Altamont Brewing is another nice stop.
     
  7. Vivified

    Vivified Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2014 California

    Exactly, it's been a long day.
     
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  8. Ynot2

    Ynot2 Zealot (641) Jul 24, 2009 California
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    Do the Bev-Mos in the Bay Area have shippers, I have seen them at U-Haul before as well. Should be easy to find, plenty of wine being shipped. If all else fails, I have several in the garage I can meet at Rare Barrel (except for the week of 6 July) and take a couple of bottles of NG off your hands.
     
  9. cardinal_bruin_triton

    cardinal_bruin_triton Devotee (358) Oct 10, 2013 California
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    Just ask any wine shop for shippers. Maybe K&Ls would be a good start?
     
  10. chcfan

    chcfan Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2008 California

    It's not cheap, but shipping stores in the Bay Area/Wine Country have everything you need for shipping beer/wine. They specifically advertise their wine shipping services.
     
  11. mlaroche

    mlaroche Devotee (383) Sep 25, 2005 California

    I have a couple shippers, I live in the Alamo Square area. Beer mail me!
     
  12. IQBlue

    IQBlue Zealot (513) Oct 2, 2014 California

    If you'll be in Stockton, the drive to Arden Total Wine is only about 45-50 minutes. Capitol Beer and Taproom isn't too far from there too.

    Which area of Stockton are you staying at?
     
  13. raczkowski

    raczkowski Initiate (0) May 16, 2011 Florida
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    sorry for not replying guys. 13 hours yesterday...12 today from Wisconsin, now I am in Salt Lake City. Hate to be optimistic about only a 10 hour drive tomorrow, but i am lol. here is the intinerary, and why i am coming out there...

    my summer job is delivering promotional mail for car dealers, so i am delivering 180,000 pieces of mail Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the Stockton/Livermore/Salinas area. The only way my wife would agree to me being gone for almost 3 weeks is if she flew out and got to hang out when i was working, and on our off days do some stuff, but hitting Sara, Rare Barrel, Toronado, etc. are all on my radar. When i get in tomorrow, i am staying at the best western plus in stockton. i have no idea where that is. Monday, I will be staying near Salinas or north up near livermore. Tuesday, i may have to drop what i did not finish Monday, but then wife flies in, so we will probably go to our hotel in Livermore, and head down to Sara. Wednesday, we are staying in the Marina/Wharf area of San Fran, with Thursday, Saturday, Sunday being the days off before flying home Monday. one of those days, we will be doing whatever my wife wants to do, at least part of the day. i checked Giant tickets for Thursday's midday game and theyw ere like 10.00, so we may hit that in the afternoon unless something else is going on.

    I would have had no problem bringing you guys some New Glarus 750's, but I already picked up one case for my buddy and need to ship those. the only thing i have is some Schramms meads i picked up in Michigan that i could possibly trade if anyone was interested.

    If anyone can help me with shippers, I do have some of NG Scream, Berliner, and a couple surly cans i would give you for helping me out. And, if there is anyone meeting up at Sara or anywhere else.

    Thanks for all the tips guys. I have literally drove from Florida, all over Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsina nd now to San francisco in a 16' box moving truck, so when i get out there, i will be ready to pop some great beer and experience CA for the first time! anyone feel free to shoot me a pm if you have any adivce or can help me with the shippers.

    Cheers!
     
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  14. bradleydavid5

    bradleydavid5 Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2014 Texas

    Go to Altamont Beer Works in Livermore since you're out there
     
  15. mlaroche

    mlaroche Devotee (383) Sep 25, 2005 California

    I'd be happy to give you shippers for no cost as long as you pick them up - I'm centrally located in SF
     
  16. Ynot2

    Ynot2 Zealot (641) Jul 24, 2009 California
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    If you to a Giants game visit Public House for beer. It is connected to,ball park and has great craft beer.
     
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  17. m34josh

    m34josh Zealot (508) Oct 19, 2009 California
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    ^^^^This. And you can take 2 roadies per person into the game with you
     
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  18. raczkowski

    raczkowski Initiate (0) May 16, 2011 Florida
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    Well another 12 hour day in the books. Finally made it out here. I will get on a laptop tomorrow night and PM some of you who have reached out. Thankskr all the advice guys. There is a chance I'll have some 12 oz new glarus bottles that I don't wanna ship home that I'll give away toward end of my trip rather than housekeeping getting them. I'm staying outside city until Wednesday when I go stay at the marina/wharf area. Thanks for all the tips and guys who have offered to help me out while k visit! Gotta say...I was not gonna wait for beer to get cold so i stopped in at a gas station and got some BUd tall boys and gotta say they are hitting the spot.


    Off
    Topic but has anyone driven across Nevada? The wind absolutely made the drive miserable and extremely stressful. I'll avoid that state as much as possible moving forward!
     
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