Brewery Proximity Obligation

I have a close relative who lives near to Russian River. She is a wine lover, though, and only goes to RR, she says, for the music. I have resisted asking her to ship east so far, but it is so tempting. Trying not to be that obligation represented in post title.

 

I live within an hour of Hill Farmstead, and Waterbury. I usually bring a few growlers and a case of Heady Topper when I travel to my hometown in CT. I don't feel obligated, but friends and family seem to like it.

 

I've got friends in North Jersey that make me bring them Boat because I live closest to Carton and their stores are always out.

 

It's gotten to the point where I don't publicize when I'm travelling out of state on social media because the first question isn't "do you wanna grab dinner?" it's "can you bring Heady?"

 

Have a cousin living in Virginia & he is driving up for Easter. He will bring a case of his local stuff & I will give him a case of our local stuff to take back with him.

 

The problem is you can't bring bottles with carry-on luggage any more. Whenever I fly it's short stops and I can easily get by without paying for checked luggage. Otherwise I'd love to bring a few bottles of really good stuff from breweries that only have very local distribution (Sacramento). A different situation than OP but even if I lived in Santa Rosa I wouldn't be bringing bottles with me when I fly.

 

Anyone want any new south?
Yeah thought so........

 

This thread title sounds like the title of an episode of "The Big Bang Theory".

 

You should be glad they are not into sours. That would get very expensive.

 

I usually bring back some BA stouts from Boise, either Payette 12 Gauge or Crooked Fence Sins of Our Fathers back east for a select few family memebers

 

I live just outside of New Glarus so I usually have at least one of two requests to bring down something from their lineup when I visit family down in Omaha. I'll usually try to bring down something else local too like Karben4 or Lake Louie.

 

I don't but my car does - especially on long trips. Seems like every time I'm near a brewery I used to have to fight the wheel to keep from making a stop. I've given in and now plan a few stops.

 

Pfft! I work at Troegs. What do you think?

 

This is really clever...it absolutely does.

 

Although I live in a great (I think) local beer market (Chicago), the only things people ever want me to get for them are things I have a hard time getting myself so this doesn't come up too much for me. Perhaps I should find less picky friends.

 

This is how trading should be done.

 

My whole family isn't into "Craft" beer...(I have family in Northern KY that could careless about Micro-Beer). Every time though I'm there I end up spending more than I do at home (Central Baltimore). The reason? They have better distribution and a great selection of Nano-breweries. No obligations needed but to save money when I visit.

 

Yeah my brother lives in Tampa, so he knows as soon as I come down for a visit we're off to Cigar City/Cycle. Actually, I'm overdue for a visit now that I think about it...

 

My parents in law live in Iowa so I oblige them to bring me Toppling Goliath stuff. Good thing no-one I know is into craft or they'd ask me to bring them Tired Hands stuff all the time.

 

I'd love to help you out, but I gave up trading several years ago.