Road Trip to Orange/Placentia.

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  1. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    I'll be heading to SoCal for a Bruery pickup and I'm looking for Alpine and Kern River. I've had some luck at the provisions, but they had nothing last time. Any tips on bottle shops to check would be awesome. Thanks!
     
    #1 daysinthewake, Oct 4, 2012
  2. usofar

    usofar Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2010 California

    The only alpine I've seen in the area are captain stout and alpine ale. The only place you'll find either on a consistent basis is much closer to alpine and Kernville respectively.
     
    #2 usofar, Oct 4, 2012
  3. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Damn. In 2011 the Provisions had Kern's Class V and Just Outstanding, and some red ale from Alpine. Last time there was nothing.
     
    #3 daysinthewake, Oct 4, 2012
  4. thome50

    thome50 Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2006 California

    Class V and Just Outstanding have pretty much dried up in central Orange County. As you said, Provisions used to have it consistently last year as did Total Wine in Tustin. I've only seen it "in the back" at a few south county shops that I never would have thought to have craft beer.

    You can try Hollingshead as well but their Alpine stuff is usually saved for regulars it seems. Alpine Ale was at provisions last Friday.
     
    #4 thome50, Oct 4, 2012
  5. usofar

    usofar Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2010 California

    Yeah the popularity of both has grown to more than they can produce. In the last year at alpine I have seen bottle limits at the Betty drop from a case to six and now a max of four per style and half the time they are even out of bottles at the brewery. I have a friend who likes Nelson and I used to pick it up for him regularly but over the last for times I was there they only had Nelson bottles once.
     
    #5 usofar, Oct 4, 2012
  6. jraras

    jraras Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2011 Massachusetts

    Hollingshead is awesome - if you've never been, go! I've had luck with a bottle of Alpine here and there from Hi Time Wine in Costa Mesa, fwiw.
     
    #6 jraras, Oct 4, 2012
  7. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    I would love to visit Hollingshead, but I'm always in Orange on a weekend when they're closed.
     
    #7 daysinthewake, Oct 4, 2012
  8. KRBCEric

    KRBCEric Crusader (479) Jan 6, 2009 California

    It appears you are driving from Windsor? If you drive through Bakersfield you can get stuff. We are hoping to deliver a load of pumpkin and Jo to our distributor in so cal next week. Not sure if that is too late for you.
     
    #8 KRBCEric, Oct 4, 2012
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  9. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Thanks for the heads up! I'll be heading down on 10/13, so that might work.
     
    #9 daysinthewake, Oct 4, 2012
  10. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Heading down tomorrow as planned. If anyone has any Alesmith Decadence, Coton or Papier to trade let me know.
     
    #10 daysinthewake, Oct 12, 2012
  11. ALECOHOLIC

    ALECOHOLIC Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2004 Tennessee

    liquor mart #6 on whittier blvd should be getting some jo and pumpkin from kern very soon . they instagram all of their new arrivals on fb.
     
    #11 ALECOHOLIC, Oct 13, 2012
  12. drewone

    drewone Pooh-Bah (2,283) Sep 18, 2006 California
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    just go to the breweries ...
     
    #12 drewone, Oct 13, 2012
  13. Carbon14

    Carbon14 Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2009 Maryland

    If you haven't left yet, bring a sack of Cantillons and we can talk about Coton or Papier.
     
    #13 Carbon14, Oct 13, 2012
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  14. kinnaird

    kinnaird Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2007 California

    Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa tends to have Kern River and Alpine when it's difficult to find elsewhere. Also, Whole Foods in Tustin carries limited quantity stuff that may be hard to find if you stop in on the right day.

    Hi Time Wine Cellars: 250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627​
    Whole Foods, Tustin: 2847 Park Avenue, Tustin, CA 92782​
     
    #14 kinnaird, Oct 17, 2012
  15. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Had a Great trip! Really nice to meet up with some local BAs. here are the pics that I took.
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    #15 daysinthewake, Oct 19, 2012
  16. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Breakfast
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    #16 daysinthewake, Oct 19, 2012
  17. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Old Richland at the Provisions
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    Lowland Scotch Whiskey Barrel Aged Stone Smoked Porter and fried pigs ears!
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    #17 daysinthewake, Oct 19, 2012
  18. John11486

    John11486 Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2009 California

    it was great meeting you, litheum94, and FosterJM. stand-up BA's! cheers
     
    #18 John11486, Oct 19, 2012
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  19. Carbon14

    Carbon14 Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2009 Maryland

    Any standouts (good or bad) of the beers you had?
     
    #19 Carbon14, Oct 19, 2012
  20. daysinthewake

    daysinthewake Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2010 California

    Great meeting you guys too. I'll definitely let you know next time we're heading down.
     
    #20 daysinthewake, Oct 19, 2012
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