Park Slope (Brooklyn) - Beer Stores 2018

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  1. ONovoMexicano

    ONovoMexicano Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2012 New Mexico

    Besides @rozzom asking for advice when he already had the answers :wink:...this thread just made me wonder where in the hell in the city you can buy a 4-pack or a sixer and not just singles at exorbitant prices.
     
    #21 ONovoMexicano, Sep 10, 2018
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  2. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Ah gotcha man

    Haha we did do the orientation when we moved to PS. Didn’t follow through because I know my wife was angling for me to do both of our shifts. Place seems great though. One of the guys on my bike team is a member - we all did 3 nights in the Catskills at his house up there and he bought all the food for the weekend from the coop. Couldn’t believe both the quality and the price
     
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  3. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Hahah I know sorry guys - there were places I should have listed (but forgot) in the OP so I didn’t waste people’s time.

    Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that with the rise of the direct to consumer brewery (definitely something I enjoy), the quality beer store is in decline. I love places like Goldstar and Covenhoven. But like Bierkraft they’re more of a place to drink at, grab a growler, and maybe treat yourself to a couple of spenny (but very well curated) bottles. You’d quickly bankrupt yourself trying to buy beer for a party / in any sort of quantity at any of these places.

    But a lot of the bigger beer stores have closed down and WF seems to be switching its focus.
     
    #23 rozzom, Sep 10, 2018
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  4. ONovoMexicano

    ONovoMexicano Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2012 New Mexico

    Yeah your reasons listed make sense. The tragedy is I can hardly find a sixer of any of the German Oktoberfests anywhere in NYC. I can’t be the only person in the city frustrated by this.
     
    #24 ONovoMexicano, Sep 10, 2018
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  5. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Yeah man I’m totally with you
     
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  6. joehill

    joehill Zealot (594) Apr 11, 2008 New York
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    Ordering is done by a coordinator (coop speak for a staff member). There is a squad for recieving/stocking beer that another member of BA is on, I enjoy my shift of cutting wheels of cheese into small chunks, weighing and pricing it though, while listening to music in the basement.

    There’s a bike valet squad you can join where you just park and watch peoples’ bikes for them while they shop/work!
     
    #26 joehill, Sep 10, 2018
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  7. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Haha I saw those guys! Though I heard that when you first join you have to do the less desirable jobs first before getting access to the cushy stuff. That right? I always imagined that I’d be dealing with a good 6-12 months of being hazed by you and @afroskully first. “Rozzom I need to take a dump - go warm the toilet seat for me”
     
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  8. joehill

    joehill Zealot (594) Apr 11, 2008 New York
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    There are definitely good roles (squads) and bad, and the people you do your shift with can probably make your shift good/bad as well. There are wait lists for some of the shifts that might take a while to get on but I’m guessing that has more to do with timing than the nature of the work.

    I started out doing inventory and it was awful and I wanted to quit the coop every time my shift rolled around. Ever since I got on a good squad I don’t mind it at all, it’s a small chore for the quality and price.
     
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  9. Darwensi

    Darwensi Zealot (716) Sep 7, 2007 New York
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    @rozzom we've discussed this before, but don't sleep on BGH. I am unsure if Mission Dolores does takeaway, but worth checking out.

    I'm also on that coop tip (produce). Real talk, those .76 cent cans of Beach were the tittaaayze.
     
    #29 Darwensi, Sep 10, 2018
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  10. afroskully

    afroskully Savant (1,118) Aug 24, 2016 New York
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    I started on receiving and quickly got on a shopping squad where i just sit as the exit worker and check receipts as people leave. It’s the most mindless shift and after a day of work and dealing with two kids, I actually look forward to sitting and doing nothing for almost 3 hrs.
     
    #30 afroskully, Sep 11, 2018
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  11. bgold86

    bgold86 Pooh-Bah (1,836) Apr 1, 2015 New York
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    Saint Gambrinus should have a nice selection and their draft list is usually pretty spot on.
     
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