BA Outside of BA

Somewhere between Liberal and Lebanon, oh yeah, Kansas.

 

I remember our meetup!

 

Back in July, @FBarber and I were in Binny's in Peoria on the same day and just a few hours apart. That probably wouldn't be all that unusual, except that neither one of us lives in Peoria. I was there for an overnight stop on my way back to Iowa. I stopped at Binny's and Portillo's for liquor shopping and supper, then went back to the motel, added the new Binny's store to the BA database, and posted a review. When I checked later to see if my photo had been approved, there were two reviews: his and mine. I BM'ed him (there really oughta be a better abbreviation for Beer Mail) and told him I was the idiot standing in the middle of the parking lot taking pictures, but he had been there earlier in the day and didn't get a chance to run me down. Maybe next time.

Apropos of nothing, I'd love to do a wine tasting sometime with @John_M, @mambossa, @vabeerguy, @Shanex, and @VitisVinifera. That would be awesome on so many levels.

 

I'm in.

 

If anyone's in Lodi CA and wants to do wine tasting, I can arrange things. We do have one decent brewery right by my winery called Highwater that I send folks to after the wineries close at 5.

 

All I need is a big open field, a bunch of kegs, and a tent. Something tells me that they're not lacking for big open fields in that part of the country, either.

 

If we're using the lower-48 definition, looks like Fly Boy Brewery & Eats (Sylvan Grove, KS) and First Street Brewing (Hastings, NE) would get to argue over hosting rights, as they're about equidistant driving distance from 39°49′41″ N, 98°34′46″ W. Otherwise, the next BA meetup/festival should be held in Spearfish, SD. Either way, bonus points for sweet-talking Silver Gulch Brewing (Fox, AK) into making a guest appearance.