Ten minutes (to good beer).

We're currently in a hotel room just west of St. Louis. We could walk to a gas station which MIGHT have something like Boulevard, or hit up the local site of Granite City Brewery. I suppose it could be worse...

 

I ten minute walk from where I currently sit puts at Kulshan Brewery, with a Trader Joes on the way, so plenty of good beer. From my usual location, a ten minute walk puts me at 3 other breweries, and about a dozen bars with very good-to0great taplists. Good beer is alway close at hand when you're in the PNW.

 

I could walk 10 mins to the liquor store and get a decent selection. But my best bet is to drive 3 hours to somewhere that is not Oklahoma.

 

The archaic grocery store that seems to be stuck in the 80s. Okay local selection but a lot of the beer doesn't sell well so I imagine some is not good anymore.

 

I'm a 5 minute walk from a burger bar that serves good local beer, and another bar that specializes in gourmet sausages and craft beer. I'm also a 15 to 20 minute walk from -- arguably -- the best beer (and wine) bar/bottle shop in the city. Could definitely be worse!

 

I can walk 10 minutes to get to one of my favorite bars... although that walk may not be 100% legal. I am out in the burbs and have to cross an intersection with no pedestrian lights/crosswalk.

 

I live in a large neighborhood. I could walk 7 minutes to a gas station that has probably 10-15 different craft and import offerings.

However, the issue sometimes is the freshness. So I'd have to walk 25-30 minutes to a local beer store in town. I walk slow and enjoy the scenery.

I live in the suburbs though.

My old condo, I could walk 5-6 minutes to a world class beer store in the city.

 

10 min walk to a gas station with BMC crap 30 min walk to a local brewery and 30 min walk to a B Dubs with Sweet Water on tap and 30 min i can hit a local beverage center with a decent selection (thought it was good till i saw what really good was)

 

I could get to a liquor store that is a few steps up from a gas station but it would be 40min to get to a good liquor store and not walkable to a good bar.

 

Piece of cake.

Hooray for urban living.

 

Probably a gas station but I don't think I could get anywhere in 10 minutes. Might take me 15-20 to walk to the closest gas station and 30 or so to walk to the best bar/decent craft store!

 

I have a decent liquor store within ten walking minutes from where I live. Founders, Stone, Green Flash, Weihenstephaner, Goose Island, Orval, Chimay, Sam Adams, Ithaca, Grey Sail, etc etc...I hardly ever go there though. A touch overpriced but if I had no car, it would be me lockdown spot.

 

I'm a 10 min walk from a cool little "gastropub" that typically has 20-30 "craft" beers on tap at any time. Unfortunately, a lot of them I find to be pretty uninspired. I typically order Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen (from the pint glass...boo). Food is excellent, though.

 

In ten minutes I can get to Toronado, Burgundian, Latona Pub, Elysian Tangletown, Whole Foods and PCC.

Edit: Just remembered there is also a coffee shop within ten minutes of my house that always has Boneyard RPM on tap, too.

That's not counting a bunch of smaller bars and restaurants with nice local and/or craft options around me.

 

This is pretty much my case as well.

 

A 10 minute walk for me gets me no where near beer or anything else for that matter. Oh, the joys of living in the country. I honestly wouldn't trade it for anything . . . . well maybe I would trade life in the counrty for a Bourbon County Rare and a Cigar City Life is Like . . .

 

The answer is "No".