Alpin/Marfa Beer Stores

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  1. elchicodelgado

    elchicodelgado Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2008 Texas
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    The wife and I are going to be staying in Alpine this week so I'm curious if there are any good beer stores in either of those places. I searched the forum and found lots of hits for Alpine Brewing Co in CA and Marfa appears not once. Sad times Marfa. Anyways, I doubt it but does anyone know of good beer joints out that way? Oh and i'm for sure hitting up Big Bend Brewing Company!
     
    #1 elchicodelgado, Dec 30, 2013
  2. bccocx

    bccocx Pooh-Bah (1,576) Jan 13, 2007 Texas
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    I'd recommend buying beer before heading that direction. El Paso or San Antonio will have the best selections depending on what direction you're coming from. You might be able to get Sierra Nevada in Alpine.
     
    #2 bccocx, Dec 30, 2013
  3. electrohead

    electrohead Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2013 Texas

    The last time I drove through Marfa I saw a place named "El Cheapo" maybe some vintage Pearl can be scored there.
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    #3 electrohead, Dec 30, 2013
  4. mattisloco

    mattisloco Maven (1,306) Feb 13, 2007 Texas
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    Reach out to Big Bend before you go, they're under construction again.

    Nothing out there, go to El Paso.
     
    #4 mattisloco, Dec 30, 2013
  5. Wes_likes_beer

    Wes_likes_beer Initiate (0) May 16, 2013 Texas

    The French Grocery in marathon has Big Bend beers in stock but little other craft. The #22 Porter is excellent.
     
    #5 Wes_likes_beer, Dec 30, 2013
  6. elchicodelgado

    elchicodelgado Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2008 Texas
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    Thanks guys. I didn't plan ahead so I will try my luck at El Cheapo :-)
     
    #6 elchicodelgado, Dec 30, 2013
  7. aschwab

    aschwab Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2009 Texas

    http://www.bigbendbrewing.com/vendor

    And type in 79831 for Alpine.

    And type in 79843 for Marfa.

    Profit. I think it would be reasonable to guess that the best beer store in either of those towns would likely be on there.
     
    #7 aschwab, Dec 30, 2013
  8. elchicodelgado

    elchicodelgado Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2008 Texas
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    The one I went to was one there but they had a sign about kegs. I don't believe these guys bottle. Hhhhmmm, maybe I should convince my wife it makes sense to buy the two of us a keg for three days… Plus side, I picked up a sixes of Dale's Pale Ale that was canned last month. Oh and I've got my bottle of Proprietors for NYE tomorrow. :grinning:

    Edit-Aaaaaand scratch that. They clearly can upon further review. Not sure how I missed them… Hhhhmmm. The search will continue.
     
    #8 elchicodelgado, Dec 31, 2013
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  9. thewrongtone

    thewrongtone Zealot (743) Oct 15, 2006 Arkansas

    The Borderlands are sparse craft-wise.

    A cultural vacuum.
     
    #9 thewrongtone, Dec 31, 2013
  10. BK1017

    BK1017 Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2009 Texas

    Last time I was out that way I scored a couple of sixers of Big Bend brewing at Celebration Liquor on Holland Ave/90 on the west side of Alpine. Rinky dinky store, but they had a few craft beers there.

    The Get Go grocery store in Marfa has some nice beer and wine for sale (more wine than beer) but haven't seen Big Bend there.

    In Marathon, the White Buffalo bar had all the Big Bend Beers on tap. Cool bar too. Also, eat at the bar and skip the restaurant. Beer + Burger in the bar far exceeded the fancy schmancy food the restaurant served.

    BK
     
    #10 BK1017, Jan 3, 2014
  11. elchicodelgado

    elchicodelgado Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2008 Texas
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    Celebration is where I got sixers of Tejas and Terlingua Gold. I got my fix! Thanks for the suggestions.
     
    #11 elchicodelgado, Jan 3, 2014
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  12. mattisloco

    mattisloco Maven (1,306) Feb 13, 2007 Texas
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    Were you able to hit up BBBCo?
     
    #12 mattisloco, Jan 6, 2014
  13. DoubleSimcoe

    DoubleSimcoe Pooh-Bah (2,779) Jan 7, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    #13 DoubleSimcoe, Jan 6, 2014
  14. elchicodelgado

    elchicodelgado Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2008 Texas
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    I was. It was a nice little brewery and the folks were great. They have a RIS fermenting right now called Marfa Lights. The logo for it is really cool and I believe it'll be in bombers only. The tour was "oh just head back there and we will pour you a beer and answer questions". I mingled for a good hour.
     
    #14 elchicodelgado, Jan 6, 2014
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