California Trip - What to pick up?

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by ChrisYarborough, Apr 25, 2013.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 1 of 3
  1. ChrisYarborough

    ChrisYarborough Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2012 Texas

    My dad is headed out to California for the 3rd time this year. He has only brought me back Russian River stuff like Pliny, Blind Pig, Consecration, etc.. What else besides Russian River stuff should he pick up for me that's easy to semi easy to get at the total wine and other stores?

    Since I have never been to Cali on a beer hunt I am not sure what is distributed out there thats good or semi easy to get...
     
    #1 ChrisYarborough, Apr 25, 2013
  2. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas

    What part of Cali?
     
    #2 Lutter, Apr 25, 2013
  3. ChrisYarborough

    ChrisYarborough Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2012 Texas

    Woops sorry yes that would be vital info! He oversees a Steel Plant in Rancho Cucamongo near LA.
     
    #3 ChrisYarborough, Apr 25, 2013
  4. TxUltraRunner

    TxUltraRunner Initiate (0) Aug 16, 2012 Texas

    I'll be in San Francisco. I know to hit Russian River And Lagunitas. Who knows what I'll find. I know Bruery will be on my list.
     
    #4 TxUltraRunner, Apr 25, 2013
  5. ChrisYarborough

    ChrisYarborough Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2012 Texas

    Whats good and easy to get from Bruery?
     
    #5 ChrisYarborough, Apr 25, 2013
  6. fatmcb1

    fatmcb1 Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2010 Texas

    Hair of the Dog is excellent and not difficult to find in Cali. Try to pickup Adam from them.
     
    #6 fatmcb1, Apr 25, 2013
  7. bigbelcher

    bigbelcher Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2003 Arizona

    Try using seekabrew.com It's a pretty good way of seeing what is available elsewhere.
     
    #7 bigbelcher, Apr 25, 2013
    jbeezification likes this.
  8. ChrisYarborough

    ChrisYarborough Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2012 Texas

    Thats a good site, never knew it existed till now! Unfortunately I am not to keen on some of the other breweries besides RR and FW.. Any personal recommendations on beers you have tried or picked up in Cali would be appreciated.
     
    #8 ChrisYarborough, Apr 25, 2013
  9. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas

    LA specific... I've liked the few beers I've had from Golden Road. Nothing blowout amazing though.

    I'd look at totalwine and preorder before he gets there and have him pick it up. BevMo (also big there) does that as well. Give the store a call beforehand and see what's new. Easy peasy.
     
    #9 Lutter, Apr 25, 2013
  10. kmello69

    kmello69 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2011 Texas

    Rancho Cucamunga is just on the edge of being in BFE, so I don't know what you'll be able to find there. Other good CA breweries are Alpine, Alesmith, Green Flash (we get some, but not all their stuff) and 50/50 (for Eclipse). Maybe post in the CA forum for more specific recs for that area
     
    #10 kmello69, Apr 25, 2013
    Clonies720 likes this.
  11. UtisTheLaw

    UtisTheLaw Pundit (876) Jul 26, 2012 Texas

    Make sure to get to City Beer Store if you have a chance. I picked up some great stuff there last month. They get some RR, Bruery, Evil Twin, Alesmith, etc. as well as some decent locals. They also have a good rotating tap list, and some amazing bottles to drink on site (if you've got the cash). There is a lot more information on the Pacific board.
     
    #11 UtisTheLaw, Apr 25, 2013
  12. jbeezification

    jbeezification Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2012 Texas

    Search in Pacific forums and lurk a little bit, I have a California trip planned out already minus the vacation time off work and actually leaving Texas.
     
    #12 jbeezification, Apr 25, 2013
  13. mattchow

    mattchow Savant (1,009) Jun 24, 2012 Texas

    when are you going?
     
    #13 mattchow, Apr 25, 2013
  14. ChrisYarborough

    ChrisYarborough Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2012 Texas

    Well so far my Dad has been 5 times over the last year for his job and each time be brings back a few pliny's, some blind pig, and consecration, and one supplication. He goes mostly to a total wine store and also a few smaller stores.

    I added Alesmith X to the list. Another friend told me he was out in Cali last month and picked up a few of that and loved it.
     
    #14 ChrisYarborough, Apr 25, 2013
  15. jbeezification

    jbeezification Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2012 Texas

    Going to Stone and drinking their brewpub exclusives is also a good idea.
     
    #15 jbeezification, Apr 25, 2013
  16. frogfan

    frogfan Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2009 Texas

    If he's shopping Total Wine, you can go online and place your order for store pick-up. They hold it for like 14 days, I think. Worst case, you can get a sense of what they have in stock at the location he'll be visiting. Their online inventory isn't 100% accurate, but most of it seems to be in stock when I go to the Fort Worth store after browsing online.

    After a quick look at whats in stock per the Rancho Cucamonga TW website, I'd personally be looking to pick up a few of from this list:

    Alesmith Speedway Stout
    Alesmith Old Numbskull
    Alesmith IPA
    Epic Big Bad Baptist
    Lost Abbey Serpents Stout
    Lost Abbey Deliverance
    Port Brewing Old Viscosity
    Port Brewing Older Viscosity
    Port Brewing Mongo IPA
    Russian River Sanctification
    Uinita Labyrinth

    Obviously, it depends on your own preferences, but those are some highly regarded beers that we dont get in TX that I'd love to try.
     
    #16 frogfan, Apr 25, 2013
  17. TxUltraRunner

    TxUltraRunner Initiate (0) Aug 16, 2012 Texas

    I leave in the AM
     
    #17 TxUltraRunner, Apr 25, 2013
  18. HopAG

    HopAG Savant (1,137) Sep 22, 2012 Texas

    Get some Lost Abbey man

    Framboise de Amorosa is delicious!
     
    #18 HopAG, Apr 25, 2013
  19. TxUltraRunner

    TxUltraRunner Initiate (0) Aug 16, 2012 Texas

    Picked up 6 Pliny, 4 Damnation, 1 Consecration, 2 Redemption, 1 Supplication. Had Pliny, Hop2It, Row 2 Hill 56, and Little White Lie on tap. Then headed to Lagunitas for some Waldo.
     
    #19 TxUltraRunner, Apr 29, 2013
  20. mattchow

    mattchow Savant (1,009) Jun 24, 2012 Texas

    Nice, can't wait until I'm in SF in two weeks.
     
    #20 mattchow, Apr 29, 2013
Page 1 of 3
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.