Distance for beer

I might go stay at my sons in NY and just make a long day drive, drive alone from ft Drum probably 11 hours round trip not counting shagging some beers. We'll see I forgot about leaf season which is a hassle in western NC too.

 

I had to pack a lunch.

 

341 miles to Hill Farmstead. I mean I made a bunch of other stops, including Warren and Waterbury, but still that's f-ing far to drive both directions in one day.

Definitely helps that stores in NJ are about 10 miles away and CT is about 25 miles away.

 

I used to make a road trip of it and visit several breweries and a special release or two. Thousands of miles total.

When I sold a previous car I worked out that 55% of the 125K miles I had put on it had something to do with beer.

Now I just homebrew. I've gotten too old to sit in a car that long anymore.

 

I've gone no more than a couple of towns but my buddy and I are headed to Hill Farmstead soon so that will change but I think that would be the limit.

 

Just took a 225 mile trip to Russian River .

 

Furthest so far has been about 1100 miles round trip.

 

CT to FL for Cigar City, 1,200 miles each way. Did have to stop and see the in-laws, but I spent more time hunting beer so in my book it was a beer run.

 

1,200 miles each way to Hill Farmstead from Atlanta and back. It was more of a "this is my last chance for a while to go on a crazy long road trip" kind of trip. Of course, I stopped at a ton of other breweries and a few other places on the way. Oh, and it just so happened to be the HF anniversary/Lawson's Triple Sunshine release the weekend I was there, which wasn't part of the original plan. A pleasant surprise. Expensive, but pleasant.

 

800 miles each for the Shorts Anniversary party from NC to MI for some Double Stache' and to impress a cute girl. Totally worth the 14 hour drive each way.

 

I may very well drive four hours north to Founders Brewery in Grand Rapids. To eat a sandwich and drink something on tap. Besides that, nothing quite as dedicated as the rest of you. I once drove around North East Indiana looking for a liquor store that sold Old Style for my dad. He drank it in the Army and hadn't had it in years, so I thought I'd look for some. I drove about 40 miles to locate some. This was the day before New Year's Eve, 2013. Now there's a joint that sells it ten minutes from my house.

 

From Phx to Alesmith and The Bruery, usually about 800 miles r/t.

 

Drove about 420 miles (each way) to get Heady Topper. A bunch of other things, too, but mostly Heady Topper. Thinking about a road trip to Indiana soon for some Zombie Dust myself.

 

280 miles each way Oak Park, Illinois to Toppling Goliath in Decorah, Iowa. Made the trip several times. Totally worth it!

 

420 miles each leg from Boston to Rehoboth Beach DE for DFH.

I am not going to count my trip in 1983 from Boston to points west of the Mississippi to try Coors.

 

Last week I drove down to Athens visiting Jackie O's for a case of Maples/Apps (1.5 hour drive). Talked to the owner, met the assistant brewer who has a degree in Chemical Engineering (WHAT!?), and hung out with Brutus the brew dog.


All really great people, especially the dog. I will be a JO's fan for life. Cheers guys!

 

I went from Pa to Freeport Bahamas to Sands brewery(6 days...miles unknown) At the end of their tour it's all you can drink for about 20-30 minutes. I went their by Ship. Ok...so I didn't actually cruise there just to get beer. But! I did purposefully book that excursion while booking the cruise and was looking forward to it for months prior because I've done the tour before. Their 8% ABV stout isn't bad but the rest of the beer sucks imo. In 30 minutes I can pound down allot of stout!

 

Went from ATL to Cleveland for Great Lakes. Will be doing NYC to KC for Boulevard, Tallgrass, etc.

More locally I drive 112 miles rt for weekly growler fills from NEBCO

 

TGBrews King Sue + Sosus + Naughty90 release day - 380 miles round trip

 

I'll make the 180-mile round trip from where I live on the Monterey Bay up to San Francisco to spend a day in the City and hit up Cellarmaker every couple of weeks.

Luckily, I live 11 miles from Sante Adairius, so I'm able to go there much more frequently!