Do you worry about weather when shipping?

I generally try to avoid having my boxes sit in trucks or warehouses over the weekend, so I tend to ship on Mondays.

 

Since beer sees so many temperature changes and extremes on its way from manufacturer to your local store, I don't see why it would be any different via a shipment through FedEx/UPS.

 

Yes. Watch the temps of where you are & where it's going.

In a LOT of trades I've only had two problems: one with a low-ABV bomber that came during an unexpected sub-zero stretch, & another screw-top that I sent into the Nevada desert heat of 112 degrees.

Best advice is above: ship on Monday. Don't tempt fate by letting things sit over the weekends. And keep an eye on extreme temps.

 

I'm sure there are some in the delivery industry here on BA, but it's my understanding that a lot or most of the beer delivery trucks have temperature controls in place for just this reason. FedEx/UPS do not for General/Home Delivery.

 

And hopefully they will chime in, trucks that deliver to the stores in my area are just basic box trucks. But I am sure somewhere in the chain they probably are temperature controlled.

 

(preface - I work for a distributor)
while many of the local delivery trucks are temp controlled, the product spends much more time in a, usually, non-temp controlled railroad box-car if the brewery is not local. additionally, warehouses are often not temp controlled (or only have a relatively small portion that is temp controlled).

 

I try to take into account whether the package will be OK sitting on someone's front porch for a good part of the day while they're at work. I don't think you can really control how long a package is going to sit outside, but if a heat wave or blizzard is forecasted in the area of the person I'm shipping to, I would propose holding off until the temperature is a bit less extreme.