Downtown San Francisco bottle shops & availability question?

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  1. markgugs

    markgugs Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New Jersey

    Howdy west coasters, I'm going to be in SF the week of Jan. 27th through Jan 31st for my work sales conference (LinkedIn) and they're putting us up in the Hilton right off Market. Just curious if there's a place I can get to easily (given I have no car) that may have Pliny the Elder bottles?

    Figure it's a long shot but wanted to ask. If there are other cool things out & available during this timeframe, I'd be interested in pretty much anything I can't get on the east coast too.

    Lastly, I don't suppose Alpine beers make it to NorCal? I already know that I'm apparently never going to try Kern Citra lol (though I would love to try anything at all by Kern).

    Thanks peeps!
     
    #1 markgugs, Jan 12, 2014
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  2. mlaroche

    mlaroche Devotee (383) Sep 25, 2005 California

    Pliny:
    Cask at 3rd and Market often has it when others don't.
    Whole Foods SOMA at 4th & Harrison gets Pliny many Wednesdays. (On New Year's Eve, I got a bottle of Pliny bottled that day. I kid you not.)
    City Beer Store.
     
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  3. mattdbh

    mattdbh Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2009 California

    Cask and Whole Foods are your best bets for Pliny. You won't find Alpine bottles up here though.
     
    #3 mattdbh, Jan 12, 2014
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  4. markgugs

    markgugs Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New Jersey

    thanks guys!
     
    #4 markgugs, Jan 12, 2014
  5. rmdownward

    rmdownward Zealot (648) Feb 10, 2007 California

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  6. markgugs

    markgugs Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New Jersey

    So it turns out I'm now free for just about all of Thursday the 30th, so I think I'm going to rent a car and take the trip up to Russian River to visit the brewpub, have lunch, etc.

    Anyone know the bottle limits for purchase?
     
    #6 markgugs, Jan 21, 2014
  7. mattdbh

    mattdbh Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2009 California

    I believe the limit is 6.
     
    #7 mattdbh, Jan 21, 2014
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  8. markgugs

    markgugs Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New Jersey

    That's perfect, thanks. Oh, quick follow-up...is that 6 total or per type of available bottle?
     
    #8 markgugs, Jan 21, 2014
  9. bnuno

    bnuno Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2011 California

    Not in bottles but I've had Pliny a few times on tap in the restaurant, Urban Tavern, that is located in that hotel. They also had Blind Big and few other good ones on tap as well as a bottle list.
     
    #9 bnuno, Jan 21, 2014
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  10. markgugs

    markgugs Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New Jersey

    Ha, me too! I was out there basically the same time this past year and I must have drank 40 Plinys at Urban Tavern lol.
     
    #10 markgugs, Jan 21, 2014
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  11. falc0n2600

    falc0n2600 Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 California

    It's different every time I go. I have personally never heard of them putting a limit on their sours, but since they're $12 each most people don't buy a lot. I mean, come on, the Beatification limit was TWELVE!
     
    #11 falc0n2600, Jan 21, 2014
  12. markgugs

    markgugs Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New Jersey

    A friend out there told me he went Sunday and the Pliny limit was 6. No limit on Supplication (that's what they had).
     
    #12 markgugs, Jan 21, 2014
  13. walterfredo

    walterfredo Savant (1,032) Nov 22, 2011 California
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    They don't usually have limits on their regular sours

    RIP Mikey!
     
    #13 walterfredo, Jan 22, 2014
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  14. danial

    danial Initiate (0) May 19, 2010 California

    Just ask for a case. They don't always enforce the 6 bottle limit rule. Worst case they say no.
     
    #14 danial, Jan 22, 2014
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  15. DOTU

    DOTU Pundit (775) Feb 11, 2011 California

    RRBC still had Beatification on tap today. Hurry up and go!
     
    #15 DOTU, Jan 22, 2014
  16. markgugs

    markgugs Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New Jersey

    well I can't hurry up and go from NJ, lol. I can go next Thursday the 30th, that's it
     
    #16 markgugs, Jan 22, 2014
  17. waddellc2

    waddellc2 Savant (1,187) Aug 23, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I am doing almost the exact same trip from this sunday until thursday. How did you make out?
     
    #17 waddellc2, Feb 7, 2014
  18. Paccamacca

    Paccamacca Pooh-Bah (1,624) Sep 15, 2012 California
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    That's weird, the last couple of times I've been up there, it's been a six bottle limit per person (twelve per table) on everything- Pliny, Blind Pig and the sours.
     
    #18 Paccamacca, Feb 7, 2014
  19. Paccamacca

    Paccamacca Pooh-Bah (1,624) Sep 15, 2012 California
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    And I appreciate it's too late for the OP, but Toronado often has bottles of Pliny for sale- 6 per person, $6 each.
     
    #19 Paccamacca, Feb 7, 2014
  20. markgugs

    markgugs Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New Jersey

    sorry, didn't see this until now

    I made out great! brought a local friend with me so I came home w/ 8ea. of Pliny & Pig, 3 of Supplication. But I see on their website they now have Consecration bottles, so you're in luck!
     
    #20 markgugs, Feb 10, 2014
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