Hidden Gem of Tracy, CA

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  1. PlinyFan

    PlinyFan Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2012 California

    First Post here!

    So I thought I would share with everyone a hidden gem in Tracy, CA. It is called Pete's Liquor, they have a great selection of beer! They even bring in beer from some of the more local micro brews from Lodi and a couple other places. They have the usuals as far as Stone, Drakes, Lagunitas, and they even sell Russian River! For those who may not know these are the people who brought you Pliny the Elder (PtE) and Blind pig. They also own a liquor store in Pleasanton that has the same great beer selection! They are pretty knowledgable about the beer as they drink it themselves!
     
    #1 PlinyFan, Jun 8, 2012
  2. penniwisdom

    penniwisdom Crusader (498) Sep 10, 2010 California

    Are you sure you don't work there? Welcome to BA.
     
    #2 penniwisdom, Jun 8, 2012
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  3. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
    Pooh-Bah

    Sure does sound like it.
     
    #3 stupac2, Jun 8, 2012
  4. 01Ryan10

    01Ryan10 Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2011 California

    I lived in Tracy from 1984 until 1999 (elementary, middle, and high school there). I've lived in Orange, CA for the last 10 years and called anything in Tracy a "gem" is laughable. haha. sorry.
     
    #4 01Ryan10, Jun 8, 2012
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  5. EBbrewpunx

    EBbrewpunx Initiate (0) May 11, 2006 California

    wasn't there a short lived brewery out in Tracy a couple years back?
     
    #5 EBbrewpunx, Jun 8, 2012
  6. 01Ryan10

    01Ryan10 Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2011 California

    I don't know, cause I've only been there a handful of times in the last 10 years. No reason to go to that town unless you're visiting family.
     
    #6 01Ryan10, Jun 8, 2012
  7. glitchedmind

    glitchedmind Initiate (0) May 8, 2012 California

    My name is josh, and I approve this ad.
    I never thought I'd see a city that was worse than Bakersfield... and then I drove through Tracy.
     
    #7 glitchedmind, Jun 8, 2012
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  8. Tieman

    Tieman Devotee (349) Oct 16, 2007 California

    I think the most amazing part of this entire post/thread is that it took this long for someone to use the profile name "PlinyFan". We're obviously slipping as a community.
     
    #8 Tieman, Jun 8, 2012
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  9. PlinyFan

    PlinyFan Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2012 California

    Yeah I don't work there, I work in Solar. I didn't realize the backlash I would get from this forum for using the term "Gem" for a great place to get good beer in a crap town. Made Diamond in the rough would have been better?

    The reason I wanted to share this place is because I have met people who have driven out of town for an actual selection of beer. Just trying other who have the unquenchable thirst for non yellow fizzy beer made from concentrate.
     
    #9 PlinyFan, Jun 8, 2012
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  10. PlinyFan

    PlinyFan Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2012 California

    I hear ya! Hints why I used the word Gem like I mentioned in a previous reply maybe I should have used "diamond in the rough". I mean its not often in the central valley that you come across a place who actually has new beer weekly from local micro brews and from the bigger craft brewing guys. The closest up until this place was bevmo, they too have a great selection but it is limited by what distributor they go through.
     
    #10 PlinyFan, Jun 8, 2012
  11. teamizm

    teamizm Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2005 California

    It could just be the way you presented the information - sounded more like an informercial (e.g., the liberal use of exclamation points) than a rec. In any event, I'm sure folks in the Central Valley are stoked, as I assume there isn't much to be stoked about out there.
     
    #11 teamizm, Jun 8, 2012
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  12. PlinyFan

    PlinyFan Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2012 California

    Yeah thats probably very true! (oops) Yeah a buddy of mines co worker was drving out to San leandro to get a case of beer every couple of weeks because he could not find a place that sold Drakes - Denoginizer. A great beer for sure and worth the drive if its not available to you locally. We saved him an hour every other weekend and the gas money it takes to get there.
     
    #12 PlinyFan, Jun 8, 2012
  13. grilledsquid

    grilledsquid Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2009 California
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    We? :wink:
     
    #13 grilledsquid, Jun 8, 2012
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  14. PlinyFan

    PlinyFan Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2012 California

    My buddy and I (:
     
    #14 PlinyFan, Jun 9, 2012
  15. DrunkenMonk

    DrunkenMonk Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2012 California

    Good news. Thx for sharing.
     
    #15 DrunkenMonk, Jun 9, 2012
  16. hopsputin

    hopsputin Grand Pooh-Bah (4,403) Apr 1, 2012 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah

    I thought the exact same thing lol.

    Welcome to BA plinyfan.
     
    #16 hopsputin, Jun 9, 2012
  17. smitty5245

    smitty5245 Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2011 California

    By far the best selection in this town with expansion plans in the works. Super friendly staff that's willing to work with you on ordering or bringing in what you seek.
     
    #17 smitty5245, Apr 4, 2013
  18. 01Ryan10

    01Ryan10 Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2011 California


    This is your first post on BA, and you do it to revive this old thread? hmm....
     
    #18 01Ryan10, Apr 4, 2013
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  19. 4kbrianb

    4kbrianb Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2013 California

    but he didn't use any exclamation points(!) This is 100% real and not a shamelessful plug of said liquor store(!)
    again, even if it has an epic selection... nobody is stopping in Tracy for some bottles when you can go an extra 30 minutes to an hour for true gloriousness(!)
     
    #19 4kbrianb, Apr 4, 2013
  20. abecall98

    abecall98 Savant (1,234) Aug 11, 2007 California
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    There has been a handful of reincarnated threads lately.
     
    #20 abecall98, Apr 4, 2013
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