pocanos

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  1. joetouchton

    joetouchton Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2012 Delaware

    anyone know any good bottle shops in the pocanos
     
  2. NYCBUCKEYE

    NYCBUCKEYE Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2013 New York

    Unfortunately I believe your options are pretty limited. Mt. Pocono Beverage and West End Beverage come to mind but they are pretty standard PA bottle shops. If you are looking for something limited, call ahead.
     
  3. WagonCircler

    WagonCircler Zealot (623) May 15, 2011 New York

    I spent a weekend down there last July for a bachelor party. I went to both Mt. Pocono Beverage and West End Beverage(I believe that was the name of the second one). IMO (sorry dudes) both were pretty shitty. I bought a few kegs of Yeungling over the weekend and a case of Hopdevil for myself. The golf courses and bars didnt have any good options either.

    Cool place, had an awesome time - Forgettable beer.
     
  4. Matishopbrew

    Matishopbrew Initiate (0) May 25, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Not sure exactly where you're going to be, but the best thing I found near Camelback last year was the Weis(?) supermarket on 611 just a mile or so past the outlets. Nothing spectacular but they had some bombers (Chimay, Stone) and a pretty decent selection of six packs. They might have even had a make your own six option but I'm a little fuzzy on that. The other liquor store on the road was just macro cases from what I remember.
     
  5. HokiesandBeer

    HokiesandBeer Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2013 Pennsylvania

    It might be worth checking to see if there is a Wegman's in the area. You can get growlers filled in some and most have a decent six pack, bomber bottle selection.
     
  6. bottlequeststeve

    bottlequeststeve Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2010 Pennsylvania

    Go checkout Shawnee Craft. Ask if they've got anything in bottles. Pretty neat place!
     
  7. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    Aren't both of those establishment retailer distributors, i.e., they can only sell full cases - the opposite of a "bottle shop" (a bar/deli licensee that can sell only 192 oz. or less at a time) in PA.
     
  8. WagonCircler

    WagonCircler Zealot (623) May 15, 2011 New York

    Yes - they were only full cases and kegs.
     
  9. PetieP

    PetieP Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Indeed, this isnt a great area for beer, HOWEVER, if you can find 611, and follow it to its main junction where it meets up with 2 or 3 other larger roads, there is a tucked-away bottle shop somewhere in the strip-mall style setup that has a decent selection. I lived there years ago, and cant remember where the hell it is...just know the 611 Intersection.

    Also, Shawnee Craft is really cool, and I'd definitely check it out. Its in an old multi-complex, the whole thing is kinda spooky...the emtpy skating rink with weird stuff found here and there...Frank Zappa echoing through the hallways, spooky in a good way. Neat atmosphere. From what I remember, they were sitting on alot of unusual, exciting funky barreled stuff. Not sure if they still have em there, or if theyre bottled, or if theyre long gone. Worth a look, though.

    Also, as far as I know, closest Wegman's is in Dickson City, about a half hour out of the Poconos. But if you can find the Weis mentioned earlier, its pretty much the same thing, with slightly fewer bombers.
     
  10. dw2430

    dw2430 Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Take 80 east or 611 into stroudsburg. Go to main street and stop at a bar called "Floods". It has an irish flag out front but it is far from that kind of place. Best beer selection in the area and you can get beers to go.

    The "poconos" can be generally regarded as a larger area than it really is so if you happen to be on the south end of things (Bangor,Sciota, Effort) it would be worth the slightly longer drive to take 33 south to 22 west and go to bethlehem and stop at Abe's Cold Beer on west broad st. It is by far the best bottle shop in the state.
     
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  11. BellportBeer

    BellportBeer Crusader (411) Dec 27, 2006 New York

    When are you going?
     
  12. BellportBeer

    BellportBeer Crusader (411) Dec 27, 2006 New York

    If you have lead time, call Eagle Valley Beverage. Ask for Brad. Order something ahead, and he will have it there for you. Great guy trying to work in a tough market with tough rules. I stop in every time I pass through.
     
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  13. PetieP

    PetieP Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Floods has GREAT burgers, too.

    Brad's a good dude, too. Havent seen him in years. Good to hear hes still at it.
     
  14. joetouchton

    joetouchton Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2012 Delaware

    feb 22 23 24
     
  15. joetouchton

    joetouchton Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2012 Delaware

    ill be in blakeslee
     
  16. BellportBeer

    BellportBeer Crusader (411) Dec 27, 2006 New York

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