Parents are staying in San Diego and I'm hoping they can bring back some stuff from Russian River. Is there any particular bottle shop that carries a lot of their offerings? They are Staying near Torrey Pines so a shop that's close would be great. Any help is appreciated. Cheers!
Last I checked, Whole Foods and Bristol Farms in UTC both had Temptation, but otherwise it’s slim-pickin’s around here.
I have not looked in that area for a while, but a couple months ago I had great luck finding most of the sours by randomly walking into liquor stores in that area. If my memory is correct it was the Spirits of St. Germain Liquors that had both Supplication and Consecration, but I think they were a little more than normal. Again this is all from my horrible memory, but if you can get your parents to explore you might be able to find something. It is also possible that everything is gone in the area given the time that has passed, I am sure someone who lives in the area will be able to comment.
Sorrento Wine & Spirits sometimes gets RR. I work just down the street and if I can make a stop by there today I'll update. A little bit farther away, but still driveable assuming your folks have a car, is Mesa Liquor (off Convoy) and they do get RR. Only problem I have with that shop is they try to get you to buy other stuff if you want the high demand brews. I would have them call both before making the trip though just to be sure.
I was going to suggest this, but La Mesa is pretty far from Torrey Pines. FWIW, I was just there yesterday and they did have the 3 main sours and the Belgians. I love that shop.
Appreciate the help! I'll definitely call the bottle shops before sending my parents over there but it seems promising. Cheers!
Palm Springs is far from the best if you want anything fresh. Their APA and IPA are usually badly dated.
