Icrontic Beer Traders
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Doot DootFurniture City, Michigan Icrontian
in Food & Drink
We have a pretty good spread of folks across the country and several people close to some top notch Breweries. Post up what you're looking for, what you have access to.
Gots:
I'm in West Michigan, and get all the Founders, Vivant, Perrin, Oddside and GRBC beers. Try to get to the Darkhorse, Bells and Saugatucks when I can.
Next big release in the Area will be KBS in March, Hazels Nuts in April.
Wants:
Stouts, Barley wines, Belgians, BBA stuff.
If anyone is in Southwest Michigan and has access to Greenbush that would be sweet as they always do releases at lunch during the week and its really tough to get down there.
Boulevard is putting out a Coconut version of their Imperial stout in February that I'd love to get a couple bottles of.
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What're the laws on sending this stuff across state lines? Would strongly consider tasting some of these fabled Michigan beers for my SoCal stuff. Could theoretically get you anything south of The Bruery in Fullerton, CA. SD county being the easiest stuff to acquire.
I got NorthEast ohio. So Great Lakes and Hoppin Frog are the big names as well as a couple up and comers like Platform.
@NiGHTS technically illegal but as long as you aren't putting alcohol down on the packaging slip then there would be no issues.
If there are any Cinci people I need a stream of Rheingeist and Madtree.
Do not ship through USPS. It is illegal as @Karma said and on the slim chance you are caught you can be fined and charged with a misdemeanor. Ship through UPS or FedEx. With them it is simply against their policy, not a crime.
google search came up with this
So having recently finished a beer trade via shipping to friends in Nebraska, I learned a lot about the process.
Key thing to remember, regardless of what they say, you are not legally allowed to ship booze with USPS, UPS, or FedEx. There are commercially approved shipping methods for retailers such as Tavour, but these services are either not available to the public, or are too expensive to make worthwhile.
I shipped with FedEx. The key is to weigh the package at home, pay for a shipping lable from your PC, print the label and pre-package everything before you even step foot into a shipping center. If you've done this, then you simply walk in and drop off your box, likely with no questions asked.
In some cases, you might be asked what the box contents are. There are a lot of options here, but NEVER say beer. Liquid options are easy - I use "home made marinades and olive oils". Some people say "lava lamps", others say lotions. The thing is, unless you're the best shipper on the planet, they may be able to hear liquids sloshing around in the bottles when they handle the box. In my case, I dropped off my box and never had to answer this question.
Another important note - do not list your box as "fragile". Word on the street is that FedEx is now opening and checking boxes marked fragile to make sure things are properly protected to remove themselves from liability if anything breaks. If they do so and see beer, that box won't be going anywhere.
Go with ground shipping, and don't put the full, actual value of the beer within. If that number gets too high, it can raise suspicions and cause you some trouble. I shipped around $140 worth of bottled beer for my trade, but listed the value around $40.
Few other tips when packing/shipping:
Also I'd probably be in for some beer trading, though probably not for big trades with high frequency. Beer trading is a lot of work and takes a ton of time and money (and it stresses me out hardcore once the package is on its way).
I have access to some damn good west coast beer. Firestone Walker, Russian River, Drakes, Lagunitas, Fieldwork, etc. etc. The rare stuff is pretty easy to come by out here (though Pliny is always a challenge unless you're straight up driving to the brewery).
since we've (USPS) contracted with Amazon Prime, I'm hearing rumors alcohol will soon™ be on the white list for us.
everytime someone mentions amazon prime on here, i always think for a second that they are talking about @primesuspect. so for a second there i thought @primesuspect had gotten us a USPS contract for alcohol shipping.
he's also Optimus' son
I would totally participate with the Texas trades
Anyone in Ohio have the Jackie Os hookup?
Depends on what you're looking for from them.
Any of there barrel aged releases.
I can check. The beer place I like to go to's owner went to OU so he may have the hookup.
I'm from Cincinnati. I live about 20 minutes from pretty much every brewery if anyone wants/needs Ohio beers. I think there is a store down the street with about 6-7 different Jackie-Os.
I'll see if I can get a list of Mad Tree, Rhinegheist, Jackie-Os.
There is more than just pictured, like I said I can get Jackie O's, Rhinegeist, Moerlein, Mad Tree, West 6th, Rivertown, Bad Tom and a number of others..
https://www.thepartysource.com/express/index.php?c=b
This is within driving distance, anything you find there I can get if you wanted an actual list.
Anyone have access to Bottle Logic? I'd like to get my hands on some of their special releases if possible.
1072 N. Armando St.
Anaheim, CA 98206
Since we live in Michigan and have some weird importation laws, I can't get my hands on Allagash Curieux easily.
If someone is able to procure a couple of bombers and is going to Epic this year, I would gladly unload them from you for cashmoneys.
Anyone down by Bells Brewing in Kalamazoo today? They are releasing Barrel Aged Expedition Stout. I'll take anything anyone can get. Will paypal. Let me know, thanks, @Ryder
I saw @RyanMM checking in a bottle of that yesterday.... Might wanna PM him.
Yes, I ended up finding some. Mother F is it good.
I wish I obtained more.
I'm checking a bag for Expo, so I can bring a couple beers to share as I typically do. Any West Coast requests (that aren't horribly impossible to get)? I've got a 2015 Pugachevs that I might bring. Access to all sorts of Firestone Walker barrel aged stuff too. Can probably get fresh Pliny the Elder, FW DoubleJack, and other awesome double IPAs. Thoughts?
@UPSLynx I would go for a Rye Double DBA if possible :troll:
I'm always down to take a bottle of Parabola off your hands if you got some. Just lemme know and I'll have cashmonies for you. Might have a friend interested in an Elder. When do you need to know by?
Anyone need anything that they can only get in munich? I should be able to fit a bottle or two into my luggage.
I'd love to try something fresh form a local German brewer, a kellerbier would be amazing. Not sure how many small local joints bottle though. Also, not sure how Cantillon Brewery beers sit around there, but something from them would be great also.
I'm always down for a Doppelbock or schwarzbier.
I should clarify - the ask in question was for a bottle share at Expo. I'm not looking to trade at Expo, I just wanna bring some things to open and let others try while we're there.
Parabola, unfortunately, was kind of a bust this year. They limited to 2 bottles per person at the brewery, and stagnated bottle shipments to local retailers. I've only got two at home and for now they're gonna be cellared.
Elder is easier to get though, so I may see what I can do after I decide on what to bring.
Ahh, I gotcha. I'm down either way.
Such sads. I'll keep an eye out. Love that stuff.
I was thinking of this for a friend, since I don't do IPAs, so whatever works.