Posts Tagged: Beer Stores and Beer Shopping
Day 21: Prize Buying With One Week To Go
Posted by on Sunday, December 6, 2009 in - 2 comments
I was checking out Amazon to see what beer books I missed this year. Huge sale on so, being the canny Yuletide 2009 beer photo context administrator I am, I picked up a few extra copies on the cheap of Pete Brown's books for you US readers who have been frozen out by some insane publishers who …
New York: What Did All That Beer Shopping Cost Me?
Posted by on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in - 5 comments
So, I was on the road for 24 to take in the 23rd NY special election with pals across the border... which means I could fit in a shopping spree. A few days ago, we were exploring relative value as well as regional pricing over here in these comments and I said I would. I am going to price it …
Indiana: City-Wide Liquors, Jefferson St., South Bend
Posted by on Thursday, August 13, 2009 in - 1 comment
Just a bit of praise where praise is definitely due to the good folks at City-Wide Liquors at Jefferson Street in South Bend. I was able to stop in twice and found the place one of the beer best shopping experiences in my life, you know, with good beer. Why? Here's why: • There is an Indiana law …
Ontario: We Got Your Beer... Just Not Here
Posted by on Sunday, August 9, 2009 in - 6 comments
This was one of those don't know whether to laugh or cry moments in my life with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. As I holiday migrated slowly across the south of this great province from east to west, planning and daydreaming of the wealth of unknown beers that I might encounter in the week … read more »
Gas Station Saison, Utica Club And Fireworks
Posted by on Sunday, July 5, 2009 in - 2 comments
Apparently wherever I go I pack an extra 5 kilopascals or whatever atmospheric pressure is measured in. The weather has cracked from a month of wet to sunny and dry. Ran into a pal on a CNY backroad gas station three hours from either of our homes and was inspired to grab a 7 puck twelve pack of …
Session #29: Traveling For Beer And Other Things
Posted by on Thursday, July 2, 2009 in - 6 comments
An early entry for tomorrow's version of The Session as I am preparing to go on a special assignment. The Session is a monthly mass blog-in where folks around the globe face the same beery question and come up with a vast range of answers. The question this time as posed by Beer by Bart is … read more »
Zero Minus Five Hours... Then... PANIC!!!
Posted by on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 in - 5 comments
More weird news as LCBO shelves in Ontario are getting bare a few hours before the impending strike. Favorite panicky line so far: "...people left with their arms laden with bottles and cartons as if preparing for doomsday." Sure, it's dooooom when you can only get domestic beer, right. See, the …
Strike! Panic!! Monopoly On Strike!! Panic!!!
Posted by on Monday, June 22, 2009 in - 7 comments
Well, the LCBO is not quite yet on strike but when you are in a monopoly market these things can catch you unaware or, worse, unprepared. What's this all about you ask? • A trend toward part-time and casual jobs, and a management proposal to be able to issue 90-day layoff notices at any time … read more »
Oh, To Be As Ridiculous and Hapless As Delaware
Posted by on Saturday, June 6, 2009 in - 3 comments
At the end of the day, it really is pretty sad when one can't aspire to achieve what is arguable in Delaware: • Every few years, some lone and well-meaning soul in the Legislature comes forward with a bill to allow beer and wine sales in grocery stores. And every few years, a mob of lobbyists … read more »
My Week In Beer... Or "I Travelled For No Beer"
Posted by on Friday, May 15, 2009 in - leave a comment
Well, at least I did have a beer today - a Sacket's Harbor IPA at the brewpub with lunch. I was at a thinking session so I won't get into it but suffice it to say that Sackets Harbor Brewing Co. on a warm spring day is one of the nicest spots to have a beer I have ever come across. • But the …
