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The Liquor Den

HighfireHighfire Registered User regular
edited August 2008 in PAX Archive
A thread for the PAX goer, 21+, who'd like to Exchange Alcohol.

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I myself have a few microbreweries where I live, and be willing to do some trading of my own.


Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
Seabright Brewery
Boulder Creek Brewery

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I will be participating but 90% of my drinking experience comes from Highfire so I will likely just be a mule for some of his brews.

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  • HighfireHighfire Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    ElectricTurtle wrote: »
    Also, be advised that Sealab may or may not be happening, and may or may not be open to the public if it does.

    This is more of an open source, then it is for Sealab.

    Edit- Beside, people are already asking if anyone want to swap different brews. I'm just giving them the thread.

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  • IboRobotosis23IboRobotosis23 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I think my friends and I would be interested in this. I was asking about a trading system yesterday in the pub crawl thread. I glanced over the thread for the microbrew trading for last year's PAX and thought I'd like to get into it this year. I'm not too sure what to expect with this, though. I guess I'll list some microbrews off the top of my head from around Vancouver, British Columbia:

    Granville Island
    Bowen Island Brewing
    Lighthouse Brewing
    Tree Brewing

    There's plenty more so I'll post them after I a little "research."

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  • SergeantAuberieSergeantAuberie Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I did not attend Sealab last year, as I was not of age,
    but I did trade cookies for wine.
    So, everyone and anyone can be interested in the alcohol exchange.

    I know I am. Not sure what I can bring, but I'm here.

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    Well, if you roll with the CCST, you can pick up some liquor on the cheap in North Dakota.

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  • SergeantAuberieSergeantAuberie Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Oooo!
    We've got Kentucky, Moe. Which equals cheap alcohol and cheap cigarettes. I knew that state was good for something.

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    From the looks of it, North Dakota and Kentucky's liquor laws are very similar. It looks like the liquor is cheaper in Kentucky, but the beer and wine is cheaper in North Dakota, but by a very small margin.

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  • GertBeefGertBeef Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Kangaroo liquer, and by that I mean beer.

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    Liquer, it's Australian for beer.

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  • SlickShughesSlickShughes Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    If anyone making the long trek from NY, VT, or the surrounding area is willing to trade, I've had a hankering for some Magic Hat ever since I moved away. However, I'm woefully unfamiliar with the brews in my area. Highfire, I'm only a bit north of you (we're both getting on the train at San Jose), do you know of anything good in the penninsula/SF area?

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  • LigerLiger Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    If someone could find me a bottle of Everclear 190, I'll be more than happy to pay you back. I have no idea where it's available...

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    Liger, I'll get that for you. I picked some up in ND last year.

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  • whypick1whypick1 PAX [E] Info Booth Manager ~2' from an LCDRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Oregon sells Everclear, but it looks like the nearest store would be a 3 hour trek to Arlington, which I'm guessing you don't want to do.

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  • HighfireHighfire Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    SlickShughes wrote: »
    If anyone making the long trek from NY, VT, or the surrounding area is willing to trade, I've had a hankering for some Magic Hat ever since I moved away. However, I'm woefully unfamiliar with the brews in my area. Highfire, I'm only a bit north of you (we're both getting on the train at San Jose), do you know of anything good in the penninsula/SF area?

    Well, I hear that San Francisco Brewing Co. is good. So is Speakeasy.

    But I also have a list, in case you or anyone else want to find something else.

    Edit- Forgot all about Rogue.

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I'll be taking a boat over from Canada. Can I bring my superior beer across the border?

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    You can, but there are restrictions on how much you can bring (and possibly other restrictions I don't know about). You should check on that before August.

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Just remembered that one of my friends worked as border guard last summer. She should know. Guess I'll give her a call tomorrow.

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    I think I'm gonna grab some Great Lakes Brewing Co. (Dortmunder Gold, Blackout Stout or Burning River) and some Rocky River Brewing Co. beer. My sister works for the RR Brewing company and on Christmas in 06 she had gallon jugs of beer, so I might get one of those.

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  • yoshamanoyoshamano The fuck is this. The fuck was that. Marshall, Soviet MichiganRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Out here in bumblefuck Michigan where I live we have a rather good brewery that specializes in darker beers. It's called Dark Horse Brewing Company. The link takes you to their Beer Advocate page with the beers they have. If any of them sound interesting, let me know and I'll bring some.

    Another brewer that's somewhat local and worth mentioning is Bell's in Kalamazoo, MI. Oberon is their signature beer that comes out in the summer time.

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  • JimJonesEsquireJimJonesEsquire Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I have a question, where is the closest liquor store from the sheraton? Also, what are the laws on transporting liquor on airplanes if anyone knows? I want to bring a couple of bottle of absinthe with me.

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    I believe there's a liquor store about a half-mile from the convention center/hotel area. I don't know anything about airline alcohol transport regulations though because I never fly.

    edit: You should know, liquor prices in Washington are comparable to those here in Ohio, maybe up to four or five dollars more in some cases. It is also worth noting that the liquor stores in Washington only sell liquor. No beer, wine, cups, mixers, beef jerky or cigarettes.

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  • JimJonesEsquireJimJonesEsquire Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Do you know how reasonable the prices are?

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    Like I said, about the same as Ohio's liquor, a little higher, but not much.

    Of course, if you were to drive with the CCST, you could pick up liquor in North Dakota, where it's about 30% cheaper than either state.

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  • JimJonesEsquireJimJonesEsquire Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I was going to but it's not feasible to ride a motorcycle that far, expecially through a storm.

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2008
    Well, you would probably want to opt for a car on a trip like this. Also, we only ran into that one storm last year, and had completely clear weather the year before.

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  • Qs23Qs23 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Moe Fwacky wrote: »
    Well, you would probably want to opt for a car on a trip like this. Also, we only ran into that one storm last year, and had completely clear weather the year before.

    We had freakishly clear weather the first year.... which made the cars like mini hot boxes.

    Um... for flying, the TSA has a list for food and beverage here.

    And to quote their page about the good stuff:

    "With the exception of medications, any amount of liquid including alcohol greater than three ounces must be packed in your checked baggage.

    Liquids, including alcohol purchased after clearing the security checkpoint are permitted aboard aircraft.

    Carrying Alcohol In Your Checked Baggage

    Please note, you can’t take alcoholic beverages with more than 70% alcohol content (140 proof), including 95% grain alcohol and 150 proof rum, in your checked luggage.

    You may take up to five liters of alcohol with alcohol content between 24% and 70% per person as checked luggage if it’s packaged in a sealable bottle or flask.

    Alcoholic beverages with less than 24% alcohol content are not subject to hazardous materials regulations."

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  • Pat McRotchPat McRotch Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Qs23 wrote: »
    Moe Fwacky wrote: »
    Well, you would probably want to opt for a car on a trip like this. Also, we only ran into that one storm last year, and had completely clear weather the year before.

    We had freakishly clear weather the first year.... which made the cars like mini hot boxes.

    Um... for flying, the TSA has a list for food and beverage here.

    And to quote their page about the good stuff:

    "With the exception of medications, any amount of liquid including alcohol greater than three ounces must be packed in your checked baggage.

    Liquids, including alcohol purchased after clearing the security checkpoint are permitted aboard aircraft.

    Carrying Alcohol In Your Checked Baggage


    Please note, you can’t take alcoholic beverages with more than 70% alcohol content (140 proof), including 95% grain alcohol and 150 proof rum, in your checked luggage.

    You may take up to five liters of alcohol with alcohol content between 24% and 70% per person as checked luggage if it’s packaged in a sealable bottle or flask.

    Alcoholic beverages with less than 24% alcohol content are not subject to hazardous materials regulations."
    ...I was not planning to check anything... What do you think they would say to a checked bag filled with only booze?

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  • HighfireHighfire Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Pat McRotch wrote: »
    What do you think they would say to a checked bag filled with only booze?

    "Better hope the crew on the tarmac don't find this, or the party's on you."

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Highfire wrote: »
    Pat McRotch wrote: »
    What do you think they would say to a checked bag filled with only booze?

    "Better hope the crew on the tarmac don't find this, or the party's on you."
    I imagine they'd say "Thank you, your bag will be lost on the way to the plane".

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  • whypick1whypick1 PAX [E] Info Booth Manager ~2' from an LCDRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    WA Liquor Prices (Hit "Display List")
    Closest liquor store to the WSTCC

    Moe is slightly wrong about one thing though. The liquor stores here do carry some beer and wine, but I doubt you're going to find anything you wouldn't find at a supermarket (I wouldn't know since I only drink liquor). The liquor store I liked to above closes at 6, and any others you find close at 10 at the latest. Beer and wine are available at the usual places, but sales aren't permitted from 2AM-7AM (not sure about the end time).

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  • SlickShughesSlickShughes Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Highfire wrote: »

    Edit- Forgot all about Rogue.

    Oh man, I didn't realize I had such easy access to Rogue... I'll have to hit that up next weekend. I did get to SF brewing though, which I was pleased with. Good variety, plenty of reasons to go back. Thanks for the tips.

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  • HighfireHighfire Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    SlickShughes wrote: »
    Highfire wrote: »

    Edit- Forgot all about Rogue.

    Oh man, I didn't realize I had such easy access to Rogue... I'll have to hit that up next weekend. I did get to SF brewing though, which I was pleased with. Good variety, plenty of reasons to go back. Thanks for the tips.

    Yeah, I didn't know until I looked at what they had. That they sell and make a brew for Kells.

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  • JonnyNeroJonnyNero Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I'd be willing to bring Shiner Bock or Ziegen Bock from the good ol' state of Texas, if anyone wants some.

    Shiner recently came out with a black lager, that I think has the taste of Guiness, but fills you up a lot slower.

    I'll more than likely have liquor as well, but that will be served on a cup by cup basis....and you should be warned, there will be some irish car bombing on at least one night.

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  • BomanTheBearBomanTheBear Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I see liquor thread, therefore my interest is piqued. Captain and root beer is a house favorite where I'm at. Worth checking out for those of you who like root beer. It tastes like A&W on tap.

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  • will_cut_grass_for_rupeeswill_cut_grass_for_rupees Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I don't know if all South Pacific airports have the same kinds of Duty Free liquor, or if this would even be .... But, if anyone coming from Australia could bring me a bottle (or two) of Fiji Bounty dark Rum, I will pay you/love you forever/trade you booze/etc!!!!

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  • sobjwsobjw Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    We have some pretty good beer made down here.

    http://www.calderabrewing.com/

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  • nemaihnenemaihne Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Hey, are there any Brits showing up that could be possibly be bribed? Please PM me with your rates. I'd really like to get my mitts on some Spitfire Ale.

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  • AnngaricusAnngaricus Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I'm not much of a beer or wine drinker but these are a few local places I've tried and can get fairly easily.
    http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/
    http://www.capital-brewery.com/
    http://www.wollersheim.com/
    I also have a pretty good liquor store in town so let me know.

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  • TonkkaTonkka Some one in the club tonight Has stolen my ideas.Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Why is there bourbon and rum in the ice in the OP?

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  • HighfireHighfire Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Tonkka wrote: »
    Why is there bourbon and rum in the ice in the OP?

    You'll have to ask my roommates, I was drinking the Vodka.

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