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Post by SA on May 3, 2016 1:01:28 GMT
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Post by chapeaunoir on May 3, 2016 3:54:40 GMT
What would *really* work is an "Ale Experience" - just about everyone on the planet seems to do the wine thing, but eBay could do something new by giving small brewers who do bottling a chance to present their offerings.
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Post by val2525 on May 3, 2016 5:17:55 GMT
I wonder if the same restrictions exist for shipping beer that there are for wine?
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Post by unknown on May 3, 2016 9:36:59 GMT
What would *really* work is an "Ale Experience" - just about everyone on the planet seems to do the wine thing, but eBay could do something new by giving small brewers who do bottling a chance to present their offerings. I don't do either; 5/1 was my 38th AA birthday. |
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Post by SA on May 3, 2016 10:23:42 GMT
What would *really* work is an "Ale Experience" - just about everyone on the planet seems to do the wine thing, but eBay could do something new by giving small brewers who do bottling a chance to present their offerings. Chap-- Around these parts, I think beer outnumbers wine by about 10 to 1, at least! Beer is MUCH bigger than wine here. But for this particular eBay experience, it sounds like they partnered with Drync to make this happen--who are the wine people. Maybe if they found something similar they could do it. |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2016 14:17:00 GMT
I like that they're expanding their wine sales. They've always sold wine, but I don't think it's ever been a go to place for collectors. Maybe ebay will change that.
The "Ale" experience is a great idea. Liz is correct, craft beers are huge here in Colorado.
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Post by Pantlandia on May 3, 2016 14:39:12 GMT
I think we might have a microbrewery or 2 in the Portland area.
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Post by val2525 on May 3, 2016 17:05:59 GMT
I think we might have a microbrewery or 2 2,000 in the Portland area.There. Fixed. 
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Post by val2525 on May 3, 2016 17:08:07 GMT
Congrats, Unknown. That's a huge achievement!
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Post by chapeaunoir on May 3, 2016 17:37:59 GMT
Wine and beer are both really big here (we have excellent vineyards) but nearly all of the tastings, promotion, etc., is wine, and it takes up the large majority of advertising space. eBay is basically jumping on the bandwagon with everyone else. Having both would be better. A lot more parts of the country have trouble sourcing really good beer than good wine due to distribution channels.
Rules for shipping beer are the same as wine - it's all liquid/alcoholic. The conditions under which they remain healthy in shipment are a little different, though, but that probably changes from bottling to bottling for wine as well as beer. When I was shipping a rare bottling from Russian River brewery I had to notify the buyer exactly when it shipped and he tracked it daily to arrange to collect it when it arrived due to the type of beer.
My husband is the wine drinker in the house, I drink beer (can't tolerate wine, which is unfortunate as I'm missing out on a whole world of taste, but it's too much alcohol for me).
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Post by val2525 on May 4, 2016 2:12:21 GMT
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Post by chapeaunoir on May 4, 2016 3:56:04 GMT
Ah, I see what you mean. Not as far as I know - the craft brew industry is not as well developed as the wine industry. Also, they don't have an organisation or presence as well organised as Drync (which makes it much easier to partner with sites like eBay) - it may be evolving but right now the central sites are places like the Alstrom Bros. It would be nice if eBay were to be the site that would organise ale lovers similar to Drync, but that's mostly wishful thinking on my part. Beer gets shipped all the time (including by myself DON'T BUST ME, PEOPLE!!!) - I've used both USPS and UPS, though prefer UPS because I feel like I break fewer rules, but then save for my few sales on eBay, I mostly just ship them to my brewer cousin in Illinois, anyway. I think the concern is unregulated shipment of alcohol. |
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Post by titus730 on May 4, 2016 19:24:06 GMT
What would *really* work is an "Ale Experience" - just about everyone on the planet seems to do the wine thing, but eBay could do something new by giving small brewers who do bottling a chance to present their offerings. I don't do either; 5/1 was my 38th AA birthday.
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Post by titus730 on May 4, 2016 19:28:43 GMT
Can't take advantage because I'm in Pennsylvania. I can order wine and spirits from the state stores and UPS delivers but no purchasing allowed from other vendors. The state won't get its profit. Sigh.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 21:20:43 GMT
PA liquor laws are pretty archaic. Wine and spirits are only sold in state-owned stores; in-state vineyards and distilleries can sell their products on their premises, but anything from out-of-state has to go through the state system. Beer is sold at privately owned beer distributors (who have licenses from the state), but only by the case or keg - no six-packs. Bars and restaurants can sell up to 2 six-packs of beer for takeout service. State liquor stores have limited hours: most close at 9pm Mon-Sat -- and only 25% of them are open on Sunday, and that's only from noon-5pm). And on top of that, all alcohol sales are heavily taxed.
Supposedly this is all to prevent underage drinking and excessive consumption/drunk driving. Riiiiight...
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Post by allikat on May 4, 2016 22:23:48 GMT
But PA has drive thru liquor stores, lol. That is the only place I have ever seen that. DH and I were traveling on an eBay shopping trip and were fascinated at the drive in liquor store.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 23:42:14 GMT
We have drive thru liquor stores here in Colorado. About 8 years ago they finally allowed liquor sales on Sunday. That was huge.
Now there's a battle whether wine and beer, beyond the 3.2, can be sold in grocery stores. It will be up to the voters this November. It's getting a little ugly.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 0:33:42 GMT
I think we might have a microbrewery or 2 in the Portland area. Or 10 |
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Post by chapeaunoir on May 5, 2016 0:37:23 GMT
You can buy hard liquor in grocery stores here and we voted to get rid of the state stores. I think I was the only one of my friends who voted for the initiative - as far as I'm concerned, that state has no business peddling liquor and should be in the business of regulating and licensing it only. I don't drink the hard stuff so don't keep track of prices, but I do know what happens when anything is privatized, and sure enough, I was in the Fred Meyer soon after liquor started being sold there and heard two hipsters whining that their alcopop now cost more since regular stores started carrying it. You can get it cheaper at the large box stores, but you have to find them, can't go down the street to the state store anymore. Which is fine with me, and would be fine even if I did drink the hard stuff.
We've had wine and beer available in regular stores since I can remember (well, teenhood when I moved here).
In England you can go into a Baskin-Robbins, get an ice cream cone and a shot of gin lol. What an awful combination.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 4:34:00 GMT
I use to love gin and tonics. I was 18 with a fake ID. I thought I was cool with the extra lime in them. I'll pass on the ice cream. Now I just want a margarita. But I can't  |
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Post by chapeaunoir on May 5, 2016 20:49:00 GMT
Those tequilas drinks, etc., look tasty, I can't tolerate hard stuff at all - I think the most I've had is a shot of brandy after a very hard, cold mountainbike ride. My good friend makes what he calls an elixer from hot cocoa, strong coffee and good brandy and would bring a thermos of it. Once we were so thoroughly wet and frozen from a really rough, long ride that when he brought out his piping hot thermos, one of the guys who didn't have anything to drink it from just held out his cupped hands. That used to get us back on our feet to make it home and I did OK with that one. I've had a shot when I've been really sick then gone to bed afterwards.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 3:00:17 GMT
My good friend makes what he calls an elixer from hot cocoa, strong coffee and good brandy and would bring a thermos of it.
Replace the brandy with a splash of Bailey's Irish cream, and I'm in. That's one of my favorite winter drinks. About 3 parts coffee to one part each cocoa and Bailey's. If it's close to bedtime I just splash the Bailey's right in my cocoa and skip the coffee.
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Post by chapeaunoir on May 6, 2016 3:28:32 GMT
Hmmmm...something new for the mountainbike circuit!
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Post by val2525 on May 6, 2016 17:14:53 GMT
I just splash the Bailey's in a glass and skip the coffee and the cocoa. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 17:16:09 GMT
Add a little Frangelico to that Baileys. Warm you snifter up with hot water and then dump it before pouring. Yummmy
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Post by kat on May 6, 2016 17:26:28 GMT
My dad has a shot of whisky over vanilla ice cream every night. He says it tastes like a bowl of bailey's Irish cream.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 18:53:01 GMT
Ohhhh....I love adult sundaes. My sisters and my cousin and I made adult sundaes on our last girls' weekend and I think I still have some of the Godiva Chocolate Liquer we used. I just bought the Costco size vanilla ice cream, but now I think I'll have to go get coffee ice cream before the weekend is over. Chocolate and coffee may be my favorite flavor combo. I was the only little kid I knew whose favorite shake was Arby's Jamocha.
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Post by SA on May 6, 2016 20:44:24 GMT
HA! Arby's Jamocha.....the original frappuccino! I don't think I've had one of those in 20+ years. I would have them all the time in HS. My friend worked there and she would give them to me for free Margaritas, baileys, Moscow mule, beer, wine.......I like them all. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 22:28:23 GMT
I had one a couple of years ago. We were on a car trip and stopped at one of those gas station/fast food restaurant combos. The restaurant was Arby's so I had to order a Jamocha shake. They're still pretty good. Not as good as a homemade shake, but the mix of chocolate flavor to coffee flavor is still just right.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 23:16:10 GMT
CT just changed the law a year or two ago to allow liquor to be sold on Sundays. Only beer and wine can be sold at grocery stores. Hard liquor can only be purchased at a liquor store.
After living away for so long, when I go back to the Chicago area and see the liquor aisle in a grocery store, I feel like it's contraband.
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