Fellowship of the Drink XI: Lunar Landings

[pshankstar]

@pshankstar One of your packages is going out today. I'll have tracking information shortly. The other one will go out tomorrow because a buddy just hooked me up with something special to throw into it!

Wow no way!!! You just made my day and I have no idea what this special thing is!!! I feel like a kid staring at the presents under the tree and I can’t open them just yet. Woohoo!!!

 

[Redtab78]

Package is out for delivery @wstbrewing

 

[TBC]

@TBC , Your package should be delivered today!

Sitting on the couch staring out the window waiting to see the big brown truck!!

 

[orionol73]

Sitting on the couch staring out the window waiting to see the big brown truck!!

Not sure what the heck is taking them so long!

 

[Boomer]

@pshankstar The first of three packages went out today. Tracking information sent to you via PM.

Decided to hold off on the other ones. The one that left today will be there on Friday. The other ones have beer in them and I don't want them sitting in a warehouse any longer than they need to. They'll go out on Monday or Tuesday and they'll be sent 2 day like this one. Again, sorry for the delay!

 

[pshankstar]

@pshankstar The first of three packages went out today. Tracking information sent to you via PM.

Decided to hold off on the other ones. The one that left today will be there on Friday. The other ones have beer in them and I don't want them sitting in a warehouse any longer than they need to. They'll go out on Monday or Tuesday and they'll be sent 2 day like this one. Again, sorry for the delay!

No worries bud, it’s all good!!

 

[orionol73]

 

[orionol73]

@fourfarthing here is and damn is it great!

 

[TBC]

Package received from @orionol73. Loaded in the beer fridge. Can’t wait to try them all. Thanks for the extras can’t wait to try the peachy pom pom

 

[orionol73]

View attachment 567433 View attachment 567434 Package received from @orionol73. Loaded in the beer fridge. Can’t wait to try them all. Thanks for the extras can’t wait to try the peachy pom pom

Glad it all made it safe and hope you enjoy it all! Tried to grab some sours you won’t find in your area!

 

[orionol73]

Just realized I posted my mikeller in here

 

[fourfarthing]

@fourfarthing here is and damn is it great!
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Helzzz yeah

 

[Calaeb]

Totally forgot to post a pic of my box from @phofmann. Everything made it safely and he threw in some awesome extras too! This was a fun round

 

[afro_lou]

Woohoo!!! Part 1 from @Thorrak!

The Henhouse/Cellarmaker TGI Simcoe seemed fitting [emoji41][emoji106]

Thanks, man!

 

[Redtab78]

@wstbrewing did you get it?

 

[GaBrewZoo]

@fourfarthing here is and damn is it great!
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I have that same beer sitting in my beer cabinet. I'll have to break it out if you say it's that good.

 

[Thorrak]

Woohoo!!! Part 1 from @Thorrak!

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The Henhouse/Cellarmaker TGI Simcoe seemed fitting [emoji41][emoji106]

Thanks, man!

That sounds delicious!

I was actually sad when putting together my offer this round - Five Borough didn't offer beer in anything but growlers when we were there, so I wasn't able to get representation from them in the box. At least the Teku counts (...even if it doesn't actually mention the brewery anywhere on it)

The rest of your offer should be there Saturday. Fingers crossed!

 

[Boomer]

Quick question about a matter of shipping etiquette...

I treat beer like meat. Strange, I know. But, I live in a place where harvesting an elk and a few deer every year is fairly easy. Therefore, I send a few elk steaks to a few buddies who don’t live in areas with elk each year. If I don’t ship on a Monday or Tuesday, I have to worry about it getting stuck in a warehouse somewhere over the weekend, thawing out, and going bad.

I do this with beer, as well. I’ve always kept beer cold up until right before I’m going to ship it and then I try to ship on Monday or Tuesday for that same reason.

Do any of you follow similar rules? I figure I owe it to the person I’m trading with to try to keep the beer chilled and fresh and that way has seemed to work in the past.

Just curious if anyone else is this neurotic about stuff like this!

 

[EcuPirate07]

Quick question about a matter of shipping etiquette...

I treat beer like meat. Strange, I know. But, I live in a place where harvesting an elk and a few deer every year is fairly easy. Therefore, I send a few elk steaks to a few buddies who don’t live in areas with elk each year. If I don’t ship on a Monday or Tuesday, I have to worry about it getting stuck in a warehouse somewhere over the weekend, thawing out, and going bad.

I do this with beer, as well. I’ve always kept beer cold up until right before I’m going to ship it and then I try to ship on Monday or Tuesday for that same reason.

Do any of you follow similar rules? I figure I owe it to the person I’m trading with to try to keep the beer chilled and fresh and that way has seemed to work in the past.

Just curious if anyone else is this neurotic about stuff like this!

Yep! Since I’m on the east coast I know most packages will arrive up or down the east coast in 2 days. Usually 3 for middle US and then 5 days for West coast. So I usually just follow those rules. If it’s Wednesday and I’m shipping to the west coast I’ll usually wait till Monday. But if I’m shipping to NYC that’s only 2 days so I can ship Wednesday with no issues.

 

[pshankstar]

Quick question about a matter of shipping etiquette...

I treat beer like meat. Strange, I know. But, I live in a place where harvesting an elk and a few deer every year is fairly easy. Therefore, I send a few elk steaks to a few buddies who don’t live in areas with elk each year. If I don’t ship on a Monday or Tuesday, I have to worry about it getting stuck in a warehouse somewhere over the weekend, thawing out, and going bad.

I do this with beer, as well. I’ve always kept beer cold up until right before I’m going to ship it and then I try to ship on Monday or Tuesday for that same reason.

Do any of you follow similar rules? I figure I owe it to the person I’m trading with to try to keep the beer chilled and fresh and that way has seemed to work in the past.

Just curious if anyone else is this neurotic about stuff like this!

I am kind of like that. I don't like to ship if I know the beer will sit over the weekend, especially if it is over the summer or going somewhere warm. So I will wait until Monday to ship to ensure it will get to the receiver before the weekend. If you can save some money and ship on Monday and it arrives by Friday or Saturday then go that route. Sometimes the rates are not that much of a difference to shorten the shipping time and I'll do that. I do keep the beers cold as long as possible. I'll keep the box in my kegerator until I take it to FedEx or UPS, and I try to drop it off just before 4pm when the pick up is scheduled. This way it's not sitting in their drop-off location, although there are some times I have to drop it off earlier in the day.

When it comes to the elk steaks, that's a whole different story! Do you make any jerky with the elk? I'm curious about making jerky, but my wife doesn't eat red meat and I think it's rubbing off on our girls.

 

[Boomer]

I am kind of like that. I don't like to ship if I know the beer will sit over the weekend, especially if it is over the summer or going somewhere warm. So I will wait until Monday to ship to ensure it will get to the receiver before the weekend. If you can save some money and ship on Monday and it arrives by Friday or Saturday then go that route. Sometimes the rates are not that much of a difference to shorten the shipping time and I'll do that. I do keep the beers cold as long as possible. I'll keep the box in my kegerator until I take it to FedEx or UPS, and I try to drop it off just before 4pm when the pick up is scheduled. This way it's not sitting in their drop-off location, although there are some times I have to drop it off earlier in the day.

When it comes to the elk steaks, that's a whole different story! Do you make any jerky with the elk? I'm curious about making jerky, but my wife doesn't eat red meat and I think it's rubbing off on our girls.

I make everything. I do 100% of my own processing. Steaks, burger, breakfast sausage, Italian sausage, bratwurst, cheddarwurst, braunschweiger, etc. I’m actually more passionate about wild game prep than I am about brewing. I’ll be building a curing chamber this summer so I can make dry aged sausages - salami, bresaola, prosciutto, etc.

 

[Thorrak]

I treat beer like meat. Strange, I know. But, I live in a place where harvesting an elk and a few deer every year is fairly easy. Therefore, I send a few elk steaks to a few buddies who don’t live in areas with elk each year. If I don’t ship on a Monday or Tuesday, I have to worry about it getting stuck in a warehouse somewhere over the weekend, thawing out, and going bad.

I do this with beer, as well. I’ve always kept beer cold up until right before I’m going to ship it and then I try to ship on Monday or Tuesday for that same reason.

Do any of you follow similar rules?

I tend to be a bit less obsessive about beer - it goes out ground, not 2 day or overnight - but otherwise, I'm the same. I hate the idea of it sitting on a hot truck longer than it needs to (or freezing in a warehouse).

One thing I don't do is chill it before putting it in the box, however. I had an incident once where the condensation from the cold beer actually caused the box to become damp. Not enough to fall apart - but enough that I was paranoid, and swapped to a new box.

That's the problem with living somewhere vaguely coastal though. The humidity is something that has to be planned around.

 

[Boomer]

I tend to be a bit less obsessive about beer - it goes out ground, not 2 day or overnight - but otherwise, I'm the same. I hate the idea of it sitting on a hot truck longer than it needs to (or freezing in a warehouse).

One thing I don't do is chill it before putting it in the box, however. I had an incident once where the condensation from the cold beer actually caused the box to become damp. Not enough to fall apart - but enough that I was paranoid, and swapped to a new box.

That's the problem with living somewhere vaguely coastal though. The humidity is something that has to be planned around.

I see. That would scare me a bit. I put every can/bottle inside of a zip lock bag just in case. They might show up 100% grenaded; but, they won’t leak!

 

[gromitdj]

Well, I tried to get mine out to @EcuPirate07 on Tuesday, but it looks like they didn't pick it up until yesterday... Bastages!

There is at least 1 Crowler in there, so if something is off let me know.

On a happy note, my package from @bferullo showed up and I can't wait to unpack it!

 

[orionol73]

I make everything. I do 100% of my own processing. Steaks, burger, breakfast sausage, Italian sausage, bratwurst, cheddarwurst, braunschweiger, etc. I’m actually more passionate about wild game prep than I am about brewing. I’ll be building a curing chamber this summer so I can make dry aged sausages - salami, bresaola, prosciutto, etc.

As a whitetail hunter, I applaud you! That is very impressive!

 

[orionol73]

Award for slowest shipping ever UPS??
I ship with them often but for it to sit 36 hours in 1 location?!? I could have driven to pick it up in its current location and been home already!

 

[cegan09]

gotta keep those ground shipping averages on track somehow.

 

[Br3w4u]

I put my beers in a box with packing materials and then keep that box in the kegerator until I ship it out. I put that box inside of a bigger box with more packing materials just with hopes of added protection. I probably should put the beers in ziplocks though. I worry that if one breaks open they might not continue with the shipment. Anyone ever have that happen?

 

[TwistedGray]

I worry that if one breaks open they might not continue with the shipment. Anyone ever have that happen?

Yes, depending on the carrier your results may vary.

 

[cegan09]

I put my beers in a box with packing materials and then keep that box in the kegerator until I ship it out. I put that box inside of a bigger box with more packing materials just with hopes of added protection. I probably should put the beers in ziplocks though. I worry that if one breaks open they might not continue with the shipment. Anyone ever have that happen?

100% down to who's carrying the box that day.

I shipped some beer home to myself from CA when I was there for a trip. Two boxes, one showed up on time, but the other didn't. Tracking showed some weird delay. It showed up the next day in a completely different box. One of the bottles had broken, or leaked. Someone at Fedex opened it, moved the unbroken bottles over to a new box, sealed it up and delivered it. Thank you kind Fedex person.