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[skeezerpleezer]

Here is how I make the "handles" on a shipper. I do that when shipping by fedex now also. I figure it may help keep the people from tossing it around as much if they have something to pick it up by.

 

[skeezerpleezer]

Your not coming to Philly for that God awful concert are you? lol

The thought of Nicki Minaj doing anything 'live' makes me fear for the future of all music everywhere.

No, just a weekend get away and to meet up with some friends/family.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

No, just a weekend get away and to meet up with some friends/family.

Awesome man! Hope you have a good time. If I were around I would love to hang out and buy you a round somewhere, alas I'm dragging the family down the shore today.

 

[finsfan]

Here is how I make the "handles" on a shipper. I do that when shipping by fedex now also. I figure it may help keep the people from tossing it around as much if they have something to pick it up by.
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Im surprised you havent been told not to do that by Fedex yet. After I had started using duct tape for trades, I was finally told not to do that anymore. I guess duct tape gets caught on their sorters and can damage the package or rip it open. They also said that when people do bring in duct tape boxes, they tape over them with clear packing tape. This may not be the case for all stores though.

 

[skeezerpleezer]

Im surprised you havent been told not to do that by Fedex yet. After I had started using duct tape for trades, I was finally told not to do that anymore. I guess duct tape gets caught on their sorters and can damage the package or rip it open. They also said that when people do bring in duct tape boxes, they tape over them with clear packing tape. This may not be the case for all stores though.

I usually go around the duct tape with a layer of packing tape to keep the duct tape from ripping. Not sure if that matters or not. They haven't told me to take it off yet though.

 

[TallDan]

Did O'Hare get shutdown and a new airport re-open since I was there in April? Luckily for me Delta flies direct into Midway and O'Hare from ATL.

I know people complain about ORD, but that seems to mostly be people making connections there, and ATL is no picnic for that either.

Hire a limo?

Drive from Philly to Chicago picking up hbt'ers along the way. Rolling bottle share.

EPIC. Rolling bottle share with stops at breweries along the way. A friend of mine did an annual brew bus tour around to local breweries and I brought along some Dark Lords and Baller Stouts for the ride.

:rockin:

Clarification: I'm in for bottle share, just not the multistate-rolling-divorce-causing version

Weenie.

 

[finsfan]

I usually go around the duct tape with a layer of packing tape to keep the duct tape from ripping. Not sure if that matters or not. They haven't told me to take it off yet though.

O nice. It took about five boxes with duct tape that i brought in for them to finally say something. If you tape over it i doubt they will say anything since thats what they would have done anyway.

 

[nickfern]

The Tröegs taproom is awesome FWIW. If this bottle share goes down in PA, I'm in.

 

[nickfern]

Fernsanity, you in?

 

[fernsanity]

What's the date-

 

[WesleyS]

No. I have 2 ways of doing it. Using a 12-bottle shipper and wrapping tape around the box and folding the tape on the sides over to make "handles", then checking that as luggage. Or pack them up in a champagne style case box (like the Bruery) then wrap all the bottles with bubble wrap/newspaper/etc. I have thick cardboard cutouts that I put on the bottom of the suitcase and in the top, then pack clothes around the box. I travel with beer almost every week, at least every other week, and have only had 2 casualties. One was an overcarbonated homebrew, the other was a BA pumkin beer that probably broke becuase I was lazy/hungover and didn't pack things up like I normally do. That one sucked though, all my clothes smelled like pumpkin beer the whole Darkness Day weekend.

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That picture looks very similar to what I did coming back from Chicago last time. I packed up as much as I could in a New Glarus case then packed the whole thing in my suitcase with clothes all around it tight enough where there was zero movement when shaken. I used blankets for the top and bottom since those would get the most abuse. My wife didn't see me pack it and laughed at me when we arrived home and I pulled the entire case out of the suitcase. I'm always extremely nervous when I ship a package out, but I've never been more nervous about losing beer than that whole flight home.


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[thatjonguy]

Duct tape is bad. It draws unwanted attention. I know, I see boxes a few times a week getting extra pairs of eyes on it.

 

[sj3324]

The Tröegs taproom is awesome FWIW. If this bottle share goes down in PA, I'm in.

The taproom itself is great.

I would imagine there is almost zero percent chance that they would allow a bottle share in there though.

PA beer laws are pretty crazy. The best bet would be finding a byob restaurant or something probably.

 

[mikeysab]

I'll be in Lancaster on the 19th. We could use my hotel room.

 

[jmcm_brew]

I'd be in for anything in PA


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[fernsanity]

Lancaster, York, hbg

 

[sfrisby]

Like, how about Chicago, I mean, it's the middle of the country, good airports, lots of direct flights...

I think this is perfect. I will be there for a wedding a year from today!

 

[Javier25]

Who's ready to plan the Colorado bottle share?!

 

[skeezerpleezer]

Who's ready to plan the Colorado bottle share?!

7/14- 7/15 sounds good

 

[finsfan]

Who's ready to plan the Colorado bottle share?!

I will be in CO july 31 to august 4!

 

[Javier25]

7/14- 7/15 sounds good

I'll have the 15th off work, I'll see if I can gather the homies! Contact me when you get a chance!

I will be in CO july 31 to august 4!

Lets drink some beer!

 

[finsfan]

I'll have the 15th off work, I'll see if I can gather the homies! Contact me when you get a chance!







Lets drink some beer!

Mhurst and i will be at crooked stave august 2nd for my birthday. You should join us!

 

[Javier25]

Mhurst and i will be at crooked stave august 2nd for my birthday. You should join us!

I may be able to do that.....

 

[finsfan]

I may be able to do that.....

Thatd be awesome. Just let me know. I will be staying with friends in silverthorne except for our brewery crawl on the second in denver.

 

[bigmike99]

'Merica

 

[absoluthamm]

'Merica

Absolutely, going to be a decent hit to the cellar today

 

[bigmike99]

Was thinking this but heading to the MIL's house and don't want to share much with the mbc fridge raiders. Hmm

 

[bigmike99]

Only update I've got is 1. Please include some damn homebrew (DC's were great) and 2. Feel free to send suggestions. Digging sours and barrel aged goodies. Bonus points for fruited sours, Brett beers, and rum ba beers.

Cheers!

 

[mikeysab]

*Please nothing with chili's/peppers or anything smokey*

New degarde releases

Peche and Brett

Any side project

Fou

Atrial b4

ba sump

HF sours, Double ba Damon

Any of the bullfrog set

Vsb

V013, Cable Car, DDG

New Russian River Sonoma set, any 3L (ha ha ha)

Bcbs Rare, BCBS Vanilla, 07 or earlier bcbs

SITR peaches, Gray Monday

Jackie o's token of our extreme

Any antead (vanilla is the pref)

Hommage

CBS

Upland Kiwi

Any Bourbon Ba Dark Lord

***obviously more than a few of these are whalesy so if you have one and can hit me with extras that would rock.

Anybody?

 

[SavoryChef]

Anybody?

So, this will quality as a maw hit?