Help finding homebrew store in the bay area...

[oxonbrew]

Hi

I have a slightly off topic question....

I'm visiting the bay area (San jose) in about a month. Can people recommend

1. Some good homebrew stores in the area?
2. Anywhere I can buy build your own 6 packs?

Thanks for any help and appologies again for the off topic question

Cheers!

 

[WaltG]

You're about an hour from Morebeer.

 

[S-Met]

While I'm sure there are others, definitely consider More Beer, I think in los altos.

Web search pulled up several others but not sure where you are.

 

[helibrewer]

Hi

I have a slightly off topic question....

I'm visiting the bay area (San jose) in about a month. Can people recommend

1. Some good homebrew stores in the area?
2. Anywhere I can buy build your own 6 packs?

Thanks for any help and appologies again for the off topic question

Cheers!

I second the MoreBeer location in Los Altos. Whole Foods market allows you to build your own 6-pack, there's one in San Jose https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/blossomhill

 

[S-Met]

Hi

I have a slightly off topic question....

I'm visiting the bay area (San jose) in about a month. Can people recommend

1. Some good homebrew stores in the area?
2. Anywhere I can buy build your own 6 packs?

Thanks for any help and appologies again for the off topic question

Cheers!

There's bevmo, total wine with good selections. Sometimes Cost plus world market has good selections, but they vary by location.

 

[oxonbrew]

Thanks to all who replied, I'll be heading over from the UK next week. I'll be sure to head out to More Beer, I like to bring back some hops and brew myself a clone of something I've tried while I've been visiting (last time I brewed a clone of Odell's cut throat porter, very nice).
I'll also take a look at some of the suggestions for build your own six packs. I go for the build your own six pack because I can only bring back about 15-20 bottles with me, so I get more selection that way. I'll be in downtown San Jose near Adobe, so if anyone has any other suggestions that'd be great! Thanks again

 

[chickypad]

There is a homebrew store called Fermentation solutions in Campbell which would be close by but I've never been there myself. The Los Altos MoreBeer site is my LHBS and is only 17 miles from downtown San Jose, I'd go there if I were you.
If you make it up to the city, City Beer is a pretty awesome bottle store with a tap room.

http://citybeerstore.com/about/

 

[DHomebrews]

I live near Fermentation Solutions. It's ok if you need something last minute and they have it on hand. It is small, not a great selection, and their knowledge can be lacking (recommending 1/4" beer line for a kegerator). MoreBeer is definitely the best LHBS I've been to around here.

 

[oxonbrew]

Thanks to all that replied to my post.

If ever anyone follows in my footsteps...

Regarding a LHS, morebeer is the way forward.

If you are looking for singles to take home with you, I tried various places BevMo, WholeFoods, Cost Plus World Market, Safeway, Trader Joes, Iso Beers, Market Beer, Kellys Liquor. None really had a singles collection (including BevMo, apparently they stopped it last year).

However by far and away the best place to go is Total Wine, they have hundreds of singles at great prices.

I managed to try:
Anchor - Blood Orange
Anchor - Mango Wheat
Anchor - Liberty
Anchor - Coffee Porter
Anchor - Meyer
Ballast Point - Grunion
Blue Star - Wheat Beer
Deschutes - Pacific Wonderland
Founders - Rubaeus
Kona - Kanaha
Sam Adams - Sam 76
Sam Adams - Cherry Wheat



I managed to bring back (packed into two rucksacks, individually in 1 gallon freezer bags and then wrapped in bubble wrap and duct tape, I had a 50kg weight limit):
Alaskan - Big Mountain
Alaskan - White
Alaskan - Amber
Alaskan - Icy Bay IPA
Anchor - Porter
Anchor - Christmas Ale
Anchor - Brewers Pale Ale
Anchor - Blood Orange Blonde
Anchor - Meyer Lemon
Anchor - Go West IPA
Ballast Point - Victory at Sea
Ballast Point - Grunion
Ballast Point - California Kolsh
Ballast Point - Bonito
Ballast Point - Fathom
Ballast Point - Longfin
Ballast Point - Sculpin
Ballast Point - Grapefruit Sculpin
Ballast Point - Pineapple Sculpin
Boulevard - Tank 7
Breckenridge - Mango Mosaic
Deschutes - Pinedrops IPA
Deschutes - Mirror Pond
Deschutes - Fresh Squezed IPA
Dogfish head - Truth Serum
Dogfish head - Midas Touch
Dogfish head - Romantic Chemistry
Elysian - Space Dust
Founders - Mosaic Promise
Kona - Kanaha
Kona - Koko Brown Ale
New Belgium - Dayblazer
New Belgium - Trippel
New Belgium - Tartastic (Raspberry and Lime)
Oskar Blues - Beerito
Sam Adams - Sam 76
Sam Adams - Cold Snap
Sam Adams - Winter Lager
Seirra Nevada - Tropical Torpedo
Seirra Nevada - Hop Bullet
Seirra Nevada - Stout
Seirra Nevada - Porter
Seirra Nevada - Celebration
Seirra Nevada - Hazy little thing IPA

A pic can be found here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/KDgzqighMUArdCVq2

Cheers!