How close is your (L)HBS

[Beer_Eugenics]

My closest HBS is 2.5 hours away and was wondering how many other people do not have a LHBS?

 

[microbusbrewery]

Bummer. As often as I seem to forget stuff, I'd be screwed if my LHBS was 2.5 hours away. I think we have three total, but I only use two regularly. One is about 15 minutes away from my work and the other is about 20 minutes from my house.

 

[Yooper]

Let's see- it's about 150 miles away but it's really small so I don't go very often. I go to Northern Brewer and/or Midwest about once a year- (300 miles to Minneapolis).

 

[billf2112]

Mine is 2 minutes up the road.

 

[BrokenArmBrewing]

I have a choice of 2 that are an hours drive, but the hours are not good. Monday thru Friday till 5 sat sun till 7. I only have one weekend off a month, so I'm an online shopper most times

 

[Bigcorona]

Four hours one way. I do not go often, and never the only reason. However when I do go I really stock up.

 

[Carter1932]

Half mile. :^)

 

[signpost]

Since I've been staying at my dad's place in Michigan, the brew shop is about a mile and a half away. AND it's a good shop with a lot of variety (except in the hop dept. for some reason). Not bad.

When I was still in Arizona, I had to drive a couple hours to get to a shop.

 

[Billybrewer09]

45 min, but only open W-F 5-6:30 and Saturday 9-3
I stock up when i go.

 

[olatheks]

close enough i could walk there

 

[cswest]

50 miles. It's a good shop but it's a lot easier just to have stuff show up at my door step.

 

[beergolf]

About a mile.

Nice place, well stocked, good turnover, decent prices.


I am in there often.

 

[Ericbme]

5 mi. Midsouth Malts...great selection and excellent service!

 

[KirbyTails]

Gotta drive about an hour here.

 

[Thakaz]

I have 2 that are both about 20 mins from my house. One is about 10 from my office. Everyone there is very helpful and I'll end up spending just as much time shooting the **** with the employees as shopping.

 

[ktblunden]

Mine's about an hour and twenty minutes away, but it's near my wife's work so I send her there occasionally.

 

[BrokenArmBrewing]

Mine's about an hour and twenty minutes away, but it's near my wife's work so I send her there occasionally.

Mine would come back with diet coke. No malt hops or yeast. Lol

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Depends on how much I want to pay for shipping. Usually about a week away.

 

[punkrockdave]

A few around the Bay Area I go to the store in Berkeley about 4 miles away. Staff is great, they do serve beer there and the only issue as another guy stated at his LHBS is the hops.

 

[Tarks]

We have a few in Winnipeg but the prices and selection on grains, hops, yeast sucks. So, I order from Northern Brewer and have items shipped to Pembina, ND which is only a 3 hr round trip drive including border wait times. It could be worse.

 

[duboman]

I've got 2, 1 is 25 minutes, 1 is 45 minutes, fortunately the closer one has great hours, nice people and everything I need including lots of hardware as well as all the ingredients.

 

[ktblunden]

the only issue as another guy stated at his LHBS is the hops.

Mine has a good selection of hops, but they keep each variety in a big jar in the fridge. I don't know how old they are and they've been exposed to oxygen the whole time. I opt to buy hops online instead.

 

[TheBrewinator]

Im about 5 mins from Northern Brewer Minnapolis and 15 mins from both Northern St. Paul and Midwest, Im not looking forward to moving in 6 to 8 months.

 

[petey_c]

Depends on how much I want to pay for shipping. Usually about a week away.

Yuri, pretty funny.
When I do go to the LBHS, the closest is about 5 miles and the other three are about 25-45 minutes away.

 

[TimpanogosSlim]

My answer is a technicality. There are 3 LHBS within 15 minutes of work. but i live 45 minutes from work.

 

[gandalfiii]

Mine is about 20 minutes away. It's a touch pricey, but the guys there are really friendly and helpful and they've always had everything I need.

 

[Waynep005]

15 minutes to 45 minutes depending on the time of day and day of the week I choose to go.

 

[brewdat]

15 minutes away but closed mon-wed. That's a long wait when you realize you need something on Monday!

 

[OldWorld]

I have three different ones to choose from each are about 30 minutes....I once rode my bicycle and picked up a smackpack and a few hops...It was a great...the smackpack warmed up and swelled in my pants and I was ready to brew.

Come to think of it that was the best beer I ever made.

 

[punkrockdave]

Mine has a good selection of hops, but they keep each variety in a big jar in the fridge. I don't know how old they are and they've been exposed to oxygen the whole time. I opt to buy hops online instead.

They have a huge selection but the ones I want always seem to be gone.