LHBS near airports

[Tiredboy]

Not sure wether this is the right forum, I'm happy to move the thread (or it be moved for me).

I'm sure I'm not the only one who hasn't got a LHBS and whilst the internet is a good option for most, sometimes it's just better/easier to go to a LHBS. It's also nice to try somewhere new and support small businesses.

For me the easiest option is stopping by a LHBS when travelling and therefore, knowing close shops to airports is really useful. So I decided to start this thread in the hope that others will provide the information (I will then update this original post with the details). I don't have much to go with but I'll start it off in the hope that others will contribute.


List (up to and including post #45 so far)

Alabama
Alaska

Arizona
Phoenix (PHX) - Brewers Connections, Tempe (6 miles)

Arkansas

California
Fresno Yosemite International airport (FYI) - Bencomo's Home Brew Supplies (7 miles).
Long Beach (LGB) - Stein Fillers (1 mile north)
Los Angeles (LAX) - Culver City Brewing Supply (4.2 miles North)
Los Angeles (LAX) - South Bay Brewing Supply (9 miles South)
Oakland (OAK) - Brewmasters, San Leandro (2.2 miles)
San Diego International (SAN) - Home Brew Mart (5 miles). 5401 Linda Vista Rd # 406 San Diego, CA 92110. 619-295-BEER
San Diego International (SAN) - Home Brews and Gardens in North Park (6 miles). 3176 Thorn St. San Diego, CA, 92104. 619-630-BREW

Colorado

Connecticut
Bradley International Airport (BDL) - brew and wine hobby (10 miles south)

Connecticut
Delaware

District of Columbia
Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) - My LHBS (8.5 miles) - 6201 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22044. 703.241.3874

Florida
Miami Int. (MIA) - Brewbox Miami (15 miles)
West palm Beach Int. (PBI) - BX Beer Depot (7 miles)

Georgia

Hawaii
Honolulu (HNL) - Home Brew in Paradise ("couple of miles"). 2646B Kilihau Street, Honolulu.

Idaho
Boise (BOI) - Brewer's Haven (1.6 miles). 1795 S. Vista Ave., Boise Idaho, 83705.

Illinois
Chicago (ORD) - Brew & Grow (13 miles). 359 W Irving Park Rd, Roselle, IL, 60172. 630-894-4885
Chicago (ORD) - Chicagoland Winemakers Inc (11.4 miles). 689 W. North Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126

Indiana
Iowa
Kansas

Kentucky
Lexington Bluegrass KY (KLEX) - Liquor barn beaumont center parkway (3.5 miles)

Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine

Maryland
Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) - Maryland Homebrew (14 miles). 6770 Oak Hall Ln, Columbia, MD 21045. (888)BREW NOW

Massachusetts
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) - Billings Homebrewery Supply (2.7 miles) 1916 3rd Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101-2423‎. (406) 256-0261

Michigan
Detroit Metro (DTW) - Adventures In Homebrewing (6 miles) - 23869 Van Born RD, Taylor, MI 48180. (313) 277-2739

Minnesota
St. Paul International (MSP) - Northern Brewer (6.5 miles) - 1150 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105.
St. Paul International (MSP) - Northern Brewer (7.5 miles) - 6021 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419.

Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York

North Carolina
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT) - Alternative Beverage (6.2 miles west)
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT) - Alternative Beverage (7.7 miles east)
Raleigh-Durham (RDU) - Bull City Homebrew (7 miles west)

North Dakota

Ohio
Akron Canton Airport (CAK) - The Grape and Granary (15 miles north)

Oklahoma

Oregon
Portland International (PDX) - Let's Brew (7.1 miles) 8235 SE Stark Street, Portland OR 97216. (503) 256-0205
Portland International (PDX) - Homebrew Exchange (7.9 miles). 1907 N Kilpatrick, Portland, OR 97217. (503) 286-0343
Portland International (PDX) - F.H. Steinbart (11 miles) 234 SE 12th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214. (503) 232-8793

Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota

Tennessee
Knoxville (TYS) - Ferment Station (about 17 miles)
Nashville International (BNA) - All Seasons Gardening and Brewing Supply (10 miles). 924 8th ave south, Nashville, TN 37203. (615) 214-5465 ‎

Texas
Dalls Forth Worth (DFW) - Winemakers Toystore (14.1 miles)
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) - Defalcos (15 miles)

Utah

Vermont
Burlington (BTV) - Vermont Homebrew Supply (about 4 miles). 147 E. Allen Street (Route 15) Winooski, VT 05404

Virginia
Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO) - The Fermentation Trap (6.3 miles)
Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) - My LHBS (8.5 miles) - 6201 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22044. 703.241.3874

Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

 

[solavirtus]

Great idea for a thread!

I'll add that Adventures In Homebrewing is 6 miles from Detroit Metro (DTW)

 

[wyoohio]

Ohio - Akron Canton Airport - The Grape and Granary (15 miles north)

This is my go-to shop.

 

[phoenixs4r]

Brewmasters, San Leandro, CA. 1 exit away from the Oakland airport (OAK) I think?

 

[Mongrel]

F.H. Steinbart is 11 miles from Portland International (PDX)

 

[ArtVandelay]

Define "close"

Most every homebrew shop in Milwaukee is within 15 miles of the airport

 

[weirdboy]

There are two near LAX:

Culver City Brewing Supply (4.2 miles North)
South Bay Brewing Supply (9 miles South)

And if you happen to be flying in or out of Long Beach, you're in luck because Stein Fillers is only a mile north.

 

[Tiredboy]

There are two near LAX:

Culver City Brewing Supply (4.2 miles North)

Possibly the shop that inspired the thread as I was connecting through LAX and had planned on heading here but got an earlier flight out instead.

Thanks for all the input. Hopefully the list will continue to grow. This will certainly be useful to me (and hopefully others). No need to confine to the USA if anyone has any international suggestions (although it may add in customs issues).

 

[Tiredboy]

Define "close"

Most every homebrew shop in Milwaukee is within 15 miles of the airport

I'll leave that to others. If there is a airport, shop and distance posted then I'll add it. Sometimes its easier to travel a little further than go somewhere close - take MIA for example where there is a shopping area within a couple of miles of the airport but involves an expensive cab fare around the perimeter!

 

[rjsnau]

Arizona - Phoenix (PHX) there is Brewers Connections which is about 6 miles away in Tempe.

Edit:
Address:
1425 E University Dr # B103
Tempe, AZ 85281-8412
(480) 449-3720

 

[daksin]

Home Brew Mart (Slash Ballast Point Brewing Co) is just off the 8 near San Diego International (SAN).

A ways farther, maybe 20 minutes total driving (just a lot of side streets) is Home Brews and Gardens in North Park, and they have better hours, but way smaller selection. Only go there if I know they have something I need (basic grains/caps/yeast etc) and HBM is closed.


Home Brew Mart (Ballast Point Brewing Co): 5401 Linda Vista Rd # 406 San Diego, CA 92110
619-295-BEER

Home Brews and Gardens: 3176 Thorn St. San Diego, CA, 92104
619-630-BREW

 

[falconnuke]

Tennessee- Knoxville (TYS) Ferment Station is about 17 miles away from the airport.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Don't know the distances off-hand and too lazy to look em up, by My LHBS in Falls Church VA isn't too far from Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) and Maryland Homebrew in Columbia MD isn't too far from Baltimore-Washington International (BWI)

Edit: decided too look them up, My LHBS is 8.5 miles from DCA and MDHB is 13.7 miles from BWI

Edit again:

My LHBS (that is the actual name of the shop)
6201 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22044
703.241.3874

Maryland Homebrew
6770 Oak Hall Ln
Columbia, MD 21045
(888)BREW NOW

 

[biochemedic]

Charlotte - My LHBS Alternative Beverage has their warehouse location in Belmont (6.2 miles, 15 min west of CLT), and their [ame="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=UTF-8&gfns=1&q=4450+South+Blvd,+Charlotte,+NC+28209-2673&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=4450+South+Blvd,+Charlotte,+NC+28209&gl=us&ei=hishTZuDKI-q8AaF1ZWLDg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQ8gEwAA"]South Blvd.[/ame] store (7.7 miles, 15 min east of CLT) -- both a quick dash, and one certainly has to be close to the reason why you're in Charlotte!

 

[Cranny04]

My LHBS The Fermentation Trap is 6.3 Miles from CHO in Charlottesville VA..

 

[PoppinCaps]

Raleigh-Durham (RDU), closest brew shop is Bull City Homebrew, 7mi W on I-40.

 

[browncoat]

Liquor barn beaumont center parkway has supplies. 3.5 miles from klex. (Lexington Bluegrass KY)

 

[neko]

Oregon

Steinbart was mentioned but Let's Brew is 7.1 miles and easy to get to from the airport. Homebrew Exchange is 7.9 miles, but not as convenient.

 

[Gartywood]

Connecticut - Hartford/Springfield. Bradley airport (BDL) brew and wine hobby (10 miles south)

 

[motobrewer]

i don't understand, do people really do this?

how do you get 14 pounds of grain and 2 vials of "yeast" past TSA?

 

[Revvy]

This is a great idea, but I think it would be better if folks actually took a moment, googled the address of the place, and posted that instead of just the name.

Adventures in Homebrewing:
23869 Van Born RD
Taylor, MI 48180
(313) 277-2739

 

[daksin]

Just to clarify, I put 20 miles in my post for home brews and gardens- that should have been 20 minutes. It's just slower getting there because it's farther from the freeway buried in a lot of tiny side streets.

Also: Revvy has a great point about the address. Post has been edited for both changes.

 

[Revvy]

i don't understand, do people really do this?

how do you get 14 pounds of grain and 2 vials of "yeast" past TSA?

You could always make arraignments to ship things back home there's usually a fedex store close to if not actually in airport terminals.

 

[PoppinCaps]

Just put the grain in 1 quart ziplok bags and place them all in the bin. Seriously, I've been in this situation with a couple hours to kill, and almost perused the local homebrew store. Didn't need anything, so I got a beer instead of course.

 

[Lucky_Chicken]

I like it... at least give you something to do on the long layovers or after buissness meetings. you could always put them in your checked bag

 

[Dan]

California, Fresno

Bencomo's Home Brew Supplies 7 miles from Fresno Yosemite International airport. Small shop, decent amount of supplies.

 

[APietru]

Northern Brewer
1150 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105

Is ~6.5 miles away from Minneapolis-St. Paul International.

There's also one in Minneapolis that is ~7.5 miles away if you're in that area as well.

6021 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55419

 

[TXCrash]

My LHBS -

Texas:
Winemakers Toystore - 14.1 miles from DFW

 

[digitalhifi]

Defalcos in Houston, Texas is 15 miles from Hobby Airport, mostly interstate.

 

[cracked1]

Boise, ID - Brewer's Haven is 1.6 miles from the airport. In addition to your normal homebrew supplies they also stock 500+ different beers and have 4 or 5 beers on tap. There is a small sectioned off area with tables and chairs where you can enjoy your purchase.

Brewer's Haven
1795 S. Vista Ave.
Boise Idaho 83705

 

[Tiredboy]

i don't understand, do people really do this?

I did. When a shipping forwarding company charges $25-30 for shipping and clearing 6lbs of malt extract (on top of shipping charges from store) you need to find less ideal options!

This is a great idea, but I think it would be better if folks actually took a moment, googled the address of the place, and posted that instead of just the name.

Great idea, I’ve added addresses when they have been posted (don’t have time to look them up myself though). On that issue, if people edit an address to a previous post make a new post too (or PM me) so I know to look for it.

If anyone actually uses this thread in the future, post to say so. It would be satisfying to know its been useful to others too.

 

[Revvy]

I did. When a shipping forwarding company charges $25-30 for shipping and clearing 6lbs of malt extract (on top of shipping charges from store) you need to find less ideal options!



Great idea, I’ve added addresses when they have been posted (don’t have time to look them up myself though). On that issue, if people edit an address to a previous post make a new post too (or PM me) so I know to look for it.

If anyone actually uses this thread in the future, post to say so. It would be satisfying to know its been useful to others too.

If we could get all the 50 states covered, and as many airports in the larger states as possible, I'd like to see this stickeyed. That's why i think the addresses are important.

 

[Tiredboy]

If we could get all the 50 states covered, and as many airports in the larger states as possible, I'd like to see this stickeyed. That's why i think the addresses are important.

Sounds great to me (especially if getting it stickied means others can help update the original post!!). Ideally it would also have weblinks where available but that is beyond me at the moment!

 

[bomberman]

I believe our little airport has one little HBS nearby.

Burlington (BTV?) - Vermont Homebrew Supply 147 E. Allen Street (Route 15) Winooski, VT 05404

It's about 4 miles down the Interstate.

 

[cracked1]

The Boise one should be under Idaho, not Indiana.

 

[neko]

Here's the addresses for the Portland stores:

Let's Brew
8235 SE Stark Street, Portland OR 97216
(503) 256-0205

Homebrew Exchange
1907 N Kilpatrick, Portland, OR 97217
(503) 286-0343

F.H. Steinbart
234 SE 12th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 232-8793

There's more in the area, but these are the closest.

 

[neko]

And for all you people making a stop in Portland...

No sales tax in Oregon. Go ahead and check in that conical fermenter for your next flight

 

[Keith_Mahoney]

Home Brew in Paradise is just a couple of miles away from Honolulu airport. Here is the address

2646B Kilihau Street in Honolulu

 

[Tiredboy]

The Boise one should be under Idaho, not Indiana.

Thanks. Spot the thread being updated by a non-American!

 

[Qhrumphf]

Not sure if non-local folks would find this easier or if it'd make it more confusing but it might make sense to to change the DCA/My LHBS entry from Virginia to Washington DC, as it's DCs airport and both locations are just a few miles from downtown Washington DC. And IIRC the airport has a DC address (I know at least a few buildings on the airport grounds have DC addresses).