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Kent88
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Kent88
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MoreBeer is out of California?
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I am glad they were and my apologies to all. I was part of it and should have not played into it like I did. My apologies to all
BrewnWKopperKat
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FWIW, over in /r/homebrewing ("All grain kits in short supply?? (link)"), someone claims to have messaged NB and posted NB's response.
Back to MoreBeer.
Hopefully their new warehouse and shipping options can provide us on the "north coast" with two day delivery (order on Monday, get the goods on Wednesday) on a regular basis.
Yesterday, I ordered from YVH and RiteBrew (Monday before 10am) and both packages were on my door step today (Tuesday by noon). That's exceptional service worthy of a "shout out" to both stores (and their selected shippers).
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Those of us who live in the central US should see some benefit from this. It's not bad for everyone.
I'm in SE TN. The distance differences between the east coast warehouse (Pittsburgh?) and Kansas City to my house is probably give or take a 100 miles. I'm anticipating (hoping?) there's no difference or maybe a day or two quicker compared to a shipment from their warehouse in Cali.
Honestly, I try to plan my purchases a bit later than needed, so I'm not disappointed by a late shipment.
DeanRIowa
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Sad to hear they are closing/closed physical locations in CA, as I feel for the workers, but sadly something that has been happening across the country for years. I personally enjoy going to a location to buy and ask questions, but the volume/cost often is the deciding factor.
Personally for my benefit them moving to KS is great as I live one state to the north. I do hope they open a physical location in Kansas. I purchase mainly equipment and specific yeast when ordering from Morebeer and purchase from Ritebrew(WI) for grains and limited equipment, it will be great for me being in the middle.
Personally for my benefit them moving to KS is great as I live one state to the north. I do hope they open a physical location in Kansas. I purchase mainly equipment and specific yeast when ordering from Morebeer and purchase from Ritebrew(WI) for grains and limited equipment, it will be great for me being in the middle.
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Northern Brewer and their acquisitions Adventures in Homebrewing and Austin Homebrew Supply went online only as did Homebrew Ohio. Seems to be the way things are going.
Group W
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I have not been following this and just recently ordered from MoreBeer. Been using them almost exclusively for many years. My order is shipping from KS which caught my attention. Great company, useful products and consolidation should make them more competitive. If not, we have choices. Time will tell, but for now I’m stoked.
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MoreBeer had a 15% off sale late last week (6th to 8th?); my guess is that they feel they are "back to normal" at the new KS warehouse.
Brewer dad
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I just ordered from them and got a good amount of stuff. I found my experience to be essentially the same, once shipped got my order in two days. That’s their normal shipping running from KS to VA.
I took advantage of the 15% off sale to restock a few items. I placed my order late in the day on Friday, they shipped it on Monday, and it is scheduled to be delivered via USPS tomorrow (Thursday). I find USPS to be the least reliable carrier as far as delivery dates, but I am happy with the MoreBeer turn around times.
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I also placed an order early on Friday (2/7). It was processed on Monday (2/10) and arrived Wednesday (2/12) before noon (shipper was FedEx Home).
OK, I'll play this game. I ordered on the evening of the 6th, and received the shipment on the 9th (Sunday). I was pleasantly surprised with the turnaround time.
I just ordered the Komos kegerator last night. Estimated delivery this saturday, however still not picked. I assume it will ship tomorrow (13 Feb) and go out two day service.
My most recent order with them was in early December. Took 8 days from the day I ordered until the day it showed up. A little disappointing since I used to get my orders from them in 24-48 hours when they were in the Bay area. I've since switched to Williams Brewing, (also in the Bay area), and although they’re just a few hours up the road they take a day or two longer than MoreBeer used to take. Not bad, but not great.
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As a new comer to the game, I started ordering stuff late 2024.. I was a bit disappointed at the time it took to receive things, which was up to 2 weeks or longer. I suppose this was in the middle of the transition to the KS facility. I took advantage of the 15% off last week, and was pleasantly surprised it only took a couple days to receive my items. I'm in Oklahoma, so KC is only about 6hrs up the road. At any rate, I hope the trend continues.
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I'm in the Bay Area and it used to take a couple of days to get my order. But I've noticed their inventory is pretty light these days. I'm using Williams more now and I've also ordered from SoCal Brewing, and they deliver in a few days...
Nice. I love mine.
worlddivides
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Those were the days. When I lived in the Bay Area, I often would receive something I ordered about 24 hours later. Granted, I think their warehouse at the time was in... what, Walnut Creek? So it was only maybe an hour or two drive from where I lived. When I was in Michigan, though, it took 2-4 days to get an order from MoreBeer. Not bad, but not the amazing times I experienced in the Bay Area.
In my last few orders, it has been 6-10 days from KS to the Bay Area, regardless of when I order in the week. It seems like they only pick on Mondays and I get my order that Thursday. So when I order on a Wednesday or Thursday, I see no activity on my order until the following Monday. I stopped by their Concord, CA store on the way to Tahoe a few days ago to grab some sacks of grain and bottles (great facility, but not worth the hour drive for a regular visit). It's well stocked and knowledgable staff.
This is news to me about Morebeer moving to KC area. Does anyone know if they will have a brick and mortar walk-in store? That would be great to pick-up sacks of grain saving the shipping costs for me.
Years ago I had 4 or 5 local places I could drive to and get stuff. One by one they’ve all gone away.
Now I’ve been getting most of my supplies via mail order for several years. I had one sort of local guy maybe 35-40 minute drive who closed up his store. He’s operating now on sort of an oncall basis out of free space in a building thats mostly under construction. He does pallet orders a few times a year. He’s a member of our club and comes to our meetings, we can work with him.
I have one other store probably almost 2 hour drive. That one is bigger and has much more. Within the last year the owner got out and sold the store to his employees and they moved location. I have mail ordered from them a few times since with great service but have not visited the new location.
I will order from MoreBeer or one of the others if I’m really looking for something one of my places here doesn’t have or the shipping difference is ridiculous.
But its really sad how far we’ve fallen over the years. Those who have a local shop - I hope you appreciate it and support them. Many have tried, most have failed.
Now I’ve been getting most of my supplies via mail order for several years. I had one sort of local guy maybe 35-40 minute drive who closed up his store. He’s operating now on sort of an oncall basis out of free space in a building thats mostly under construction. He does pallet orders a few times a year. He’s a member of our club and comes to our meetings, we can work with him.
I have one other store probably almost 2 hour drive. That one is bigger and has much more. Within the last year the owner got out and sold the store to his employees and they moved location. I have mail ordered from them a few times since with great service but have not visited the new location.
I will order from MoreBeer or one of the others if I’m really looking for something one of my places here doesn’t have or the shipping difference is ridiculous.
But its really sad how far we’ve fallen over the years. Those who have a local shop - I hope you appreciate it and support them. Many have tried, most have failed.
For SF Bay Area we have Oak Barrel!
Group W
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I ordered from MoreBeer during the 15% sale. The order shipped on Tuesday and arrived on Friday (3 days). I’m near Las Vegas and it took the same amount of time to ship in the past when delivered from CA. KC is more than twice the distance. Three cheers to MoreBeer!
BrewDrinkRepeat
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I have no first-hand knowledge, but even if they don't have an actual retail store at the KC location, I'd think they'd have some sort of pickup for orders made on the website?
IMO it would be pretty silly not to.
Remember, folks: SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOP, OR YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF WITHOUT ONE.
And trust me, as someone who went from having three or four local options to one that is over an hour each way, it really sucks. Especially when I need something last-minute... or, far far worse, in the middle of a brewday. No website is going to help with that.
I have a local shop I've supported for many years, so not silly at all. Silly would be to not look around for deals. Everyone has different lives and incomes where some being pragmatic is a must.
