What alternatives to Northern Brewer and Midwest Supply are out there?

[MrSnacks]

Who do you guys rely on?

This whole saga is seriously making me rethink my patronage of these stores. I rely on reviews but now I'm seeing how much of a mistake it is. It's incredibly disheartening to me that they're censoring their reviews because then, well, by definition they're not reviews.

There are a lot of other places out there and I think from now on they'll be getting my money instead of Northern Brewer and its subsidiaries.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/2c53y4/i_emailed_midwest_about_issues_with_their_glass/

 

[WI_Wino]

Ritebrew is my first stop. If they don't have it then I move to Midwest supplies and other online retailers.

 

[Konadog]

Depends on what your looking for, but I would start with the Sponsor section of HBT.

 

[HBngNOK]

Austin Homebrew Supply or High Gravity in Tulsa, OK

 

[henchman24]

Lots of places are out there. MoreBeer tends to have everything, but I don't like their customer service (personally had a few issues). I have yet to have an issue with Northern Brewer, but I don't buy much equipment from them. Ritebrew has always treated me well.

For hops I like to go through Yakima Valley/Hops Direct/etc

Overall though, I prefer my semi-local (about 45 minutes away) shop for my general needs compared to anywhere else. Always have what I need and the people are always very helpful.

 

[Grannyknot]

I purchase locally, but when making online purchases, its almost exclusively through Farmhouse.
http://www.farmhousebrewingsupply.com/

 

[duckdogs]

www.homebrewstuff.com

I purchase all of my grains from these guys thier store is very well run atleast to the walk in customer I havn't purchased any thing online from the them sinse they are a few miles down the road.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

I've had good luck with rebelbrewer.com. Fast shipping and competitive prices.

Adventures in Homebrewing seems to have really good deals on a lot of stuff too.

 

[hesitaliandad]

I've had good luck with rebelbrewer.com. Fast shipping and competitive prices.

Adventures in Homebrewing seems to have really good deals on a lot of stuff too.

i second rebel brewer. i am local so i go to the store, but they have great prices. website is a little dated, but totally functional. i order online and go pick up the same day. nice guys there too.

 

[jleiii]

Love2Brew in central NJ.

Great prices and selection, $7.95 shipping on most stuff, and the only (as far as I know) location that ships East Coast Yeast (although it sells out fast).

They've become my go to supplier for almost everything, and I can drive there from work during lunch if I need something same day.

 

[firerat]

I've had good luck with rebelbrewer.com. Fast shipping and competitive prices.

Adventures in Homebrewing seems to have really good deals on a lot of stuff too.

Love both of these places!!

Rebel is always super fast and great prices. I like their shirts too. :0

AHB have good deals on kegs. I bought a few with loose hadles from them for like $30. Aside for being dirty (most used kegs are) and one have a loose base, these were as good as any other kegs I have.

 

[smokinop]

Never had any issues with Northern Brewers but I have also used Austin Homebrew Supply & Midwest Supply with success.

 

[chewse]

www.homebrewstuff.com

I purchase all of my grains from these guys thier store is very well run atleast to the walk in customer I havn't purchased any thing online from the them sinse they are a few miles down the road.

I purchased a 15 gallon kettle from them via an on-line purchase transaction. No problems. However, getting pictures of their products on-line is difficult since most items (equipment) are simply listed without actual photos of the items.

 

[ktblunden]

I've found Austin to be a great retailer to work with.

I also have to highly recommend Farmhouse Brewing Supply. I usually only buy bulk hops from them since my LHBS has most of what I need, but I believe their grain prices are also fantastic.

I wrote off Midwest and Northern after the credit card fiasco where they failed to notify their customers of a security breach for months while telling people who had been the victims of fraud that it had nothing to do with their site.

 

[AlCophile]

Checkout Labelpeelers, in NE(?) Ohio. Good prices and an occasional BOGO. Shipping, tho, too high. The stuff I need can be shipped by turtle, so I can't abide the shipping costs.

 

[tmendick]

Mostly try to do local, but...
General Shopping - Austin Homebrew - http://www.austinhomebrew.com/
Equipment - Adventures in Homebrewing - http://www.homebrewing.org/
Bulk Hops - Farmhouse Brewing Supply - http://www.farmhousebrewingsupply.com/

 

[BFD_BrewGeek]

I can't say enough good stuff about Rebel Brewer in Nashville. But a few things are low prices, high quality malt and hops, and fast delivery, especially here in the Midwest.

 

[Talgrath]

Shop local, if you can, that's what I always try to do.

 

[treacheroustexan]

I do all of my shopping at homebrewohio.com (My LHBS but they have an online shop on their site and amazon as well). A few times I get extract kits from midwest.

 

[govner1]

I purchase locally, but when making online purchases, its almost exclusively through Farmhouse.

http://www.farmhousebrewingsupply.com/

++++1 on shopping at your LHBS. I'm lucky to have a very good place six miles from my house & several others within 45 min.
I support them because they have 99% if what I need & don't mind getting the other 1%.
Also, one day you'll need them but you'll have to put up w/ the vagaries of dealing w/ someone online who, for the most part , couldn't care less about you or your order!


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[Just-a-sip]

die hard rebel brewer fan

http://www.rebelbrewer.com/

 

[unionrdr]

I mostly dealt with NB & Midwest. Then tried Morebeer! Got my order from one afternoon to early the next morning. I mean i got up between 7:30 & 8 AM & there it was on the porch waiting for me! Their ESB E/SG kit is very well balanced. Gonna brew that one again. Morebeer has a warehouse in Western PA that's not too far from NE OH. So shipping is PDQ. But Midwest does have a nice selection of grains & assorted bric-a-brac I normally use. But shipping from midwest after the credit card bit got really slow. Especially when NB teamed up with them to share the warehousing.

 

[mmb]

Who do you guys rely on?

This whole saga is seriously making me rethink my patronage of these stores. I rely on reviews but now I'm seeing how much of a mistake it is. It's incredibly disheartening to me that they're censoring their reviews because then, well, by definition they're not reviews.

There are a lot of other places out there and I think from now on they'll be getting my money instead of Northern Brewer and its subsidiaries.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/2c53y4/i_emailed_midwest_about_issues_with_their_glass/

I find it interesting that anyone would put weight behind reviews about a product on any vendor's website. That's what unaffiliated sites and forums are for.

Full disclosure, the plastic 6.5G BMB is currently my favorite fermentor.

 

[CBXBob]

When I'm in So Cal. (Nov-Apr) MoreBeer is my LHBS, the people are great, and helpful. Sadly their inventory is limited by outages. They hint that the warehouse worries more about the online business more than the retail outlets. Thats for parts, they always have ingredients. Online it depends on what I need, I tend to spread my money around

 

[Flboy]

Try http://heartshomebrew.com

 

[Larzean]

Farmhouse and brewmasters warehouse

 

[kh54s10]

When I am doing a major purchase online I go to all the major players and fill the carts. Plug in shipping and check the prices. If the difference is only a couple of dollars I go with a known one or the closest, for shipping times.

For hops I compare hopsshack.com and farmhousebrewingsupply.com.
For grains I have not found better than Farmhouse Brewing Supply. I buy full bags of grain at the LHBS. I can't find anywhere online that does not get too expensive with shipping.

 

[Smitty49686]

Home brewing.org. Based in Michigan and great prices. Love them great deals on kegs.


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[Spelaeus]

I'll put in another thumbs up for http://www.homebrewing.org/. I just placed an order with them. Good prices, especially on equipment (I'd be hard pressed to build a wort chiller for cheaper) and really nice customer service which is what sold me on them.

 

[bstacy1974]

The two I've used with zero complaints are Adventures in Homebrewing and Williams Homebrew. Living in Alaska, I look for the best shipping rates. NB and Midwest both charge way too much for me to do business with them. I'd love to have a plastic Big Mouth Bubbler, but $32 to ship a $30 item is just unjustifiable for me. Luckily, a new local store opened a month ago. I'm trying to support them as much as possible.