Beer of the month club

Cloud • Aug 6, 2007 9:23 am
Has anyone ever tried a beer or wine of the month club? This was suggested to me, and I notice on the Web there are several to choose from. Any experience?
Flint • Aug 6, 2007 10:43 am
There's a place in DFW called the Flying Saucer (walls covered with decoratve plates) and they have a beer club, if you drink one of every beer they have on tap (like 300) you get a personalized plate with your name and quotation on it, on the wall of fame. [COLOR="White"]. . . . . . . . . . . . . [/COLOR] [COLOR="Gray"](I'm not on it!)[/COLOR]
TheMercenary • Aug 6, 2007 11:24 am
Cloud;371828 wrote:
Has anyone ever tried a beer or wine of the month club? This was suggested to me, and I notice on the Web there are several to choose from. Any experience?


If you find a good local microbrew pub they often have them. You buy into the club at some entry level price and get a personalized mug that they engrave with your name or give you a number or something. Each month you pay your dues and get to drink that beer of the month free and buy your beer at a discount. Very popular.
Uisge Beatha • Aug 6, 2007 11:48 am
Some years ago I was in the club at a local bar and restaurant. They only had about 130 different beers from around the world, but I'd never heard of the majority of them at that point. As I recall, it was called the Passport Club, since they gave you a beer 'passport' to keep track of which beers you'd tried. After trying 100 beers they gave you a club T-shirt, but I simply enjoyed getting to try so many different styles of ales and lagers. The experience was fun and interesting, and I would recommend it.
Cloud • Aug 6, 2007 11:53 am
I'm talking about sign-up-on-the-internet and they send you 12 bottles of different beers every month for a price.
TheMercenary • Aug 6, 2007 11:57 am
Cloud;371874 wrote:
I'm talking about sign-up-on-the-internet and they send you 12 bottles of different beers every month for a price.


Never heard of it. I think some states have laws against importing alkyhall in the mail. I know GA had one for wine.
Cloud • Aug 6, 2007 12:05 pm
well, maybe us beer lovers can pick one and discuss.

a sampling . . .

http://www.beermonthclub.com/

http://www.amazingbeerclub.com/

this one has world beers: http://www.worldbeerdirect.com/shopping/beer_jb.asp
TheMercenary • Aug 6, 2007 12:12 pm
Belgian Ales...

My fav! Best served chilled when the weather turns cool.
smurfalicious • Aug 6, 2007 12:25 pm
The Man got his dad a year-long subscription to a beer-of-the-month club... can't recall the name of it, something with "dog" in it... regardless, he loves it. Every month he gets 4 different beers, 4 bottles of each, which is great because you can share it with others.

Great gift idea.
Cicero • Aug 6, 2007 12:50 pm
I do know that they allow wines to be shipped to NM from vineyards all over the United States...someone I worked with was part of a wine club, and boy was I jealous.....There are also gift baskets full of alcohol that are shipped on a regular basis. I think they regulate themselves before they sell to the wrong state....well....I'd hope...have fun...
Perry Winkle • Aug 8, 2007 8:37 pm
Flint;371847 wrote:
There's a place in DFW called the Flying Saucer (walls covered with decoratve plates) and they have a beer club, if you drink one of every beer they have on tap (like 300) you get a personalized plate with your name and quotation on it, on the wall of fame. [COLOR="White"]. . . . . . . . . . . . . [/COLOR] [COLOR="Gray"](I'm not on it!)[/COLOR]


I want to try to do it in a month. I wonder what 10 beers a day for a month would do to me.
Cloud • Aug 8, 2007 8:54 pm
I'm leaning toward the one with the "world beers."

. . . or maybe I'll be leaning after I drink all those world beers! I'll let you know if I join up.
Urbane Guerrilla • Aug 12, 2007 1:11 am
You're too drunk when you belch, and the equal and opposite reaction makes you fall down.
wolf • Aug 12, 2007 11:05 am
Pennsylvania is one of the states that won't allow alcohol delivery via mail.

I have to actually leave the house to get beer.
Cloud • Aug 12, 2007 12:00 pm
wolf;374099 wrote:
Pennsylvania is one of the states that won't allow alcohol delivery via mail.

I have to actually leave the house to get beer.


bummer, dude! :beer:

I'm actually thinking of doing this. I like beer, but don't like to drink too much. I mean, it's not like I'm going through cases and cases of Bud Light, ya know? So, I think getting a sampling like this would be fun.
lumberjim • Aug 12, 2007 7:00 pm
we could do our own....?


i used to go in with 3 other guys...and buy like 10 cases of christmas beers from the local breweries and brew pubs...then we divvied them up and had a nice sampling of each kind. I don't have a second fridge to devote to it any more tho.
Cloud • Aug 12, 2007 7:07 pm
yeah, a second fridge would be nice. Ha! a decent fridge would be nice.

But there's room in there for a few beers.