Utility Cycling - Beer Run! Post your beer pics.

I drank these guys tonight after a grocery run to the local grocery store tonight http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/bugly64/101_1771.jpg

I love this.

142428 Something like this.

This is my old bike lightly loaded. With the LHT and nice racks I can get quite a bit more but I have no pics.

Well I took this before installing 203mm rear disc and curved handle bars, but this maiden voyage
for this bike, if you look very closely, was to pick up beer.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Totaled108/PA280346.jpg

I LOVE this ad.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLl5y9RZI7c

My own contribution.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/Doohickie/10Varsity/0220102006-01.jpg

Those Wald rear baskets are perfectly sized to accommodate the width of a six pack. Coincidence? I think not.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/Nigal/temp/007.jpg

Well I took this before installing 203mm rear disc and curved handle bars, but this maiden voyage
for this bike, if you look very closely, was to pick up beer.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Totaled108/PA280346.jpg


New Belgium really needs to expand their distribution out East. I am very much missing my favorite brewing company, even with the many tasty breweries in PA....

These Avenir grocery panniers are a perfect fit for a 12 pack.

http://i42.tinypic.com/f4kxas.jpg

I could carry 2 if I felt a particularly thirsty weekend comming on.

http://i42.tinypic.com/s6ru55.jpg

Damnit, someone step up and show me a keg!

Years ago I saw a pic of a recumbent designed to transport kegs just behind/below the seat. Dammit if I can find that pix again. In the meantime this creation (http://bikeportland.org/2009/09/15/introducing-the-hopworksfiets-beer-pizza-music-and-true-portland-spirit-all-on-one-bike/) will have to suffice.

It by Metrofiets (http://www.metrofiets.com/media/).

If that is not enough beer-on-a-bike, we are gonna have to get serious (http://teamsprint.org/images/Keg-Bike.jpg).

Y'know, it just occurred to me that the OP did a pretty good job of lining up those 6 bottles considering he had just finished draining them.

Funny, that's the first thing I did with my xtracycle. (Yes, complete overkill for a 6-pack, but hey...)

From last winter:
http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=143195

Funny, that's the first thing I did with my xtracycle. (Yes, complete overkill for a 6-pack, but hey...)

From last winter:
http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=143195

Hey, what better way to Christen a new ride? :beer::thumb:

Damnit, someone step up and show me a keg!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3639383110_9dfbfa6f16_b.jpg
Only a half, but I've carried two full-size empties before, one on either side.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3639383110_9dfbfa6f16_b.jpg
Only a half, but I've carried two full-size empties before, one on either side.

don't fool anyone, thats a 1/6bbl keg..regular craft kegs are 13.2gal and budweiser/millercoors kegs are 15.5gal (1/2bbl) ;)

Looks like a keg to me. I'll take 13 gallons of good beer over 15 gallons of Bud, not that I'd turn down either. One and a half gallons of Franklin's brew. IPA, Double Vision, Rubber Chicken Red.
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC01858.jpg (http://s478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/?action=view&current=DSC01858.jpg)

Only a half, but I've carried two full-size empties before, one on either side.

My Lord! How does that bike handle when it's loaded like that?

I got the call from the "make your own" wine store that my wine was ready for bottling.
Loaded up the empties and struck off.
http://i43.tinypic.com/97qnpz.jpg
The wine store is in the same plaza as my late lamented bike shop. These folks were in the process of opening just as I was closing down my store.
In order to qualify as "make your own",the client has to physically bottle and cork the wine, but not much else.
http://i40.tinypic.com/fly6tt.jpg
Isn't that a corker? A neat labour saving device. Put the cork in the hole, put the bottle under it and close the door. Cork is pneumatically pushed home.

http://i39.tinypic.com/eqox7d.jpg
Loaded up and ready to haul home.
http://i44.tinypic.com/20ur5me.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/21expo4.jpg
Cheers!

I don't think the phrase 'wine run' will ever become as widely used as 'beer run', but...

That's an interesting business model, Dan. I've never heard of anything like that before. What are the advantages to being a make your own wine store rather then a commercial winemaker? I imagine getting permits to produce wine in a shopping plaza might be difficult, but I suppose not much different from operating a brewpub where beer is made on the premises.

I don't think the phrase 'wine run' will ever become as widely used as 'beer run', but...

That's an interesting business model, Dan. I've never heard of anything like that before. What are the advantages to being a make your own wine store rather then a commercial winemaker? I imagine getting permits to produce wine in a shopping plaza might be difficult, but I suppose not much different from operating a brewpub where beer is made on the premises.

I don't know all the legal ins and outs, and I'm sure it varies in each jurisdiction, but the production of adult beverages is certainly regulated in one form or another just about everywhere.
The "make your own model"at least here in Ontario, enables consumers to bottle their own wine without paying the excise tax they would otherwise pay if buying from a commercial bottler.
I'm sure the operators of these stores have studied the definition of the law to determine exactly what the involvement of the buyer must be to fit the legal definition of home made wine.
Seems to be working for these folks anyway, and I'm more than happy with the end product.

I don't know much about the wine industry, but BYO "Brew Your Own" is pretty popular with people who are thinking about homebrewing but aren't ready to buy the equipment yet. Its great because it is a controlled atmosphere with experts on the equipment as well as a well stocked pantry of ingredients to make any style you want. It is a little more expensive per bottle than homebrewing is, but still a pretty awesome thing!

I prefer to make my own though.

Though right now I am drinking some Long Trail Double Bag...what a beer!

Funny, that's the first thing I did with my xtracycle. (Yes, complete overkill for a 6-pack, but hey...)

From last winter:
http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=143195

Greak Lakes Christmas Ale mmmmmmmmmm! I can't wait to move out there!

Beer and wine, posters, plans, water, soda.
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC01887.jpg

New Belgium really needs to expand their distribution out East. I am very much missing my favorite brewing company, even with the many tasty breweries in PA....

Hey there, another West Philly person here :) The selection here isn't so bad, it's the price. Ugh. You a Local 44 and Dock Street fan?

don't fool anyone, thats a 1/6bbl keg..regular craft kegs are 13.2gal and budweiser/millercoors kegs are 15.5gal (1/2bbl) ;)
That's a 1/4bbl, i.e. a 7.75, i.e. a Half Keg

http://www.alabev.com/draught.htm

(The label on the keg is a dead give away..)

No recent pics....but a long time ago in when I was single and roomed with by best buddy from Montana....I discovered that the spring rack on my bike would perfectly hold a 12 pack of Lucky Lager......back when cost was more important than quality.

We still have Hogsheads, Firkins, and tun measurements for beer: All I say is that my recent beer run was two firkin heavy

Beer and wine, posters, plans, water, soda.
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC01887.jpg

Looks like there could be some Scotch whisky too..? The cardboard bottle carries looks amazingly the size of a good malt..This could easily be called a beer train..
Don't have so much as one open bottle of booze. On a bike it's still a DUI..../. Found a new Portugese market that opened.. Portugal has some great beers.That was my most recent beer run.?.... Just 3 bottles... /. . But, if you don't give the beer some time to settle after a beer run or else isn't it all fizzy.?

The cardboard tubes? They were longer than the Scotch containers you're thinking of and much lighter. I assumed they were posters.

I understand in West Virginia it's not illegal to have an opened bottle of alcoholic beverage in the passenger compartment. Other places, I think if it's in the trunk or a locked glove box or anywhere it's not readily available to the vehicle's occupants, it's OK. In a trailer, may be OK, but thanks for the warning. :)

In any case, I would never show my driver's license when stopped for violations committed while cycling. They will put points on your driving record if they know you have a license. DUI might get it suspended.:(

I might as well have been drunk. What you don't see in that picture is my handtruck which I left there. Luckily they had a cart I could use at the drop and my handtruck was still at the pick when I returned for it.:p

There's beer in there somewhere. :)
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9987/loaded1270.jpg

We still have Hogsheads, Firkins, and tun measurements for beer: All I say is that my recent beer run was two firkin heavy

Gareth;

I thought GB had gone fullly metric.

The U.S. Gallon was originally a British "Spirits Gallon" per my understanding. Obvious what the main export from GB to the colonies apparently was for it to become our standard gallon. Also interesting that it presumably allowed higher tax to be placed on liquor per gallon, being smaller than the standard Imperial Gallon. The tax guys would think up such a dodge!

Gareth;

I thought GB had gone fullly metric.


except for beer, of course. Metric beer doesn't taste as good.

except for beer, of course. Metric beer doesn't taste as good.
It just doesn't sound right to say "lets nip over to the local for a half litre."

The Ute's inaugural ride was a beer run, of course :) My partner took it for a spin and decided she just had to haul something--might as well buy some beer! There are two six-packs in there (plus some other stuff), though you can't even tell:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4482804194_7e33aa5908_d.jpg

These Avenir grocery panniers are a perfect fit for a 12 pack.

http://i42.tinypic.com/f4kxas.jpg

I could carry 2 if I felt a particularly thirsty weekend comming on.

http://i42.tinypic.com/s6ru55.jpg

Keith's is a beer worth dragging home on your bike... what's with the empty right side?

145353 (http://picasaweb.google.com/dauernheim/NCRoadTrip#5457202984729492066)

My new Madsen easily handles 4 six-packs. Just add ice, instant portable party!

some pretty impressive hauls in here.

here's a 12-pack of bottles and a 12 pack of cans this evening on my Kogswell P/R with a Surly Nice Rack:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/ZiP0082/kogswell_beer.jpg

Did you ride with all that on your fork? Wow. There had to be some overstreer. I don't get front loading bikes, although I know you have one designed for that.

I only had a short trip from the grocery store, but didn't notice a problem with steering. I have yet to do extended touring, but I almost always haul things on a front rack or basket, rather than rear.

With my track bike, I noticed some steering issues when I was hauling a case of wine on a flat-bed, 5-rail Cetma rack, but have yet to notice a problem with the Kogswell P/R, which, like you mentioned, is built to be more stable with more weight up front (French style porteur/ranndonneuring). There seems to be a general thought in the US that more weight should always go on the rear, but I'm a fan of pushing the weight rather than pulling, personally.

ZiP0082;

I like your Kogswell.

Front loads are fine if the front end geometry and fork are designed for front loads, at least per what I have read. Unfortunately such bikes are rare in the USA which probably accounts for the common 'load to the rear' preference of most riders.

I am installing a Surly Nice front rack on my Surly Big Dummy soon so will find out what front loads do to more normal geometry front ends.

I've carried xerox boxes many times on a rear rack mounted to the fork of a Rockhopper. (Rear rack instead of front for the larger shelf, long before Cetma, etc. trend). I used to carry boxes from downtown to National Airport every evening, often three of them, two in the back, one up front. I certainly noticed the difference compared to how the bike handled unloaded, but it was coincidentally? a case of wine that made the handling sketchy. I managed, but it exposed to me the limits of that particular set-up.

Like tatfiend, I haven't tried a Kogswell. I remain skeptical. I can see the advantage for a paper boy who needs to grab a paper out of his basket every couple minutes, on the fly...

Not my style, but a fine bike regardless. Enjoy the ride!

Thanks, guys.

tatfiend: I'm curious to see how the same rack works with the big dummy, sounds like it'll be even more tank-like, nice.

qmsdc15: I hear you, it may very well be that I've gotten used to the front-loading feel (and have bought into the style of it as well). I'm certainly not an expert on how bike geometry impacts weight distribution and control; the quantity of rear racks on bikes versus front racks must be an indicator of something.

145495 My old bike. one now :-(>

This bike bears repeating. How awesome.
some pretty impressive hauls in here.

here's a 12-pack of bottles and a 12 pack of cans this evening on my Kogswell P/R with a Surly Nice Rack:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/ZiP0082/kogswell_beer.jpg

Hey there, another West Philly person here :) The selection here isn't so bad, it's the price. Ugh. You a Local 44 and Dock Street fan?

You ever carry their growlers on your rear rack? I haven't tried it yet...

You ever carry their growlers on your rear rack? I haven't tried it yet...

Not yet! But we're headed to Dock Street tonight as a matter of fact, so maybe we'll give it a try! I can easily fit a growler into my messenger backpack though, so that might be the easiest way.

Dock Street is one of my favorite small craft breweries. I really enjoy their pizza as well! I dig Local 44's beer list, but food and service can range from great to terrible. I can't believe how expensive six-packs are!?!?!

To all you non-Philly folk, we get to pay around 13-16$ a sixer. Yay.

From VeloCult (http://www.velocult.com/index.php/blog/post/hauling_two_kegs_with_a_bicycle/):

http://www.velocult.com/images/uploads/news/xtracyclekegs-1.jpg

I hope those are empty kegs!!