Oranjeboom!

I found a place locally that sells Oranjeboom, a beer I had when I was in the UK and really enjoyed.  I’ve been searching around here for it without much luck.  I did find some when I went to visit Derek, but seeing as that store is nearly a thousand miles away I don’t think it’s exactly what you’d call “convenient”.

A bar/pub more or less just down the street carries it: B.B. Rovers.  They even have their beer list online.  I’ve also been advised about another store that’s supposed to have an awesome beer selection but until a couple of days ago I hadn’t been able to find it.  Driving on the highway I finally spotted it on the access road, so now at least I know where it is—if only it weren’t on the complete opposite side of town…

Posted Tuesday October 28, 2003 in Rants by Chris Curtis

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I should mention that I apparently got the last bottle of Oranjeboom in the pub.  The waitress said they’d be getting more in, but it might be a while.  Oh well, can’t win ‘em all!

By Chris Curtis on October 29, 2003 at 09:17am link

What be the laws on sending booze by mail?  I could always be your supplier and send it as a “gift.”

Hey--there’s a good idea.  You should set up a small fund that we both have access to, and you allow me to spend a certain amount per month on different beers to send to you.  It’s obvious that I have the best beer distributor.  It’s not a bad idea at all, if I can figure out what I can and can’t legally send to you, and how.

By Derek Jones on October 29, 2003 at 11:44am link

Geez, nevermind.

Even if I use the semi-shady way of convincing UPS to ship it, it would basically double the price of the beer.  Stupid heads.

By Derek Jones on October 29, 2003 at 11:53am link

Hopefully the “Whip-In” (the “store that’s supposed to have an awesome beer selection") really will have a good selection.  Assuming I ever get over there to check them out.

And B.B. Rovers obviously has a pretty darn good selection available, too—though it’s for drinking there and not taking home, of course.

By Chris Curtis on October 29, 2003 at 01:04pm link

I stumbled on this searching for a place to order Oranjeboom online...I bought it at Cardulos in Harvard Square 15 years ago and found it in Israel 10 years ago and have been dreaming about it ever since. I’d be willing to pay the UPS premium. All the stores with “great selections” in my area have a guy who looks at me whistfully when I mention Oranjeboom and says “Yeah, I tried that a bunch of years back...damn it was good. If you find anyone who carries it, let me know.”

By Dan on December 18, 2003 at 06:55am link

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