Beer load and reefer

Back when I pulled a refer I ran the unit at 35 degrees. I’ll be ###### if I’m drinking warm beer!!

 

Yeah. I never got that either. Why drink a beer that is watered down, still further? With most beer drinkers, I don't think the few extra calories is going to be a deal breaker for their physique. To me, the difference between most light beers and their regular counterpart is like night and day. And don't get me started on Utah and Oklahoma 3.2 beer. May as well drink bottled water.

 

I hauled Miller out of Irwindale in a dry van for years. The only time anyone got a little sideways on a load, I had kegs on and the load had sat all week end in our company yard in the middle of summer. Receiver (glorified dock monkey) stuck out his chest and told me how I had just bought a load of beer. I politely ask him to show me on the B.O.L. where it said anything about temp. control. Problem seemed to evaporate at that point.

 

Both Bud and Coors ship all kinds of loads on non-reefer containers all the time. We did 50 loads out of Ft. Collins going to Washington State in May, in March/April we did 30 loads out of Coors. Never once have they asked for a reefer.

 

interesting question haven't really thought about whether beer would go "off" in 100 f temps in closed cartons. Pretty sure the shipper would have to be aware of this factor if it needed to be kept cool they'd be requesting a refrigerated unit set at a particular temp. Just like chocolate it can't be kept to cold it also can't be to hot either

 

How do you get it out of the tanker"

 

Its supposed to be below freezing in Fort Worth tomorrow morning. If I pick up a load of beer in a dry van do I need to worry about it freezing?

 

Depends on where you're taking it, how cold it will be on the trip and how long the load is in the trailer. One or two days you will probably be okay if the daytime temps are above freezing. The load tends to take a while to cool down, but some of the outside layers could freeze in you're in a really cold environment.

 

Read the quote post below. But do what ever the Boss, Broker, and/or Shipper say to do.