Austin, new to city

I just moved to Austin a few weeks ago to attend UT. Is anyone familiar with the shops in the area? Which ones are cheap or good selection? Also where do I buy cases of craft beer? I am from PA and cases are sold by distributors which I don't think exist here.

Thanks

 

isnt that going to be more expensive though? i see six packs are about a buck, 2 at most less than pa but that still seems like more money

 

im a grad student, funds are always low. good prices allow me to drink beer more often. getting less of the same beer for more money is never better. I just don't see beer in Austin being the same price as in PA, it cant be

 

thanks for the list, i know spec had an awesome price on the gin i drink. will check them out. did not look at the beer though. it was 13 dollars a bottle less than it is in PA

 

lol. i do see a lot of facial hair and hipster people... The city is definitely more liberal than I was hoping but I wasn't turning down a great scholarship at UT and nice weather because of it that is for sure. I do love the amount of cool restaurants though, but there does seem to be a hipster and pretentious feel to a lot of it.

 

Thanks for the list. Have to look up the local breweries and whats available in this market. Who would I be looking for if I were looking for American brewed Belgian style and sours? Not that i drink those that much with their price but

 

I just went to Hyde Park Market. It is close, great selection, and insanely high prices. I am from PA which has insane beer laws and all liquor stores are owned by the state. This makes prices really high. This place had higher prices then most six pack shops in PA. Some stuff was a good price. Got a New Belgian, its not available in PA and was only 10 bucks. They had a bottle of Cavit wine for 18 dollars... In communist PA it only is listed at 15 and is then on sale most months for 11-12.

Just read reviews on this place here on BA. Seems like this is a known fact, great selection, high prices.

 

I will likely never go back. I drink a lot of beer. Their loss.

A large selection does not require high prices. If they want to try to make abnormal profits in selling beer then I will not help them in doing so. If the people of Austin support it, and they are able to charge more money for no reason, successfully, then good for them. I, however, gain no value in shopping there.

I had a owner of a mid size brewery in PA speak in one of my classes, I studied finance in undergrad. The amount of money breweries make compared to the middlemen is sad. By paying higher prices and supporting these mark up ,we take money from the breweries, and this does the good beer industry no benefit.