Logsdon Peche n Brett questions

It's usually pretty simple; the shops didn't update pricing from last year.

 

didn't deschutes do something similar with their abyss release?

 

Unlikely. I'm pretty sure Beermonger's price was based on their normal markup on this year's price. Besides, Imperial wasn't open last year.

 

Beermongers charges a fixed percentage over their cost, and Jim was as WTF as us about the pricing when I got my bottles.

I'm fairly sure that Imperial wasn't open a year ago.

 

You would think that those who drive out to Logsdon and save the brewery money on distribution costs would be rewarded with the same price they sell to bottle shops.

 

This of course makes me incredibly nervous for Seattle. I expect we'll see even less of this than PDX got.

 

who knows... by many accounts it was considerably easier to find in CA last year than in Portland.

 

Industry pricing is ALWAYS significantly cheaper than consumer pricing, whether from the source or from a reseller. The brewery is selling it to distributors in bulk at wholesale. The breweries charge more for their overhead.

 

I know Green Monster was cheaper in stores.

 

This is true, but you're forgetting the fact that wholesale price is just that, wholesale. The bottle shops have to add their own mark up on top of the wholesale price before they can sell it to their customers. There is no reason why Logsdon is that much more expensive than the bottle shops.

 

The price to retailers didn't change from last year.

 

This pricing model is working great for Cascade. They're going to need to remodel their bar soon to fit all the bottles they have available for sale. Sounds like Logsdon is following suit.

 

....aaaannndddd there we have it.

I don't think I have ever felt so violated by a brewery. I need to take a shower.

 

Though on the flip side - Logsdon doesn't change for tastings at their brewery. So this could be a reason for the mark up.

 

The typical answer for why breweries charge as much or more than retailers is that in the grand scheme of things we are their customer, not the end consumer. They don't want to undercut the retailers because then people would always go straight to the brewery, and there would be no incentive for shops to stock their beer.

As for this specific example, I'm at a loss as to why they were charging that much more.

 

Finished with pear juice... I dont remember that last year. just had bottle 5148!! how many made?

 

I can understand this point if it was Deschutes, who has a brewery in the middle of town, but I would imagine that Logsdon could set their price lower than that of bottle shops and people would still hit the shops before driving out to Hood River.

 

I kinda get that, except for the part where bottleshops typically have longer hours and are more conveniently located than breweries, which would presumably make up for a modest price difference for most people.

Mine are in the 6000s. They have always used pear juice to prime all their bottlings.

 

It was really hard to find in Seattle last year. I bought the only bottle I ever saw.

 

I guess i get that with the brewery/shop relationship, if they both lie in the same city. Living in PDX, id gladly pay more for Logsdon than i can get at the brewery, because that means I'm not driving out to the mountains of Hood. Paying for gas makes up that difference - I am essentially paying its distribution costs.

I guess a better example, which hopefully you can help me out with is:

How much does your shop sell of The Commons? Their beer is cheaper at the brewery.