Russian River available in Dupont Circle (DC)

well I wouldn't get angry about it, but I would also never support a place with such scummy business ethics.

 

Just for fun, would you call it gouging if I BM'd someone in this thread and said they can have one of the ___'ations that's in my basement for $40 ?

Those RR prices aren't really THAT bad [other than the pliny]. The screaming eagle $2499 cracked me up, as did the penfolds grange $999. I should have asked about the PVW 20y.

 

No the definition of gouging is "...can be distinguished by being short-term and localized, and by a restriction to essentials such as food, clothing, shelter, medicine and equipment needed to preserve life, limb and property"

Note the bolded part. It is impossible to price gouge on beer because it simply isn't a necessity. Profiteering? Yes all day PtE @ $40 is profiteering.

 

Sorry when I read "holds a gun to your head" it made it apparent to me you didn't know what you were talking about. Carry on.

 

best thread of the day, we need more threads like this

 

Just because other people use it incorrectly all the time doesn't mean us that know the actual definition of price gouging have to follow suit.

 

There's a lot of broad generalization in this thread.

I've bought Pliny at 1 West.
Paid $30 and it was 2 weeks old.

It wasn't for my consumption. Personally, I wouldn't pay half that if it was for myself. It was a gift for someone who would appreciate the gesture. To this end, it was money well spent.

While I was in the store, a customer was asking one of the workers about beer and he was trying to push the RR bottles on her. In an effort to increase his odds of making the sale, the worker pulled me into the conversation with him claiming that I was a "beer connoisseur" (I guess spending $30 on Pliny makes one a connoisseur in the eyes of the establishment). He was hoping I would sing the praises of RR. I recommended a Duck-Rabbit sixer over the RR, and removed myself from the conversation. The customer went with her own gut and picked something totally different.

While this incident illustrates the concerns of some here, I had no regrets making the purchase. In my circumstance, I knew what I was buying into and the store satisfied my wants appropriately. Spending $30 on a gift and making another east-coast beer fan happy is a win. The customer without knowledge of the product had enough common sense to avoid making an inappropriate purchase. I can't imagine many people making a purchase like that willy-nilly.

I've been to the store since, but didn't find anything there that I had any interest in purchasing.

 

you may soon be able to find all the RR /PtE you want in DC.

 

Source?

 

Like most of you people I hate that store but I go in a lot for the comedy of it. I also work at Paradiso across the street so I'm in the neighborhood. As of yesterday here's some of the gouging I saw.
3F Intense Red for 60
Geuzue Bio for 50
Rose De Gamrbinus 50
Westy 12 50
PtE 30
Consecration 30
Damnation 23
But the craziest of all wasn't in the beer department. It was right in the window.
Pappy Van Winkle 20. 1400 dollars.

 

pretty insane 1st post there....whats #2 gonna say...please dont keep this idiot in suspense

 

Russian River opening up an east-coast brewery in North-West DC.

 

well...no question the best thing i've heard today...and it's not 4/1..so i will throw in a..yea jeats!
got anymore to say? this is a known and i just didn't?

 

okay.. i was an attendant of the bourbon bar hillfarmstead/alchemist tasting a few weeks ago.

the result of that event has sparked interest in making the availability of HF/Russian River among other non-regionals a more permanent mainstay in DC (supply & longevity).

that's all i can say now without being spammy.

 

It may be crazy, but after-market Pappy 20 will eventually sell at that price. I realize this is retail, but I consider it after-market considering Pappy came out about 5 months ago, and the entire run is bought up in a day or 2. I don't think Pappy 20 is worth the regular retail price, let alone $1400, but I am fairly certain someone will buy it at that price. Odds are they bought it retail at another store, I doubt BT would ever send Pappy out to someone that would hold onto it to offer it later for an insanely marked up price. But then, maybe they don't have total control over where it goes.

Check this out: http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/o...v+twenty+straight+bourbon+whisky+kentucky+usa

Never underestimate how much lack of availability will inflate prices.

 

RR can't even supply California with enough PTE, highly doubtful there would be a big supply of it somewhere else out of the state.

 

Shaun Hill has said on the record that he will not be expanding distribution beyond Vermont, and the odd kegs that find their way to NYC and Philly. And Philly does not get Pliny the Elder in bottles despite being in RR's distribution area, so I doubt DC would get that if RR actually started distributing there.

 

it's physically bringing everything to DC. literally. trucks coming from regionals accross the country. purchase to shelf in under 5 days.