Restaurant selling bootlegged Pliny

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  1. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    #1 MrDave, Mar 31, 2014
  2. HRamz3

    HRamz3 Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2010 Pitcairn

    A 20oz pour??
     
    #2 HRamz3, Mar 31, 2014
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  3. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Seems like a lot of assumptions are being made here.
     
    #3 StoutSnob40, Mar 31, 2014
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  4. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    I'm really interested in the follow-up here. Is something shady going on? $20 also seems unreal; what's up with that? Really does make it seem like they're selling bottles for $20 a pop.
     
    #4 Roguer, Mar 31, 2014
  5. Eriktheipaman

    Eriktheipaman Pooh-Bah (2,303) Sep 4, 2010 California
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    It's probably Miller High Life being disguised as Pliny #nothingtoseehere
     
    #5 Eriktheipaman, Mar 31, 2014
  6. Eriktheipaman

    Eriktheipaman Pooh-Bah (2,303) Sep 4, 2010 California
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    But bottles are not 20oz.
     
    #6 Eriktheipaman, Mar 31, 2014
  7. HRamz3

    HRamz3 Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2010 Pitcairn

    The sign says "20oz", would have to be draft.
     
    #7 HRamz3, Mar 31, 2014
  8. AndresR

    AndresR Pundit (832) Jul 19, 2009 California
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    Am I the only one that thinks that hand drawing on the board is pretty damn well done? Got some clean lines going on there.
     
    #8 AndresR, Mar 31, 2014
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  9. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    Unless proceeds are going to charity, fuck this place!

    ...but yeah, nice chalkwork.
     
    #9 MrDave, Mar 31, 2014
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  10. HRamz3

    HRamz3 Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2010 Pitcairn

    Further review: It is $20 for a bottle. There twitter page has more photos.
     
    #10 HRamz3, Mar 31, 2014
  11. mrotstein

    mrotstein Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 California

    Price gouging almost as bad as Pappy Van winkle (dang a 400% markup!!!)
     
    #11 mrotstein, Mar 31, 2014
  12. HRamz3

    HRamz3 Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2010 Pitcairn

    LOL they have a picture of what appears to indicate they are serving it in a "frozen" shaker pint.
     
    #12 HRamz3, Mar 31, 2014
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  13. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    also..."the Pliny Elder"
     
    #13 MrDave, Mar 31, 2014
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  14. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Finding out that it's per bottle doesn't seem to make it any better. (And it would be an inaccurate sign, to boot.) Not sure where they get off charging $20.

    I'll echo the above, though: if a local bar here (in freaking CT) were to offer $20 bottles of PtE, with the proceeds going to charity, that'd be another thing.
     
    #14 Roguer, Mar 31, 2014
  15. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    There is nothing to indicate it's going to charity. Russian River does not distribute in the area. The chef smuggled a few cases to sell at their fancy beach-side restaurant. I informed RR via FB.

    This is the place:
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    #15 MrDave, Mar 31, 2014
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  16. porkinator

    porkinator Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2009 California

    We have a local bar that was selling Alpine bottles (this was around 2 years ago) and Alpine doesn't distro in the Sac area, yet. I'm assuming someone turned him in because he hasn't done so.

    If you're going to sell bottles that you get without going through the right channels, you shouldn't mark it up that much.
     
    #16 porkinator, Mar 31, 2014
  17. SoCalBeerIdiot

    SoCalBeerIdiot Pooh-Bah (2,191) Mar 10, 2013 California
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    If I were to ever find myself Shell Beach and happened upon this place, I would be THRILLED that they had Pliny available and would be more than happy to pay $20 to split a bottle with my wife. It would be a nice little surprise treat. Is $20 expensive? Yes. Is a bottle of Pliny a small bottle to share? Yes. Do I care? No. I'm just happy my choices aren't limited to Coors Light or Boston Lager!
     
    #17 SoCalBeerIdiot, Mar 31, 2014
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  18. grilledsquid

    grilledsquid Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2009 California
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    http://craftbeerrestaurant.com/Craft_Beer_Restaurant/Pricing_craft_beer.html

    Vote with your dollars, brah.
     
    #18 grilledsquid, Mar 31, 2014
  19. SoCalBeerIdiot

    SoCalBeerIdiot Pooh-Bah (2,191) Mar 10, 2013 California
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    From my 5 seconds of viewing the page in the link (sorry, TL;DR) it doesn't take into account that I'd be sitting in a restaurant in Shell Beach with (usually, anyway) very limited craft beer options. Plus, those prices are what most of us pay for beers off the shelf anyway so I'm not sure how much credence I give their numbers.
     
    #19 SoCalBeerIdiot, Apr 1, 2014
  20. JohnCassillo

    JohnCassillo Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2013 California

    Eh. I mean, if my choices are paying $20 for a bottle of Pliny or paying $6 for a glass of Boston Lager, I'm going with Boston Lager. I can get Pliny often enough for a fair price that there's no point in over-paying in that one instance.
     
    #20 JohnCassillo, Apr 1, 2014
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