Poor Business Sense

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  1. sweetcell

    sweetcell Crusader (435) Dec 6, 2013 Maryland

    when you walk into a bottle shop/grocery/etc, you buy bottles without being able to taste them.

    being able to taste a beer before buying it is a nice perk of being at a brewery, but it's just that - a perk. not something you should expect nor demand.
     
    #61 sweetcell, Jun 18, 2015
  2. beerassociate

    beerassociate Initiate (0) Apr 21, 2011 New Jersey

    it looks like you have a problem with taking a chance, that's what craft beer is all about my friend
     
    #62 beerassociate, Jun 18, 2015
  3. chcfan

    chcfan Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2008 California

    They have a handful of "regular" beers on tap that are priced in line with what you would expect for the style in California. Those wouldn't be too insane for a growler fill price. I'm sure they just don't offer them because the beer will sell out too fast. Early on, they would sometimes just have two or three beers on tap and would even occasionally run out of beer over a weekend. Now, visiting there you're guaranteed to have a variety of options and they almost always have bottles.

     
    #63 chcfan, Jun 18, 2015
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  4. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Indeed, I hear they are about to close up shop due to that exactly.

    BTW just got your username and noticed your avatar. Nice!
     
    #64 cavedave, Jun 18, 2015
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  5. adventurtons

    adventurtons Initiate (0) May 30, 2015 Connecticut

    It's easier to get away with this if you have a high reputation or have a brewery in an awesome scenic location. If you are a new or not highly rated (yet) brewery you need all the exposure you can get to hopefully spread word of mouth.
     
    #65 adventurtons, Jun 18, 2015
  6. walterfredo

    walterfredo Savant (1,032) Nov 22, 2011 California
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    avatar photo was the beer brewed for, and served at my wedding

    cheers!
     
    #66 walterfredo, Jun 18, 2015
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  7. bird22

    bird22 Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2011 California

    You don't even know......
     
    #67 bird22, Jun 19, 2015
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  8. BenwayPHD

    BenwayPHD Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2014 California
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    Ok. I see that the business model does make sense, and i did buy the bottle. I guess I was just upset because I liked their beer so much, I wanted to take more of it with me.
     
    #68 BenwayPHD, Jun 19, 2015
  9. corbmoster

    corbmoster Pundit (848) Dec 15, 2014 Texas
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    I jealous you can take beer home from a brewery.... :slight_frown:
     
    #69 corbmoster, Jun 19, 2015
  10. beermeplz

    beermeplz Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2015 California

    I was so impressed with everything I had there that I would've picked up any bottles they had to take home....unfortunately, the only bottles they had when we were there (Bernice IIRC) was for consumption on-site and we were buzzing too hard already...gotta say I was pretty disappointed about that...need to make my way back there soon.
     
    #70 beermeplz, Jun 19, 2015
  11. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    No need to be coy about naming names. Name names... :grinning: SARA. See? :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #71 Greywulfken, Jun 20, 2015
  12. Razer

    Razer Initiate (176) Apr 24, 2014 California
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    Even though you're a strong, independent advocate who don't need no man, would it have killed you to try a few half-pints (approx $15) and then determine whether you'd like a bottle, or even check the BA ratings and make a decision?

    The taproom is always crowded, line out the door, and you're saying they needed to add flights to drum up business?

    I'm amazed how you managed to stop by an "it" brewery and completely blow the trip. What a trainwreck of a thread.
     
    #72 Razer, Jun 20, 2015
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