What's an average store trip run you for "restocking"

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  1. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Maven (1,399) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    I can usually go to about $50-$70 depending on the beers I buy. Some beers around here like Delirium and St. Bernardus are ridiculously expensive ($21.99 a 4 pack). I'll typically stock up twice a month because of my shift schedules.
     
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  2. donspublic

    donspublic Grand Pooh-Bah (3,552) Aug 4, 2014 Texas
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    restock only to keep me thru the week and it is usually a couple of purchases a week for about $10 a pop. Just grabbed a 12 pack of Shiners new Hoppy Pils which will thread among my stouts for the next couple of weeks
     
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  3. jcos

    jcos Pundit (802) Nov 23, 2009 Maryland

    I usually go every 2 to 3 weeks, get 2-3 six packs, maybe some random 12 ounce singles and maybe some bombers. I don't know what I spend honestly, and don't particularly care. Some of the more expensive styles(sours, barrel aged stouts) I leave for others to enjoy because of taste preference.
     
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  4. charlzm

    charlzm Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2007 California

    I buy anywhere from 4 to 8 bombers a month usually. Very seldom buy multi-packs (usually when I am going to a party and I want to bring some good beer).

    So my restock is usually between $10 to $40, depending.
     
  5. tillmac62

    tillmac62 Pooh-Bah (2,859) Oct 2, 2013 South Carolina
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    $ 70 to 150, depending. I have about a 110 mile round trip to get good beer, so I tend to stock up.
     
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  6. Beef_Curtains

    Beef_Curtains Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2013 Ohio

    I'm normally in the $30-60 range per week. Sometimes this is one trip, other times two. This usually consists of 6-12 singles, a full 4/6 of a favorite and sometimes a bomber or two if I see something special or have a special occasion coming up.
     
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  7. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Maven (1,399) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    One of my biggest problems is that the store I shop at (in Ohio) has about 70% of their stuff in 4's and 6's only. It's good when you get a beer that you really like tho so take it for what its worth. They have a ton of bombers and a bit of a make your own 6 but it's not as extensive as other stores.
     
  8. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    $30'ish is standard. Two 6-packs and a bomber or two.
    That's every two weeks or so for my wife and I to split.
     
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  9. Beef_Curtains

    Beef_Curtains Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2013 Ohio

    yeah you'd probably have to drive further into Ohio, near a big city to find better singles selections. I get most of mine around Cleveland.
     
  10. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    $20 a week tops. I stop in every Friday to see "what's new".
     
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  11. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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    usually stopping by all the time, random bottles and new bombers, the odd always go to release here and there. Usually buying about every 2-3 days depending if there is new product I haven't had, which is less than I use to.
     
  12. CJNAPS

    CJNAPS Pooh-Bah (2,492) Nov 3, 2013 California
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    Between $100-$150
     
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  13. cosmicdebris

    cosmicdebris Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2008 Connecticut

    It all depends on what I am stocking up on and it's availability. Limited release/not available locally stuff I buy as much as I can in one trip. Yearly available local items are different. So I can spend anywhere from $12 to $300.00 in one trip.
     
  14. GreatStoutman

    GreatStoutman Maven (1,486) Jan 5, 2016 Texas
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    I find myself in the same boat, since a lot of the new and limited beers disappear quickly I like to stop by my favorite bottle shops a couple times per week. If my wife knew this, I would probably be in counselling.
     
  15. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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    My wife knows ... not a problem... heck she got me a fridge for it so I could stop STUFFING our main one...

    Sometimes my credit card bill is a bit scary though... still working on that.
     
  16. eppie82

    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
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    $30-$60... usually a couple 4-pack/6-pack and maybe a couple of bombers is standard trip when I have to make one. One 4/6-pack will be a PA/IPA/DIPA (lately Abrasive a lot) and the other a stout of some kind. The bombers can be random.
     
  17. patto1ro

    patto1ro Pooh-Bah (2,084) Apr 26, 2004 Netherlands
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    I usually buy a crate (24 bottles 33 cl) of St. Bernardus Abt a week. Comes in at under $50. Why would I waste my time drinking crap?

    Over $5 a pop is harsh. I feel your pain.
     
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  18. Dravin

    Dravin Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2014 Indiana

    My shopping tends to take one of two routes, picking up a sixer or twelve pack (often at one of the local grocery stores) or occasional trips where I'm looking for something different such as a bottle, sixer, 4-pack (or two) I can't get at one of the local grocery stores. So $9-16 when I'm just hitting up something at the grocery store and more like $15-30 when hitting up a shop. Which sort of trip I'm making tends to depend on if I'm at the start of a season or not, at the start of a season I'm more inclined to hit up the grocery store to snag the easily available seasonal sixers and variety packs and towards the end of a season I'm more inclined to hit up an actual shop.

    I'm very much a shelf beer drinker which keeps the cost of trips down and limiting myself to what can fit in a mini-fridge means smaller more frequent purchases rather than stocking up for the month.
     
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  19. Sturgeon83

    Sturgeon83 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2015 Kentucky
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    I don't have a typical restocking schedule, I just run around to various stores throughout the week and see what's out there. That said, what's out there rarely costs me less than $50/wk.
     
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  20. HeyLady

    HeyLady Initiate (0) Sep 17, 2015 New York

    about two 4 packs every two weeks from Other Half 32$
     
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