How about these bottle shop prices?

They're beyond ridiculous. Where I'm at I pay ~$14 for a four of any CW BB beer, ~$15 for Doom, and ~$12 for Double Trouble. I hope they kiss you before taking your money.

 

You live near Philly? I would have no interest in drinking beer at those prices per volume. IMO 4 packs of high quality high ABV beers should almost always be $13-$14 or under or else its overpriced and look for a cheaper alternative. Always something comparable at a better price point. For instance, Yeti for a 4 pack usually runs around $15-17 in Frederick area and yet I can find Old Raspy anywhere for about $11-$12 and several other comparable RIS's to satisfy my tastes for that style. I've tried Yeti, and love it, but don't have much interest again for that price as there are plenty of other options at better price points. Maybe that is just me though.

 

What's the bottleshop? I never want to go there.

 

Nuts. Local bottle shop here with Doom at 12.99. Treats customers well. These places only got a case so trying to make a score off such a limited release is just bad business. Wouldn't go back to someone selling it at 24.99.

 

Your gripe isn't with taxes and regulations. It's with the people who continuously purchase high priced beers. If folks in the craft community continue to buy overpriced beers then no one, not the store, not the distributors, not the breweries will have any reason to lower the prices.

 

Jesus, sorry you get stuck with that pricing. With those price points I would be broke or drinking macro. Dude, that is a crime and I understand your rant...

 

That's Pennsylvania for you. I used to live in Philly and when I came back a few weeks ago for a wedding, I did a few IP trades and one BA told me he usually gets his stuff in NJ rather than the bottle shops here in Philly. It's pretty bad. I saw a BlackOps going for $35 and a Sucaba for $28. That's terrible price gouging. So basically the only bottles I bought from stores were Russian River sours (and when I look at CA prices, its actually not that much more in Philly).

Drive to NY/NJ/MD/OH if you have that option... I'm guessing you don't, though

 

Head down 83 to Hunt Valley brother!

 

This

The issue is that despite these high prices, the beers are selling (albeit slowly). Why would a store lower the price of beer, if the beer still sells?

 

Holy crap!!! All of those are way over what I pay in the Cleveland market. SS is 12.99, DT is 13.99, and Doom just hit at 16.

 

I would have guessed it was someplace like The Foodery or Hawthorne's in Philly. The prices in the city are a joke really. I'm in the suburbs close to a Wegmans so I don't get ***** but many people do in the area who want good beer.

 

FTFM

 

And people feel bad for those of us living in Ohio. We have good prices the Browns, Cavs, & Indians..

 

We have great prices and a pretty good selection of craft and imports if you look in the right places, especially in NEO!!

 

I feel bad that you're an East-sider

 

Really?

 

I was told the other day that Founders was looking for a Distro in MD...so maybe we will see some soon!