Your buying habits?

I put other....I generally tend to buy one six pack a weekend or maybe a few bombers, but the reason is I'm part of the Bruery societies, 50/50s club and the rare barrel club. So I end up ordering those beers but throwing most in the cellar and drinking the store bought ones.

 

I'll get maybe a 6 or 4 pack at a time or a couple bombers at a time. Once i'm finished i'll reload.

 

Erratic to say the least. I picked up a growler of Hop Stoopid on the way home (if I can get Lagunitas on tap, I do, never fresh in houston area in the bottle). At 11pm went to the store to get a hand full of things and always check the mix 6 and there were a ton of DIPA's on the shelf that are $10 a 4 pack so I grabbed 4 of those and a couple of Whole Hog pumpkin ale for 9.99. Figure the pumpkin ale was free . I impulse buy. But last week was good, was going thru my wallet and found a $100 gift card to Specs (houston liquor store) so I have been having fun with that

 

Due to a moving/renting situation, the beer fridge in the garage, is actually bigger than the one in the kitchen...I rarely buy sixpacks, unless it's on-line, but I'll grab 4-5 singles and maybe a bomber a week

 

I usually buy a couple six packs at a time and when it gets low, I'll go buy some bombers. I always prefer to have an Imperial Stout hanging around.

 

I have a mini-fridge and try to keep it as full as possible. When I notice it's about halfway empty, it's time to go beer shopping.

 

Too much. I buy too much...

 

I use a mail order service that sends out once a month and those usually sustain me through a month. Also go to a bottle shop weekly and usually get a couple bombers/cans/bottles from there too. All stored in the fridge shelf, shipping boxes of my mail stuff, or a couple in the closet.

 

I generally buy in stages. I usually have to be on the road for work or other reasons several times a year. During those trips I usually stock up and then buy sporadically when I find local bottles I want.

 

My buying habits..unfortunately..are usually in full case form.. because up until recently in PA couldn't get a 12 pack at the distributor, and there were no real local bottle shops, and the closest Wegmans was a rare visit..

Still living at home (hopefully not for long) so I am restricted to a mini fridge down in our basement. Usually it happens like I wonder into the distributor and there is either an A) Tasting or B) Freebie with a case..and can't resist and end up buying whatever it is..even if I don't have room..since I stopped having a beer every night and working out instead my consumption has gone far down..and I'm still trying to get rid of beers from February :/

 

I keep a very low stock of no more than 10 for freshness reasons. I may have 2-3 stouts and/or barleywines aging in the basement but that's it. I go to the bottle shop once a week and usually pick up 2-4 singles. I keep it simple!

 

Whenever possible, I try to buy 3 at a time of a particular beer. 1 to drink, 1 to share, and 1 to trade (or drink/share if I don't trade it).

I currently have a large cabinet with an inventory of about 80 mixed 750 and 500ml bottles. Mostly bottle conditioned saisons and sours, and a few BA stouts.

 

I chose other. I used to buy waaaay too much. I wasn't drinking enough to keep up with all of the new releases and so I'd have some brews that would not get consumed as fresh as they should be. Now, I pick and choose the beer that I buy. Even so, I have two door shelves in my main fridge, a "dorm" fridge in my bedroom, the floor of my linen closet, and a large plastic tote in my garage all full of beer. (Garage stays between 50-60 degrees.) Most of the beers in the closet and tote can be cellared, but every now and then something that shouldn't have been winds up there. Thank goodness they've turned out to be happy accidents. I am only buying IPA's on an as needed basis now, and life is stress free.

 

I buy more than a couple of six packs or bombers, but not unlimited. Closer to 1.5 cases and 6 bombers as a max

 

I usually buy things if I see them regardless of what I have at home.

 

Honestly I rarely buy 6-packs anymore. I buy singles 90% of the time.

 

My Beer Fridge holds over 300 and I usually keep it stocked up. A small stock that is always fresh is a good idea, but I'm 30 miles and 30-40 minutes from a good store so shopping several times a week is not an option. My purchases are split about 50/50 between proven favorites and new stuff. I prefer 12 oz bottles over all others but I do have some cans and bombers.

 

I keep a small selection of stouts, porters, Saisons, etc downstairs. Most of my hoppy beers come from trips to Treehouse with an occasional NEBCO or Steady Habit run. I probably hit Tree House every 3-4 weeks. Looking to hit Trillium in a few weeks too!

 

I probably have about 150 bottles cellared, and rotate beers into the fridge when i drink through whats cold. All the six packs and extras I get in trades, and from my local bottle shop go into the fridge immediately, while anything that i receive that can be cellared, goes into the cellar. My biggest concern right now is that I have only been cellaring beers for a year, and already have run out of room. So I need to scale back on my trading and purchasing to consume what I currently have, before I become a hoarder.

 

I typically go to the beer store every 2 weeks or so and just get any mix of 4/6 packs, singles, bombers, etc, that look good without exceeding my budget. Generally don't have a lot compared to most of the posts, but I make sure to never run out either.