Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze Price

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  1. mjohnson17

    mjohnson17 Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 Illinois

    I like to consider myself a fairly knowledgeable BA but I'll be the first to admit my knowledge and experience with Belgians is somewhat limited. So I was excited to see for the first time ever my local liquor store get a case of 3F gueze 375mls. So I promptly snapped one up and loved it.

    Since I've never seen these on the shelves before I don't know what a fair price is for them. I paid $10, is that fair? A quick google search yielded some online sites selling for around $7. Thoughts?

    FYI: I liked it so much that I'll go back for a few more bottles, $10 price tag didn't completely turn me off. I know Belgian sours are an expensive rabbit hole. I get that. This is more of a curiosity question.
     
    #1 mjohnson17, Oct 10, 2012
  2. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    I've only had it at bars, $14.99 is what I paid.
     
    #2 Hanzo, Oct 10, 2012
  3. beerFool28607

    beerFool28607 Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2012 North Carolina

    Sounds fair. I paid $20 for a 750ml recently and feel fine about that.
     
    #3 beerFool28607, Oct 10, 2012
  4. OddNotion

    OddNotion Pooh-Bah (1,915) Nov 1, 2009 New Jersey
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    I have paid $9.99-$11.99 and those prices certainly seemed fair enough for me. The higher end has been what I paid most recently but that was almost half a year ago at this point.
     
    #4 OddNotion, Oct 10, 2012
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  5. Pinche_Oso

    Pinche_Oso Pundit (877) Jun 25, 2012 California

    On Friday I picked up a bottle at a local Whole foods in NorCal. Regular price is $12.99 (375ml) and $17.99 for a 750ml. (Was on sale for $14.39 and I so regret not buying more)
     
    #5 Pinche_Oso, Oct 10, 2012
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  6. csano

    csano Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2010 Washington
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    $14.39 is fantastic for a 750ml. I would have bought a case on the spot and taken advantage of the 10% case discount on top of that.
     
    #6 csano, Oct 10, 2012
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  7. xnicknj

    xnicknj Initiate (0) May 25, 2009 Pennsylvania

    $10 is a good price, it's more like $13-15 here.
     
    #7 xnicknj, Oct 10, 2012
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  8. Stinger80OH

    Stinger80OH Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Ohio

    I pay $9 for 375s here in Ohio.
     
    #8 Stinger80OH, Oct 10, 2012
  9. mjohnson17

    mjohnson17 Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 Illinois

    Nice, so it sounds like I'm getting a fair price. This store has never gouged on prices or anything but just curious what everyone else was paying. In Chicago these days its a rarity to see 3F on the shelf so I had no frame of reference.
     
    #9 mjohnson17, Oct 10, 2012
  10. Hindsight

    Hindsight Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2011 Ohio

    Just curious - where in Ohio? I am in central Ohio and clearly have not looked hard enough.
     
    #10 Hindsight, Oct 10, 2012
  11. Stinger80OH

    Stinger80OH Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Ohio

    Cleveland-area. I have seen 3F and Cantillon in several locales including Simone's in Lakewood, Sav-on in Mentor, and Red, White and Brew in Chesterland. Also, Vintage Wines out in Boardman carries these and much more. I have spoke to other BAs in Columbus, Cincy and Toledo and they have said the same thing you have...that these aren't available in your neck of the woods.
     
    #11 Stinger80OH, Oct 10, 2012
  12. HenrikO

    HenrikO Initiate (0) Jun 19, 2011 Sweden

    FYI, in most European online beer stores a 375 ml 3F Oude Geuze costs you €4-6 (about $5-7.50) so $10 sounds like a totally OK markup - not at all on the same level as the jacked-up prices you sometimes see for rarer sours in the US. So that sounds like a good deal to me!
     
    #12 HenrikO, Oct 10, 2012
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  13. Mohican88

    Mohican88 Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 Ohio

    sounds like a good price, I've paid $12 at a bar for it which I thought was fair even it if weren't at a bar.
     
    #13 Mohican88, Oct 10, 2012
  14. nicks6217

    nicks6217 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2010 California

    Bought a 375ml for $10 and a 750ml for $18 this week here in L.A
     
    #14 nicks6217, Oct 10, 2012
  15. Greenplastic615

    Greenplastic615 Savant (1,104) Nov 4, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    $10 is a good price. I've seen some crazy mark-up for 3F/Cantillon stuff in the Philly area ($28 for an Oude Gueze 750ml...), so if I saw bottles on the shelf @ $10, I'd certainly snatch up a couple.
     
    #15 Greenplastic615, Oct 10, 2012
  16. Axic10

    Axic10 Maven (1,386) Mar 15, 2008 New Jersey
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    I paid $13 for a 750ml bottle a few weekends ago.
     
    #16 Axic10, Oct 10, 2012
  17. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    $10 is a good price it getting harder to find this gem $18-$20 for the 750ml is good IMO
     
    #17 gatornation, Oct 10, 2012
  18. mjohnson17

    mjohnson17 Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 Illinois

    wow
     
    #18 mjohnson17, Oct 10, 2012
  19. slentz

    slentz Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2010 Pennsylvania

    as did I......great price
     
    #19 slentz, Oct 10, 2012
  20. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    i buy 375s at somewhere around $10-$13 in Central NC.
     
    #20 VncentLIFE, Oct 10, 2012
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