Captain Lawrence Tid-bits

Maybe it has something to do with their distribution contracts. Something like a non-complete clause???

 

Are they that much more expensive, $4.99 for the bottle, $.05 depost, $.38 tax @7.35% tax which i think westchester is = $5.42 if you bought it at a store. Could charge $5.50 but maybe doesn't want to give out quarters.

$11 six pack = $9.99 six pack plus $.30 deposit and $.81 tax = $11.10

 

Definitely have noticed before that Captain Lawrence bottle prices are higher than in the store. The six packs are a full dollar more than I have seen them anywhere else and even $1.50 sometimes. I'm sure there's a reason for it, but it is odd. And I'm quoting prices in Fairfield County CT (a notoriously expensive beer state much less county). Anyway, just backing up the comments above.

I've seen Captain's Reserve bottles for less than $4 outside the brewery (at a place in Westchester County) so other than the non-distributed one-offs, I would just hit a local beer store .. personally ... Someone will argue freshness (I bet) and that's at your own discretion on the bottles.

 

Interesting that I bought a Hops n Roses at a local bottle shop for $13.99 last night. Seriously though, why are these cheaper outside of the brewery??

 

Really? I didn't even think they were gonna be sold outside of the brewery. But then again, I did notice a barcode on the bottle the other night.

 

I walked to in buy a random beer on my way home and saw a case sitting there on the ground. $13.99 each. I now see on beermenu's the going rate seems to be 13.99. It's only a $1, but why? Maybe because at the tasting room it's $15 out the door? And we have to pay tax/deposit at a bottle shop?

 

I guess they just weren't moving out of the brewery fast enough.

 

just saw that they sent out limited amounts to some places... demand was not as high with the silent release... and I'm ok with that

 

What I've heard other breweries claim in order to explain this phenomenon is that they don't want to undercut the retailers who carry their products - since the vast majority of total sales happen outside the brewery, it's best not to risk pissing off your retailers by stealing their customers via lower prices.

 

Makes sense, didnt think of it that way. I'm not complaining at all, I vastly prefer whats happening with CL these days and I think its great. I was just expecting the guy to tell me $20 (which I would have passed on).

 

Like to silent releases, but I'll miss the tasting table

 

The "pilot beers" have been pretty good so far. And for those of us who have bought and sampled Brown Bird, Freshchester, etc. dozens of times, they are a nice change of pace.