Do you support 1 bottle (12oz) limits?

Yes. It proves something--mostly something that we already knew and I did not dispute. Some people will go in on the chance to get that rare single and a few of them may actually spend more money at the same store. But this is hardly news. The plural of "anecdote" still isn't "data".

 

Honestly I am not goin' to the store for "a" bottle.

 

Well, than this tacit admission that all discussed here is merely anecdotal leads to the conclusion on my part that the one most able to properly judge anecdotal evidence is the store manager or owner who makes the decisions for how merchandise in their own store is sold.

 

feck no.

It never happens in my state, but
I wouldn't stand for it. I would just go
to another store that doesn't identify
with that tactic.

 

I'm a customer who spends a lot of money on beer and 12 ounce bottle limits make me happy - I like the idea of more people being able to try limited run beers.

Would it be cool if I could buy a four or six pack? Sure, but supplies are limited and I like the idea of more people having access to a limited run beer than of one person being able to pick up an entire case and clear out a store.

 

Seriously? You would trust the opinions of people who end up with two-three-four-year-old shelf turds because they have no idea what they have?

I would compare store managers to ants. No, not in terms of calling them "insects". You seem to have a romantic notion of business practices. OK, back to ants--most people think ants to be model of efficiency and cooperation. Throw a piece of cheese in the path of an ant and soon there will be dozens of ants swarming over it, lifting it up and carrying it triumphantly to the lair. Sounds romantic, no? Almost Socialist. But, predictably, this view of ant cooperation is completely misguided. Ants cooperate by chance. Try an extended experiment--take the same piece of cheese and wait until ants latch on to it and start carrying it. Then slice it down the middle, across the path. If they are cooperating, both pieces should continue toward the anthill (or burrow). But that's not what happens--the two halves move in opposite direction. To put it simply, each ant pulls in his own direction, but, since more ants come directly down the path from the lair, the tend to dominate and pull the morsel in the right direction, despite actual counterproductive efforts from many of their comrades. I view business practices the same way. While they may appear to be based on rational decisions, most of them are not even close. Much of business decision-making is based on stabbing in the dark, based on owner's/manager's intuition and superstition rather than known successful practices. This is almost certainly such a case. I have no problem with your trust in business managers, but I would not recommend basing that trust on the belief that their behavior is based on evidentiary rational foundation.

 

Not sure what the point of this question is. For stores who sell you the product, it isn't about principle, it's a matter of necessity. What's to support/not support?

 

Still have not
Mentioned the price for one 12oz bottle. Anyone ?

 

My pessimistic thought process is that they are making more money selling singles , under the rouse of spreading the wealth. I.E. "hey we are just trying to make sure everyone gets a taste" while up charging the bottles.

 

I am sure you are right that store owners and managers who deal with their stock and their customers every day have no idea what they are doing. I will guarantee, though, that as little as you consider they know about their own situation, it is many multiples what you, I, and all the other commenters know. Hence my comment that I would trust their judgement more than that of other folks, which is where this started.

It has been a long journey to end at the beginning. Unless you now propose to say that you know better than the owner and manager of a store how their store is run and should be run, I would say this particular side discussion is at an end.

 

I support a betting mechanism that shows what price the market is willing to bear. It also make the retailer more money.

 

Ya know when demand far exceeds volume...

 

Sadly I just drove about 15 min out of the way for my one bottle of Bell's The Oracle. Been wanting to try it and this store had the last in my area (it went stupid fast) so I drove out to pick up my one 12oz bottle. And now I have to share that 12 measly ounces with a few of my tasting group buddies that have been wanting to try it, I'd love to be able to have more so they could have a decent pour.

 

It wasn't so many years ago you could find Kbs sitting on the shelf, and those days are long gone.

 

The notion of "best beer" is certainly debatable. Every beer store/beverage store worth it's salt is certainly selling Lite from Miller, BL/B, Coors, etc. To the majority of Americans, those are "the best" beers, and the store sells TONS of that stuff.

I do agree that if a beverage store has say, lots of IPAs on their shelf, and most of the date codes are 6 months or older, then the store ought to take notice and figure out that the majority of their customer base isn't purchasing craft products.

 

I feel that beer and limits should not coexist in the same sentence.