Firestone anniversary beers at bars high cost ??

I would definitely pay the $50 for a flight, the 3.4 ounces each I mean but for 1oz each? Less than a shotglass? phuuuuuucckkkkk that chiiiit!!!!!!
Sorry!!!

 

False dichotomy and false analogy in the same argument - impressive.

 

again.. they only had like a couple of bottles of each

 

Random fact: the price of the anniversary beers has actually dropped over the years. FSW didn't distribute to Oregon prior to releasing the XII, so I don't know the price on X/XI, but the XII was $25/bottle, the XIII dropped to $24, and the last 3 years have held steady at $21. That said, the price for the vertical seems excessive.

 

...And your point is?


So, here in Chicago, we just had the whole Bourbon County Cherry Rye thing blow through, where stores only got a few bottles. Some stores chare 1.5-3x the "standard" price set by the bigger retailers. Lots of people complained about the stores who did this, and the consensus was that the stores were jerks.

We also have several bars with somewhat extensive cellar lists, some of whom only have a couple bottles of older things. They tend to adjust the prices on their cellars annually, not do a sliding scale based on how many they have left. It's not like if they have 3 left, it's $40, but me buying one jacks up the price for the guy tomorrow to $60.

I'm just confused as to why people think it's horrible for bottle shops to jack up the costs on new, limited releases but find it perfectly OK for bars to charge out the ear, especially if it's done as part of a "tasting" or a "vertical".

 

Putting a case (if even that) a year in the cellar (at cost, not retail) doesn't warrant that kind of mark up; come on man. $7 an ounce for something that can be obtained off the shelf is absurd. The closest thing I have ever spent to $7 an ounce is for Kaggen! in Stockholm and that was a once in a lifetime deal. FW Anny beers don't warrant that kind of markup.

And seriously, 1 ounce pours, gtfoh (not sure if that is an abbreviation or not, I'm not that hip...)

 

I guess to be fair, I've easily paid more than $7/oz for scotch or bourbon.

 

only that when supply is low.. and demand is steady or high.. then price goes up.. as much as the seller wants, until demand starts to go down.

sounds like price was indeed set a bit too high as they're still pouring the vertical right now . was definitely too high for me to commit but there are people with loot to burn

 

gramps, you're on the wrong site again. Make the internet box go back to freerepublic or townhall.

 

I can understand where you're coming from, but it's still apples to oranges....

 

Man, someone just needs to sticky a giant Econ 101 supply/demand chart

Retail tends to break that model. And bars count as retail. It's not like Walmart jacks up the price based on demand. So, why should a retail outlet only having a couple of something make it OK to sell them for way above their stated prices? It's a store, not an auction.

 

Oh, I agree. Just being fair that perception of value is different for different beverages.

 

For me though, an ounce of a good beer is not enough to get a proper taste/view of the beer, while an ounce of a spirit is more than enough...

 

Do you know if they sold out that night?

 

I am not one who complains about price myself I figure you have the right to charge what you want, Free Market and all. I know I would not pay that price and wish others voted with their wallet the same way.

 

Walmart does raise prices based on supply and demand.

Please explain to me why it is not OK for a store to sell something for whatever price they want.

Wholesale prices have gone up in the past few years.

 

Like previously mentioned, you're paying for properly cellared and handled X-XIII. You're not going to find it anywhere, and if you want to try it, you're going to pay for it. Otherwise, get over it and opt to not taste. What I do find interesting though, is most of my sources have indicated that X-XII have degraded significantly, and arent even drinkable at this point. However, XIII hasnt peaked yet......

 

nope

 

At least in Oregon they've gone down. My first post was quoting retail prices, but looking at the wholesale price in my computer right now shows that the price dropped by ~15% between XII and XIV, and has held steady since then.

 

they usually go for a 1$ an ounce at most bars here in las vegas...