Gandhi Gouge

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  1. Ultra-Plinian

    Ultra-Plinian Pundit (877) Mar 1, 2013 Connecticut

    Went looking for Gandhi Bot today. Found a 4 pack! My lucky day, until he rang up the 4 pack dated 5/23/15 at $29.99. Wow! It stayed there. It was Century package in Cromwell, CT. Just sad. I won't be going back there. Unreal!
     
    #1 Ultra-Plinian, Aug 11, 2015
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  2. PenningtonNY10

    PenningtonNY10 Zealot (687) Nov 20, 2009 Connecticut

    I haven't seen Gandhi "in the wild" in so long! I hope that changes when NEBCO gets that bigger brewhouse this fall :slight_smile:
     
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  3. freshcarl

    freshcarl Initiate (0) Sep 7, 2013 Connecticut

    That's the highest I've heard of. And I thought I was getting bent over paying $17 for a 4-pack of SoS.
     
    #3 freshcarl, Aug 11, 2015
  4. ajcuster89

    ajcuster89 Zealot (749) Apr 14, 2014 Vermont
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    Nearly 3 month old DIPA for $7.50 a can? GTFO with that pricing. The comforting thing is that it's still there, so nobody has lost their wits and paid that amount.
     
    #4 ajcuster89, Aug 11, 2015
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  5. Capt_Quint

    Capt_Quint Pundit (762) May 29, 2015 Massachusetts
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    OP, did you end up paying?

    EDIT: nvm, just re-read the post, haha
     
    #5 Capt_Quint, Aug 11, 2015
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  6. Tpain518

    Tpain518 Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 New York

    Are there any non shady beer stores in CT? Heard so many shitty stories.
     
    #6 Tpain518, Aug 11, 2015
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  7. AaronF

    AaronF Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2012 Connecticut

    Yes there are still solid beer stores out there, but far and few between! My two locals tend to be fairly straightforward, but both take care of their regular customers
     
    #7 AaronF, Aug 11, 2015
  8. xanok

    xanok Savant (1,085) Aug 13, 2009 Connecticut

    Yes, but it's tough. The best way to find stuff is to get on call lists and be long-term customers. A store near where I live calls me when SoS comes in, and it's priced at $14. A store literally 1.5 miles farther charges $20.

    Liquor Depot in New Britain hasn't changed any of their prices on things like Gandhi even though it's in high demand. They still sell Hag at $8.99 a sixer.
     
    #8 xanok, Aug 11, 2015
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  9. eajb24

    eajb24 Initiate (0) May 26, 2005 Connecticut

    WOW!!! 8.99 for the Hag. I have seen it for 12.99 a sixer 20 minutes down the road from the brewery.
     
    #9 eajb24, Aug 11, 2015
  10. xanok

    xanok Savant (1,085) Aug 13, 2009 Connecticut

    Which store?
     
    #10 xanok, Aug 11, 2015
  11. TheGator321

    TheGator321 Initiate (0) May 29, 2013 Connecticut

    The Connecticut beer scene is horrible.
    I will say that when NEBCO goes full on in October things will be better. I would think there will still be limits but I think there will be a greater chance that all the people that want a particular release will be able to get some not all but some.
     
    #11 TheGator321, Aug 11, 2015
  12. BranfordBound

    BranfordBound Initiate (0) Apr 7, 2010 Connecticut

    Right, I think once stuff gets shipped out enough so that the shelves don't run dry it should be fine. Then it will be: "Oh you're price gouging? I'll just drive a mile down the street to the next packy where they have a case of the stuff and I can get it for less." This atmosphere of critically low supply has created this price-gouging market.

    I honestly think part of this is that CT just wasn't ready for a big beer scene like what is going on now. When I started drinking craft it was NEBCo, Hooker, Burnside, Cavalry, and you could make the trip up to Willimantic. Now, it's freakin' chaos and so many DIPAs are hitting the market in limited volumes surrounded with crazy hype. Hope it gets better.
     
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  13. PenningtonNY10

    PenningtonNY10 Zealot (687) Nov 20, 2009 Connecticut

    I agree with this. These people are new to handling this kind of demand for beer. I think it will eventually get better. NEBCO producing more is a good step forward.
     
    #13 PenningtonNY10, Aug 11, 2015
  14. Ultra-Plinian

    Ultra-Plinian Pundit (877) Mar 1, 2013 Connecticut

    I could care less if they were ready for it or not. Gouging is a dick move. If a restaurant said oh wait we only have one ribeye left at 5 p.m. on a Saturday night, so instead of it being $40 it's going to be $120. That would be no different and just as ridiculous. Sell things fairly and treat people right. That's just something you should do in life, not just as the owner of a packey.
     
    #14 Ultra-Plinian, Aug 11, 2015
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  15. Tpain518

    Tpain518 Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 New York

    Do they sell any of their cans at the brewery?
     
    #15 Tpain518, Aug 12, 2015
  16. Ultra-Plinian

    Ultra-Plinian Pundit (877) Mar 1, 2013 Connecticut

    No cans at the brewery.
     
    #16 Ultra-Plinian, Aug 12, 2015
  17. genoint

    genoint Initiate (0) Jun 17, 2015 Connecticut

    Rarely... They just sold cans of Weiss Trash at the brewery.
     
    #17 genoint, Aug 12, 2015
  18. Tpain518

    Tpain518 Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 New York

    Thats dumb. A brewery that doesn't sell their own cans
     
    #18 Tpain518, Aug 12, 2015
  19. Ultra-Plinian

    Ultra-Plinian Pundit (877) Mar 1, 2013 Connecticut

    We have distributors the muck up selling your own stuff at the brewery. And old out dated laws. It would be awesome if they could do a Tree house model, but that presents it's own set of issues.
     
    #19 Ultra-Plinian, Aug 12, 2015
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  20. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    lol @ $30 gandhi 4pack. whoever made that decision is a moron.
     
    #20 Pahn, Aug 12, 2015
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