I’ll get the ball rolling… https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aix5XJHmGehfdDIxU1FrNkhWdnRYbWJVeEVLV1ZUY2c&usp=sharing
I see that Culture Brewing (Solana Beach) is now touting disposable growler pouches (suitable for camping, the beach, Amtrak, etc.), only $2.50. Hmmmmm...
In all seriousness it would probably be way more profitable for most breweries if they didn't have to fill growlers at all.
Culture brewing also has clear glass growlers which is weird. Their beer is not great but decent and it's a great place to dink before a show at belly up
I like this, but the "Fills blank growlers" column may need another column to distinguish acceptable growler types. In any case, "cool" points for taking initiative!
Why is that? I would think its a great money maker. There must be some reason why growler stations open and stay in business. (check out all the ones in Bend OR)
What I'm saying, which isn't exactly rocket science, is that the margin is much greater on individual pints/glasses than it is on growlers.
I'd imagine pints>growlers/bottles to go>getting beers into distribution in terms of profit/unit of beer sold. Conversely, with sufficient production and distribution footprint getting beer into distro> everything else combined in terms or overall revenue. This is the number one reason I believe Bruery closed Provisions. Sitting on all of that product even with cutting out a distributor and making maximum profit/unit sold was less profitable when considering the overhead on running a seperate retail location than closing the place down and getting all of that product into distro. Seeing what used to be "provisions" series beers hitting select accounts only reaffirms my belief (confirmation bias, I know). This is what confuses me about newer breweries being so strict with growler fills. Unless they've already maxed production and are having a hard time actually keeping up with demand, allowing people to more easily purchase more product is only going to increase revenue. /derail
True, but still, it's selling beer. And for some breweries like Boneyard up in Bend, its about all they do, that and keg sales.
Only if they bottle. If they're draft only, then it's profitable for them to have something for people to take home (assuming they're not at full capacity selling from the tasting room) as you can only drink so many beers in one sitting.
