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Prairie ales prices in Texas

Discussion in 'US: Southwest' started by dumptruck81, Mar 7, 2015.

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  1. dumptruck81

    dumptruck81 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2011 Texas

    Sorry if this has been covered already but I don't get it. Why do we pay so much more for prairie beers in Texas? We're paying anywhere from $12-14 per bottle for ab noir when other states are selling it as low $8.50-10.

    Does anyone have any feedback on why there's such a variance in pricing?
     
    #1 dumptruck81, Mar 7, 2015
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  2. starkmarvelo

    starkmarvelo Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 Texas

    Everything is bigger in Texas...even price tags? Maybe it depends on where you buy it. I can buy a bottle from Spec's for $2-$3 more than other places. Or our distributors want a bigger cut.
     
    #2 starkmarvelo, Mar 7, 2015
  3. Techichi

    Techichi Pooh-Bah (1,769) Sep 25, 2012 Texas
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    Probably because it's so expensive to distribute here.
     
    #3 Techichi, Mar 7, 2015
  4. mph005

    mph005 Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2013 Texas
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    Google "Supply and Demand", there's a nice wikipedia article on it.
     
    #4 mph005, Mar 7, 2015
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  5. unknownfy24

    unknownfy24 Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2013 Texas

    Why do we pay $16 for fruit sours from JK? Because it's good beer.
     
    #5 unknownfy24, Mar 7, 2015
  6. lilsquiggz

    lilsquiggz Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2015 Texas

    This is in no way comparable to paying $16 for a brewery only sour that is only $16 and always $16.
     
    #6 lilsquiggz, Mar 7, 2015
  7. Chuk_Hell

    Chuk_Hell Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2012 Texas

    Because it's an "import".
     
    #7 Chuk_Hell, Mar 7, 2015
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  8. dumptruck81

    dumptruck81 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2011 Texas

    I'm actually serious in wondering why it costs so much more here.

    Supply and demand is not the reason. Yeah sure some smaller stores in Texas take advantage of people by overcharging for limited release bottles but even our bigger retailers(heb, specs, whole foods, etc) are charging much more than other states.

    Comparing to jester king sours doesn't really work either. Barrel aging takes up brewery space and there's much more risk of loss with sours. Also using that comparison your saying that we'd pay $24-28 for 24oz vs $16 for 25oz. Also need to include the fact that prices at jk include tax so a sour there is really more like $14.75.

    @chaseabeer is it that the costs for license and label approval are much higher in Texas? I'm not trying to be an ass, just curious. We dig your beers and I'm sure we'll keep buying them.
     
    #8 dumptruck81, Mar 7, 2015
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  9. Edw1nner

    Edw1nner Initiate (0) Oct 15, 2013 Texas

    That would be my guess as well. Cost is the primary reason we miss out on so many breweries at beer festivals across the state.
     
    #9 Edw1nner, Mar 7, 2015
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  10. HawksBeerFan

    HawksBeerFan Maven (1,366) Dec 24, 2011 Illinois
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    Well it seems like people are willing to pay the prices so my guess is it's expensive because still buy it?

    For all those people complaining about the price, just do what I did, stop buying it. It's really not that hard, there's amazing beer out there that's always available at a cheap price too.
     
    #10 HawksBeerFan, Mar 7, 2015
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  11. Phoenix2443

    Phoenix2443 Pundit (903) Jan 20, 2010 Texas

    Just nitpicking here but Apple brandy barrel aged would still be "barrel aged" obviously and provides the same possibility of loss via infection.
     
    #11 Phoenix2443, Mar 7, 2015
  12. DeepBrew

    DeepBrew Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2014 Texas

    Anyone knows how they compare to OK prices?
     
    #12 DeepBrew, Mar 7, 2015
  13. Heretic42

    Heretic42 Initiate (0) Aug 31, 2011 Texas

    $3-4 more in TX than it is in OK for Bomb and variants, not sure about the standard beers.
     
    #13 Heretic42, Mar 7, 2015
  14. frogfan

    frogfan Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2009 Texas

    I usually see their more limited stuff sell for roughly 30% more here in DFW than the cheapest stores in Tulsa - seen Bomb for $5.29, FGM for $6.99, etc...

    Their normal stuff is only 10-15% more down here - standard, birra, ale, hop, etc.
     
    #14 frogfan, Mar 7, 2015
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  15. Longhorn08

    Longhorn08 Savant (1,097) Feb 4, 2014 Texas
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    Lucky for me I only like their stuff and don't love it. Also here in SA when a shipment of Bomb comes in it sits for quite a few weeks before its all gone, so if I've met my quota for the week I can pass. The variants tend to go FAST, but not Bomb!.
     
    #15 Longhorn08, Mar 7, 2015
  16. Jovial_Libations

    Jovial_Libations Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2015 Texas

    Because people are silly enough to pay those exorbitant prices. Stores managers and beer distributors know this too and are in the business of making money..so they jack up the prices. Prairie are the other hand intentionally limits supply and voila..high prices.
     
    #16 Jovial_Libations, Mar 7, 2015
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  17. Grayson14

    Grayson14 Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2014 Oklahoma

    Everyone always wants to act like it's Prairie's fault, but they don't set pricing. Stores do. Talk to your local liquor store owner about why they're ripping you off.
     
    #17 Grayson14, Mar 7, 2015
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  18. sethsticles

    sethsticles Crusader (413) May 6, 2014 California
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    Mods - might as well make this a sticky as it seems to come up in every thread..
     
    #18 sethsticles, Mar 7, 2015
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  19. TxUltraRunner

    TxUltraRunner Initiate (0) Aug 16, 2012 Texas

    Dont like the prices, don't buy it. Plane and simple. That's the best way to protest.
     
    #19 TxUltraRunner, Mar 8, 2015
  20. starkmarvelo

    starkmarvelo Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2010 Texas

    Whaa? I think Prairie has done a pretty stellar job of saturating Texas with limited releases. Maybe it doesn't sit around in Austin or Houston.
     
    #20 starkmarvelo, Mar 8, 2015
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