Tired Hands (2020)

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  1. William_Navidson

    William_Navidson Pooh-Bah (1,557) May 1, 2015 Pennsylvania
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    Tired Hands currently has available two lager varieties in cans available for $15 per four pack. In fact, they currently have more offerings for less than $20 per four than they do for more than $20 per four. I suspect the reason that you don't see them advertised as much is because the sell more slowly than the high ABV stuff.

    Complain about price points all you want (I guess), but this particular complaint is just strange.
     
    #141 William_Navidson, Mar 19, 2020
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  2. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    As has been discussed they are indeed in the lager game (e.g., Helles, Pilsner, Schwarzbier, etc.) and those beers are indeed tasty. But at 15 bucks a 4-pack/16 ounce cans they are not price competitive with other local offerings. While I enjoy drinking a Trendler Pils from time to time I will purchase a Sterling Pig Shoats Pilsner for $7.99 (6-pack/12 ounce cans) instead.

    We all get to choose here.

    Cheers!
     
    #142 JackHorzempa, Mar 19, 2020
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  3. jts211

    jts211 Savant (1,109) Aug 5, 2018 Pennsylvania
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    @William_Navidson

    Sorry if i came across as complaining. Given the state the economy at the moment, why do you think THBC is brewing IPAs and stouts at price points over $20.00?? My question was whether or not it makes sense to brew the weekly beer releases at more economical price points at the moment instead of the current offerings given the uncertainty of the economy.
     
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  4. jts211

    jts211 Savant (1,109) Aug 5, 2018 Pennsylvania
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    I'm with you. They are not price competitive. Workhorse Brewing has similar lager offerings but at $10 per 4 pack.
     
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  5. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    New Trail pumps out all different styles between $10.99-13.99 a 4 pack and their beer is up there with the best of them.
     
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  6. William_Navidson

    William_Navidson Pooh-Bah (1,557) May 1, 2015 Pennsylvania
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    Probably because the beer being canned and released right now was brewed at least a few weeks ago when COVID wasn't hot on the brewery's radar?
     
    #146 William_Navidson, Mar 19, 2020
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  7. jacincm

    jacincm Crusader (450) Mar 29, 2018 Pennsylvania

    Stouts aren't a fair comparison. They bottled these and charged the same $7 a bottle, they'd fly off the shelves
     
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  8. Xeal

    Xeal Zealot (603) Mar 5, 2016 New York
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    Does anyone know if the watermelon varietal milkshake completely sold out? Or if they're just adding inventory day by day? Thinking of making a trip there from NJ
     
    #148 Xeal, Mar 21, 2020
  9. kdb150

    kdb150 Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I'm no expert on brewery operations, but I would guess that since Tired Hands is brewing at or near their capacity, they have to plan weeks or even months ahead of time what they are going to brew to ensure they are using their equipment to its maximum capacity. It's probably not that simple to just change up the schedule in a week's time. And even if you could, it still takes several weeks to make a lager and 2 or 3 to make a pale ale.

    And I mean they always have HopHands available, and at the same $14/4-pack price they have sold it for since they first started canning it. Alien Church still exists and is $18/4-pack.
     
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  10. jonphisher

    jonphisher Grand Pooh-Bah (3,850) Aug 9, 2015 New Jersey
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    I would that the TTB (I’m pretty sure they approve labels) would maybe be more lenient right now. Cause I’m sure of lot of beer bound for kegs may go to cans at lots of places given the circumstances. Then again if labels aren’t approved I guess they can’t sell them. Not an expert on it but I think I’m right. Anyone?
     
    #150 jonphisher, Mar 22, 2020
  11. William_Navidson

    William_Navidson Pooh-Bah (1,557) May 1, 2015 Pennsylvania
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    [Obligatory "I'm not an expert, but I find this area of the law interesting"] Did a cursory search and it looks like the TTB is operating close to normal, they just sent out a notice urging businesses to submit using the online form. This is the kind of work that can be done remotely (and the fed gov in general was much slower to respond to COVID than were private industry and state gov), and I would guess that it is. Plus, all the labels we're seeing now were ostensibly approved a few weeks ago at least, right?
     
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  12. NickCaff

    NickCaff Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2009 Pennsylvania

    #152 NickCaff, Apr 10, 2020
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  13. jonphisher

    jonphisher Grand Pooh-Bah (3,850) Aug 9, 2015 New Jersey
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    If I drive from NJ am I gonna get pulled over or something? What’s it like in philly right now?
     
    #153 jonphisher, Apr 10, 2020
  14. William_Navidson

    William_Navidson Pooh-Bah (1,557) May 1, 2015 Pennsylvania
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    I didn’t think there was any urgency to enforce recommendations by authorities when I was out last on Monday. It could have changed between now and then but I haven’t heard anything like I have about DE and NJ.
     
    #154 William_Navidson, Apr 10, 2020
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  15. Adrena1ine

    Adrena1ine Zealot (748) Nov 22, 2014 Pennsylvania
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    Nothing compared to what Ive been hearing about people coming in and out of NY.
     
    #155 Adrena1ine, Apr 10, 2020
  16. kdb150

    kdb150 Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2012 Pennsylvania

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  17. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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  18. pburland23

    pburland23 Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    They sold out of Shambolic real fast. I got some Adaptive Distortion instead. I’m not disappointed.
     
    #158 pburland23, Apr 11, 2020
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  19. Bhubbard34

    Bhubbard34 Pooh-Bah (2,585) Mar 4, 2016 Pennsylvania
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    Should be no problem to keep this beer in the fridge for a little while right? Say maybe a few months or so?
     
    #159 Bhubbard34, Apr 12, 2020
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  20. pburland23

    pburland23 Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    I don’t see why not. Cheers.
     
    #160 pburland23, Apr 12, 2020
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