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What happened to beer?
| July 5th, 2019 at 8:03:53 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |  This beer is on sale at my local beer distributor for $388.99 a case. Granted the beer bottles are 750 ml (25 ounce) which is what I think of as a wine bottle size, but that is still $16.21 a bottle at a beer distributor. I can't imagine what you would pay at a bar. I used to buy Yuengling from $14 to $25 a case. Do you guys buy these premium craft beers? |
| July 5th, 2019 at 8:13:13 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | Back in the day, I bought a whole case of Blatz beer for $4. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| July 5th, 2019 at 9:25:02 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Stroh's was $5 a case in the late 60's. It was great, then they changed the formula and now it sucks. Can't count the number of stop signs I chucked these bottles at in HS from the passenger seat.  If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| July 5th, 2019 at 10:12:23 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |  This one is actually 6% pricier at $194.99 for a case of 12 ounce beers |
| July 6th, 2019 at 3:58:54 AM permalink | |
| Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 | You can still get Coors, Bud, etc. Many of the smaller regional beers (Stroh’s) are gone, but they weren’t so different from Budweiser or Miller. Prices have gone up, but in a world where an onion costs a dollar, that is to be expected. What you are seeing is better choices, and focusing on the high end. Now you have the choice to buy that beer, something you didn’t have 30 years ago. Very few cases of a high end beer are sold, but lots of single bottles are. It isn’t a “lawnmower” beer, it is an exercise in flavor. I’d buy one to try it, but it wouldn’t be on the regular shopping list. In general I top out at $10/6 pack. You can get decent beer for that. |
| July 6th, 2019 at 9:51:07 AM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4967 |
Me too, that was my college beer. I think with tax it was about $4.50 At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| July 6th, 2019 at 11:14:33 AM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | Yes. Supermarkets around here have specialty beers in racks often with a mix n match six-pack cardboard container. People select premium beers but grab some Bud. |
| July 6th, 2019 at 11:26:12 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Speaking of beverages, a few years ago saw a Coke guy restocking the shelves in a supermarket. He said he has a route and hits each store six times a day. The Pepsi guy only hits each store twice. I can't imagine a more boring job. People buy Coke almost as fast as they make it. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| July 6th, 2019 at 11:41:56 AM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4967 |
Wow, 6 times a day is almost unbelievable At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| July 6th, 2019 at 12:14:41 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18211 |
That seems to be how it works now, saves WMT and others the labor. When I worked grocery we were union and they could not stock the shelves unless it was a very special display. We had to fill Pepsi three times as often as Coke, but for some reason my store hated the Pepsi guy. It got weird once or twice. Really weird. The President is a fink. |