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Why haven't I come across one of these elusive 32 oz bombers!

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I know what you are saying here, but didn't Lagunitas come out with a 32 oz "bomber" of Sucks? I don't think it was in a growler was it?

rogue sells 64ozers of dead guy.

What's the deal with Rogue?

I see wild swings in opinion from people I trust ranging from "this is the best stuff I've ever tasted" to reviews that make it sound like I'd rather drink spoiled milk.

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If this were the case, Pliny would be like $57.

Remember there are multiple parties involved in the selling. The brewer, distributor, and store. If the brewer jacked it up, the
distributor may not purchase them, not knowing if they can sell them to
the store at that high of a price, and on down the line. Now the store
could easily find out if they can jack the price up, and reap all the
extra profits. But I'm not sure how fair that is to the brewer,
especially if they don't really know about it.

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That's all true, but my point still stands. Pliny isn't really a limited release beer either.

Take Parabola for example. If FW increased their price by, say 50%, and the MSRP came out at $24 instead of $16 they would still sell all of it in relatively the same amount of time, while everyone involved made roughly 30-50% more on the beer. Many breweries are slowly coming around to this idea, but others seem to hold back on maximizing profit for various reasons. Some people don't like the idea of a brewery "maximizing profits," which is fine, but I have no problem with a brewery making as much money as they can on their product.

Is Lone Pint using a distributor? IIRC, breweries can self distribute in Texas.

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Why haven't I come across one of these elusive 32 oz bombers!

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I know what you are saying here, but didn't Lagunitas come out with a 32 oz "bomber" of Sucks? I don't think it was in a growler was it?

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Yep, Lagunitas is now making quart bottles of Sucks year round. I've had mixed success finding fresh bottles.

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If this were the case, Pliny would be like $57.

Remember there are multiple parties involved in the selling. The brewer, distributor, and store. If the brewer jacked it up, the
distributor may not purchase them, not knowing if they can sell them to
the store at that high of a price, and on down the line. Now the store
could easily find out if they can jack the price up, and reap all the
extra profits. But I'm not sure how fair that is to the brewer,
especially if they don't really know about it.

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That's all true, but my point still stands. Pliny isn't really a limited release beer either.

Take Parabola for example. If FW increased their price by, say 50%, and the MSRP came out at $24 instead of $16 they would still sell all of it in relatively the same amount of time, while everyone involved made roughly 30-50% more on the beer. Many breweries are slowly coming around to this idea, but others seem to hold back on maximizing profit for various reasons. Some people don't like the idea of a brewery "maximizing profits," which is fine, but I have no problem with a brewery making as much money as they can on their product.

Is Lone Pint using a distributor? IIRC, breweries can self distribute in Texas.

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Breweries under a certain size can self distribute. I believe they have to have a capacity under 10k barrels a year.

Also, this release of Yellow Rose isn't a limited edition. It's just the first release of it in bottles. It is supposed to be year round, just like kegs.

Can you get this yellow rose in Fort Worth?

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If all the $10 yellow rose 750's sell out instantly, they should be charging even more.

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If this were the case, Pliny would be like $57.

Remember there are multiple parties involved in the selling. The brewer, distributor, and store. If the brewer jacked it up, the distributor may not purchase them, not knowing if they can sell them to the store at that high of a price, and on down the line. Now the store could easily find out if they can jack the price up, and reap all the extra profits. But I'm not sure how fair that is to the brewer, especially if they don't really know about it.

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Most places charged ~$10 for a 32 oz bomber

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Why haven't I come across one of these elusive 32 oz bombers!

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I typed "bomber" but meant "growler". That's what I get for trying to multitask. Thanks for your correction though as others may not have been smart enough to figure it out.

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Can you get this yellow rose in Fort Worth?

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No. It's a Houston only.

Favorite Brand used to be their distributer, not sure if they still are

Any sightings of Pumpkinator in CS yet?

Is it still possible to get Rahr Visionary Pumpkin or is that a limited that's long gone?

There's still a lot of that Rahr left in both Specs in Fort Worth.

Also it's still in the HEB in Burleson so I assume other HEBs will have it.

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Any sightings of Pumpkinator in CS yet?

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I think Holleman HEB got some yesterday I believe. Look for Steve's Beer and Wine facebook page.

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Any sightings of Pumpkinator in CS yet?

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If the Specs in CS is like the ones up here they have received it but aren't releasing it until Friday. Limit 2 bottles per customer.

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Limit 2 bottles per customer.

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and all purchased by staff right as the store opens.

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Limit 2 bottles per customer.

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and all purchased by staff right as the store opens.

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That's one positive about this Specs. They don't let their employees buy up all the good stuff.

Good deal. Thanks man.

I second the notion on $10 sixers of yellow rose.

In a related story, finally picked up some FBS...$10.49 per four pack. Based on the math, a bomber/750 would run $5.25!!

Which brings me to the point that I believe Lagunitas to be the only brewery that prices their bombers in accordance with their sixer prices.

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If the Specs in CS is like the ones up here they have received it but aren't releasing it until Friday. Limit 2 bottles per customer.

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Is the Bryant Irvin Specs doing this too? I know Hulen is...any idea how many cases they got?

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If the Specs in CS is like the ones up here they have received it but aren't releasing it until Friday. Limit 2 bottles per customer.

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Is the Bryant Irvin Specs doing this too? I know Hulen is...any idea how many cases they got?

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Bryant Irvin told me they were "getting" theirs on Friday. I assume they actually got it on the same truck as the Hulen one but didn't feel like explaining they were holding it until Friday. My plan is to go to the Hulen one first and then Bryant Irvin.

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Which brings me to the point that I believe Lagunitas to be the only brewery that prices their bombers in accordance with their sixer prices.

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I would imagine this would be the case for just about any beer that is in 6 packs as well as bombers. (Or a bomber style that typically is available in 6 packs like an ipa)

In my experience though, most bombers now a days are styles that do not typically come in 4/6 packs as well, and are more expensive $/oz than your typical sixers; these styles being barrel aged, sours, RIS, barleywine, imperial somethingorrather etc..

There are a few exceptions and you can find those styles in 4/6 packs, but pretty rare.
These styles take a lot of ingredients and/or time in a barrel, which both add up to cost. Something like an IPA takes neither, which is why a bomber of it is in line with a 6 pack cost.

I could only guess if Breury or Russian River released one of their sours in a 6 12oz pack, it would be way more than $10.

I found Pumpkinator today at Hamrick's Market in Cedar Park. Looking forward to trying it. It was one per person per day limit, though the counter girl was asking everyone who walked in the door if they wanted one.

RRBC sours would be similar in price to Westy if they were sold in six packs, given that they go for $13 / 375 ml.

The CS Specs sold out of Pumpkinator quickly on Tuesday, but the guy I talked to there on the phone today said they were getting 6 more cases in tomorrow.

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I found Pumpkinator today at Hamrick's Market in Cedar Park. Looking forward to trying it. It was one per person per day limit, though the counter girl was asking everyone who walked in the door if they wanted one.

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There were three cases on the floor at the Lakeline HEB. Just out of sheer morbid curiosity, how much was Hamricks charging a bottle?

Zilch at HEB on Holleman. The search continues.

Two of the best blueberry beers I've ever had.

I didn't ask, and didn't bother with a receipt. I needed to get back up to Temple.
I got five various singles, the Pumpkinator, a Warlock, and another bomber that escapes me at the moment that was 9.99. The total was $46 and change, so I'm guessing around the $10 mark.

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I didn't ask, and didn't bother with a receipt. I needed to get back up to Temple.
I got five various singles, the Pumpkinator, a Warlock, and another bomber that escapes me at the moment that was 9.99. The total was $46 and change, so I'm guessing around the $10 mark.

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Good to hear... Hamricks has a tendency to bend people over at the counter. 10 bucks isn't bad, though.

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Two of the best blueberry beers I've ever had.

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Just when I think I'm getting the hang of this beer thread thing... Bmac goes and makes me look like a freakin' noob.

Just curious, an I the only one who doesn't do pumpkin beer?

Love me some pumpkinator. Pretty much all the others are somewhere between meh and vomit.

I've been on a kick trying a lot of them this year. I find that very few actually have any sort of pumpkin flavor. Smell, yes. Flavor, no.

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