January 9, 20214 yr Just saw an online ad for a service called HopDrip that apparently delivers Dallas beers to Houston and Houston beers to Dallas. Heard of it? Any thoughts on joining it? yeah we’ve participated with HopDrop in the past, but we have no issue selling all of our own cans. it’s the slowed taproom and distributed keg sales that have tanked. obviously i understand why that is and we’ve been very cautious in our own taproom with reduced capacity, no bar seating, one-use plastic cups only (which i despise), only table service (no lines), and zero events. we may jump back on with HopDrop just to move a little more volume. the production capacity of our canning line and the (lack of) availability of actual cans really limit the amount of volume we can put into cans vs kegs. it’s probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 30/70 right now.
January 9, 20214 yr just for a little more perspective, we’re at about $0.50 per can in packaging costs (can+lid+label+paktech holder+cardboard case flat). that doesn’t include the cost of canning machine, CO2, spillage, labor, designer, or any of the actual beer costs. so there is an enormous difference in selling a $12-16 four pack of IPA to-go ($3-4 per beer) compared to $6-7 pints in glassware we can use hundreds of times. our business built on margins of draft beer isn’t really feasible on margins of canned beer (at a small scale).
January 9, 20214 yr Yeah I have always understood that the best profits for brewery taprooms (as well as growler fill bars/bottle shops) is drink there in person tap pours. Had forgotten about the can shortage. That’s a double nut kick to all y’all given everything else you’re dealing with. Honestly, I mainly scrolled through the HopDrop site to see if you were on there as well as a few other local breweries there I have visited/liked that we don’t get here. Wondered how good of a deal it is for y’all (beyond your examples of tap vs can). Looking forward to visiting your place again the next time I’m in town and remember:
January 9, 20214 yr The on-site pizza truck is really good too. Nice place to spend a few hours on the weekend. Wish we lived close enough to walk.
January 10, 20214 yr This is absolutely fantastic. Pretty much Texas KBSSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
January 11, 20214 yr My roommate always buys the Martinhouse gimmick beers and gives me one to critique, tad bit on the sweet side but the only one I’ve tried that I’d actually consider paying for. Yes, I have baby hands. Edited January 11, 20214 yr by Hank_Hill
January 11, 20214 yr 46 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said: My roommate always buys the Martinhouse gimmick beers and gives me one to critique, tad bit on the sweet side but the only one I’ve tried that I’d actually consider paying for. Yes, I have baby hands. I’d slam that.
January 11, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Hank_Hill said: My roommate always buys the Martinhouse gimmick beers and gives me one to critique, tad bit on the sweet side but the only one I’ve tried that I’d actually consider paying for. Yes, I have baby hands. I thought this was @HenryJames post and he was just having his kid hold the can for fun.
January 11, 20214 yr 10 hours ago, Hank_Hill said: My roommate always buys the Martinhouse gimmick beers and gives me one to critique, tad bit on the sweet side but the only one I’ve tried that I’d actually consider paying for. Yes, I have baby hands. I actually like Martin House but this beer was not good imo. Tasted nothing like puppy chow (“what did ya expect from Martin House, greeny” - everyone... probably)
January 11, 20214 yr On 1/9/2021 at 5:32 PM, hacker said: Pinthouse Pizza FYI, they opened their 4th location recently. Pinthouse Brewing off Ben White. No pizza, but an eclectic menu and beer. https://www.pinthousepizza.com/ben-white
January 12, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said: I actually like Martin House but this beer was not good imo. Tasted nothing like puppy chow (“what did ya expect from Martin House, greeny” - everyone... probably) I don’t hate them, I do hate their novelty beers of which I found this one the least offensive.
January 12, 20214 yr Live oak put their taproom only 6 packs on sale for $10. Hope this doesn’t mean what I think it means. fyi diamant and juicemeister are both solid
January 12, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, drt said: Live oak put their taproom only 6 packs on sale for $10. Hope this doesn’t mean what I think it means. fyi diamant and juicemeister are both solid That's been their standard price. Their mainstays are $12 but the taproom-only 6ers are $10. Except for Treehugger of course.
January 12, 20214 yr That’s not true as recently as last month. Juicemeister was 18 and diamant was 12. They’d raised prices as I know they used to be 10, so maybe they’re just going back to business as usual.
January 12, 20214 yr 23 minutes ago, drt said: That’s not true as recently as last month. Juicemeister was 18 and diamant was 12. They’d raised prices as I know they used to be 10, so maybe they’re just going back to business as usual. OK I'll take your word for it. I haven't paid more than $10 for any taproom-only releases since last May or so, other than Treehugger which was released in 4-packs at premium pricing . But I also haven't bought them all. I don't think this is anything specifically doomy regarding the brewery, but I do know that the volume of business for them (and many other breweries) post-COVID isn't sustainable, and that bridge funding isn't enough to prop it up for much longer.
January 16, 20214 yr Lagunitas never seems to disappointi was pretty disappointed when they sold out. Sucks was probably my most purchased beer in like 2013-2014.
January 16, 20214 yr Any idea how this beer could go from $8-$9/can to $14/4 pack? Did they sell out to a conglomerate too?
January 17, 20214 yr Better than I was expecting... reminds me of the Stone Xocoveza. From Three Nations Brewing.
January 18, 20214 yr [emoji443] The best part of waking up is an imperial coffee porter in your cup [emoji443]
January 18, 20214 yr [emoji443] The best part of waking up is an imperial coffee porter in your cup [emoji443]Got damn I miss Pizza Port...
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