Why is beer brewed in Cork 5.30 a pint?

lalababa

Somebody with industry knowledge might clue me in.......got a rising son changeling in Sine E this Eve at 8pm and it was 5.30.
Now it's an interesting enough beer, but why so much. I'd imagine the brewery which is more or less across the road can have a keg delivered for less than 50 cent a pint cost.
Was in Witherspoon's before for an Abbot ale at 2.75.
Wouldn't you think it be in everyone's interest locally to sell at around 4.50 and not higher.

Adyx

Delivery has little or no impact on price. Brewery's charge what they charge and that's it. Margin on draught beer is small compared to other products.

Wetherspoons is based on economy of scale. If I worked for a company that size I would be paying less per keg than I am

lalababa

Delivery has no impact on price?
Must be the only industry where it doesn't!

poitinstill

think its actually more expensive in the rising sons brew pub ( 5.70 ? )
its priced high because craft beer is cool and hipster and the people behind it know what people will pay.
i left rising sons one sunday ( think i paid 5.70 for own label brew ) went over to the bierhaus and paid 3.50 for 9 white deer on cask ( inc beoir discount at the time)

Hodors Appletart

poitinstill wrote: »

paid 3.50 for 9 white deer on cask ( inc beoir discount at the time)

being a beoir member you'll surely understand why cask is priced this way and that makes this an extremely disengenuous comparison

listermint

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

being a beoir member you'll surely understand why cask is priced this way and that makes this an extremely disengenuous comparison

Probably not....

poitinstill

thanks for the concern about my cask knowledge. was just highlighting that craft beer brewed in Cork can trade at differing price points. it is a thread asking about the price of beer brewed in Cork after all.

Hoboo

I'd imagine it's simply the price point where demand meet supply. Possibly can only produce a limited amount? I don't know the size/production capacity of their brewery so can't say for sure.