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ZacD · 03-19-2010, 07:29 AM

I was astounded by the bit of information I'm going to bestow upon you all in this thread.

My boss' son works for a beer distributor and on St. Patrick's day he happened to be assigned duty as a rep at the Dog & Duck pub (Irish-themed joint just down the street from my office) here in Austin. The Dog & Duck, on St. Patty's day, always has a big blow out with bands playing and all kinds of Irish-themed stuff going on. I'd say it's one of the bigger St. Patty's day venues in Austin.

Okay - apparently Chris was there from 8:00 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. on St. Patty's Day. He indicated they sold/went through ONE HUNDRED (100) kegs of Guiness beer. Shocked

100 kegs @ 124 pints a keg = 12,400 pint-sized servings of beer

And that's just Guiness. He did not have figures for the other beers they distributed.

While I realize it's St. Patty's day and such, I still am in awe of that number. I say that figuring that, in my estimation/observation, most folks don't even like Guiness beer and they sold that much of it in a day. I'd have to think kegs of other stuff (Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Light, Blue Moon, Fireman's 4, etc.) probably dwarfed the number of kegs of Guiness they sold.

Makes me wonder what the total tally was (just from the Dog & Duck). Suffice it to say I bet there were some drunk folks Wednesday night.

slowpoke · 03-19-2010, 08:09 AM

thats crazy but i believe it. as much as i like beer. i stayed home and had a whopping 2 12 ounce cans of beer lol...

Deuce · 03-21-2010, 03:54 PM

If done correctly, bars are incredibly lucrative. A relatively popular two-story bar in Athens, GA makes $30,000 gross on average/night. Read again: as an average. I know it's gross, but still...that's nearly 11 million a year off of a bar.

LegendKiller89 · 03-21-2010, 04:41 PM

Not to hi-jack:
Deuce, its been awhile since I seen you on here. How have you been? Good to see you back around here. Thumbs Up!

superhawk2002 · 03-21-2010, 11:29 PM

For some reason, I love St Patty's Day. This is the 1st yr in the last 5 I have not spent at least 3 or 4 days in New Orleans (the wife put her foot down this year due to some unfortunate bachelor party events last fall). Dunno

Think of the money from selling Guiness. It's a rather expensive beer, and a ton of that beer probably went into carbombs. I can't imagine the money bars rake in from big nights/events/holidays.

ZacD · 03-22-2010, 09:04 AM

I wasn't thinking about or speculating so much on the profiteering of the sale of alcohol/beer but rather astonished by the sheer volume of the information I quoted.

Again, 100 kegs of Guiness alone.

Here's to betting the cumulative total of kegs of Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Light, local (to Austin) micro brews that are quite popular, Blue Moon, New Belgium beers, etc., probably dwarfs, in number, that 100 kegs of Guiness sold.

That is a BUNCH of beer.

Olbluesilverado · 03-22-2010, 12:12 PM

I'd think that Black Wednesday would rake in more cash/sell a larger volume of beer than St. Patty's day; especially since most people have off on Thanksgiving (i.e. have a day off to nurse their hangover). St. Patty's day only falls on a Friday or Saturday a hand full of times in a decade.

Mud Ready · 03-22-2010, 01:28 PM

You sure they were 16 gallon kegs? I know around here bars will buy like 6 gallon (?) kegs of beer that isnt as popular to keep from having it sit for to long. The bar I normally go to has 16 gallon kegs of Bud Light and Miller Light and then has 2 6 gallon kegs of various other beers on tap.

ZacD · 03-23-2010, 07:39 AM

(03-22-2010 01:28 PM)Mud Ready Wrote: You sure they were 16 gallon kegs? I know around here bars will buy like 6 gallon (?) kegs of beer that isnt as popular to keep from having it sit for to long. The bar I normally go to has 16 gallon kegs of Bud Light and Miller Light and then has 2 6 gallon kegs of various other beers on tap.

Hmm.

I'll have to ask. Generally Chris would say they were pony kegs or something like that if they weren't full-size keggers. I'll find out.

FloridaRedneck · 03-23-2010, 08:20 PM

heres some more random beer trivia for ya... A buddy of mine works at a Budweiser distribution warehouse, and he says that there is a $13 Million dollar inventory in the warehouse at ALL times. He also says that beer cannot sit longer than a month in the warehouse, so they are moving a GUARANTEED $13 million every month, if not more. Sure doesnt sound to crazy to some of yall, but thats alotta money moving through our small town.