Price of liquid refreshment in Tassie
Submitted: Sunday, Jan 18, 2015 at 22:57
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Member - Brian
As there has just been a thread on Tassie thought i would make a comment on the price of alcohol there . As an expat i was surprised when there recently how expensive beer and other alcoholic drinks are . Love Boags export lager but when its made there how come its so expensive ?? I realise there are no Dan Murphy stores there to keep everyone else honest but there are liquor chains there , Price collusion ??
Realise D Murphy must have awesome buying power but to transport it all the way to the mainland and sell it for $42 a carton ??!! In Tassie you cant even buy Boags draught for that which is IMHO an inferior drink compared to Export Lager .
However if in
Hobart go to Steves Liquor , Gormanston Rd Derwent Park , cheaper by far than anyone , nothing flash , plain concrete floors , and nothing refridgerated .BTW i have no vested interest here .
And love a 375 ml beer !
Reply By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Monday, Jan 19, 2015 at 15:41
Monday, Jan 19, 2015 at 15:41
Brian I'm also just back from the Apple Isle and agree the price of booze is quite high.
I was pleasantly surprised at the current quality of the pinot noir being produced (and drank a lot of it), but the prices to get a carton shipped
home to
Perth was insane. I found the cellar door prices to be comparable to Margaret River prices, which in my mind have always been high.
The cost of the local whiskey is also very expensive with a 200ml bottle of Lark being equivalent to a 750ml bottle of good quality Scottish single malt whiskey. Yes I know the volume and market share is small thus the higher costs per bottle but gee it is expensive to have a tipple or three of the good stuff.
Didn't buy much beer but it was comparable with
Perth prices for a 6 pack of imported beer.
cheers
Dunc.
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Follow Up By: Kris and Kev - Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 at 08:35
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 at 08:35
Oh
yea, we got to love their pinot noir while we were free camped at
Cockle Creek for 8 days. Very nice drop, and a fantastic
camp area. Kevin
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian - Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 at 22:36
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 at 22:36
What brand Kris n Kev ?? im more into shiraz but good to try something new ?
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Follow Up By: Kris and Kev - Wednesday, Jan 21, 2015 at 07:05
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2015 at 07:05
Brian I cannot remember the brand, but we first tried a bottle at the pub at
Southport and loved it, and then we had more while on
Bruny Island. Funny but when we got
home we bought a bottle and it was not the same. Will just have to go back to Tassie. Kevin
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