Tooch4321
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I think they are probably producing as much of this stuff as they can afford to. Do you know how much equipment it takes to hold a beer over a year? That's a huge opportunity cost because they could be using the same equipment to make other beers. Most of these microbreweries are REALLY micro...meaning they are very small and have a limited capacity.
This is correct for the most part, they can only produce so much of the base beer for KBS and then only so many bourbon barrels can be filled. They aren't limiting anything, they produce as much as they can and since the demand is a lot higher than what can be produced of course places will put a limit on what you can buy. It's not a game or strategy it's more of a supply and demand, finding a place to store 55gal barrels full of beer for a year (especially a large quantity) isn't that easy or cheap. Plus, I think the growing interest in craft beers the last couple of years has created a monster because I could just walk into a store 2/3 years ago, pick-up a 4-pk and be on my way. Founders just recently expanded to try and keep up with the demand, but the consumer is growing faster than the brewery itself...