How much does distance from the brewery affect the retail price of beer.................?

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Message vollont 22:39 Mon 8/6/2012 Like if I were to get a 6pack of Sam Adams lager from a retailer in Boston, is there much of a difference in price on average than if I were to get it at a store in say Arizona? Or a 6pack of Anchor Steam from a retailer in San Francisco vs buying that same beer at a store in New York. Or is a case of Budweiser any cheaper at a supermarket in St Louis vs getting that same case in Montana. Or any other brand of beer. Regardless of any taxes, does the distance and shipping costs affect the retail price of beer that much? Do you see any noticeable difference in the stores beer prices as you go closer or farther from where that beer is made? Or are the retail beer prices uniform across the country? Why and why not?
Message fiulijn P beers 28318 º places 745 º 23:51 Mon 8/6/2012 0 they are just charging us too much for beer!
Message Ernesto987 beers 6082 º places 104 º 08:04 Tue 8/7/2012 If this the same guy that is doing the market research?
Message Rosebud butternuts beers 2398 º places 37 º 08:08 Tue 8/7/2012 call some stores and find out.

Message drfabulous beers 15586 º places 239 º 08:09 Tue 8/7/2012 Isn’t a Sam Adams lager brewed in Cincinnati?
Message RABinCO P beers 1511 º places 103 º 08:16 Tue 8/7/2012 Originally posted by Ernesto987 If this the same guy that is doing the market research? Yes. Please for the love of Cthulhu stop encouraging him.
Message MacBoost beers 2074 º places 37 º 08:24 Tue 8/7/2012 Originally posted by Ernesto987 If this the same guy that is doing the market research? He should at least buy a premium membership.
Message acurtis beers 53 º places 7 º 08:26 Tue 8/7/2012 none

Message 502Che beers 999 º places 47 º 08:28 Tue 8/7/2012 7
Message v1rgil beers 172 º places 10 º 08:34 Tue 8/7/2012
Message b3shine P beers 12178 º places 372 º 08:35 Tue 8/7/2012 Originally posted by drfabulous Isn’t a Sam Adams lager brewed in Cincinnati? Yep, there’s a Sam Adams factory right outside of downtown in OTR. I think it’s where they make Cherry Wheat (and whatever else), as they use MI cherries in it.