I dig Red Oak, but I'm not too keen on paying 18.99 for a 12 pack when Sam Adams is 11.99 at the same store.

I still paid for it though.

3/9/2010 6:22:37 PM

as will a lot of red oak fans

that is why the price will stay at 18.99

all we had to do was show a lil restraint...

3/9/2010 6:26:22 PM

i didn't realize red oak was shipping in bottles yet. that's cool, but pricey

add... ahh limited release. cool

A1 Brews
1145C St. Marks Church Rd, Burlington

A Southern Season
University Mall
201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill

For All Occasions
3266 South Church Street, Burlington

Bestway Grocery Co.
2113 Walker Avenue, Greensboro

City Beverage
915 Burke St., Winston-Salem

College Beverage
3006 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

EarthFare
Battleground Avenue, Greensboro

Earth Fare
Brier Creek, Raleigh

Harris Teeter
701 Francis King St., Greensboro
(Guilford College area)


Red Oak Brewery
exit #138 I85/40 in Whitsett
Monday thru Friday's 9am-5pm
cash only

Taylor's Wine Shop
10005 Six Forks Road, Raleigh

The Golden Apple
3458 Robinhood Road, Winston-Salem

Whole Foods
102B New Waverly Place, Cary

Whole Foods
81 S. Elliot Road, Chapel Hill

Whole Foods
621 Broad Street, Durham

Whole Foods
41 Miller St., Winston-Salem

Zeto
330 Battleground Avenue, Downtown Greensboro

[Edited on March 9, 2010 at 6:27 PM. Reason : locations]

3/9/2010 6:27:14 PM

i got mine at total wine...

3/9/2010 6:36:17 PM

sweet, maybe charlotte's has it then. That was just the list from the brewery website.

3/9/2010 6:40:26 PM

i love red oak but i just don't have the money

3/9/2010 6:46:08 PM

I like Red Oak, but not that much.

3/9/2010 6:52:31 PM

Red Oak is probably the most overpriced mediocre beer I've ever tasted. Easily among all NC brewers, at least. Fuck them.

3/9/2010 7:08:43 PM

Oh my, I gotta enjoy some Red Oak in the privacy of my home. Thanks to whoever posted this!

3/9/2010 7:09:40 PM

when i got my first plate at saucer we used the $100 on $2.75 red oaks. i was all at the end of the night

3/9/2010 7:45:19 PM

Quote :

"Red Oak is probably the most overpriced mediocre beer I've ever tasted. Easily among all NC brewers, at least. Fuck them."

I respectfully disagree.

Granted, the bottles are on the high side.

But, I really enjoy drinking it. I don't classify myself as a beer connoisseur or anything snotty like that, but I do enjoy drinking good, flavorful beer, and red oak has a good flavor to me.

3/9/2010 7:53:47 PM

The worst is that Red Oak is $20 for 12 AT THE BREWERY.

If anywhere, I would think they would sell them for cheap there cause they don't have to pay for distribution costs. Should be $10 for a 12 pack.

The tour is pretty lame too (as opposed to the CBC tour which kicks ass) It costs $5 and you only get to drink little ass dixie cups of beer at the end. You do get a "free" pint glass though.

They did say they were planning on starting to bottle Battlefield Bock later this year though. I'm about that.

3/9/2010 8:00:20 PM

my father in law and brother in law go to a party every year where the owner of Red Oak always attends. They say he is a very down to earth guy. next year i'm planning on going with them.

3/9/2010 8:08:19 PM

18.99/12 is still only 1.58/beer, which i'm willing to bet is decidely a good bit less than the bar price.

3/9/2010 8:27:03 PM

well... yeah...

3/9/2010 8:27:35 PM

but only slightly @ 2.75 for 16oz

3/9/2010 8:29:18 PM

that's assuming they have it one tap

3/9/2010 8:30:07 PM

the price of a beer at a bar includes atmosphere.

3/9/2010 8:33:25 PM

and sometimes hooker spit

3/9/2010 8:34:04 PM

thats bullshit and you know it, otherwise <insert douchey fratastic bar> would be paying you to drink bud light

[Edited on March 9, 2010 at 8:37 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2010 8:37:14 PM

what? why else would you drink a beer at a bar vs. at home?

3/9/2010 8:38:49 PM

i'm just saying not all bars are created equal. but i get your point.

3/9/2010 8:43:10 PM

well no kidding. that's why i don't go to some bars, and go to others.

3/9/2010 8:44:56 PM

It's crap compared to every other NC beer. Beers that sell for $9 a six pack. Granted that isn't a lot less, but it's all much better beer!

[Edited on March 9, 2010 at 9:55 PM. Reason : Big Boss FTW]

3/9/2010 9:54:50 PM

Quote :

"but only slightly @ 2.75 for 16oz"

im pretty sure the only bars with 16oz glasses are the irish bars, all the rest have 12oz "pint" glasses

3/9/2010 9:58:28 PM

1 US pint = 16 US fluid ounces


all the standard shaker style pint glasses are 16 ounces

[Edited on March 9, 2010 at 10:14 PM. Reason : add]

3/9/2010 10:11:17 PM

next time you go to the bar, get a 12oz beer and pour it into one of their "pint" glasses. you will see quickly that it fills to the top

edit: went to go check this out with one of my pint glasses and 2 cups of water. it went over a little, so a normal pint glass does hold 16oz, but when they fill it at the bar they arnt going to fill it all the way to the top. so you get a 12oz pour in a 16oz glass

[Edited on March 9, 2010 at 10:25 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2010 10:14:38 PM

i have, and i would do it right now if i wasn't about to go to bed as there are about 30 downstairs for me to choose from. the standard shaker glass that you would get at the saucer for a standard beer, like a red oak, is a 16oz glass. a bottled beer usually leaves about 2.5-3 fingers at the top which is plenty to make up the ~4oz.

the pint glasses that you mentioned above, like you would usually get for a guinness, are imperial pint glasses and measure 20oz




^just saw your edit...yes a lot of times its the bartender's poor pouring skills that cheats you

[Edited on March 9, 2010 at 10:30 PM. Reason : edit 2]

3/9/2010 10:23:16 PM

Pretty much every thread I've clicked on tonight my initial reaction has been facepalm. This one did not disappoint.

3/9/2010 10:27:35 PM

maybe it's time to go to bed

3/9/2010 10:28:15 PM

3/9/2010 10:28:52 PM

Red Oak doesn't really do it for me.

3/9/2010 10:49:09 PM