Dans, The craft beer experts..NOT

[mosto]

We've just got a Dan Murphy's here (I'm near Orange NSW), and it's a god send. Up 'til then it was BWS or LiquorLand. While issues with transport / storage maybe an issue (and detectable) for the good folks here, I don't think your average Joe Sixpack would pick up on it.

Quite a few of my mates are enjoying trying different breweries / styles, but I've come to the conclusion some people don't like the taste of proper beer. I work with a guy who is constantly making jokes about my homebrew (even though he's never tried it) or saying I drink shit beer when I say I just tried the latest SN Harvest Ale or something similar. We were browsing a Dan's catalogue the other day and he asked me how many of the beers I'd tried. Out of about a dozen there were two I hadn't tried. "They'd all taste like shit!" he said, so I said "Why don't you actually try something that has flavour, like Little Creatures, not too full on, but one of the nicer beers going around". His response, "FLAVOUR!, I tried that once and it tasted like water, no flavour whatsoever". The kicker is, this guy drinks Carlton Cold, or his 'premium' beer of choice is Corona!!! :blink:

 

[super_simian]

Stick a knife in his ribs and be done with it then.

 

[DU99]

the store i visit the staff i have dealt with understand about the different types of beer and are helpful..the Coles store near me is hopless and same as the woolworth's,but the BWs on the main road has good range.1st choice gave up on them (caroline spring's) it all depend's the devotion of the staff and what they have in stock in some cases.But in my case on the way home i can call into "yarraville" and find some really good Beer if i need too

 

[jyo]

I've posted this before, but I was chasing a Little Creature's Single Batch a while ago and I ended up at Dan's in my quest. They didn't have any "yet".

The manager's response was that all of their allocated stock of the single batches get moved over East to their main warehouse and then doled out to stores all over the country. :blink:

No shit.

 

[tricache]

I've posted this before, but I was chasing a Little Creature's Single Batch a while ago and I ended up at Dan's in my quest. They didn't have any "yet".

The manager's response was that all of their allocated stock of the single batches get moved over East to their main warehouse and then doled out to stores all over the country. :blink:

No shit.

Dumb question but why wouldn't you get onto Little Creatures direct

 

[mckenry]

Dans it what it is. An alcohol supermarket. I don't expect to get beer advice there.
Same way I dont expect to get medical advice at Coles, even though they sell pain killers.

Dans is just cheaper than guys who independently retail, same as Coles is cheaper than a chemist.

 

[Nick JD]

I've posted this before, but I was chasing a Little Creature's Single Batch a while ago and I ended up at Dan's in my quest. They didn't have any "yet".

The manager's response was that all of their allocated stock of the single batches get moved over East to their main warehouse and then doled out to stores all over the country. :blink:

No shit.

Guy at BWS Burleigh told me that they get their Burleigh Brewing stocks ... from Brisbane.

 

[tricache]

Guy at BWS Burleigh told me that they get their Burleigh Brewing stocks ... from Brisbane.

Yep that sounds about right. A big company like that would have a major warehouse and have all orders sent there and then distributed out to the stores.

When I worked for Jetpilot clothing company we had the same deal with City Beach. Our warehouse was walking distance from a City Beach store but they still had to get there order sent up to Brisbane and then it was sent back down again. It actually makes it easier since instead of us getting nearly 100 small orders we just get one big order and then that order is split up at their end.

I suspect the brewery would do the same, one big order is allocated to BWS/Dans/"Insert Major Bottleshop name here" and then send the whole let to the big warehouse in Brisbane and then each stores order is picked out of that and then send to the shop.

 

[mosto]

Yep that sounds about right. A big company like that would have a major warehouse and have all orders sent there and then distributed out to the stores.

When I worked for Jetpilot clothing company we had the same deal with City Beach. Our warehouse was walking distance from a City Beach store but they still had to get there order sent up to Brisbane and then it was sent back down again. It actually makes it easier since instead of us getting nearly 100 small orders we just get one big order and then that order is split up at their end.

I suspect the brewery would do the same, one big order is allocated to BWS/Dans/"Insert Major Bottleshop name here" and then send the whole let to the big warehouse in Brisbane and then each stores order is picked out of that and then send to the shop.

Yeah, I imagine Dan's, BWS etc operate the same way as their supermarket parent companies. I work at a major flour mill, and all our Woolies, GHPL (Coles), Aldi products get shipped to their various Distribution Centres, mainly in the capital cities, and then sent to stores from there, despite there being half a dozen or so Woolies within 100km of us.

 

[QldKev]

I've just had a happy outcome from our local 1st Choice. About 2 or so months back when visiting my local 1st Choice they had cartons of Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted Blond on special. They had no cartons on hand so I took a raincheck for 2 cartons. I contacted them after 2 weeks and still none available. My raincheck expired before they were available back in stock. I raised a query with them, and got a phone call today saying they will honor the raincheck even though it has expired. Good job!

I've got some yummy beers for Easter break.

 

[ploto]

Has anyone seen Monteiths Original Ale in dans or any other big bottlo? I haven't seen it for a while, though most of the other monteith beers are still there.

 

[Nick JD]

Has anyone seen Monteiths Original Ale in dans or any other big bottlo? I haven't seen it for a while, though most of the other monteith beers are still there.

I saw the green label one at Dans here last week.

 

[barls]

thats the pale, havent seen the original for a while now.

 

[Nick JD]

I see they're both green. Not sure which it was now - probably the Pale Ale now you mention.

 

[Est.91]

Sadly most "craft" beers in Australia are bottled and I think I remember Ross posting about how they can brew good beers but often have SFA expertise in bottling plant and the logistics chain. He should know, having trodden that path himself. So you can get a Margaret River or Geelong beer that probably tasted great at the brewery tap but by the time it gets to the Oodnadatta Dans branch it's often ratshit.
On the other hand the likes of Budvar are right up there with bottling and distribution.

For example I was in Dans at Port the other day (the one that Warra refers to) and as usual I grabbed some Kozel, Brok and Zywiec - it was all in magnificent condition and luuurverly. I've never been disappointed by any of these brands and I've bought them in many Dans locations from the Sunny Coast to Sydney.

I also think it's a bit of an urban myth that they deliberately leave pallets out in the sun to rot - of course at some stage there's a few in the yard while the forky is inside doing some rearranging and if you are driving past you could obviously say "look at the bastards, at it again". However my regular Dans in SEQ was Chermside in the Shopping Town - not a stand alone Dans - and there the loading docks have to be cleared pronto - same at North Lakes where they have no "yard" to leave pallets in. So there should be a noticeable difference in quality between stand alone stores and shoppingtown stores, if indeed the myth is correct.

Haven't found it yet.

I have pretty much given up on buying aussie craft beers from dans for this reason. Only ones I buy are when people are coming over and I get stuff from Little Creatures, stone & wood or 4 Pines (only craft beer my mates drink) because I know they have a high turn over and therefore less of a chance they're passed used by dates. If I'm going to buy from Dan's I try and get stuff like chimay etc because they seem to have their preservation of flavour/bottling/distribution sorted because they're so large. If I want to try something new I go to nextdoor cellars which is attached to Archive Bar in west end or just wait for it to come on tap at the scratch bar.

 

[lukemarsh]

I've been working at SA's Marion Dan Murphy's for about a year now... some of the guys there are absolute experts on everything, wine beer and spirits. There are a few who specialise in one area. My own knowledge was just what I'd learnt myself over time, but in the past few months all Dan Murphy's stores have started a huge makeover and are now training all of their staff to know about the products in the store. They give free tastings of wines, beers, and spirits to all staff members (and customers) every day. I can imagine it's hard though, they mainly hire useless goons to move the stock around and work the registers... not everyone can know everything about the booze. Even if I did know everything about all the products, 9 out of 10 times the only thing customers ask is "oi where's the fucken Westie cans ay?"

 

[Bribie G]

I hope that will spread nationwide, up to now when trying to discuss beer with Dan's staff I get a quite consistent reaction of:

• I don't understand what this guy is saying cause he don't have a "strewth mate cobber ocker you beaut mate" accent so I am nervous because I have never personally been beyond Tweed Heads
• What is this "ale" of which I hear him speak
• Where is the nearest window I can jump out of to make this stop (flicks eyes from right to left)
• Take me to a happy place take me to a happy place take me to a happy place............

 

[jaypes]

Have a go at this from the craft beer eggsperts - http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_702625/brewdog-sink-the-bismarck-ipa

41%ABV!

Bigger rip off than a wax job on your knackers

 

[Bribie G]

The reason that it is unavailable is because it sold out rapidly.

I did have one sip of Tactical Nuclear Penguin. I can still taste it. mmmmmm

 

[jc64]

The reason that it is unavailable is because it sold out rapidly.

I did have one sip of Tactical Nuclear Penguin. I can still taste it. mmmmmm

A little birdy told me a certain member of this forum is working at the brewery that makes this beer in wee Scotland. I reckon he would charge more than DM to send one over though