knifey_spoony
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So I just moved from Pittsburgh to Columbus. As some of you may know, in PA beer is sold by distributors in 24-pack cases, or at bottle shops (and a limited number of grocery stores) in 6- or 12-packs. Obviously, the 24-pack is cheaper per beer than the 6- or 12-pack. Today I went to a local beer store to stock up for a Halloween party, and when I asked where the cases where, the employee told me to just combine 6-packs. This resulted in, for example, a $50+ "case" of Magic Hat, which in my experience is quite high for a cheap beer like that; in PA I could get it for under $30 easily. Apparently this is the standard in OH: to buy a "case" one must combine 6- or 12- packs. I called another store and they gave the same answer, and told me that they were unaware of any store that sells beer in 24 packs. Can anyone offer some insight here? I always bemoaned that fact that I could not buy beer at the grocery store in PA, but the inability to buy cases seems much, much worse to me. On holidays I would treat myself and family to a case of Chimay or the like, but I'm afraid to think what that would cost out here.