Other Half Brewing November 2016

Pretty sure Sumi Ink was much higher than $15 expect maybe at WF right? Plus I don't count Grimm as a NYC brewery in this case because of where they brew and barrel age.

 

Yeah I paid around 18 at Top Hops.

Singlecut did a non maple BA Heavy Boots??

I just hope I'm not gonna spend $30 on 2 bottles or mediocre beer.

 

More for you guys. I'll stick to their cans and buy my bottled stouts elsewhere.
A while back OH sold Non BA In Absentia Luci for $12 per 16.9oz bottle (vs 22oz)
For me, personally, that is significantly overpriced for a standard imperial stout without expensive adjuncts. Their canned stouts are definitely way more affordable (Smokecreens and Oil Slicks -$22 per 4pk)
Once again, more for ya'll. I love supporting my locals but even if I had the extra cash I wouldn't get many bottles at those prices.
I guess I could kinda see how people justify the markup for barrel aging and overhead costs but not sure how to justify non BA stout prices.

 

I saw BA Ten Fidy in NYC last week. I'm also pretty darn positive that Lagunitas distributes to NYC as well. High Westified should pop up soon.

 

Fine then don't buy it. More for the rest of us that would rather support a local brewery's BA program. Why does each one of these threads always devolve into an argument/complaint about pricing?

 

I'm not looking to argue, just making an observation. Why get upset simply because I don't see eye to eye with you on their bottle pricing? When the quality matches the price of stout bottles I'll surely reconsider. For now, it doesn't seem like they have it down packed to warrant that price. I've been supporting OH and visiting the taproom before they even released a single stout or bottled/canned.
At this point I think I've contributed my fair share.

 

BA Ten Fidy was awesome, but hard to get (cans went fast). Can't wait for those Lagunitas HW sixers.

There's this double edged sword about NYC, at least as I've observed from traveling: we get far more beers than most other markets (in terms of variety), but as with everything in this city, it often costs a little more. I'm def willing to pay that price if it means I can be picky.

 

Literally nothing about OH's pricing suggests they're over-charging or price gouging.

Literally no one has tried these beers yet - so we can't make an inference on whether their stouts are "down packed." You also don't determine beer pricing on how good it is.

What does you being a loyal customer have to do with anything? Congrats? You want a discount? If you've been to the brewery and spoken to these guys, you'd feel the same way. They charge a price they think is fair and that factors in cost - they aren't just made up all willy-nilly.

 

There have been issues with their previous bottled stouts (little to no carb in multiple stouts including WBOHIO and BA SD+H), hence why I said they don't have their stout game down packed.
A beer's price shouldn't be determined by its quality? Lol okay. As a consumer I don't care how much money it took to brew a beer, only how good it is.
And you are the one who keeps mentioning that you are supporting a local brewery's barrel program, I'm simply stating that I have supported them plenty and therefore I refuse to buy overpriced bottles just to support a local brewery who is already quite successful. You seem to be quite the apologist, I see this isn't the first time you post in these forums attacking people for commenting on questionable pricing. I have every right to and will continue to do so. Have a nice day.

 

Because your logic is convoluted.

"A beer's price shouldn't be determined by its quality? Lol okay. As a consumer I don't care how much money it took to brew a beer, only how good it is."

They're a fucking business, how should cost not factor into quality?

 

So when a business makes a mistake or produces a subpar product, the customer should suffer. Yes, my logic is surely the one that is flawed.

 

A beer will never cost you less than some markup over what the brewery spent to make it, even if it tastes like pig diarrhea.

That being said, I have no idea what Other Half's costs are to produce barrel aged stouts.

 

If they make a subpar product, it should be criticized, but doesn't mean it should cost less than what their internal pricing system is.

Other Half has been very good about not trying to release subpar beers on the market (hello 1st batch Debbie Downer) - so I very much doubt it's going to be a "mistake." Just because there are better BA stouts doesn't mean OH should price them below those, either.

 

Its already been discussed that their pricing is not "questionable", rather pretty standard for NYC. If you dont like it, by all means dont buy it. "I dont think their stouts are worth it" is not a good reason to suggest a beer should be priced cheaper...

 

I for one refuse to buy pig diarrhea, even if it's barrel aged....unless they're rum barrels.

 

Also it should be noted that many people purchased finback's 4 bottle gift set for around $20 a bottle...

 

I'd buy anything aged in rum barrels...

 

My reasoning was more along the lines of: Other breweries are producing better stouts at cheaper prices (even in NYC) that don't require me to wait in line to get. I was basically asking if that made me crazy, I don't think it does.

 

BQE has credibility, so not sure this applies. I think credibility is the whole gist of the pissing match. OH stouts have no cred, so people are hesitant to buy much of them. Others will take the chance, and be happy or bummed. Either way, $15 is not unreasonable unless you can state for a fact it is indeed crap or infected.

BTW, it's 'down pat' and not 'down packed'.

 

you are in the wrong place to criticize anything other half does.