Firestone Walker: "BRAVO" Finally Takes A Bow

Unfortunately for me I am not that slow a drinker. There is no way I could make 12oz last a couple hours.

 

This will still be one pp round these neck of the woods and will not be 9.99, guessing between 12-14 per.

 

I enjoy the bomber format for splitting or for drinking over the course of 2 hours by a fire. 6 oz doesn't seem like enough and this could end up with me only getting one 12 oz bottle vs one 22 oz bottle with how scarce these beers are. The price change is a bit more than highlighted above as well. The bombers were $15.99 a bottle here so the price change for a bomber would be $6. That said, I'm sure FW sees the crazy prices people pay for Bourbon County without hesitation so why not raise it. There is demand.

 

A single boxed 12oz bottle...for $10? I kind of hoped they would have opted for a $25-$30 4 pack, but keeping the boxed format is classy...if not a little "dinky" for a 12oz bottle.

Firestone boxed 22oz beers (Sucaba, Parabola, etc.) are $14-$16 here, but somehow I get the feeling that while there will be more volume of special releases to go around in the new format, I will ultimately choose to purchase fewer bottles in total.

 

True. But this move seems more like..."pay less, get less." It's strikes me akin to a 7.5 oz can of Coke. Sometimes there are ramifications beyond price changes. Maybe people choose to buy fewer bottles, not more. The boxed beers have always been nice gifts to give, whereas now they feel more like a "stocking stuffer."

Your finest wine shouldn't be put into half-bottles...just sayin'.

 

I don't disagree at all. I was a fan of the bombers for the intent of either sharing or spending a couple hours drinking myself. And the price was better before.

 

Is a box really needed? All of this will sell w/o a box. I would think no box could lower the cost .50 cents a bottle. Is $9.49 not a good price point? Just putting it out there.

For me I'm not buying either version as $ is too steep for me right now. I am trying to drink my stash and stay at under $35 a case.

Enjoy

 

I agree. I'm usually not sharing my beer with anyone else and one serving of a high gravity beer is enough for me. It's not that I can't drink it, I just don't want to. It's one of the reasons why I don't frequently buy BA beers any more. 12oz would be perfect for me.

 

While I love polishing off a big BA 750 by myself

 

If only those kinds of price increases actually translated like that at all retailers :/

 

I think ya'll are completely crazy. 12oz of any of those beers is perfect for doming or splitting with spouse/buddy. I for one would WAY prefer splitting 2 different FW VR series beers with someone over an evening, vs over splitting one. This fits with just about everything FW "stands for" like comparing vintages, blending beers in another glass, etc.

$10 is a solid price for a quality BA beer in 2017, I wish it was cheaper but the ones that are cheaper don't overlap with quality, USUALLY.

 

I really don't understand all the "split a 12 oz." talk. Who drinks the equivalent of 1 drink on the DMV's scale, and calls it quits? Unless you are literally "doming" it; in which case, why are using high end beer purely for getting fucked up?! Grab a 22, and enjoy it over the next 30 to 120 minutes. If you want to just get wasted, a bottle of vodka will do just fine.

 

I thought you were going to say sober-drunk.

 

Lol. Yea that could be put in too. Unfortunately for me 22oz of FW box beers doesn't get me drunk.

 

More of us than you'd think, especially on a weeknight.

 

Eh. I typically drink when I don't work the next day. I have to get up early, and I tend to sleep extra if I drink, but don't get drunk. That, mixed with my penchant for giving myself 6 hours (or less) to sleep, causes me to oversleep more often. No bueno.

Oddly enough, if I do get drunk, and go immediately to sleep, I tend to sleep less, and wake up more refreshed. Which seems weird to me. Maybe dimming the noise in my head helps me focus on recuperating.

 

In other words, the price per ounce increases...Everybody is doing it. But for the love of god...10$ for a single bottle, screw that.

The crass consumerism of barrel aged beers never ceases to amaze me...Its just beer, aged in a second hand vessel...Big woop.

Now here's the kicker, add 1/3 ounces of bourbon to any beer and viola! same taste.

 

El oh el

 

Yea, i never buy bourbon, i just get some whiskey and throw some chunks of oak in the glass when i drink it.

 

I split 12oz bottles all the time, sometimes 3 ways. I almost never solo a 22 oz bottle. Maybe 3x in my life.