Beer is Expensive

I remember 1.80€ in 2002.

 

Hm but isn't that a "normal" price for KBBS at secondary market? I've been under the assumption that many of these European shops do not get the bottles directly from the breweries/distributors, and are more akin to resellers.

 

Agreed!

Cheers!

 

No doubt that it's ridiculous, though from what I gather it's much rarer to see it in Europe, so I'm not sure if the secondary market prices are directly comparable. But I must admit that I haven't looked too much into it, so I might be wrong.

 

Had that the other day. Was phenomenal

 

Their Apple Brandy barrel aged Barleywine was great too - Sleep Is The Cousin Of Death - Apple Brandy Barrel-Aged | Divine Barrel Brewing

Bought them at your former place of employment.

 

Duvel and Guiness Foreign Extra Stout are both widely available and delicious beers that are reasonably priced ($10-$12 for a 4-pack from what I've seen) for what you are getting. On the hoppy side, Dogfish 90, Bell's Two Hearted and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale are hard to go wrong with.

 

I'm really interested to see where beer prices go in the next 3-12 months. Lots of people concerned about inflation and discretionary spending, but at the same time there are shortages in hops and CO2. Do breweries continue to raise prices based on cost of ingredients/production, only to have a lot of it sit unsold because people realize they shouldn't be spending even more on craft beer?

 

Recently visited a local brewery. Was an hour drive for me but oh well. They recently started canning and I was planning to take home a few packs of their beer. Once they revealed that a 4-pack of 16oz is $16.99, that was it for me! This was just Märzen, Pumpkin, Kölsch, nothing crazy. They told me it is the industry standard now and started to lecture me about craft beer.
I am done with this rip off! I have supported all kinds of breweries all the way through the pandemic, now I am done with it. They can sell their beer to others, not to me anymore! But apparently there are still enough people around with a lot of extra cash to spend. Well, more power to them! I am done with this. These breweries will price themselves out of the market in the long run. And I will applaud when they go under! ---rant over---

 

I would never buy or not buy a beverage of any kind based on any consideration of the ABV, unless I am specifically looking for NA beer

 

What brewery was this? I'd like to know so I can avoid it

 

In an industry where the product ranges from 10c to 10$ per Oz, the idea of an "industry standard" is pretty laughable

 

I have been noticing this also and I wonder how long this is going to last and before these breweries start pricing themselves out of the market.

 

I have been wondering about the elevated pricing of Tired Hands beers for many years. I recall that when people were waiting in line for hour(s) to buy their four packs one brand was priced > $24. I thought 3-4 years ago: how long can these prices last?

Maybe in today's economy when groceries, gas, etc. prices are so high folks might stop paying so much for four-packs of beer?

Cheers!

P.S. I just visited the Tired Hands website and the ‘winner’ is:

“Black Forest Only Void

Our dense and devastating imperial stout. Brewed with malted oats and a profusion of specialty malts. We kicked it up a notch by adding heaps of dense chocolate, dark cherry puree, and fresh bouron vanilla beans. Notes of black forest chocolate cake and dark chocolate covered cherries. 10.0% ABV.

$26”