This past weekend we went to a local brewery and the flights were $14 for 4 beers in the flight. My Zombie Dust is around $14.99 per 6 pack. I think when I was at Tree House earlier this month draft beers were around $8 at the high end. They would do half pours so that was nice.
Sometimes I’ll just splurge. I’ve spend $400 for airfare and $800 for the air bnb. I’m finally at [name your brewery] and I’m going to taste a few. That extra few bucks is hardly a dent at that point.
I generally don’t ask to taste beers unless offered. If I’m out of town with the fam, I’m usually getting flights so I can try as much as I can without getting blitzed or having to spend more time at the dinner table with my fam waiting for me to finish up after we’re done eating. It’s a cool place but just a big money grab. We ordered food there and the tables had scan codes for the menu. You order from your phone and the only time you see the “server” is when they bring you food. But when you get the digital bill, of course there’s that big screen for tipping percentages.
Bingo! If I'm at a new brewery, I'll always ask about a flight to try as many of their beers as possible. I've seen anywhere from 4-5-6, 4oz.-5oz.-6oz. flights (nowadays) from $12-$30. I've got no problem paying more $ if'n there's at least one or two high abv/barrel aged/specialty brews included in the flight but as MutuelsMark said, it really comes down to how good the beers are......or not.... At least with a flight, regardless of price, I can find out quickly which beers just ain't, "right" and there's been many a time I've walked away from every beer half-tasted, regardless of how much I paid for the flight. As I've quoted the good Dr. Gonzo many times now.............. "Buy the ticket, take the ride"
It makes sense for a brewery to offer subsidized flights for customers. Sure, they can load them up with their regular beers to as a marketing tool to expose people to their beers they may find in a liquor store or to go, but it’s really about making sure a new customer doesn’t purchase a ln entire pint of a style they wind up hating and then saying the brewery sucks. If you have a flight of 4 beers, the chances improve that the new customer may find something decent.
Completely agree, but that doesn't seem to be the way it works out here. Flight and pint prices tend to be highest in the city (pdx), at pretty much every brewery I can think of. I'm sure brewery principles would tell you that the upcharge is necessary to support taproom overhead, and that they also don't want to undercut their retail accounts. Whatever the reason, it's why I purchase most of my draft beer (flights and pints) at local taphouses rather than breweries.
This is were I’m at in my craft beer life. Now that I’m 1 month into my retirement I have been going to some of my local breweries and enjoying a pour and just enjoying the atmosphere. Sometimes I’ll have lunch. Yes it is pricier at the breweries. I have a sandwich place we visit once a week or so that has $7 pours on all of their beers. And there’s always some good taps on. Tuesdays all day is happy hour and it’s only $5 pours. Pretty good considering the same beers at the breweries are ranging from $8-10 per pour these days. Yes I do have cans at home waiting to be consumed when I’m home. I rarely do flights these days. My wife says I spend between $400-700 a month on beer and beer related things. Idk. I guess maybe, maybe not?
