Pay the extra few bucks!

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  1. 19etz55

    19etz55 Savant (1,236) Aug 12, 2007 New Jersey
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    Made a beer purchase mistake last night. I bought a 6-pack of beer for about $8. A variety pack of decent beer. I'd been spending a lot of $ lately on beer so I thought I'd make a more frugal purchase. Bad move. As I'm drinking them there just wasn't any punch to them. Not bland but not very flavorful. I remembered seeing Lagunitas Maximus 6-packs for about $3 more. Wish I had spent the extra money. Maximus is great and would have been worth the extra fidy cents a bottle. Will NOT make that mistake again!
     
    #1 19etz55, Mar 23, 2013
  2. FTowne

    FTowne Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 Missouri

    vague post is vague. WHAT WAS THE $8 BEER?!
     
    #2 FTowne, Mar 23, 2013
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  3. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Whaaat?
     
    #3 gatornation, Mar 23, 2013
  4. Nectar

    Nectar Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2013 New Jersey

    I take it you killed that 6pk in a 15 minute window before making this thread?
     
    #4 Nectar, Mar 23, 2013
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  5. Rempo

    Rempo Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2010 Indiana

    Variety pack. Old singles probably.
     
    #5 Rempo, Mar 23, 2013
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  6. GuzzLah

    GuzzLah Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 Illinois

    So you are paying too much for Lagunitas Maximus?

    Bummer!
     
    #6 GuzzLah, Mar 23, 2013
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  7. beerme411

    beerme411 Initiate (0) Sep 28, 2010 California

    I can get Red Chair for $8 so that would be a bad buy right?
     
    #7 beerme411, Mar 23, 2013
  8. 19etz55

    19etz55 Savant (1,236) Aug 12, 2007 New Jersey
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    Not if it's good beer.
     
    #8 19etz55, Mar 23, 2013
  9. 19etz55

    19etz55 Savant (1,236) Aug 12, 2007 New Jersey
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    It's worth $11 a 6er.
     
    #9 19etz55, Mar 23, 2013
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  10. FriarTuckInLuck

    FriarTuckInLuck Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2011 Arizona

    You owe it to yourself. I'd wait till next year, it doesn't age very gracefully IMO. You couldn't go wrong to grab a single if you can. One of the best beers Deschutes makes for sure.
     
    #10 FriarTuckInLuck, Mar 23, 2013
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  11. 19etz55

    19etz55 Savant (1,236) Aug 12, 2007 New Jersey
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    Never had a Deschutes. Want to try one!
     
    #11 19etz55, Mar 23, 2013
  12. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
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    I actually think it can handle a little age, personally. I remember drinking my last bottle last year in June or July and still digging it. Lost a little something, but still dug it.

    Besides, its still in season so it isn't exactly old yet.
     
    #12 denver10, Mar 23, 2013
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  13. FriarTuckInLuck

    FriarTuckInLuck Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2011 Arizona

    I have to agree with the spirit of this thread. It sucks to get burned by your own cheapness. Good beer is indeed worth 11$ a six pack. Crappy beer isn't really worth the glass it's bottled in IMO.
     
    #13 FriarTuckInLuck, Mar 23, 2013
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  14. DelMontiac

    DelMontiac Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 Oklahoma

    When doing the mix-a-six thing always select things that tolerate the shelf well.
     
    #14 DelMontiac, Mar 23, 2013
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  15. FriarTuckInLuck

    FriarTuckInLuck Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2011 Arizona

    Yeah, I hate to advocate letting a beer that good languish on shelves when it's not even past date, but it just loses too much for me to buy it in good conscience(especially if there was month old Maximus to be had). The delicacy of the hop crispness and the way they interact with the heavy(er than normal for a pale ale) malts is sublime, and the mouthfeel is incredible, exceptional. I just drink it fresh cause its so unique and potent, any oxidization/off flavor that it picks up is a ***** in an armor that deserves no *****ing my friend.
     
    #15 FriarTuckInLuck, Mar 23, 2013
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  16. jmgrub

    jmgrub Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2010 California

    Don't you worry-I ALWAYS pay the extra few bucks.
     
    #16 jmgrub, Mar 23, 2013
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  17. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    Maximus is the worst hoppy beer they brew. MucH HOPPier with a fresh New Dogtown pale Ale... ;-P
     
    #17 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Mar 23, 2013
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  18. JamesShoemaker

    JamesShoemaker Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2012 Michigan

    I paid $8 for a sixer of Mike's. Damn it if a six pack of Sucks wasn't $3 more...
     
    #18 JamesShoemaker, Mar 23, 2013
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  19. FriarTuckInLuck

    FriarTuckInLuck Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2011 Arizona

    Maximus is the west coast answer to 90 min IMO. Sticky caramel malt, resinous hops, a little yeasty...pretty damned perfect. I loved to hate on it back in the day because it wasn't Hop Stoopid...now I just dig the flavors and value($8.99-$9.99).
     
    #19 FriarTuckInLuck, Mar 23, 2013
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  20. FriarTuckInLuck

    FriarTuckInLuck Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2011 Arizona

    Paying money for Mike's is like paying for a prostitute to shove a stiletto heel up your urethra. People do it, but I do not appreciate those people.
     
    #20 FriarTuckInLuck, Mar 23, 2013
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