Mathematically best beer value?

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  1. 01Ryan10

    01Ryan10 Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2011 California

    When shopping, I sometimes quantify a value bypassing taste and smell. Here is my formula...

    price / (oz * abv)

    This gives me a price per alcohol unit. Now...I've read that 2, 12oz bottles of 5% beer do not actually equal 1, 12oz 10% bottle, but this is the closest I can come to quantify value per alcohol unit. So...some real world examples:

    • 1, Case of Stone IPA = $26.99 (Costco) / ( (24*12) * 6.9) = 1.4 cents per alcohol unit
    • 1, Case of SN Pale Ale = $23.99 (Costco) / ( (24*12) * 5.6) = 1.5 cents per alcohol unit
    • 1, bomber of Hop Stoopid = $3.74 (Costco) / (22oz * 8.0) = 2.1 cents per AU
    • 1, bomber of Stone Enjoy By = $5.75 (Costco) / (22oz * 9.4abv) = 2.8 cents per AU
    • 1, 750ml of Alesmith Speedway Stout = $10.99 / (25.3 * 12.0) = 3.6 cents per AU
    • 1, 500ml of Pliney The Elder = $6.50 / (16.9 * 8.0) = 4.4 cents per AU
    • 1, Growler of local IPA = $20 / (64 * 6.8) = 4.6 cents per AU
    • 1, 750ml of Black Tuesday = $30 / (25.3 * 19.0) = 6.2 cents per AU


    The cheapest I've calculated thus far is a case of Stone IPA from Costco at 1.4 cents per alcohol unit. With that being said, I would have no problem buying a case of Hop Stoopid bombers from Costco either because 2.1 cents per AU is really good. I don't think I can come to grips on buying a case of Enjoy By though.


    Again, this formula is strictly based on monetary value. I'd much rather drink Enjoy By more that Stone IPA, but that would get expensive.


    So what are some of the best beer values you guys get using my formula?
     
    #1 01Ryan10, Sep 8, 2014
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  2. Stagga_Lee

    Stagga_Lee Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2014 Massachusetts

    Torpedo probably trumps most in this category...also tastes so bomb for the price
     
    #2 Stagga_Lee, Sep 8, 2014
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  3. dheldman

    dheldman Maven (1,255) Feb 7, 2011 Minnesota

    It might be interesting to make this calculation relative to the BA score. In terms of value I'd put more weight on taste, smell, and even appearance than ABV. The same notion exist though, as there are beers that offer more per dollar than others.
     
    #3 dheldman, Sep 8, 2014
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  4. Smoky54

    Smoky54 Zealot (733) Apr 16, 2012 Georgia

    Damn! Ya'll got some great beer in Ca. at great prices. Enjoy it all, man!
     
    #4 Smoky54, Sep 8, 2014
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  5. AdmiralOzone

    AdmiralOzone Grand Pooh-Bah (4,352) Jun 26, 2014 Minnesota
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    I'd rather figure out a way to get drinking pleasure per cents/ounce than abv.
     
    #5 AdmiralOzone, Sep 8, 2014
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  6. Zhiguli

    Zhiguli Initiate (0) Jul 12, 2012 California

    Anderson Valley Gose
     
    #6 Zhiguli, Sep 8, 2014
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  7. Norseman

    Norseman Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2013 Illinois

    For my $$ it's Bell's Two Hearted. If my math is correct according to your formula it's 1.7 cents per alcohol unit. Four pack of 16 oz. cans go for $8 here.
     
    #7 Norseman, Sep 8, 2014
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  8. PVMT

    PVMT Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2014 New York

    I think you'd have to figure it with price vs. BA rating. That would get you a quality value.
     
    #8 PVMT, Sep 8, 2014
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  9. 01Ryan10

    01Ryan10 Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2011 California

    This is probably true, but I've never seen any of the local Costcos in Orange County selling Torpedo. I'm guessing it would fall right in the area of 1.2 cents per AU.
     
    #9 01Ryan10, Sep 8, 2014
  10. daryk77

    daryk77 Pundit (925) Jun 16, 2005 District of Columbia

    Am I doing this right?

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    #10 daryk77, Sep 8, 2014
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  11. riverlen

    riverlen Pundit (852) Sep 16, 2009 Illinois

    I don't get that involved with it but I can get a case of (24) 12 ounce bottles of Bells Two Hearted for about $43 at Binny's v a case of (24) 16 ounce cans for about $46. So for a mere $3 additional I can have 96 ounces more, the equivalent of 8 12 ounce servings.
     
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  12. Brutaltruth

    Brutaltruth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,539) Mar 22, 2014 Ohio
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    Whatever is on closeout at DEPS in northern Kentucky. Case goes for 12 dollars of....name it! Arcadia, Bell's, Stone, Anchor Christmas, Big Eddy's, ect. Good stuff for a good price.
     
    #12 Brutaltruth, Sep 8, 2014
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  13. RichardMNixon

    RichardMNixon Maven (1,431) Jun 24, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Case of Steel Reserve 24 oz. at $16.99 = 0.36 cents/AU

    I think your formula is broken.
     
    #13 RichardMNixon, Sep 8, 2014
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  14. 01Ryan10

    01Ryan10 Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2011 California

    Hey, if you like it and would normally buy it, then more power to you. lol...malt liquor.
     
    #14 01Ryan10, Sep 8, 2014
  15. thechadwix

    thechadwix Initiate (0) Aug 21, 2014 Georgia

    That would be nice. You take a quiz of 20 questions to map your flavor profile, then the service takes the BA scores and descriptions and finds the one with the highest matches according to your profile. Then divide by $ per oz.
     
    #15 thechadwix, Sep 8, 2014
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  16. humuloner22

    humuloner22 Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 North Carolina

    Sierra Nevada, they make great beers for the money.
     
    #16 humuloner22, Sep 8, 2014
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  17. infuturity83

    infuturity83 Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 Massachusetts

    Totally jealous of those prices...
     
    #17 infuturity83, Sep 8, 2014
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  18. Bushwacker393

    Bushwacker393 Initiate (0) Jun 12, 2014 Illinois

    Einbecker Brauherren Non-Alcoholic:

    $0.38/AU...?

    Dang I knew I was getting ripped off
     
    #18 Bushwacker393, Sep 8, 2014
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  19. brywhite

    brywhite Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2009 California

    Maybe my math is not right but this seems like a good value:
    4 pack Sierra Nevada Hoptimum @ $9.99 / (48 * 10.4) = 2 cents per AU.
     
    #19 brywhite, Sep 9, 2014
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  20. 19etz55

    19etz55 Savant (1,236) Aug 12, 2007 New Jersey
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    Check my math:
    15 pk of 12oz cans of All Day @ 4.7 ABV @ $15.99 = 1.89 cents per AU???
     
    #20 19etz55, Sep 9, 2014
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