Jailbreak Brewing (MD) outrageous pricing.

Nice math but this beer is not in the same class as any of those. In fact, it's no better than Dirt Wolf. The ratings from both sites confirm this comparison is not even close. But ok, just for the sake of argument, well put it on par with Dirt Wolf. Mmm yeah, that beer is 7.99 a 4-pack. So that's a $3 difference, not a penny. Basically if you are cool with paying the 25% up-charge (best case scenario) then by all means, this beer is for you.

 

I've never seen Dirt Wolf for less than $10/4-pack, in other words, same price per oz. as a sixer of Big Punisher.

 

You need to come to DE. Local TW has Dirt Wolf for 7.99 then with the usual coupon it comes to 6.99 and no tax.

 

Not as a defensive response on my part but more or less a summary of pricing as it relates to the small guys. The price of beer on a microeconomic level is often tied to brewery's costs. The largest cost for a brewery is overhead (i.e. salaries, rent, utilities, etc). Using Jailbreak as an example, we have a 20bbl brewhouse and are brewing at about a 2500-3000bbl pace per year. While we have additional fermentors on order that will increase capacity, it would still require the same space and manpower to brew 1000bbls as it would 5000bbls. Let's say we're brewing 1000bbls per year, the cost per barrel would be similar to the cost for 5000bbls outside of ingredient costs which are a fractional cost of the overall beer. In the world of beer, volume is imperative in order to get to profitability. The more beer you make, the less it costs and the less you need to charge for that beer. Hell, at our volume, we sell the beer for less than what it costs us to make it.

With that said, you as a consumer should make the very best decisions with your dollars as you work hard to make the money you spend. Buying local has a number of benefits including the ability to buy the very freshest beer possible. It also supports folks who are employing people who might be your neighbor, brother, baby's daddy, etc. But also consider this, local breweries also pump a ton of product and money into local charitable organizations and other locally supportive organizations. Sierra Nevada isn't helping our local community just as we're not helping their community. Drinking local is more than a prideful expression, it's about making all of our worlds a bit smaller and a bit more personal.

With all that said, you still need to demand the very highest of quality from your local businesses....breweries or otherwise. They owe it to you just as much if not more than you owe it to them. We love our local brewers and as for me personally, nine of every ten beers I drink are from local breweries and they more often than not aren't my beers. I can drink mine all day long but in the market, I feel it important to support those local breweries making products I believe in.

So yes, smaller breweries charge more early on and most of those that grow end up lowering prices as their volume grows. These are the guys that are supporting their local restaurants, liquor stores, grocery stores, farmers, schools, social organizations, hospitals, police and fire, military, etc. These guys make good beer and I'll keep buying. Make a shit product...I'll continue to demand more from them. While public forums aren't typically the mediums I use to provide such suggestions......to each his own. Thanks for allowing me my rant all!

 

Just need to chime in: $15 for a 6/pk sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

I haven't had this beer, so I can't speak to the quality - but if this beer is any good, I'd be happy to pay that much for it.

JUST BE HAPPY THEY DIDN'T PUT IT IN BOMBERS AND CHARGE BOMBER PRICES

 

hope to try both canned offerings by this weekend as my buddy is bringing some up from Baltimore

 

The fault is not with the brewer, but with the outrageous taxation policies of the People's Republic of Maryland.

 

If you're referencing Lawson's double sunshine that comes in bombers that are 10-12/each, can't exactly recall. Worth every penny though, not many hoppy beers come close to that level.

 

I think I was actually thinking about Heady Topper to be honest. Can't get either of them here and may have mixed them up. It's Heady that comes in 16 oz cans, right? are they in 4 or 6 packs or just singles?

 

Heady comes in four packs of tallboys, iirc 13 per (although they may have raised it to 14
In the last year).

 

Does it have the canning date printed on it?

 

Nobody is forcing you to buy it.

 

True but I think that is missing the point, which is he wants to support a local brewery but is having a hard time justifying the premium in price. Hence the 31 messages prior.

 

Just had Carrot Cake Conspiracy on draft in Frederick. It was listed as a Stout but certainly didn't look like one. A tad sweet, but I would definitely drink it again.

 

Actually, Barmy's on L Street forced me to buy some Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze
yesterday. It felt involuntary in nature.

 

life's rough

 

15 dollars...

that's like 3 five dollar foot longs at subway... actually not even...

or you could just buy other local beers that cost less or something else.

Honestly don't know what to say...

 

The Welcome to Scoville is tasting really good right now.

 

I agree, and how likely is it that Jailhouse Brewing comes even close to that quality?

 

For one it is Jailbreak brewing and two personal taste is subjective. Way to be snooty guy