Embarrassing beer admission

That just means that Sculpin has a made it to the price epicenter and fast. Ballast Point is distributing pretty largely now, as well. Kidding aside, its all because of BeerAdvocate and one other app; this website is the hype generator, which is why I find all these price complaint threads kind-of ironic. Here we are.

 

Unfortunately, $2-3 an ounce is steep for an IPA that is largely distributed and cheap to make.

 

We're all pretty weird in the way we'll consider $17 expensive for a 6er, and then think $7 for a 12oz. of great beer at a bar is a pretty decent price. Is the bar THAT great?

 

I saw them for $18 and bought two.. Thanks for keeping them on the shelves

 

Oh no, per bottle it comes out to 2.83. Not per ounce. That'd have to be a fucking fine beer of gods per ounce.

 

If I want it bad enough, I buy it. I bought a Utopias for $169 at Costco, still pricey. I bought a "super limited " De Cam Lambic from a local place for 45 bucks, I thought it was slightly above average. Don't even get me started on whiskey. Rationalizing my love for alcohol? I just call it the thrill of the hunt- and at times my pocket hurts more than my palate is satisfied. Embarrassing at times? Sure.

 

If I know it's fresh I don't mind paying $15.99 here in MD. But most of the time, that is not the case.

 

$ 2.84 a beer seems fine to me, if it's something good I've been wanting why not? Beer math has opened my eyes when picking up things like a 4 pack of a great RIS for $ 10.00....or $ 2.50 a can....count me in!

 

If you're not making a few irrational decisions when it comes to beer, you're doing it wrong.

 

The good news is that Sculpin is way cheaper per ounce, bottle or buzz than a wine of comparable quality. The bad news is that the way the craft beer market is going, it won't be for long. I have a feeling that we'll be saying "remember when Sculpin was under $20 for sixer?" in no time.

 

this thread is a perfect example of the beauty of the BA site...it captures so much of the essence...

reflection, angst, psychosis...opinions, suggestions...consternation and pontification...and way too much math

there is not "right"....there is no "wrong" (and those who would like you to believe otherwise present as self-delusional)...there is just the incessant joy of grappling with our collective affliction

of course it all costs "too much"...but we purchase/consume....so we are to "blame"

enjoy and embrace the full scope of opinion/perspective....listen and learn...and make an informed decision/position accordingly..

oh yeah...and drink great beer (the more you drink, the more fine beer you enjoy tasting/experiencing...the less the price concerns you...in my singular opinion)

but then I know less than many...and care less about it...

Cheers all....BA's and the classic moments that are presented

 

per bottle**** sowwy.

 

I'm not sure why you're "embarrassed" by this. What's wrong with being frugal? I shop at a kick-ass craft beer case-store by my house, and every time I walk in, I walk right by all of the $40-50 cases that I want to drink, and pull a rack of Hamm's out of the cooler. Is it what I want? No. Is it what I can afford? Yes. Am I embarrassed about this? Absolutely not. A little frustrated perhaps, but certainly not embarrassed.

 

Yes, Sculpin is overpriced, Should you try it anyway, yes. It is worth trying at least once, although I buy single bottles of it and the varients when they are fresh. Look for single bottles instead of sixer's.

 

I dislike buying a 6pk of anything I'm not familiar with... what if I don't love it? I now have FIVE more! too much commitment. That's why I love getting a single bottle to try something before buying a pack.

 

6pks of Sculpin in my area are usually priced around $15.00, so yeah I usually walk by it and look at it, hoping one day I will get to try it...haha

 

Sculpin is no Heady or Pliny.

And now that Sucks made it's way back into Sixers?!!

Good bye fried rice, hello fried chicken!!!

 

Thats ridiculous sounding, sculpin is 13.99 for a 6 pack here. I don't buy them, because there are better beers for better prices. However I just shelled out $75 for a 2013 apple brandy mexican cake at the brewery, gotta spend money sometimes to enjoy good beer.

 

Sculpin is a middling brew to begin with, the price here has back trekked a bit, but $14 is still pricy for a beer that doesn't set your hair on fire. Thats pricy for Ca and it's cheaper in Nc ? Sup with that, unless you pay more for fresh beer , and I don't get that here.

 

So many better SoCal beers than Sculpin