Ridiculous Prices...

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  1. StartedwithSAM

    StartedwithSAM Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2015 Virginia

    I lmao irl.
     
    #21 StartedwithSAM, Mar 20, 2015
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  2. PorterPro125

    PorterPro125 Pooh-Bah (1,700) Jan 19, 2013 Canada (NB)

    For me at least. A good example is my purchase from tonight. I could've got a sixer of perfectly good craft beer for $13.49 but instead I decided to pay for $24.95 for six of St. Bernardus. Is St. Bernardus better beer? Maybe.
     
    #22 PorterPro125, Mar 20, 2015
  3. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    Pub prices are farther out of hand in recent years than retail bottle offerings of non-rare stuff. Bottle shop prices have a ways to go before I would be similarly shocked by how much I'm spending.
     
    #23 yemenmocha, Mar 20, 2015
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  4. needMIbeer

    needMIbeer Pooh-Bah (2,178) Feb 5, 2014 Virginia
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    one of my buddies up in Michigan in the Mt. Pleasant area just bought a case of KBS for $228
     
    #24 needMIbeer, Mar 20, 2015
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  5. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    $19.99? :astonished:
    Try $26 on LI...
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    But you're not gonna catch me complainin' - nobody's making me buy it...
     
    #25 Greywulfken, Mar 20, 2015
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  6. PorterPro125

    PorterPro125 Pooh-Bah (1,700) Jan 19, 2013 Canada (NB)

    That's why I tend to moderate myself quite heavily when at an establishment that offers craft beer. I recall an evening last year where I went out to eat and ended up spending near a hundred dollars. Albeit I had a steak that was around $30 but the beer I had added a little over $60 to my bill. Quite ridiculous if you ask me. I wasn't even drunk afterward for crying out loud!
     
    #26 PorterPro125, Mar 20, 2015
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  7. PorterPro125

    PorterPro125 Pooh-Bah (1,700) Jan 19, 2013 Canada (NB)

    WHY?!? I don't think I'd pay $228 a case for anything let alone KBS.
     
    #27 PorterPro125, Mar 20, 2015
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  8. PorterPro125

    PorterPro125 Pooh-Bah (1,700) Jan 19, 2013 Canada (NB)

    That's what I need to learn! It kind of hurts when I drop a bunch of money on beer but you're absolutely right... nobody is making us do it :grinning:
     
    #28 PorterPro125, Mar 20, 2015
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  9. GetTheYayo

    GetTheYayo Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Eh perhaps. I've had a lot of BA stouts at a much cheaper price point that blow it out of the water.
     
    #29 GetTheYayo, Mar 20, 2015
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  10. Dweedlebug

    Dweedlebug Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 Pennsylvania

    That's about the normal price here in the Central PA area.
     
    #30 Dweedlebug, Mar 20, 2015
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  11. RandyV

    RandyV Zealot (695) Aug 8, 2010 Arizona

    I believe you can blame the overall craft beer craze. Retailers are going to push the envelope on what they can charge for what they believe are highly sought after and/or scarce beers. This past December, I paid $19 for a bottle of 2014 The Abyss at a local market only to find it readily available at much lower prices elsewhere. I thought it was going to be hard to find at the time (as in the past) and was willing to pay for it. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...
     
    #31 RandyV, Mar 20, 2015
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  12. thedumbphase

    thedumbphase Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2015 New Jersey

    I don't know. I look at beer like any other luxury item- wine, fancy threads, vacations, etc... You don't buy it because it's a good deal, you buy it because it's (hopefully) awesome. You don't need it, you want it. If you want it bad enough, you pay whatever it costs.
     
    #32 thedumbphase, Mar 20, 2015
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  13. marioluck

    marioluck Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2014 Massachusetts

    It's all relative. You can get some of the best beers in the world for under $1.00 an ounce. Some of best wines, champagnes and liquors will run you $5 an ounce and up.
     
    #33 marioluck, Mar 20, 2015
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  14. mikevanatta

    mikevanatta Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2014 Minnesota

    Recently saw bottles of A Deal With the Devil for $39.99 ...
     
    #34 mikevanatta, Mar 20, 2015
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  15. hikanteki

    hikanteki Crusader (429) Oct 11, 2013 California
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    Most beers in bombers, growlers, and on tap. :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #35 hikanteki, Mar 20, 2015
  16. needMIbeer

    needMIbeer Pooh-Bah (2,178) Feb 5, 2014 Virginia
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    I like the beer but there is no way in hell I would ever pay that much for it.. I suggested to him that he pass but he ignored my suggestion
     
    #36 needMIbeer, Mar 20, 2015
  17. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Kind of a broad brush, Eclipse makes many different brews. The White wax EC 20 is a tremendous stout, as good or better than any I've ever had, it's worth $30. They are pricy, they are all good, but $30 is a stiff price for most I'd agree.
     
    #37 nc41, Mar 20, 2015
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  18. Testosterownd

    Testosterownd Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2014 Michigan

    35 for a bottle of BB Black Maple at a local bottle shop. 12 at the brewery. WTF!
     
    #38 Testosterownd, Mar 20, 2015
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  19. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    Cascade anything.

    Don't get me wrong. They pump out fine sours, but nothing I'll buy twice.

    $30-$50 for above average sours doesn't make much sense to me.
     
    #39 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Mar 20, 2015
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  20. kerry4porters

    kerry4porters Maven (1,495) Dec 31, 2012 Arizona

    that is a scotche over what id be willing to pay for it but im also not a barley wine Fanatic. I may pick up this years abd do a side by side tasting of it
     
    #40 kerry4porters, Mar 20, 2015
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