What's your go-to affordable 6-pack?

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  1. OldGriz

    OldGriz Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2015 Washington

    As much as I would like to drink the good stuff every night, my budget sometimes restricts me to an affordable six-pack.

    What are some affordable six-packs commonly found in your region that you recommend?
     
    #1 OldGriz, Apr 13, 2015
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  2. Comparison_Ford

    Comparison_Ford Maven (1,293) Apr 4, 2014 New York

    Lagunitas Sucks.
    Lagunitas Sucks.
    Lagunitas Sucks.
     
    #2 Comparison_Ford, Apr 13, 2015
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  3. AWA

    AWA Savant (1,195) Jul 22, 2014 California

    Sierra Nevada Torpedo. Usually about a buck a beer.
     
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  4. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Aug 12, 2007 California
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    So hard to say. I've gone through so many evolutions of what I deemed to be affordable. Big difference. If I'm in the mood to consume, damn the wallet!
     
    #4 TheIPAHunter, Apr 13, 2015
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  5. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    right now it's Easy Jack at $8.99
     
    #5 MrDave, Apr 13, 2015
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  6. jcos

    jcos Pundit (802) Nov 23, 2009 Maryland

    Lagunitas IPA is usually the most price friendly.
     
    #6 jcos, Apr 13, 2015
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  7. SoleBriety

    SoleBriety Maven (1,445) Oct 10, 2013 California
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    Lagunitas IPA or Racer 5.
     
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  8. hoptheology

    hoptheology Grand Pooh-Bah (5,379) May 12, 2014 South Dakota
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    Currently, I have no go-to 6 pack. I buy shit tons of craft beer on $ale. 12 packs, 6 packs...usually $6 and $3 respectively. I'm a boss at catching sales and closeouts when they happen. So I guess it's those.

    But if I had a favorite beer that comes in a six pack, it's Hoegaarden @ $7.99. If I ran out of that I'd flip. Last time I was at the World Market in Sioux Falls they had some pricing mistake and I bought all the Hoegaarden they had at $4.99/six pack. Most of my other faves only come in 4 packs or bombers.

    Other choices :

    New Belgium Abbey - $8.99
    Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter - $8.99
    Deschutes Black Butte Porter - $8.99
     
    #8 hoptheology, Apr 13, 2015
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  9. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    Good news, you can drink the good stuff every night and stick to only buying 6-4 packs.
     
    #9 tjensen3618, Apr 13, 2015
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  10. HoppySeb

    HoppySeb Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2014 Washington

    I've found myself buying Fresh Squeezed 6 packs whenever I go to a party or event.
    For at-home consumption I rarely buy 6 packs or cases these days...
     
    #10 HoppySeb, Apr 13, 2015
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  11. MisterBisco

    MisterBisco Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2009 New York

    Sixpoint Resin.
     
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  12. JFreres

    JFreres Zealot (601) Dec 2, 2014 Wisconsin
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    NG Spotted Cow or a 4/pk of Apex Predator from Off Color.
     
    #12 JFreres, Apr 13, 2015
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  13. Buck89

    Buck89 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,782) Feb 7, 2015 Tennessee
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    +1 for Lagunitas IPA
     
    #13 Buck89, Apr 13, 2015
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  14. TreeBear

    TreeBear Initiate (0) May 29, 2014 Oregon

    Laurelwood workhorse ipa. 7-9$ depending on the store.
     
    #14 TreeBear, Apr 13, 2015
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  15. BasterdInABasket

    BasterdInABasket Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2010 Wisconsin

    Lots of Sierra Nevada.. Whatever's freshest between Torpedo, Beer Camp and Hop Hunter, those are usually 12 packs.. 6 packs it's usually Moon Man or lately Hopster.
     
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  16. breadwinner

    breadwinner Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2014 California

    I can usually find most Deschutes and Firestone Walker stuff for $7.99/sixer. Sometimes I wonder why I drink anything else.
     
    #16 breadwinner, Apr 13, 2015
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  17. GOBLIN

    GOBLIN Pooh-Bah (2,676) Mar 3, 2013 Ohio
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    Edmund Fitzgerald or Kellerweis
     
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  18. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    Well, it probably would be Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter but the sadistic gnome of a distributor here on the Oregon Central Coast decrees we must drink up all the multitudes of (nicely shelf aged) 4 way IPA before he can be bothered to stock us up. Oh but that didn't stop him from pulling Beer Camp and substituting Summerfest, ya that's going to sell like hotcakes here in 45F pouring rain..... Oh the Humanity!!!!!
     
    #18 mudbug, Apr 13, 2015
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  19. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    This thread is a couple of years old, but probably still relevant:
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/best-beer-with-a-cheap-price.75913/
    Some good answers here too:
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/cheapest-beers-that-you-think-are-just-great.236430/

    While pretty much any Lagunitas beer would qualify as an answer, mine is always this
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    Year round. Available everywhere for $8 or $9/6. Full of flavor and under 6%. I also go through plenty of White Rajah. Also year round and arguably one of the best single IPAs in the country.
     
    #19 WesMantooth, Apr 13, 2015
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  20. do_ob

    do_ob Pooh-Bah (1,655) Feb 12, 2015 Kentucky
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    SN Torpedo/Pale Ale/Hop Hunter
    Stone Delicious IPA
    Deschutes Fresh Squeezed
    Oskar Blues Pinner

    They're all pretty reasonably priced in my neck of the woods, with Torpedo probably being the best bang for your buck.
     
    #20 do_ob, Apr 13, 2015
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