Bomber Question

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  1. Nohedidnt81

    Nohedidnt81 Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 Illinois

    Forgive me for whining. I live in Chicago and we have some breweries who shall remain nameless who only sell bombers. They have some good stuff but paying $11-14 for 22 oz of a beer I may or may not like is frustrating. I'm new to beer, only been drinking it for about 8 years so I don't know the business side of it. Is this a common practice before a brewery expands and is able to bottle/can in packs?
     
    #1 Nohedidnt81, May 8, 2015
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  2. patdunkel

    patdunkel Initiate (0) Apr 4, 2014 Wisconsin

    It is common. With that being said, please send all your Pipeworks bombers to me and I will gladly pay you for your trouble:wink:
     
    #2 patdunkel, May 8, 2015
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  3. Nohedidnt81

    Nohedidnt81 Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 Illinois

    Haha I didn't even have to name them and you knew. If you can get me some New Glarus stuff we can talk.
     
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  4. jimmyfishkin

    jimmyfishkin Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2008 Wisconsin

    Ha Ha! @patdunkel beat me to it...Don't they have canned offerings coming out soon?
     
    #4 jimmyfishkin, May 8, 2015
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  5. patdunkel

    patdunkel Initiate (0) Apr 4, 2014 Wisconsin

    I am actually an hour and a half from Chicago's Lincoln Park Binny's, so I make it there fairly often to grab a stash!
     
    #5 patdunkel, May 8, 2015
  6. Nohedidnt81

    Nohedidnt81 Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 Illinois

    @jimmyfishkin I did hear that. Hopefully them Ninja vs Unicorn are 6 packs and not 4 packs.
     
    #6 Nohedidnt81, May 8, 2015
  7. jimmyfishkin

    jimmyfishkin Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2008 Wisconsin

    Yeah I would guess 4 packs, but they may surprise us.
     
    #7 jimmyfishkin, May 8, 2015
  8. KnowYourCraft

    KnowYourCraft Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 California

    It's local... Try it on tap first...
     
    #8 KnowYourCraft, May 8, 2015
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  9. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    There are some insane bomber prices out there for sure. .As an example, and I won't mention any names (as the guess who game has been successful already in this thread...) but there's a Brown Ale with a reprehensible label that goes for like $14 and boasts an 82 rating on this site. Did I mention $14 for 22 ounces of mediocre Brown Ale??????
     
    #9 gopens44, May 8, 2015
  10. Phigg1102

    Phigg1102 Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2013 New York

    You should see some NYC bomber prices, Firestone BA's can go for about 30 bucks a pop retail. Always remember that buying the best beer is still way less expensive than buying the best wines or liquors.
     
    #10 Phigg1102, May 8, 2015
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  11. Lucular

    Lucular Grand Pooh-Bah (4,367) Jun 20, 2014 Maryland
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    Amen! May it always be so!
     
    #11 Lucular, May 8, 2015
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  12. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

    Pipeworks rock. Have very few misses. Totally worth 10-15$ per bomber. I buy 1 each of all of there beers everythime they are delivered. Except the regular ones. Waiting for the cans on Ninja vs Unicorn.
     
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  13. CraftFan5

    CraftFan5 Pooh-Bah (2,264) May 14, 2013 New Jersey
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    So you can imagine what Pipeworks will cost when it gets here. At least it's not Philly prices. I got Double DBA last year in Philly for $25, and this year in NY for $16.
     
    #13 CraftFan5, May 8, 2015
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  14. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

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    I hate that people seem to not comprehend that. Stop comparing Craft Beer to "normal" beer prices. We can regularly drink world class beer for 10-30$ a bottle max.
     
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  15. patdunkel

    patdunkel Initiate (0) Apr 4, 2014 Wisconsin

    The most ridiculous bottle price I've ever seen is Eclipse. Get away with that $40+ crap! Seriously isn't good enough to be more than half that price!
     
    #15 patdunkel, May 8, 2015
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  16. patdunkel

    patdunkel Initiate (0) Apr 4, 2014 Wisconsin

    Now you got me thinking... Can you give us a state at least?:grinning:
     
    #16 patdunkel, May 8, 2015
  17. BDEE

    BDEE Initiate (0) Feb 11, 2012 Wisconsin

    Pretty sure Against The Grain has the reprehensible label... Brown Note. A guy with shitty underwear on...
     
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  18. pat61

    pat61 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2010 Minnesota

    Go to the tap room. Find a beer you like and buy a growler. Growlers are usually cheaper than the bombers.
     
    #18 pat61, May 8, 2015
  19. beatenbyjacks

    beatenbyjacks Savant (1,151) Apr 17, 2011 Colorado

    they don't have a tap room still..... or is it finally up and running?
     
    #19 beatenbyjacks, May 8, 2015
  20. Nohedidnt81

    Nohedidnt81 Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 Illinois

    Pipeworks doesn't have a taproom yet and I don't even know if they plan to have one.Someone mention PWs has few to no misses but that's subjective. I recently went to 18th Street Brewery and they had some delicious stuff but it's so hard to get because they're so small and they're growing. I think if Pipeworks had a tap room all the hipsters in that hipster neighborhood would drink it all up before you could get a pour.
     
    #20 Nohedidnt81, May 8, 2015
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