High Alcohol Beers - Smaller Bottles?

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  1. kcillini77

    kcillini77 Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2004 Kansas

    So, I've got this bottle of Jewbelation 15 in my fridge. It keeps calling to me, tempting me. But it's 22 oz. and I keep thinking, do I really want to drink the equivalent of a 6 pack tonight? No.

    I know, these types of beers are best shared with a friend. But whenever my best beer drinkin' buddy comes by, we usually want to have more than a couple beers, so we keep ruling it out then too.

    If you're going to make beers well over 10% ABV, please release them in 12 oz bottles (ala 120 minute). Thanks!
     
  2. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    hey, i am a huge high end scotch and bourbon drinker.... and everytime i get something good or rare or both... i always dive right in.... life is short and if money is only good for spending than good booze is good for drinkin'.... enjoy....
     
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  3. BeerThursdays

    BeerThursdays Savant (1,192) Feb 28, 2010 Delaware
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    Feel like it probably costs the brewery more to use 12oz bottles, so in turn, it will cost you more. Big beers are expensive enough already, no need to add more cost.
     
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  4. cvm4

    cvm4 Maven (1,451) Apr 27, 2011 Mississippi

    Nothing wrong with a real tipsy night. Just write the review when you're sober :confused:
     
  5. stevefinny

    stevefinny Pundit (785) Aug 28, 2009 New Jersey

    i totally agree. Enjoy the 22oz, you only live once.
     
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  6. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,071) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
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    I call the larger size high ABV beers, one and dones - as in it will likely be the only beer I enjoy in an evening (especially if I plan on reviewing). But I say go for it - enjoy it while you can.
     
  7. xnicknj

    xnicknj Initiate (0) May 25, 2009 Pennsylvania

    you could always get one of those wine stoppers and save the other half for the next day.
     
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  8. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    Whatever you end up doing, don't let it sit out all night as you drink it. When that beer gets warm it tastes like Jagermeister decided to brew a beer. I love the stuff right up until it gets warm and then it's just too much in my opinion.
     
  9. ChadQuest

    ChadQuest Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2009 Illinois

    I like the 12oz format a lot, but have no problem going down a bomber if needed.
     
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  10. cbeer88

    cbeer88 Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2007 Massachusetts

    See, I would MUCH rather pay that extra $1 or so for a smaller bottle. A $4 12oz bottle beats a $7 bomber any day in my book.

    Sometimes there is nothing wrong with a bomber, but other times I really don't want 22oz of a high ABV beer. Even when I'm totally cool with the larger bottle, I'd rather have 2 small bottles of the same thing so I don't need to commit up front.
     
  11. SageO

    SageO Pundit (825) Jul 13, 2010 California

    I totally agree.

    Semi-related, one of my favorite things about my local pub (O’brien’s, which anybody from SD will be familiar with) is that for anything available as a pint, you can also order a 10oz pour of. I pretty much always go that route – I rarely need 16 oz of anything.
     
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  12. Traquairlover

    Traquairlover Initiate (0) Nov 10, 2007 Virginia

    Bombers are generally overpriced and oversized. With high ABV beers I'd actually prefer more came in nips.
     
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  13. FeDUBBELFIST

    FeDUBBELFIST Pooh-Bah (1,765) Oct 31, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Who doesn't love some nips? I just had Red Horizon last night which came in a 8.5oz bottle and was perfect given the 17% ABV. Jewbelation 15 is a great beer but a bomber of it is wayyy to much for one person. Not because of the alcohol but because of the flavor - just too sweet after the first glass. This is a fine beer to cook with though....Drink what you want and save the rest?
     
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  14. jeonseh

    jeonseh Maven (1,307) Oct 14, 2007 Indiana

    With those high ABV bombers, I try to wait until I have someone to share it with. That size just asks to be shared.
     
  15. bwiechmann

    bwiechmann Zealot (748) Nov 30, 2009 Minnesota
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    And a lot of times, it's the big beers that cost the brewery more in ingredients and fermenter space that they'll put into large format bottles so as to be able to cover their higher production expenses. It makes sense for them but sucks for us who don't feel like getting shwasted on a week night.
     
  16. ShogoKawada

    ShogoKawada Initiate (0) May 31, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I for one would like to see more .5l and 1l bottled offerings. Shit, gimme a .5l or 1l can, too.
     
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  17. Devi0us

    Devi0us Savant (1,136) May 3, 2011 California
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    If it only comes in a Bomber, man up and put your bigboy pants on...If Shogo can take a Double Black to the face then you surely can handle some Jewbelation...

    Cheers!
     
  18. EgadBananas

    EgadBananas Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2009 Louisiana

    I too don't believe that smaller bottles are more expensive (to the consumer) than large bottles. Something that comes in big and small bottle formats, Fat Tire for example @ about $3.50-$4.00 a bomber and a 12 pack @ about $15-16, the 22oz costs ~$.17 per ounce as opposed to ~$.12 per ounce for the 12 pack. Maybe it is a bit more expensive to produce small bottles, but with packs of beer (whether 4, 6, 12, ect.), you're always purchasing quantity, and quantity usually always equates to a lower price.
     
  19. EgadBananas

    EgadBananas Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2009 Louisiana

    This is your answer. From my experience, any sort of wine stopper will keep a beer just fine for days until you're ready to finish it. Also, if you take the cap off without bending or damaging it, popping it right back on also does a perfectly fine job of preserving it as well...albeit not as well as a wine stopper, so just popping the cap on would be best for drinking it the next day.
     
  20. emannths

    emannths Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2007 Massachusetts

    I bet more brewers would sell smaller bottles if they could 1) make the same margins as bombers and 2) get the shelf space. From what I hear, it's a lot easier to get a store to put a bomber on the shelf than yet another 4/6pk.
     
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