Rant: Low Volume Pour for ABV Deemed "High"

Respectfully I’d find somewhere else to drink.

 

Who are the nerds if I may ask?

 

I'd argue the fact that they cost substantially different is a myth. At the scale breweries are buying grain and malt, the price different to up abv is small. Time spent aging is a higher cost so barrel aging makes sense to cost more as well as lagering but thank the big boys for convincing the country lagers should be cheap beer.
Anyways, breweries sell bigger beers for more and it trickles down the the customer. As for constipation, drink a few of those big beers and mix in an ipa or two, clears me out everytime

 

That's what Tree House does too, more or less. A beer is $8. For your ticket you can get 20oz of a lager or 16oz of Julius or 10oz of barleywine.

 

I believe the answer to this question should be Dr. Zoiglberg, per another forum.

 

Packaging costs don't depend on alcohol content, but the cost of fermentables for brewers is likely noticeably higher for high alcohol beers. Of course the brewer might cut costs by upping the alcohol with corn sugar. Olde English anyone? Breweries need a PROFIT and they see that high alcohol beers are trending these days. So the increased price could be a combination of higher costs and high consumer demand. Who's to argue with the free market? Note that in the US, high alcohol brews get a tax break not available in most other countries. The US excise tax is flat with respect to alcohol (unlike distilled products). Plus smaller brewers get a tax break below the standard excise level.

 

What is needed are beer glasses with fill/demarcation lines.

But I am personally not holding my breath that this will ever happen.

Cheers!

 

in Vancouver, BC, in the early 70s, a big tavern in the city center served their draft in glasses with a white fill line. The servers carried around a tray with ready-poured drafts, asked "how many?", served, then took payment and gave change from a change dispenser on their belt.
Also, the northwestern returnable stubby bottle had a glass mold ring around the neck at the fill line, so a retail buyer could tell if he was getting short weight. Of course the rest of the country would say they were all short, because the bottle was 11 oz size.

 

If only there was a Reindeer named Plastered.

 

I don’t think I could explain this with any coherence.

See post #53, although you might need to start reading before that for any context. https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/zoiglbier.670773/page-2#post-7688320

 

FWIW I like this approach. Tree House basically works on this system since draft tickets are bought ahead of time. $8 each, but beers over 10% you get a 10oz pour instead. However it is unfortunate they limit you to 3 drinks

 

It’s a matter of brewers finding their sweet spot with price and volume. Some taprooms don’t want people taking up real estate and nursing one high ABV large drink. They want people ordering beers. If the marketplace allows certain brewers to charge more per ounce based on ABV, those brewers will not devalue their product by charging less, so they opt for a smaller serving size. Many customers wouldn’t order a large expensive pour. If many customers dislike the small serving size, brewers won’t move the beer and they will adjust.

Since you asked, thread feels more like the whiny state than the nanny one. Maybe those go hand in hand.

 

When I was young and single, I sometimes drove when I shouldn't, and was very lucky. These days I'm paranoid about drinking and driving, I drive a cop-magnet, and when I want to try a strong beer I can't get anywhere but a taproom, I really appreciate the small pours. Although the price per oz is often high, I realize that it costs more to make such a beer, and I'll pay that penalty to avoid trouble.

 

Same. I was also once in a random small restaurant that for some reason had Raison D’extra on tap and was servicing it in full pint glasses. I had two. The wife drove us home.

 

I don't understand why bars have the nerve to not serve me whiskey in a pint glass for $8