Found 2 bottles of ded poppy sitting on the shelf at a hole in the wall sandwhich shop, got a few questions: I didnt look for a bottle date, assuming its 2012, is it still good? Each bottle was $24 bucks, good value or overpriced? Assumimg over priced cause i live in pa? Lastly, if its still good and fair price anyone want it? I know some of you are thinking leave it for someone else, and typically i would agree, but i doubt this place attracts craft beer lovers...they had a 2009 angels share on the shelf too. Thanks all!
Standard pricing is $15 to $17 so that's pretty outrageous at $24. However, you'd be getting gouged on a pretty tasty beer.
Are Lost Abbey beers supposed to be flat? We recently cracked 3 bottles of Cuvee de Tomme and 2 bottles of Angel Share and they were all flat. Not a single carbonation bubble.
I love how flat has such negative conotations and if a brewer refers to it as "still" all is forgiven.
I've had good luck with LA beers being carbonated. Not with Angel's Share, obviously. A carbonated Angel's Share is like winning the lottery. Carbonated or not, their offerings taste fantastic. In regards to the OP, a friend of mine in Pittsburgh found a bottle of Red Poppy for $30, so $24 isn't the highest I've ever heard. You can still probably order it from the west coast and get it shipped to your door for less than $24.
I guess the sarcasm was not bold enough for here. I have had many flat LA beers and whenever I say that out loud some great defender of the realm of Tomme comes forth and spews the "still" babble.
$24 for a 375 of a Flanders Red is potentially the worst beer deal I've ever heard of. It's a nice beer, but I think even $15 for it is insanity. Go get yourself a nice 750 of Rodenbach Grand Cru for $12 and revel in a better beer plus $36 in savings.
Nat just read your breast reference post...but agrees with your LA assessment! (she has mixed feelings)
you assume correct. it's a pretty tasty beer but there's other much cheaper, equally tasty flanders out there. also agree with cbeer88 - Go get yourself a nice 750 of Rodenbach Grand Cru for $12. Or get a Rodenbach vintage for about $20 (its a 750mL).
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