A 6L Bottle??

I wouldn't debate that. If I had the opportunity to buy one of those, I would buy it. I would love to see a picture of this epic discovery.

 

Are these large bottles collectible, or do they gain any value over time? Is there really any reason to pay double per ounce what a normal bottle costs other than the novelty of having a gigantic bottle?

 

The reason of the extra expense is that every big bottle have to be x-rayed before tapping the beer into it. The amount of pressure in big bottles are ridiculous and every small bubble may cause an explosion. Those explosions have been, in some cases, fatal. Of course they also have to be tapped by hand...

 

I have any empty one of these after I was given one as a gift when I lived in Belgium. It took a party full of people to drink it.

 

Wow. I guess that's around an 1/8 of a keg. Maybe need a few fiends to help out with that?

 

Or you could just buy a 5l mini keg any day at the supermarket and call it a giant can

 

You could, but where's the fun in that? Besides, the giant bottle went for 8 euro then was on sale for half that. At duty-free shop they had them for 15. The mini-keg is about 8-10 plus more for the tap

 

The tap is built in to the mini kegs. They are self pressurized and stay fresh for much much longer than an open bottle will so there is no need to drink it all in one sitting.

 

The kegs I saw were like Spaten--you had to buy a separate attachment, basically a screw-in spigot. I did see a few with the pull-out tap, but they did not come out until later. I think they actually took out the patent on those they year I was there. Besides, the whole point of a giant bottle is that you need to build a party around it. For a mini-keg that "stays fresh", you don't need one.

 

I thought the whole point of a giant bottle was to compensate for an otherwise small cellar collection, but I do see your point in it being useful to buy friends with booze

 

Actually, not to change subject, but IMO 6 oz bottles might be great for brewers to sell mixed 6 packs for sampling purposes. They could probably sell a mixed 6pack/6 oz and charge $8.99-$9.99 for 6 different variety craft beers and I would bet they'd sell pretty well. Increase their profit margin/ save those wanted to sample different beers some money as well. I usually buy a mixed 6 pack of different 12 oz. beers at the bottle shop for $13-$15 on average each week or occasionally buy those 12 pack samplers from a particular brewer for around $15-18. Again I think there is a marketing niche that could be filled here.

 

cans--yes, bottles--no

Ever noticed that there are no small glass bottles of anything and if you see any it's usually very expensive stuff? Transporting 6 6-oz bottles is just inefficient. The shipping will cost an arm and a leg. But small cans--the size of European coke cans that you see while flying (there are a bit thick-walled and generally have a higher vertical to diameter ratio than US cans, kind of like Sixpoint cans)--would make a great sampler. The problem is, they require a creation of a separate canning line so are also prohibitively expensive. I wonder if there is another way to do this without incurring inordinate expenses peculiar to this particular form of sale. In general, though, brewers should sell mixed 4-6-packs the same way they sell mixed 12s. The 4s and 6s already cost a lot more per bottle and they should be sealed to prevent breaking them up for singles.

 

If anyone does get their hands on one of these giant triumphant bastards, they should do a live posting blog of the entire thing. Regardless of if they try it alone or with fellow enthusiasts, I want to see the madness!

 

I saw the st B at a bottle shop in San Diego for $130-$140 range don't remember the exact price,

 

I have drunk a 6L Duvel, 6L St Bernardus 12, and many 3L bottles. I have an empty 9L (green) wine bottle, hoping to get filled somewhere someday.My goal is a 9L brown glass bottle and a 12 L bottle - St Feuillien makes them.

Conventional wisdom says the larger format has a lower surface area/volume ratio..I have not found that the beer tastes fresher due to the lower surface area/volume exposed to oxidation. I have a very good beer cellar conditions..its just like anything..depends on what inside as a major factor.

Anyone know where I can obtain an EMPTY 9 or 12 L brown bottle?

 

Here's a picture of a 15 liter that Liftbridge out of Stillwater fills for special occasions.http://i.imgur.com/PGRoWjz.jpg

 

Not beer, but... http://www.kingsize-bottle.com/
Then you have Vegas (scroll to the bottom)

I want one of these

And another 15L: http://www.levkowetz.com/photos/200...gnum-beer-bottle-at-akkurat/img_4953.jpg.html

 

Just ordered a 3L Chimay Grande Reserve.

 

Glass and corks become a lot more expensive after 1.5L.

 

Let me to do some Googling and found these. 30l (over 1,000oz or almost 8 gallons), haha.