Avery Uncle Jacob's Stout

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  1. buffs9

    buffs9 Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2008 Colorado

    This beer sounds amazing and I'm probably going to the release, but the $10/bottle price has me second guessing. Why so spendy, especially considering beers like KBS which have a $5 price tag (or slightly less, at the brewery)? Thoughts?
     
    #1 buffs9, Mar 28, 2012
  2. Chaz

    Chaz Grand Pooh-Bah (3,668) Feb 3, 2002 Minnesota
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    Perhaps a closer comparison (17%/17%+) might be with Dogfish Head World Wide Stout. What does a 12 oz bottle of that retail for nowadays? Finding $5 and $6 singles at retail is much more common than it was only a few years ago, and it seems to follow that brewery-only releases would keep pace.
     
    #2 Chaz, Mar 28, 2012
  3. Rhettroactive

    Rhettroactive Pooh-Bah (2,249) Mar 28, 2009 Virginia
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    $10 is what Rumpkin retailed for in my shops. And the ABV of what...16% and the rum barrel aging is the most likely factor. Plus in the end, most breweries are gonna do what they want to anyways, regardless of what "the other guys" are doing.

    On a side note: I've been told this is hitting retail. Anyone able to 100% confirm this?
     
    #3 Rhettroactive, Mar 28, 2012
  4. Prospero

    Prospero Pooh-Bah (2,680) Jul 27, 2010 Colorado
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    I think Avery Uncle Jacob's Stout is half the bottle amount of KBS, and I'm pretty sure there's a heckuvalot more malt in it to reach 17.4%... but it's all speculation. It may be because Avery wants to allow more people to try it. At $5/bottle it would be sold out in minutes.
     
    #4 Prospero, Mar 28, 2012
  5. Prospero

    Prospero Pooh-Bah (2,680) Jul 27, 2010 Colorado
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    #5 Prospero, Mar 28, 2012
  6. buffs9

    buffs9 Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2008 Colorado

    Great points about the extra malts / crazy high ABV (like WWS). I'd love to get a taste of it before buying multiple bottles, but they usually don't have the new release on tap at these gigs.
     
    #6 buffs9, Mar 28, 2012
  7. canadianghetto

    canadianghetto Initiate (0) Oct 15, 2011 Texas
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    Rumpkin hit distribution in some states with the same amount produced, but the demand for Barrel Aged stouts is higher. I sure hope I get a chance to try this. It sounds great. I wonder if this will compare to Black Tuesday since the alcohol is close. I guess we will see.
     
    #7 canadianghetto, Mar 28, 2012
  8. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    i've paid almost that much for mephistopheles's stout and not been disappointed.

    $10 for uncle jacob's stout? heavy risk... but the priiiiize.
     
    #8 Pahn, Mar 28, 2012
  9. adkieffer

    adkieffer Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2010 Washington

    I just happened to be in CO when they released Rumkin and bought 12 to bring home. Was worth all the money, so many friends wanted some i only have 2 bottles left. If anyone in CO is picking this up and wants to trade with a WA BA, BM me and hopefully we can work something out
     
    #9 adkieffer, Mar 28, 2012
  10. atxdelivery

    atxdelivery Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2010 Texas

    Are these 12oz?
     
    #10 atxdelivery, Apr 1, 2012
  11. christbutcher

    christbutcher Initiate (0) Aug 31, 2010 Colorado

    yea 12oz should be pretty good me thinks.
     
    #11 christbutcher, Apr 1, 2012
  12. FishPondManager

    FishPondManager Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 Colorado

    I'll definitely be attending the release. Avery has a pretty good track record with these releases, and at 17.5% this will be a fun one to age.
     
    #12 FishPondManager, Apr 1, 2012
  13. buffs9

    buffs9 Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2008 Colorado

    Hit the release and it was worth the money, so tasty. They had Bourbon Barrel Mephaddict (Tweak) and Rumpkin on tap, which ruled.
     
    #13 buffs9, Apr 9, 2012
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  14. sunkistxsudafed

    sunkistxsudafed Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2010 New Mexico

    Anyone willing to trade for 1 or 2 of these?? BM and we can work something out.
     
    #14 sunkistxsudafed, Apr 9, 2012
  15. WickedSluggy

    WickedSluggy Savant (1,129) Nov 21, 2008 Texas

    They've got a great track record for producing big stouts. The Czar and Mephistopheles are certainly excellant.
     
    #15 WickedSluggy, Apr 9, 2012
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