Retail value of your cellar inventory

I always find threads like this to be bad form.

So I am not surprised that it is one of the first threads on the new forum.

 

Much like facebook, it appears we need a "dislike" button.

How is this bad form? The guy's just asking a simple question. I wonder all the time about the retail value of my cellar but I haven't had the time to sit down and count yet.

 

S

Same here. I keep telling my wife, "I will only buy specials, one off's, etc. - nothing 'regular'" but it seems like there is a special or one off coming out every week! I can't keep up with all the drinking I need to do.....

 

I have maybe 180 beers right now. Best guess is somewhere between $1800 and $2000

 

Anyone look into or have insurance on their cellar?

 

I recently started cellaring.....and I mean as in about 6 months ago....im probably up around $450 - 550 range

 

This would put your beers at about $5/each... I agree it is mostly a "measuring contest", but please tell me this is a miscalculation.

 

I've got it listed on my renters insurance... which amuses my friends who are not quite as much of beer geeks as I am. Although, they are all willing to come over to do tastings whenever I decide to do one.

 

I have considered checking into insurance, I have guesstimated somewhere around 5 grand for the beer itself. I refuse to figure it out, especially considering all I acquire through trade is $20-30 in shipping/box of 6 to 12 bottles. That does factor into worth if you ask me, since it pays for the beer too.

 

My average beer in my cellar is $12-15/bottle, with plenty over $20/bottle. Depends on what's in the cellar. I have way more bombers and 750s.

 

I am up to about $300 worth of cantillon classic and another $150 worth of Pretty Things Barleywine. Prob. another $100 of fantomes and random strong ales.

 

I'm probably in the neighborhood of $1500 approximately.

 

The problem is everybody has wildly differing amounts of disposable income and/or has been cellaring for different amounts of time. So I'm not sure how you could fairly make a comparison to others to determine if you should ratchet back.

The better questions to ask yourself are around your own financial situations - i.e. - Are you running up credit card debt to maintain a cellar? Are you paying your bills and saving enough money? Are you hurting other parts of your life to support your beer habit?

 

The retail value of my cellar is about $1100 over abut 80 bottles. I try not to keep too many bottles in the cellar actually right now I'm trying to get that number back down to around 50, looks like I will be drinking well for the next couple months.