The Bruery pricing

Lol! I wish!! (Remember, I WAS on steroids at the time!)

 

Be happy that you get Cantillon in Canada...no love for we sorry sods here in eastern MA, at least not to my knowledge. (But if anyone cares to correct me, you will have my undying gratitude! )

Re the topic at hand: The store that I work at generally has Bruery products available from anywhere between about $17-$25 for most of their line-up up to $36 for Tart of Darkness and $40 for Bois--but on the other hand, my workplace also tends to have a somewhat sizeable markup on most of our beers. YMMV.

 

I don't pay for their beers in the US because they're too expensive.

 

I just paid $36 for a bottle of Bois. There were 2 in the area and I know it became a race to get them. I didn't think I paid too much until I started reading these posts...

 

The price of Or Xata was extremely over priced, IMO. That beer is perfect for the style it represented and was exactly as it was listed on the label...and for under $10 per bottles, even better.

 

That's a very good approach. I try and do the same by purchasing beers that fall within my range of reasonable. Every once and a while I'll spring for something a little more, but I still have yet to spend over $15 on a large format bottle. And I'm very happy with what I'm able to drink and have no problem with anyone else spending more if they feel inclined.

 

Would you be willing to buy the beers if they were available in a smaller format bottle but at a similar price per/oz? For example $30 750ml becomes a $15 375mL. How bout if they were on tap but at $5 for 4oz pour?

I personally would probably buy the same number bottles/pours, but end up spending less with the smaller format servings.

 

I think many of the Bruery's beers are very intriguing. I would likely try some at the lower price points. $15 for the 375ml, I just couldn't justify. But I might try a 4 oz. pour at $5. I'm sure that many of the expensive sours and such are great, but I have to draw the line somewhere. By doing so, I remain happier with my beer purchases. I'm kind of a cheap bastard.

 

Honestly, they can get a bit pricey, but I've have had Trade Winds($11.99), Mischief ($9.99), and they were worth more than their price.

 

This is basically my hometown brewery but there is a reason why I have bought maybe, 3 bottles total from them.

 

Bump because I got excited to see Chocolate Rain for sale at a Cali bottle shop. Took it up to the counter because it conspicuously had no price tag.
$60.
Pass!

 

Chocolate Rain is a "Society Exclusive" beer which which essentially means the bottle shop probably got it as part of their society membership. Their membership includes the following clause under reasons for cancellation: "reselling of non-distributed Society beer at retail establishments". So they are at risk of losing their membership, if they get caught.

Putting that aside, they are price gouging you. Reserve Society members pay $33.99. Retail Price is $39.99.

 

Don't have a dog in this fight but I think 7 Swans is underrated. Remember being pretty impressed, especially as it warmed up in my glass.

No big deal if you don't like their prices or their beer. Those are two of the best reasons I can think of to not buy the bottles. Pretty simple. If you're curious about something specific, find a fanboy friend and invite him over to a share.

 

Bruery is expensive - and for better or for worse, it is their BBA old ale series that has the most attraction for me - Fruet, Cuir, Bois, and that lot run about $33/bottle around here.

 

$3 is a pretty reasonable mark up for beers that are $30 at the source and the source is on the other side of the country. They're definitely expensive, no dispute there, but that mark up is pretty fair.

 

Bruery is expensive but they make really great and unique beers. Not a lot of brewers make +15% beers that are drinkable and mostly being stouts, barley wine, and old ales . Honestly, people sometimes comments that my Bruery beers cost more than my wine, but least I can age those beers a few years. If I had to drink them within a year I probably wouldn't buy their beers.

 

I enjoyed 7 Swans a great deal more than I expected to. I'm very much looking forward to my bottles of the BA version of it.

 

That's why I really gravitate to old ales, barleywines, stouts, etc. I'm not nearly as fond of beers that give me any sort of urgency to consume them.

 

I didn't know that - and you're right, that's a pretty reasonable mark-up

 

Exactly, it's definitely nice to be able to watch a beer evolve over time. One of the Bruery employees actually told me at a beer dinner in NY that Black Tuesday can be aged for 8+ years given proper storage. I'm sure that would extend to some of their other beers as well.