Utopias pricing.

Did you get one? I may have gone all in at that price.

 

For $85, that’s a no-brainer, and I’m on a budget.

 

When I saw it locally a few years back, the store was selling it for $239. Almost bought it, but couldn't quite do it.

For $85, I would have gladly gotten one.

 

I am likely the only person around who wouldn't have immediately jumped at that price. They are 200 - 220 around here

 

I would have bought several at that price. $200 seems the norm. Last year at GABF I got 6 pours. That paid for my ticket.

 

Pretty sure I could sell one for $185-$200 so that’s a free bottle for me. I’m in.

Enjoy

 

A buddy of mine had a contact in Canada and got me one for the $85. He picks up this weekend. Cant wait to try it, finally!

 

At $25.00 bucks a bottle I might buy one as a curiosity. More than that I'm not curious because for $25.00 I can get a pretty decent bottle of Port. Just not that interested in high proof beers that as a thing are actually wandering off into the territory of other spirits that handle the job better.

 

There’s two of us on here cavedave. If we fight back to back we might be able to fend the bastards off

 

Lowest I’ve ever seen it is $150. Not aware of any price decrease. If that is last year’s vintage, it may have been that a distributor “dumped” lingering stock at a lower price to get rid of it. Not sure. Definitely not what you want if you’re Sam Adams, could devalue the brand.

Personally I think the beer is great, but considering the whiskies I can buy for that money, I’d rather spend elsewhere.

 

At that price I would have bought at least two. One to open, one to save and another to save longer.

 

Between this and CBS I guess you canucks get lucky sometimes. You guys still pay way to much for beer on average though. I bet half the bottles bought will be resold.

 

At $85 USD I would have gladly pay to buy a bottle and enjoy it over the next 12-18 months. I've never had a Utopia, of any vintage, and $85 is a hell of a lot cheaper than buying another bottle of Macallan 18yr.

 

$85.00 to much IMO!

 

It goes to show you how much margin there is. After reading this I would feel like a sucker if I had purchased a bottle in the US. The same goes for the CBS. We bend over and have to buy bombers and our friends get 4 packs at a reasonable price point.

 

For $85 you can buy a good bottle of whisky.

For the normal $200 you can buy a very good bottle.

I don’t get what it is about utopias (a 28% abv blended BA beer) that makes any sort of cost consciousness go out the window, whereas up to the 20% ABV mark people will bitch about pricing that is much over $1/oz

 

I'm not paying 85 for any beer

 

Perhaps they're closing them out because the 2018 vintage is coming. I'd have bought at least two for $85/ea. I've heard that they go for $210 or so here. Last year I saw it for $300, but no way at that price. I've heard Costco sells it for $180, but haven't seen that here.