Why no Love for Stone?

Those 1.5L bottles were special collaboration beers made as part of their Indiegogo funding campaign for Berlin and Richmond. They sold for $30 and retailers could buy they if they wanted-- so that seems to have been what happened here. (I bought two of the collabs myself, as they came with a bunch of other perks).

I love Stone, and will probably always have a soft spot for them, but tend to agree with you on some of their price points. I no longer buy any of their $10 bombers-- always seemed high, and certainly no reason to pay that these days. And $15 for Mocha IPA? It's quite good, but no... too many other great beers around for less.