Bike N Brew said:
I'm confused as to how everyone can rag on DFH about pricing...I've never been anywhere where the Uni prices weren't at least 50% higher than any of the DFH prices. Not defending DFH here...if you don't like the beer, you don't like the beer ... but price seems like weird argument when comparing to Unibroue.
The point is, with Unibroue, it's worth it. With Dogfish Head, it's not, except in the case of the 90 Minute. It's just pure economics. I'm willing to pay for the Unibroue, because I like it better, and I'm willing to risk paying more because I know I'll probably like any of their beers I try. Because I haven't liked most of the DFH, I'm not willing to pony up the big bucks for more beers I probably won't like, which makes me unwilling to try new offerings from them.
Like if you tried a bunch of beers from a brewery that sold them really cheap, and you only like one or two of them, you might still be willing to spend not a lot of money on the off chance you'll like something new. And for a really expensive place who's beers you adore, you'll happily throw down for a new flavor. But an expensive brewery with hit and miss quality discourages further experimentation.
Same thing happened to me with Left Hand Brewery out of Colorado. I tried their Porter, Milk Stout, Bitter, and IPA, and I didn't like any of them. Then also sell 22oz bombers of their extreme beers, like double IPAs and Imperial stouts, but they're ~$8 or more for those. If I'd liked their other offerings, I'd give those a shot, but since none of their beers do anything for me at all, I'm not going to spend that much for something else I probably won't like. If they were cheaper, I might give them a shot anyway. Also had a bad experience with a really expensive La Chouffe in a green 750ml bottle that had gone skunky. Not going to risk any more big bucks on them.
I do understand your point about how if you like it you like it, if not then you don't though. My issue is with throwing good money after bad.
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