Expensive Rogue Beer

[david58]

One last thing - There is a brewery here called Ninkasi and they are becoming my favorite. Reasonably priced, big, bold hoppy beers. They are only available in 22 oz, but I read that they are going to start doing 6'ers. Anyways, they are awesome. If you can find it, try it. Their Winter seasonal just came out, Sleigher, and it is great. And 3.99 for a 22 oz bottle.
It is great having so many great beers right here in our own backyard. I live in the heart of wine country, but the beer gets distributed out my way. Thank God.

+1 for Ninkasi! We still prefer our local brewpub that doesn't bottle - Calapooia Brewing Co - but when buying in the bottle we go Ninkasi.

Plus, their labels come off real good and I use 22 ouncers for my beer. Double benefit!

 

[Amity]

Really? You're complaining about $10 for a six pack? I pay $13 for a six pack of non-premium beer in Canada.

 

[King MF Midas]

Off topic sort of:

What is the typical growler cost you all?

sierra 30th's $16 at whole foods (aka whole paycheck)

one time i went up and they had bitch's brew from dfh. the lady wasn't supposed to fill growlers due to the low supply but by the time she realized this she already poured. $45 well spent imo.

 

[corwin6654]

One last thing - There is a brewery here called Ninkasi and they are becoming my favorite. Reasonably priced, big, bold hoppy beers. They are only available in 22 oz, but I read that they are going to start doing 6'ers. Anyways, they are awesome. If you can find it, try it. Their Winter seasonal just came out, Sleigher, and it is great. And 3.99 for a 22 oz bottle.
It is great having so many great beers right here in our own backyard. I live in the heart of wine country, but the beer gets distributed out my way. Thank God.

Yeah, Ninkasi is good stuff at a nice price. I tried their Sleigher last week, and it was great. I really like Total Domination IPA and their Tricerahops as well. Good stuff.

 

[djinn88]

??? A 12 pack of Bud Light Lime here is 24 $ I can usually drink craft or micro for cheaper than BMC if I hunt for specials/reductions. Count your blessings: 9 bucks for a six pack is usually the cheapest beer in the store.

What in the world?!

 

[david58]

Yeah, Ninkasi is good stuff at a nice price. I tried their Sleigher last week, and it was great. I really like Total Domination IPA and their Tricerahops as well. Good stuff.

Just had the Oatis Oatmeal Stout yesterday - it's a keeper, too.

Now if I could just figger out how to make a good oatmeal stout...

 

[fenderbass]

What the heck is going on there that a 12 pack of Bud is 24 bucks??? Are you guys being taxed into oblivion over there?

 

[jfr1111]

Short answer: Yes.

BMC costs pretty much the same thing as the biggest micros around here. Anything that is "imported" will be priced ridiculously high. The only beer that are still cheap are high gravity beers by the huge can or bottles (1.18L of 10% for 3$, yes, it exists). Plus we have to pay duty on every bottle and who really brings back bottles these days ? Makes even less sense to drink Bud Light since you can get another beer that won't give you that nasty "mwaaahh..." reaction after every corn-laden sip.

You just have to shop around. My local grocery store, atlough it has a horrible layout (almost no beer is in the fridge) runs a specias every week on different non-BMC beer. You just have to stock up when you can (ie. 8.99$ for a sixer of Maudite).

 

[rpatton]

Odd, I can get a large pitcher of Dead Guy for $8 at my local bar. What irritates me is $14 for a 4 pack of dogfish head 90 minute IPA. I love their beer but dang. Anyway, my 2c is that pricing is an art and science, having more to do with perceived value than cost of production. Someone with a more formal economics background could probably address this better, but essentially - they charge a lot because enough people are willing to pay and it preserves brand value.

 

[ToddO]

Have built up a large disdain for Stone and Rogue due to their pricing. You are paying for a lot of marketing and not beer.

Sierra Nevada Torpedo - 7.99
Stone Whatever IPA - 12.99+
Rogue Bend over while I F' you out of $ - 12.99.

NO BRAINER. Their beers are good. But not that good, period.

I saw Stone levitation at %4.4 for around 12 a six. Thats comedy right there..

 

[munche]

Have built up a large disdain for Stone and Rogue due to their pricing. You are paying for a lot of marketing and not beer.

Sierra Nevada Torpedo - 7.99
Stone Whatever IPA - 12.99+
Rogue Bend over while I F' you out of $ - 12.99.

NO BRAINER. Their beers are good. But not that good, period.

I saw Stone levitation at %4.4 for around 12 a six. Thats comedy right there..

Dude you're not far from me, you're getting reamed. Stone's 6 packs aren't too cheap, but 6 packs aren't really their forte. Also SN Torpedo IPA is awful if you've had any of the San Diego IPAs!

Stone's 6ers are a bit pricey, but their bombers are pretty solidly priced, especially compared to quality. PS: Go to Total Wine in Tustin! I hear it's even more awesome than the one by me.

 

[CrystallineEntity]

Just spent $17 on a 4 pack of Ten Fidy. Expensive, but I wanted to try it.
One time I spent near $100 to have a 6'er of Westy and some other Belgians shipped here from Belgium. I'll never do that again, but I wanted to try the best.
Some people will pay, no matter how high the price.

 

[Mongrel]

For all the Oregonians talking about Ninkasi, yeah, they're awesome. If you get the chance, make a trip to Sisters in late September of next year. The Ninkasi guys were out for this year's Fresh Hop Festival along with 10-11 other breweries. They also came out on Labor Day weekend for the Little Woody Festival in Bend.

As for Rogue, I don't regret making the trip out to the coast to visit their ale house in Newport at all. Fantastic beer, and the wild boar chili is delicious. Worth every penny.

 

[King MF Midas]

Odd, I can get a large pitcher of Dead Guy for $8 at my local bar. What irritates me is $14 for a 4 pack of dogfish head 90 minute IPA. I love their beer but dang. Anyway, my 2c is that pricing is an art and science, having more to do with perceived value than cost of production. Someone with a more formal economics background could probably address this better, but essentially - they charge a lot because enough people are willing to pay and it preserves brand value.

lol looks like it has to do with shipping. 90 min is $8.50 at my grocery store, i heard CA pays $10 a bottle for palo santo ($13 a four pack here). i live 4 hours away from the brewery. deadguy is $14 a pitcher at the bar.

 

[fenderbass]

ToddO, you are absolutely right.
Boy, I sure started a controversy here, huh.
Now, I feel bad for all of the folks that have to pay so dang much. I'm lucky that I live in beer heaven. Most of our local brewers don't put a lot of money into marketing and charge a fair price for great beer, but I'll pay what I have to just to avoid the yellow pissy stuff.
But hey, that's why we brew our own right??? Today at around 12:05 PM I'll try my Knuckle Head Red. I have a feeling it's going to be pretty darn good, and it cost about 25bucks for 5 gallons.
Cheers to all of you.

 

[Boy]

Local thriftway has had Yellow Snow IPA 22's for $2.99 for a few weeks now. Needless to say my bottle collection has been growing nicely.

 

[Chap]

Left San Diego Wednesday, the last beer I drank was a six pack of Rogue for $10.99 on base.

Arrived in Okinawa, Japan Thursday, the first beer I bought was a six pack of Rogue for $6.99 on base. LOL WTF?

 

[rico567]

Yeah....walked into the package store on Yokota AFB (western Tokyo) Thursday and a six of Rogue Amber is $6.85. Any Rogue beer back home (IL) is over $10. The future not only has 200 mph trains to get you there, but reasonably priced beer when you arrive.....

 

[ashort33]

I think the short answer to "Why do they charge so much?" is that they can. Same reason Starbucks coffee costs $3 for a large, non refillable cup o' joe....

 

[tnvol]

I think the short answer to "Why do they charge so much?" is that they can. Same reason Starbucks coffee costs $3 for a large, non refillable cup o' joe....

I think that hits the nail on the head. It's a pretty popular brewery in a pop culture kind of way so people will pay what they charge.