How much is two much for one 12 oz beer?

[Qhrumphf]

I once paid $12 for a crooked stave vieillein La Jolla. I had it once prior and loved it, and i really wanted my wife to try it. I did not enjoy my 11.2 oz, $12 pour because I was obsessing over making it last.

A local bar actually has a $95 beer on their bottle list. Check out the bottle list. There are a ton of $20+ bottles. http://www.churchkeydc.com/documents/BBCKBOTTLELIST12-31-2015.pdf

ChurchKey is one of the beer bars of which I speak. I don't go in there unless I plan on spending a ridiculous sum, but they have some excellent beers available.

 

[sudbuddy]

I agree. Hopefully you have better experiences in the future! I only have one complaint. I have traveled there 3 or 4 times now, and every time I wanted to grab a tour they ended up cancelling it last minute.

I've never tried to tour there, I didn't even know they offered it. Fun story though, first time I ever went there I got a burger that gave me the most prolific sh!ts I've ever experienced. I poop a lot too. That's not a knock on the brewery, just a delightful anecdote I thought I'd share. The to-go guy is pretty awesome, but he's the only person I've ever liked that works there

 

[lowtones84]

Yeah, $12 is about twice what it should be costing. It's a good beer, but I've had plenty that are better. Pretty sure I'd rather spend that money on two Orvals, but that's just my taste

 

[1977Brewer]

You got screwed. I make my own for a tenth of that. Look it up.

 

[sudbuddy]

You got screwed. I make my own for a tenth of that. Look it up.

But does yours come with that trademark 3F sneer?

 

[1977Brewer]

But does yours come with that trademark 3F sneer?

No. So it's worth double? Eff yes.

 

[Bosh]

Hell no.

Anything that expensive will have low turnover, anything with low turnover has a good chance of being old. Old IPAs suck. Now for a RIS I might be tempted.

 

[specharka]

Hell no.

Anything that expensive will have low turnover, anything with low turnover has a good chance of being old. Old IPAs suck. Now for a RIS I might be tempted.

Funny you should mention that...

I was in a bottle shop a few months ago and found some very old beers -- various 2006-2009 IPAs from Stone, Lagunitas and Harpoon retailing for upwards of $15 a bottle. Trying to be helpful, I notified the owner that he had vast quantities of expired beer polluting his shelf space. His response?

"No, people will keep those beers for years."

Never returned to patronize his shop again.

 

[soccerdad]

14 ounces is two much for a twelve ounce pour.

 

[thunderwagn]

I've pretty much given up on the high $ brews. Other than being able to say "I've had it," most times I walk away overcharged and disappointed. Very rarely do I find a $$ beer that's actually worth the hype...and high $$. Especially on some of these IPA's.











Dammit I hope I don't find a 3f in a local liquor store...I'd probably fork over the $$

 

[mgregg]

I happily pay $10 a bottle for a few bourbon county stouts and dfh 120's every year, but that's the most I'd ever pay for a 12 oz bottle. I paid $10 for a 10 oz cbs last winter, but I figured that was probably a once in a lifetime opportunity(it was incredible). I usually won't pay more then $4-$5 for a bottled beer or more then $7-$8 for a pint if I'm out.

 

[ktblunden]

I've paid $13-15 for 375mL bottles of barrel aged sours and stouts. I would never pay that much for an IPA. There are some excellent sours in that price range from Firestone Walker, Russian River, and Lost Abbey.

 

[murphyslaw]

ChurchKey is one of the beer bars of which I speak. I don't go in there unless I plan on spending a ridiculous sum, but they have some excellent beers available.

I've actually never been. I don't think it opened until I moved to the suburbs. Thought about going a couple of times--which is why I looked up the menu--but never did.

 

[obie]

$2 for PBR tall boys

 

[Remmy]

Seems legit.

The more the beer costs, the better it tastes.

 

[drainbamage]

I paid $20 for a 1 oz pour of beer. I thought it was worth it.

Utopias?



$12 should get you most of the way to a 6-pack of ZD (if you could find it). I want to say it was $6/pint the first time I had it.

 

[TallDan]

Utopias?

Yep. The $15 bourbon after it was Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15yr.

 

[drainbamage]

Yep. The $15 bourbon after it was Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15yr.

That's not terrible for Pappy. A friend paid $25 at a bar for 1oz. of either the 20 or 23-yr. (can't remember which) but it was one of those "when else am I going to try it?"-kind of things.

 

[TallDan]

That's not terrible for Pappy. A friend paid $25 at a bar for 1oz. of either the 20 or 23-yr. (can't remember which) but it was one of those "when else am I going to try it?"-kind of things.

The Pappy seemed cheap to me, couldn't pass it up, like you said, not sure I'll have another chance to try it. The utopias didn't seem quite as cheap, but it was a chance to try it... Err.. Umm... without breaking the seal on either of the bottles i have???

 

[m00ps]

prices will always be higher in a restaurant for a bottle than in a store. My local beer store got in 2 cases of zombie dust and kept it in the back for their favorite customers. $3 a bottle, limit one per customer, not at all unreasonable IMO considering its scarcity

 

[slym2none]

Let me help you with that.

She better be serving steak, lobster, champagne, and lots of beer.

I don't pay for sex. Never have, never will. I'm not into whores.

 

[slym2none]

Sad thing is, around here, $12 for a 12 oz pour isn't uncommon around here.

Is that just around here?

 

[WI_Wino]

Family and I hit up the local pizza joint last night. My eyes perked up when I saw a sign at the hostess desk that said "Zombie Dust here". Sweet, never had it before. Once we finally got seated, peeked at the beer menu and saw it was $12. That has to be for a bomber, I thought. Nope. 12 oz bottle was $12.

We passed on it. The wife had a couple of Toppling Goliath's Golden Nuggets for $5 a piece and I tried out some local APAs for $5 a piece. Still wondering if I should have splurged.

Zombie dust was down to $9. Still passed. Had a pseudo sue, good but overhyped Imo.

 

[berrywise]

On the other end of the spectrum how many people have spend 8-9 bucks for a 16 ounce Miller/Bud at a ball game?

 

[Michigan_Wolfman]

In Chelsea Michigan, there is a craft brewery called The Chelsea Ale House. The one time I went there to try and get a six pack of 12 ouncers, not only could I not get waited on...they didn't even have their prices listed or any sort of a menu available to see what they had on tap. Across the street at the local Jet's Pizza franchise, where they have a state liquor license and a bar on premise, you can get a growler full of anything from Bell's Best to Dark Horse and everything in between for about $6. Guess who's parking lot is always fuller?

 

[murphyslaw]

A couple weels ago i ordered a beer withouy looking at the price. When i got the tab i saw that they charged me $17.

 

[thunderwagn]

Paid $15 for a bottle of Russian River Consecration 2 weeks ago. Not typical for me to do so, but I had cash in my pocket...which isn't typical either

 

[treacheroustexan]

On the other end of the spectrum how many people have spend 8-9 bucks for a 16 ounce Miller/Bud at a ball game?

$9 for Genesee 16oz cans at every Indians game I go to. I don't even care!

 

[aprichman]

I think I paid around $12 for a 375mL bottle (about the same size as a 12oz) of Crux's Freak Cake last time I visited their brewpub in Bend, OR. I actually bought two bottles (one to take home) that I aged for about 15 months before drinking it on Turkey Day last year. I'll gladly pay that price for a great beer. I frequently pick up 500mL sour and barrel aged beers from Block 15 that go for $10-13. The time and skill that goes into some of these bottles are well worth the price.

With that said $10-12 for a single bottle of an IPA is too steep for me. Just too many reasonably priced alternatives readily available in my market. Even generous pours of PtY go for less up here.

 

[bobeer]

I go through the same issues all the time. The lhbs had some 120 min for 12 buck a bottle. I had to pass. If we were out and it was a special occasion then sure, I'd splurge. Seeing that I home brew and have a ton of beer at home I can never justify spending that much on 1 bottle of beer.