JasonToews
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I went to my local liqure store and saw dogfish head for the 1st time. It was their 90 minute ipa. The price tag was $15 plus tax for a 4 pack!!
FYI, Canadian is worth more than US now. So yes, that's expensive, but a lot of that has to do with taxation.15 Canadian dollars? That's still really expensive. Good stuff though.
Fortunately, I live in an area that flows with good beer. I'll buy one of the high priced specialties a couple times a year, but for the most part, I'm drinking quality for a reasonable price. Japan pricing can't really enter into a reasonable dialog. I remember paying $5 for a coke at a little hamburger stand in Tokyo.It's expensive to be sure, but I like to harp in on posts like this with a reminder of Japanese beer prices.
For a local brew, a 6 pack of good, but not spectacular beer, can easily fetch $30+.
No matter how you slice it, both are expensive, but I would rather pay for the Dogfish.
I went to my local liqure store and saw dogfish head for the 1st time. It was their 90 minute ipa. The price tag was $15 plus tax for a 4 pack!!
I think that's par for the coarse. 60min is $10 / 6er. Thats average. Check out their 120 min or stout. Some of those are $8 to $12 per bottle. You get what you pay for!
but generally for these hot-name microbrews... seems like they're just taking advantage of the situation.
Jason, where did you find this? I have family in Yarrow, and there isn't a decent beer in the whole town.
I wasn't all that impressed with DFH either, for the prices they charge. I am glad to see people recognize Ballast Poit Brewery in a positive way. When I really want to treat myself, I will buy a six-pack of their Sculpin IPA, the best tasting IPA to date IMHO! Total price out the door after taxes and CRV is over $17 dollars, OUCH! But, even on a bad taste bud day, Sculpin is wonderful tasting!
They are one of the worst-priced and most overrated beers in craft brewing, though (e.g. when Isabelle Proximus was brewed as a collaborative effort between Avery/Russian River/Allagash/Lost Abbey/Dogfish, they poured out more than half of Dogfish head's contribution as not up to par; generally, the Dogfish quality control is pretty crappy).
I cannot join the DFH Hate Crew because they have truly been responsible for introducing me to the craft market years ago... I have always been intrigued by their offerings and then the inability to obtain 90% of it here in Texas. The Punkin Ale is my favorite of the pumpkin style (and rightfully so for DFH as they introduced this beer style to the market)
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