I pretty much refuse to pay those prices for beer.
Everything rolled in (equipment and ingredients), I'm running about 50 cents a beer for my homebrew, and I think I make pretty decent beer, and I make a lot of hop-heavy IPAs (+Belgians, + Porters, + EPAs. ++++).
I've paid $10 a bomber a couple off times to get sour bugs, but my limit is about $5 for a bomber and that is rare.
I bought some Celebration Ale recently $17 for 12. Also found a deal at Jungle Jims for Sierra Nevada Cases off mixed beers foe $10. Bought 4 cases. Since I mostly drink my own, this should last me thru the holidays.
I can't figure out who is buying all this beer at these high prices that manages to keep it viable for the brewers to sell at this price. I can't believe the 'average Joe' is buying much of it - BMC and the like is a lot cheaper. You either have to have a real love for these beers to be paying $2.50 (and up) for a beer, and this can get very expensive very fast. Or you have so much money that it doesn't matter.
Everything rolled in (equipment and ingredients), I'm running about 50 cents a beer for my homebrew, and I think I make pretty decent beer, and I make a lot of hop-heavy IPAs (+Belgians, + Porters, + EPAs. ++++).
I've paid $10 a bomber a couple off times to get sour bugs, but my limit is about $5 for a bomber and that is rare.
I bought some Celebration Ale recently $17 for 12. Also found a deal at Jungle Jims for Sierra Nevada Cases off mixed beers foe $10. Bought 4 cases. Since I mostly drink my own, this should last me thru the holidays.
I can't figure out who is buying all this beer at these high prices that manages to keep it viable for the brewers to sell at this price. I can't believe the 'average Joe' is buying much of it - BMC and the like is a lot cheaper. You either have to have a real love for these beers to be paying $2.50 (and up) for a beer, and this can get very expensive very fast. Or you have so much money that it doesn't matter.