Most Expensive Beer You've Bought

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  1. Rizalini

    Rizalini Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2011 Nevada

    Last year I won a raffle at Stone Brewery for their Barrel Aged Ken Schmidt / Maui / Stone Kona Coffee Macadamia Coconut Porter. $1 per raffle ticket, then $25 for the beer (if you win). So I bought 20 tickets ($20), won, and bought the beer for $25.

    So I guess you can say I paid $45 for a bottle of beer.

    What's the most you've paid, and would you purchase it again?
     
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  2. RichD

    RichD Pooh-Bah (2,182) Mar 18, 2012 Rhode Island
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    As of right now, $20 for Infinium and hell no. A close second was Sucaba for 17 and I'd buy that again in a heartbeat.
     
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  3. Nectar

    Nectar Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2013 New Jersey

    The higher end Bruery 750s like Rueze, Smoking Wood, Tart of Darkness..

    I don't get too crazy
     
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  4. ChanChan

    ChanChan Maven (1,341) Dec 12, 2009 California

    $33.00'ish
     
  5. stirlingtrent

    stirlingtrent Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2012 California

    Back when I was learning to love Belgians, I think I bought a bottle of DeuS for about 30 bucks. Did not regret it.
     
  6. CommanderOfAwesome

    CommanderOfAwesome Initiate (0) Aug 30, 2012 California

    $30 for me, but have also bought several FSW Anniversary beers for ~$25. And would buy them again in a second if I see them again.
     
  7. Monsone

    Monsone Pundit (762) Jun 5, 2006 Illinois

    At a bar: $80 for a BCS Rare. Not sure I would do it again.
    At a store: $60 (45 euro) for a 750ml bottle of De Struise Double Black. Haven't drank it yet so can't say if I would do it again.
     
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  8. Boilerfood

    Boilerfood Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Indiana

    I feel like this conversation will vary if you specify cost/ounce vs. sticker price.
     
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  9. inkdemention

    inkdemention Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2012 Nevada

    ive paid a 1$ an ounce for 120 min...some other fw variants...paid 90$ for a brewdog beer
     
  10. Jeremy6566

    Jeremy6566 Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2013 Arizona

    $33 each for three differant Eclipse 50/50's and I don't think I would do it again.
    It was good, but not worth the money to me.
     
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  11. LeRose

    LeRose Grand Pooh-Bah (3,509) Nov 24, 2011 Massachusetts
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    I have yet to go over $17.99...some yes, some no on repurchase. Some I look at like OK - I have tried it, it's fine, move on. Some I would buy again as a treat. And definitely add me to the hell no on Infinium list. That's the one expensive buy that got me angry - at myself for buying into the idea in the first place and BB for making the stuff.
     
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  12. mmikey8

    mmikey8 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2012 California

    $30 for Black Tuesday
     
  13. dsal89

    dsal89 Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2008 Indiana

    50 for Barrel Aged Dark Lord
     
  14. notjustgc

    notjustgc Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2008 New Jersey

    $48 at a bar for a 5-year-old Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek. Would do it again and again and again.
     
  15. MikeEhrmantraut

    MikeEhrmantraut Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2012 Tennessee
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    Around $20 for Bruery Oude Tart.
     
  16. NickMunford

    NickMunford Pooh-Bah (2,094) Oct 2, 2006 Wyoming
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    ~$30 for 50/50 Eclipse (not worth it to me)
    ~$25-$30 for a bottle of Chimay Blue at a restaurant (I knew better, but it was a date)
    ~$85 for the Westy 12 6-pack (definitely worth it to me)
    ~$25 for the Stone book, then $25 for the QM series beer that you could purchase when you bought the book (the book was worth it, but the beer wasn't, IMO)
     
  17. Drucifer

    Drucifer Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 Illinois

    50 for vanilla dark lord and 45 for rare; would definitely buy both again.
     
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  18. ElGallo

    ElGallo Pooh-Bah (2,233) Sep 26, 2009 New Hampshire
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    $25 for a Cascade Sang Noir. I'm willing to go higher for Cantillon (should I ever find any), but not other things (e.g., 50/50 Eclipse).
     
  19. ThisWangsChung

    ThisWangsChung Pooh-Bah (2,914) Oct 15, 2011 Maryland
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    I once paid $40 just for the sake of being able to say I could drink a bottle of Parabola.

    Shame the bartender at Churchkey served it too cold...

    I'd buy Parabola again, but NEVER at that price. $15-20 seems about right for this one.
     
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  20. fujindemon74

    fujindemon74 Pooh-Bah (1,797) Nov 7, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    $30 for The Bruery Fruet.

    And I would do it again in a heartbeat.
     
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