beers you like but cant justify the $

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by djrn2, Feb 5, 2013.

  1. djrn2 Member

    Location:
    New Jersey
    There's a few out there but two that I really wish were cheaper.

    I can't bring myself to spend

    $25 on a Golden Blend 375

    $20 on a Red Poppy 375
  2. luwak Member

    Location:
    Arizona
    All of them
    Beer is a waste of money
    But i buy a lot of it anyway.
  3. buffs9 Member

    Location:
    Colorado
    Prettty much all of Great Divide's barrel aged beers, though non-infected BA Yeti is worth it, at least once or twice a year.
  4. thecheapies Member

    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
    Nebraska Black Betty
    Samuel Adams Utopias
  5. djrn2 Member

    Location:
    New Jersey
    Good cal on the Great Divide

    Also all the De Proof collabs.
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  6. celticfutblclub Member

    Location:
    Massachusetts
    Brett is that you?
  7. Providence Member

    Location:
    Rhode Island
    Honestly, most. I look at the selections at bottle shops and am like, "Oh, that's a good one" or "I love that one." Yet, none of them find their way into my bag. The hobby is getting way too expesnvie for me, so for the most part, I am sticking with $8-$12 six packs that I love and the ocassional bomber I want to try.
  8. vonnegut21 Member

    Location:
    New York
    The 50/50 Eclipse beers...
  9. ipas-for-life Member

    Location:
    Virginia
    Oude Tart. I did justify buying two bottles. However I thought about buying it 10 other times and couldnt pull the trigger.
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  10. devlishdamsel Member

    Location:
    Washington
    Bmc beers at a concert venue or music festival ( 10 for a corona really?!!). Bottled "rare" beers at most local restaurants. I refuse to pay 25 for the dissident or the abyss. Especially if i know that if it was on draft it would be exponentially cheaper!
  11. Andygirl Member

    Location:
    Michigan
    None. If the post was "beers you like but can't justify the $ to your SO" then I could make a list :)
  12. bump8628 Member

    Location:
    Oklahoma
    Just about everything from Mikkeller. Most of the stuff is good, but not great and for the price there are plenty of better options.
  13. gcamparone Member

    Location:
    Rhode Island
    BCBS :( 22.99/4 is slightly out of my "drink to enjoy a good beer" price range. I can only justify drinking one on a special occasion
  14. tjensen3618 Member

    Location:
    California
    Older Viscosity
    Deliverance
    Old Stock Cellar Reserve
    Eclipses
    most BA Bruery beers

    There's a bunch of non-barrel aged beer that is good, but being in the $10+ range for a bomber, I can't justify it.
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  15. fehrminator Member

    Location:
    North Carolina
    Anything by Nebraska, Mikkeller, Evil Twin & Hoppin' Frog
    BA Raspy
    50/50s
    Mother Earth (NC) special releases
    Honorable Mention: Mystery Brewing and their $25/bomber anniversary beer. Still in shock about that one.
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  16. FosterJM Member

    Location:
    California
    Most sours, but I do it anyway.

    Cheers!
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  17. Dtapeski Member

    Location:
    Colorado
    Westvleteren 12 4pk. Couldn't even imagine dropping $85 on that beer when a beer like St. Bernardus 12 is readily available for a fraction of the cost.
  18. tectactoe Member

    Location:
    Michigan
    If I can't justify the price, then I don't like it.
  19. maltmaster420 Member

    Location:
    Oregon
    Cascade. When the Barrel House first opened I was there weekly for lunch and a glass or two, and usually bought at least a couple bottles from each release when they were in the $15-18 range. Sadly, all of their blends seem to be taking on a "same as the last one" character, with the choice of fruit being the only differentiating point in what are otherwise lacto-bombs. After the announcement of a $30 price tag for Vlad I'm done. I haven't even been to their pub in months, simply because I started thinking about the $6-8/8oz glass prices and realized that I could buy bottles of Girardin, Tilquin, Drie Fontienen, etc, for less $$$ per ounce.
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  20. Squidly Member

    Location:
    New Jersey
    It was a 6 and included 2 glasses.
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  21. CUE45 Member

    Location:
    Virginia
    Anything by Maine Beer Company.
  22. BrownAleMale Member

    Location:
    Wisconsin
    Cuvee des Jacobins at 21.99 a 4 pack
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  23. Squidly Member

    Location:
    New Jersey
    RR Consecration at $17.50 for 375ml. I bought a couple because I had to try it... Loved it, but can't justify it again.
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  24. imbrue001 Member

    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    Anything by Evil Twin
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  25. Dtapeski Member

    Location:
    Colorado
    You're right, Thanks.
    It would have needed to be a 12 for me, but obviously the demand was way more than enough as it was.
  26. iKasey Member

    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    Stillwater, which everyone knows that one.

    Hopslam. Love it but there are so many alternate DIPAs that are so much less money!

    Maybe I'm wrong about this one as well, but why is Black Ops so high? I went to buy it until I saw the cost.
  27. Ohio_Stevo Member

    Bell's Expedition Stout...$17.99 for a 6 pack?!
  28. Beer-A-Lot Member

    Location:
    Virginia
    Beat me to it.
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  29. Celtics76 Member

    Location:
    Rhode Island
    Dogfish Head special releases - Noble Rot, Nomaste, etc. Can't say I like them because I've never tried them, but I want to try them. Will only buy beers like that for a special occassion of some sort.
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  30. Squatchito Member

    Location:
    Virginia
    Barrel Aged Boris from Hoppin Frog. A $17.99 bomber on the shelf I would never even consider buying.

    *didn't read that "like" part in my intial response.
  31. UnderJoath Member

    Location:
    Illinois
    Any specialty beer by FFF these days. FFS.
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  32. maltmaster420 Member

    Location:
    Oregon
    You're getting screwed. It's $12-13 here in Oregon. Admittedly, that's still not cheap, but $17.50 is friggin insane.
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  33. caponeduke Member

    Location:
    North Carolina
    Hopslam like a mother
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  34. checktherhyme Member

    Location:
    Washington
    Barrel Aged Old Rasputin. So good, but that damn bottle tricks me every time. 16oz...C'mon
  35. SeaOfShells Member

    Location:
    California
    BA Old Rasputin, Lost Abbey Deliverance and Angel's Share just to name a few.
  36. Johnnyramirez Member

    Location:
    California
    You're getting robbed. $10.99 or $11.99 here in California
  37. --Dom-- Member

    Location:
    Missouri
    Love Oskar Blues, but way too much $$$$

    Also Third Coast Old Ale

    I would say Hopslam, but since I can never find it anyway I guess I can't be angry about the price huh
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  38. Bay01 Member

    Location:
    Illinois
    $6/ bomber for a great RIS seems like a good deal to me...
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  39. BigTomZ Member

    Location:
    Virginia
    Lost Abbey 375ml bottles and North Coast 500ml bottles.
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  40. BostonHops Member

    Location:
    Massachusetts
    angel's share was the first that came to mind. love the beer but pushing $20 for little over 12oz is tough to justify.
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