grateful
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 01:44 PM UTC
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James wrote:
I picked up two bombers of Rodenbach Grand Cru for $11.99 each and two bottles of Founders Harvest Ale for $2.99 each.
How does that Rodenbach Grand Cru manage to be from Belgium and be half the price on an American sour in America?
walkonby wrote:
Just found founders dark penance (damn good) and founders harvest ale. Plus more dfh 120 minute for my collection. I am done with commas. So there.
Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me. Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 01:46 PM UTC
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grateful wrote:
Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me. Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.
ack…now I know the math and can't go back!
but a lot of things in bombers are not available in 6packs and have much higher ABV
Yada
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 01:57 PM UTC
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grateful wrote:
James wrote:
I picked up two bombers of Rodenbach Grand Cru for $11.99 each and two bottles of Founders Harvest Ale for $2.99 each.
How does that Rodenbach Grand Cru manage to be from Belgium and be half the price on an American sour in America?
walkonby wrote:
Just found founders dark penance (damn good) and founders harvest ale. Plus more dfh 120 minute for my collection. I am done with commas. So there.
Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me. Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.
which is why you shouldn't purchase a bomber of anything that's sold in six packs.
grateful
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 02:01 PM UTC
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Sidehatch wrote:
grateful wrote:
Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me. Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.
ack…now I know the math and can't go back!
but a lot of things in bombers are not available in 6packs and have much higher ABV
An 11.5% bomber contains 2.92 ounces of ethanol – at $11.99, that's $4.11 per ounce.
A 7.5% six-pack contains 5.40 ounces of ethanol – at $7.99, that's $1.48 per ounce.
So the question becomes, is the <i>flavor</i> that you're paying so dearly for worth that much more, or is there something close to it that's a better value?
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 02:05 PM UTC
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grateful wrote:
Sidehatch wrote:
grateful wrote:
Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me. Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.
ack…now I know the math and can't go back!
but a lot of things in bombers are not available in 6packs and have much higher ABV
An 11.5% bomber contains 2.92 ounces of ethanol – at $11.99, that's $4.11 per ounce.
A 7.5% six-pack contains 5.40 ounces of ethanol – at $7.99, that's $1.48 per ounce.
So the question becomes, is the <i>flavor</i> that you're paying so dearly for worth that much more, or is there something close to it that's a better value?
Where are you getting six packs for $7.99. Most decent 6packs cost $10-12 in NoVa
and what's with Ethanol, I'm not buying gasoline?
grateful
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 02:13 PM UTC
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James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 02:13 PM UTC
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If you see Rodenbach Grand Cru in a six pack, please let me know. I don't think it comes in that format.
FWIW, it is a Belgian bomber, so more beer than the 22 oz American version.
But I'm with you, I almost always buy the six pack when there is a choice. The exception being if I was absolutely sure I didn't want six servings and only wanted one. Which would cost less overall.
grateful wrote:
James wrote:
I picked up two bombers of Rodenbach Grand Cru for $11.99 each and two bottles of Founders Harvest Ale for $2.99 each.
How does that Rodenbach Grand Cru manage to be from Belgium and be half the price on an American sour in America?
walkonby wrote:
Just found founders dark penance (damn good) and founders harvest ale. Plus more dfh 120 minute for my collection. I am done with commas. So there.
Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me. Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.
grateful
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 02:15 PM UTC
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grateful wrote:
Sidehatch wrote:
grateful wrote:
Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me. Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.
ack…now I know the math and can't go back!
but a lot of things in bombers are not available in 6packs and have much higher ABV
An 11.5% bomber contains 2.92 ounces of ethanol – at $11.99, that's $4.11 per ounce.
<b>A 7.5% six-pack contains 5.40 ounces of ethanol – at $11.99, that's $2.22 per ounce.</b>
So the question becomes, is the <i>flavor</i> that you're paying so dearly for worth that much more, or is there something close to it that's a better value?
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 02:15 PM UTC
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All of the regular Sierra Nevada six packs (Torpedo, Pale Ale, Flipside, etc) are $8.49/6 pack at Total Wine.
Sidehatch wrote:
grateful wrote:
Sidehatch wrote:
grateful wrote:
Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me. Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.
ack…now I know the math and can't go back!
but a lot of things in bombers are not available in 6packs and have much higher ABV
An 11.5% bomber contains 2.92 ounces of ethanol – at $11.99, that's $4.11 per ounce.
A 7.5% six-pack contains 5.40 ounces of ethanol – at $7.99, that's $1.48 per ounce.
So the question becomes, is the <i>flavor</i> that you're paying so dearly for worth that much more, or is there something close to it that's a better value?
Where are you getting six packs for $7.99. Most decent 6packs cost $10-12 in NoVa
and what's with Ethanol, I'm not buying gasoline?
grateful
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 02:17 PM UTC
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James wrote:
If you see Rodenbach Grand Cru in a six pack, please let me know. I don't think it comes in that format.
FWIW, it is a Belgian bomber, so more beer than the 22 oz American version.
But I'm with you, I almost always buy the six pack when there is a choice. The exception being if I was absolutely sure I didn't want six servings and only wanted one. Which would cost less overall.
grateful wrote:
James wrote:
I picked up two bombers of Rodenbach Grand Cru for $11.99 each and two bottles of Founders Harvest Ale for $2.99 each.
How does that Rodenbach Grand Cru manage to be from Belgium and be half the price on an American sour in America?
walkonby wrote:
Just found founders dark penance (damn good) and founders harvest ale. Plus more dfh 120 minute for my collection. I am done with commas. So there.
Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me. Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.
Yep. I assumed 750mL or 25.4 ounces.
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 02:19 PM UTC
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I paid $7/bottle for 11.2 oz bottles of Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge. Comparable in taste/quality, imo. So $12 for 26 ounces is actually pretty fair. Still, that's like half the price of the Bruery's Oude Tart.
Sours aint cheap. Unless you're comparing them to high quality wine.
grateful wrote:
grateful wrote:
Sidehatch wrote:
grateful wrote:
Every time I'm tempted to buy a bomber, I always step back to do the math and it never makes sense to me. Buying a bomber for $11.99 is equivalent to buying a six-pack for $34.00.
ack…now I know the math and can't go back!
but a lot of things in bombers are not available in 6packs and have much higher ABV
An 11.5% bomber contains 2.92 ounces of ethanol – at $11.99, that's $4.11 per ounce.
<b>A 7.5% six-pack contains 5.40 ounces of ethanol – at $11.99, that's $2.22 per ounce.</b>
So the question becomes, is the <i>flavor</i> that you're paying so dearly for worth that much more, or is there something close to it that's a better value?
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 02:26 PM UTC
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grateful wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol
ok…consider me 'schooled'
Don't think I've seen people refer to alcohol content in beer as ethanol before?
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 02:31 PM UTC
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If the price per ounce were the same for 11.2 oz bottles and 25.4 oz bottles, I'd still pick the 11.2 oz bottle every time, because who in there right mind would want to drink 25.4 oz of beer on their own in one sitting anyway? ;) ;) ;)
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 24, 2014 at 09:40 PM UTC
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Poor 3 Stars can't even land a beer in the top 20 for DC.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/dc/I'm afraid they're going to lose a star.
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 25, 2014 at 04:23 PM UTC
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when you have the opportunity to drink a founders harvest ale . . . you realize that sculpin is not a good beer.
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 25, 2014 at 04:48 PM UTC
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I think it all depends on which is the freshest.
Hey Walky, you ever been to the Three Brothers taproom?
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31460/http://threebrosbrew.com/Is that out your way?
That Resolute they are releasing on 11/15 at the brewery looks pretty damn good.
walkonby wrote:
when you have the opportunity to drink a founders harvest ale . . . you realize that sculpin is not a good beer.
Sidehatch
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 26, 2014 at 01:25 AM UTC
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3 bro's Resolute (Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout) is great stuff
bought a bomber for like $18 last year….waited about 4 months to drink it and it was delish
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 26, 2014 at 02:18 AM UTC
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Best beer brewed in VA according to this list.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/va/Sidehatch wrote:
3 bro's Resolute (Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout) is great stuff
bought a bomber for like $18 last year….waited about 4 months to drink it and it was delish
James Ford
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Re: The Beer Thread
October 27, 2014 at 12:05 AM UTC
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Holy cow. 26 of the top 50 in PA from Tired Hands. Two from Victory. Two from Troegs. None from Weyerbacher.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/state/pa/