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Godsdog · Nov 12, 2016

just got back in from a jolly boys outing in Bristol today at a pub called the more beer company and had a half of their hoppy 9% ipa,needless to say I was stung when he said ÃÂ£4.50 for the half,a cracking ale though but ÃÂ£9 a pint,i bet they don't sell much of it:drunk:

chimpo · Nov 12, 2016

I'd of choked on it lol:lol:

strange-steve · Nov 12, 2016

Godsdog said:
just got back in from a jolly boys outing in Bristol today at a pub called the more beer company and had a half of their hoppy 9% ipa,needless to say I was stung when he said Ã¯Â¿Â½ÃÂ£4.50 for the half,a cracking ale though but Ã¯Â¿Â½ÃÂ£9 a pint,i bet they don't sell much of it:drunk:

I remember being shocked when I paid the same for a half of Buxton Tsar RIS. Also imagine my surprise when in the same bar I was charged ÃÂ£15 for a bottle of La Trappe Oak aged :shock:

Pfeffer · Nov 12, 2016

Well it really depends on your area and clientele. IÃÂ´ve travelled quite a lot for my work, and there are plenty of bars where they charge you 15 to 20 quid for a 33cl beer or pint. And no, IÃÂ´m talking about decent hotel bars, not strip clubs. As you are only allowed to buy two alcoholic beverages anyway according to policy, why would the bar sell at 3 quid if someone with a corp card would spend 2x 15 quid in the blink of an eye.

Whole city areas are based on that theory and looking at their locations and the cars of the owners, it isnÃÂ´t such a bad business model anyway..

IainM · Nov 12, 2016

Ha, I spent ÃÂ£9 on a half a pint of B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher at the Craft Beer Company in Covent Garden. Eye-wateringly expensive, so its just as well it was the best RIS I've tasted! To be fair, it can't be cheap to produce a decent barrel-aged beer. You have to wait a year each time you want to make a tweak to the recipe, so when something hits the spot like that I'm not surprised that market forces push up the price.

Godsdog · Nov 12, 2016

when you come from a time like I did when I hit drinking age 18 and a pint was 10P a pint,9 quid today taking into account inflation is taking the preverbial p1$$

Leon103 · Nov 12, 2016

I guess you have never been to a brewdog

Godsdog · Nov 12, 2016

I would add it was not my round either:whistle:

Clint · Nov 13, 2016

Yeah it's strange when 10 years ago they couldn't give ale away....9 quid a pint....I'd have left it there. .
BTW. ...how much are the brewdog?

Cheers

Clint

Personal91 · Nov 13, 2016

Clint said:
Yeah it's strange when 10 years ago they couldn't give ale away....9 quid a pint....I'd have left it there. .
BTW. ...how much are the brewdog?

Cheers

Clint

i have seen a few of theyre pubs but not been in 1 yet - im quessing i should just accept paying money for the new bars they are opening with my pint

Rincon · Nov 13, 2016

Godsdog said:
just got back in from a jolly boys outing in Bristol today at a pub called the more beer company and had a half of their hoppy 9% ipa,needless to say I was stung when he said Ã¯Â¿Â½ÃÂ£4.50 for the half,a cracking ale though but Ã¯Â¿Â½ÃÂ£9 a pint,i bet they don't sell much of it:drunk:

you could always buy their bottles online! 6 of their vintage beers at 8%, only ÃÂ£170!!!!

http://moorbeer.co.uk/online-shop/

Sandimas · Nov 13, 2016

High prices seem to be a by-product of the craft revolution - they were charging 5 quid a pint in my local craft ale bar last week, for a bog-standard 4.5% hoppy brew. It's not in a major tourist area, and the bar was pretty much empty apart from us, unlike the Wetherspoons next door which had beer just as good for half the price. Don't get me wrong, I'm really pleased "craft" came along but it doesn't feel very sustainable at those prices.

Sadfield · Nov 13, 2016

Godsdog said:
just got back in from a jolly boys outing in Bristol today at a pub called the more beer company and had a half of their hoppy 9% ipa,needless to say I was stung when he said ÃÂ£4.50 for the half,a cracking ale though but ÃÂ£9 a pint,i bet they don't sell much of it:drunk:

Sounds fair. Big hoppy beer like that would have triple the malt bill, triple the quantity of expensive hops, of a standard pint. Being above the 7.5% abv threshhold it would also be liable for triple the duty of a 4.5% pint. So what would be a reasonable price for a pint of 4.5% abv moderately hopped beer? ÃÂ£3? Triple that.

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Pfeffer · Nov 13, 2016

darrellm said:
Don't get me wrong, I'm really pleased "craft" came along but it doesn't feel very sustainable at those prices.

Well that's with all hypes. 95% of them goes away in 10 years, but the ones that stand out can stand out. It's all about the product you are selling.

And if it catches on, you can invest in new projects.

Tanzanite · Nov 13, 2016

I am afraid if it was me, my money would still be in my pocket and the beer still sitting on the bar !

MrRock · Nov 14, 2016

Sadfield said:
Sounds fair. Big hoppy beer like that would have triple the malt bill, triple the quantity of expensive hops, of a standard pint. Being above the 7.5% abv threshhold it would also be liable for triple the duty of a 4.5% pint. So what would be a reasonable price for a pint of 4.5% abv moderately hopped beer? Ã¯Â¿Â½ÃÂ£3? Triple that.

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This exactly.

You get what you pay for and as brewers we should know more than most about the cost of making a delicious mega-hoppy strong IPA versus an average 3.5% bitter.

I'd take quality over quantity any day.

Personal91 · Nov 14, 2016

darrellm said:
High prices seem to be a by-product of the craft revolution - they were charging 5 quid a pint in my local craft ale bar last week, for a bog-standard 4.5% hoppy brew. It's not in a major tourist area, and the bar was pretty much empty apart from us, unlike the Wetherspoons next door which had beer just as good for half the price. Don't get me wrong, I'm really pleased "craft" came along but it doesn't feel very sustainable at those prices.

Craft beer is generally made in smaller batches, hence greater cost.

Also by newcomers to the market, not like the big contenders that have been at it a long time with factories and stock being sold worldwide, the start up cost of these brewers is a big factor!

terrym · Nov 14, 2016

Godsdog said:
when you come from a time like I did when I hit drinking age 18 and a pint was 10P a pint,9 quid today taking into account inflation is taking the preverbial p1$$

+1 on that; cheapest beer I ever bought was a pint of Ansells mild in Stoke for 1/7p a pint (that's 8p a pint) and it was after 1970.

terrym · Nov 14, 2016

Personal91 said:
Craft beer is generally made in smaller batches, hence greater cost.

Also by newcomers to the market, not like the big contenders that have been at it a long time with factories and stock being sold worldwide, the start up cost of these brewers is a big factor!

Agreed. But it still doesn't justify bars selling same for ÃÂ£9 a pint.

Personal91 · Nov 14, 2016

terrym said:
Agreed. But it still doesn't justify bars selling same for Ã¯Â¿Â½ÃÂ£9 a pint.

if it came with a burger and chips then I would still be umming and arrring about it to be honest, it had better been an amazing pint is all im saying!

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