$50 to $60 bottles becoming routine?

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Message Brigadier P beers 4930 º places 334 º 09:42 Sun 11/22/2015 Does anyone else find this article a little dramatic? In particular the last sentence, "prices could continue to rise until $50 or $60 bottles are the norm.". If I can buy one and a half bottles of actual Wild Turkey (Rare Breed, Russell’s Reserve, and so on) or have a single bomber of RAR Whale Imperial Stout Aged With Vanilla why would I ever take the risk? I’d either switch to bourbon exclusively once I got tired of sub 6% beers or spend my money elsewhere. http://qz.com/553884/brewers-are-turning-to-bourbon-cognac-wine-and-even-weirder-barrels-to-age-their-beers/ On a different note who was the first to really experiment with (non bourboun) barrels? I recall JW Lees doing some stuff about a decade ago but I’m sure they were not the first.
Message Lowenbrau P beers 5865 º places 432 º 10:15 Sun 11/22/2015 Give me a nice cheap (meaning low price here) session beer and to hell with hipterism and snobbery. I´m just tired of this crap about the humblest and the greatest beverage of them all.
Message HaStuMiteZen99 beers 1111 º places 27 º 11:02 Sun 11/22/2015 Nah, the high prices of limited release bourbon turds are a fad that will die out. There are equally good bourbon-barrelled stouts for cheaper, and plenty of awesome stouts that don’t bother with the barrel which are also cheaper. Once the excitement of spending 60 dollars and a lot of effort acquiring a stout that’s not as good as the Narwhal (or whatever) you could have got round the corner for a few bucks, wears off, people won’t bother. Lambic-style stuff, on the other hand, sadly, will continue to go up. It’s awesome, but takes a lot of time, effort, knowledge and space to make, and there aren’t any good short-cuts that taste the same. If anything’s going to regularly fetch 60 bangers a bottle, it’ll be that. Hopefully it won’t though.
Message AdamChandler P beers 6124 º places 278 º 11:10 Sun 11/22/2015 I have a guess on how this thread will go down. 1. Guy saying this is a fad 2. Guy saying "give me session beers" and scroll past this weak garbage 3. Guy saying this is the new normal. Beer is the new wine. deal with it 4. Guy saying I’m just drinking Orval, whatever on this stuff 5. Guy saying "ISO!!!!" 6. girl saying..sigh, all of the women left the RB forums a long time ago.

Message fly P beers 1490 º places 271 º 11:13 Sun 11/22/2015 Who is Norm and does he even rate?
Message HaStuMiteZen99 beers 1111 º places 27 º 11:14 Sun 11/22/2015 Originally posted by AdamChandler I have a guess on how this thread will go down. 1. Guy saying this is a fad 2. Guy saying "give me session beers" and scroll past this weak garbage 3. Guy saying this is the new normal. Beer is the new wine. deal with it 4. Guy saying I’m just drinking Orval, whatever on this stuff 5. Guy saying "ISO!!!!" 6. girl saying..sigh, all of the women left the RB forums a long time ago. 1 and 2 would have been more impressive predictions if people hadn’t already said them. Hope the other ones work out though, bro.
Message HaStuMiteZen99 beers 1111 º places 27 º 11:16 Sun 11/22/2015 Originally posted by fly Who is Norm and does he even rate? The Norm only buys $50 to $60 bourbon stouts. It’s The Norm’s only source of hydration.
Message blipp beers 14843 º places 219 º 13:47 Sun 11/22/2015 I’m just drinking Orval. Whatever on this stuff.

Message smith4498 beers 4285 º places 20 º 14:11 Sun 11/22/2015 ISO!!!!
Message RichTheVillan beers 10685 º places 101 º 14:14 Sun 11/22/2015 There’s no women on these forums, I’m outta here.
Message Quevillon P beers 3376 º places 394 º 14:56 Sun 11/22/2015 Originally posted by AdamChandler I have a guess on how this thread will go down. 1. Guy saying this is a fad 2. Guy saying "give me session beers" and scroll past this weak garbage 3. Guy saying this is the new normal. Beer is the new wine. deal with it 4. Guy saying I’m just drinking Orval, whatever on this stuff 5. Guy saying "ISO!!!!" 6. girl saying..sigh, all of the women left the RB forums a long time ago. #3, beer is the new winer? I’m fine with this, but there are some good wines under 20 dollars. So the 50 to 60 dollars beer, you can stick it up your...