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Message jimmyjack beers 7 º places 2 º 07:07 Thu 6/16/2016 I love great IPA’s, but prices keep creeping up and there are rarely any specials available at my local grocery outlets any more. I hear of ’great prices’ at Total Wine down in Jax (40 min.south), so I go look and there is only one IPA at less than $16/12, and some top out well over $20. Are there any limits? Do we just watch 12 packs go up to $20 with no action?? It would not take long if we boycotted the industry for a while to see prices return to the ’normal’ high that they were a couple years ago. It only takes a little discipline and/or some alternatives. I have seen some blogs where the industry is making huge profits, and just applying increases till the market says ’no more’. Let’s make it NOW!
Message Nische beers 4637 º places 121 º 07:16 Thu 6/16/2016 This type of post is kind of interesting to read from my perspective as a swede.
Message Homer321 P beers 5369 º places 54 º 07:22 Thu 6/16/2016 So you want a quality IPA for $8 a six pack? When Budweiser is mass produced and sells for $6.50 a six pack? Really?
Message Travlr P beers 33920 º places 4607 º 07:24 Thu 6/16/2016 Originally posted by Nische This type of post is kind of interesting to read from my perspective as a swede. and Sweden cheaper than Norway, yes? I think I can get a case of beer in the US cheaper than a Norweigian can get a single beer at a bar. It’s government control and taxes there (and in Sweden) I guess. In the US taxes are low, but we still have the archaic three-tier system in place since Prohibition that artificially drives up some prices. Still, it’s mostly supply and demand.

Message SarkyNorthener beers 5200 º places 142 º 07:26 Thu 6/16/2016 Some Americans, just don’t realise how lucky they are in regards to beer prices.
Message StefanSD beers 2449 º places 57 º 07:47 Thu 6/16/2016 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/12/craft-beer-expensive-cost_n_5670015.html
Message slowrunner77 beers 19964 º places 499 º 08:13 Thu 6/16/2016 I’ll keep buying Deschutes at $7-9 a sixer (a little more for Fresh squeezed which is more than worth it) for daily drinkers with splurged on the "special" stuff. I don’t see a beer boycott in my future.
Message bigda83 beers 854 º places 42 º 08:33 Thu 6/16/2016 16 for 12 seems liked a good price to me. Most of the time many top IPAs are costing 15 for a 4 pack of cans.

Message konstifik beers 573 º places 37 º 08:45 Thu 6/16/2016 Originally posted by Travlr Originally posted by Nische This type of post is kind of interesting to read from my perspective as a swede. and Sweden cheaper than Norway, yes? I think I can get a case of beer in the US cheaper than a Norweigian can get a single beer at a bar. It’s government control and taxes there (and in Sweden) I guess. In the US taxes are low, but we still have the archaic three-tier system in place since Prohibition that artificially drives up some prices. Still, it’s mostly supply and demand. It has much more do with taxes than government control.
Message fly P beers 1490 º places 271 º 08:55 Thu 6/16/2016 The notion of a boycott on IPA prices or even craft beers in general being widely supported and capable of accomplishing anything is laughable. I agree that ever increasing prices is not something to celebrate but I also wonder what pricing would be realistic these days. And although not guaranteed, sales on one or more here is pretty common - just luck of the draw which ones and then whether they are fresh or not.
Message b3shine P beers 12209 º places 372 º 08:57 Thu 6/16/2016 Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Some Americans, just don’t realise how lucky they are in regards to beer prices. Please keep your political thoughts in OT-M.