Northwest Beer GuideJan 28, 2023
#Mastodon #Beer question of the day - package versus draft prices. Where you live, if given the choice, would you rather pay for a 'pint' in a bar or save the money and drink at home/away from home with a can, bottle, or six-pack? #MastodonBeer
Show threadAtle 🧇🧅

@beer that kinda depends on a lot of factors?

Sometimes a bar is great, sometimes my own couch (or lawn, I long for summer) is the place to be.

Over here, availability is also a thing. Growlers are out of the question, so sometimes a bar is the only place you can drink a specific beer.

Jan 28, 2023 at 5:42pmWeb
Show threadNorthwest Beer GuideJan 28, 2023
@atlefren Good point.
For us, it depends on price. A bar might have great ambiance, friendly staff, and a reasonable draft menu. But when a pint sets you back 7 or 8 dollars, and the address pallid, we tend to favor the same beer in a four-pack for an average of $4 or $5.
But that doesn't mean there aren't places worth the coin.
And yeah, the years of growlers, crowlers, or growlettes (aka, 32-ounce growers) are behind us.
Show threadAtle 🧇🧅Jan 28, 2023

@beer I gladly pay 15* dollars in a bar for a beer that sets me back 7 at the store, if I'm in the mood for going to a bar. It all comes down to where I want to be on a given evening.

(*yeah, the beer prices in Norway are apeshit)

Show threadNorthwest Beer GuideJan 28, 2023
@atlefren Good point! FWIW, they can be excessive in airport bars across the states.
We recall back in 2013, attending GABF and the cost of a New Belgium La Folie was $12.
For comparison, on average in the PNW, it was around $7 dollars in 2013 (we think it was). Meanwhile, an average pint of IPA in the PNW was around $5.
But yeah, we also get cost v. positive emotional restoration. That makes total sense.