Comments on: Why some beers cost more http://appellationbeer.com/blog/why-some-beers-cost-more/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/why-some-beers-cost-more/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 Stan Hieronymus Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:32:53 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1337 Brendan, Stephen Beaumont discusses the message higher prices send in the <a href="http://appellationbeer.com/blog/how-much-should-you-pay-for-beer/">maingamer</a>. I have mixed feelings about that. I agree that craft beers need to stay away from price discounting. I also think craft brewers are generally underpaid. But I don't want to pay more just because somebody is "sending a message." Unfortunately higher price does not always equal higher quality. It's one thing to understand why a beer might cost more, another to decide it is a price you want to pay. Brendan,

Stephen Beaumont discusses the message higher prices send in the maingamer.

I have mixed feelings about that. I agree that craft beers need to stay away from price discounting. I also think craft brewers are generally underpaid. But I don’t want to pay more just because somebody is “sending a message.”

Unfortunately higher price does not always equal higher quality.

It’s one thing to understand why a beer might cost more, another to decide it is a price you want to pay.

]]> By: Brendan Picha http://appellationbeer.com/blog/why-some-beers-cost-more/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 Brendan Picha Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:43:56 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=96#comment-1336 Additonally, I think some breweries are setting their price points higher on purpose to give the illusion of a higher, more premium beer. Did you see the article I wrote on Smuttynose Pumpkin? Smuttynose is a qulaity craft brew but I recently ran across a 6 pack for $9.99! This doesn't make any sense. Competitors of the same style were priced about $2.50 cheaper! http://www.beerdata.org/home-page/2006/9/16/smuttynose-pumpkin-an-overpriced-ipa.html Cheers, Brendan Beerdata.org Additonally, I think some breweries are setting their price points higher on purpose to give the illusion of a higher, more premium beer.

Did you see the article I wrote on Smuttynose Pumpkin?

Smuttynose is a qulaity craft brew but I recently ran across a 6 pack for $9.99! This doesn’t make any sense. Competitors of the same style were priced about $2.50 cheaper!

http://www.beerdata.org/home-page/2006/9/16/smuttynose-pumpkin-an-overpriced-ipa.html

Cheers,

Brendan
Beerdata.org

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