I saw it for 20 per can last year too. I'd jump on the 4 pack. It's sweet but very good.
Iowa Beers Release/Distribution Thread
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How does this compare to the regular SMores I bought earlier this year? I like beer, I just can't get on board with these pastry stouts.
oh i did, brought it up to the counter, was going to turn it down if it was per can but nope. 21.99 for 4 cans.
Probably pretty similar, bordering on cloyingly sweet, but barrel aged and proably higher proof which should help with the sweetness.
Sounds like a great new one, thank you for the heads up. Pretty much any DIPA from Lua is a free space killer beer. They always hit it out of the park with their NEIPA.
Love Lua! Picked up their Destroyer release last Saturday. I can’t wait to try this winter when its really cold out.
Hopefully it’s fresh, so much of the Pequad stuff ends up being months old by the time we get it here. Weldwerks tends to have decent dates but I’m not spending 20+$ for a 4 pack of ipas that are more than 3 months old.
I picked up a 4pk of Mikerphone beer "Run to Daylight" last week. maybe 2 weeks ago, I think the canned date was April 2023.
I've been super hit or miss with them. I've seen some cans that just hit our shelves that were 4-5 months old. Seems like a lot of breweries are using it to clear stock that doesn't sell in house.
I'm not spending $20/4 pack on anyone's IPAs any more. Just complete over that ****.
If I'm at a brewery or see one on tap, I'll pull the trigger. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with my $11/6 pack of Easy Eddy when I need a hop fix.
If I'm at a brewery or see one on tap, I'll pull the trigger. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with my $11/6 pack of Easy Eddy when I need a hop fix.
I would imagine Michael and his team aren't going to send old beer into a neighboring state. The old stuff people find are mainly due to the distributor not being able to find a home for it or it sits on the shelf and becomes a turd. As someone who sells beer to multiple states the oldest code I ever send is 14 days(unless it is a lager) but 85-90% of it is less than 10 days old when it leaves the warehouse.
I want to know what Blackstack puts in their beers that they think every one of them deserves to be priced at +$22. They're fine, but they're also all the same chalky, gravy looking IPA that tastes like pure heartburn.
God, exactly.
Dixie's in Decorah (great beer bar in the OG TG location) has Black Stack quite a bit. I tried it once and just said to myself "**** this, I'll drink Dimensional instead".
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Lactose.
I wouldn't necessarily blame BlackStack for the pricing, there are a ton of factors that go into distribution pricing.
Yeah I’m the same. Some of the 4 packs are close to $30 now, just ridiculous prices. I can get good local beer from Confluence, Lua, Big Grove and Barn Town in the $10-15 range so I’ve pretty much stopped buying these new ones unless I can get a single of something that looks interesting.
I remember their beers being expensive in the taproom as well. It's hard to have an affordable beer when they're all +10%