That’s apples and oranges. Nobody is selling espresso drinks for 50 cents. That doesn’t mean an espresso drink at starbucks is better than a cup of coffee at the donut shop but they aren’t the same thing.
I’ve had the Cuvee Noir at th Brewery on Saturday and it was good but I like the Sorachi Ace better whic was also being offered as well as the Locals.
My Belgian Black Ale is similar but not exactly the same. I’ll be beter able to tell you after it’s been carbed and chilled.
Cheers!
Thirsty, that markup due to the three tier system is EXACTLY why most North Carolina breweries have a tasting room/bar. They can ship out their kegs and have the beer on tap somewhere for $5 a pint or sell them in house for $4 per pint. They make a ton more selling them at home and the consumer actually perceives it as a better deal (which it is).
What I believe is crazy is most of us would put a price on a single 12 ounce bottle of beer from a store at $3-4, yet we will easily cough up $8-10 for a bomber which is only 22 ounces. :
These high prices for beer are turning more people toward homebrewing ;D At least you can use this excuse when you buy your next piece of brewing equipment 
$2 per 72oz - out of what sized batch? Maybe that’s not so horrible either.
Depends how you look at it. It’s the middleman that’s the problem.
The three tier system is pretty mafioso, and there’s no way out.
Homebrewing is growing in Canada. People are getting fed up with big prices for fizzy, yellow lagers. Craft beer is really expensive. Buy a six pack for $15.00 and research the ingredients to make your own. I have noticed that some craft beer in the US is not that much cheaper than in Canada.
That’s true. It wasn’t that long ago that it wasn’t really a major cost advantage to brew your own. Now we have another excuse. I guess that’s somethin’.
I’ve been thinking about the posts here, and it’s a hard question to answer? At what price is it outrageous? I guess the answer is different for each of us, and it’s probably a moving target.
Here in N. FL, cheap craft beer is $7-8 a sixpack, $9-$10 is more common, and some are at $11-12. So looking at the higher end of $12, that’s $2 per bottle. Buy that same beer in a bar/restaurant and it’s $6-8 (sometimes more). So 3-4 times the cost of drinking that same beer at home. 22 oz bombers seem to be $7-8 and up, they go in the bars for $15-20 … maybe more of a bargain than the 12 oz beer. 750’s of an unusual, hard to get, or otherwise special beers are going to be $25-$30 or more… but they cost more in the bottle store as well.
Hmmm, maybe I should be drinking more whisky at the bars. You can get a decent single malt for $35-$45 per bottle. Figure 17 ounce & a half shots in a bottle, so a dram would cost $2-3 at home, and a minimum of $5-6 in a bar, usually more. So 2-3 times the cost at home. If you move up to more expensive whisky $55-$100 a bottle, it may even get better. The dram from the $100 bottle costs just under $6 at home, probably sells for $15-20 in the bar.
Obviously, you’re paying for ambiance & entertainment. I’m a cheap son-of-a bitch so it irks me to pay the high cost. So I don’t do a lot of drinking in bars. The point where it gets outrageous is where you stop buying (at least except for rare occasions), as the OP said. For me, that point might be lower than most cause I’d usually rather be drinking at my house, or at a friends, rather than in a bar regardless of price. Besides the home brew is usually at home.