I had lunch at Lafayette Brewing Company on Friday. With it being Lent, I was planning on fish and chips. But the special of swordfish teriyaki kabobs were to good to pass. Damn tasty fish.I drank a Marley's VSOP, which is aged on Jack Daniels barrels. Very tasty with chocolate malts. It is interesting how different styles react differently to barrel aging. Some beers come out tasting like bourbons. This one did not. There isn't a strong whiskey kick. Instead, it is pleasantly mellow. But I did get a bit of smoke in the nose from the charred barrels. They also have their Weeping Hog IPA on tap, which is pretty good from my experience.
Some other notes from LBC owner Greg Emig:
-In the next year, look for LBC to transition away from 12 ounce bottles to 22 ounce bottles. It is less costly to produce and allows them to bottle more of their other beers.
-You'll find LBC at Crown Brewing's new beer festival at the Lake County Fairgrounds on May 22nd.
-And Alpha Test will return to LBC on November 20th. Look for more varieties of hops.
In the next year, look for LBC to transition away from 12 ounce bottles to 22 ounce bottles. It is less costly to produce and allows them to bottle more of their other beers.
ReplyDeleteThe real reason is that it allows them to rake in the insane profit margin on bombers. Screw bombers -- I'm sticking to Founders and Bell's!
Would you like to share your inside information on the pricing for the bombers? I understand the industry trend, but I can't help but think the price of two 12oz bottles of Nemesis would be in line with one 22oz bomber.
ReplyDeletePersonally I'd like to see Tippecanoe Common in 12oz bottles and more limited run items (dare I say Big Boris?) in bombers.
In MOST instances bombers are a rip off.
ReplyDeleteBrewery A sells 6 pack for $9. That is $1.50 per 12 oz beer and $3.00 for 24 oz of beer. Brewery A then decides to sell 22 oz bombers at $5-$6 a pop. No thanks.
In my experience, at best you pay a small premium for a bomber. At worst, bombers are outright gouging.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite example is Stone Ruination, which costs $19 per six pack and $7.50 per bomber (Kahn's prices). The bomber is the SAME BEER in a LESS COSTLY package (as LBC is pointing out) and yet it costs almost 30% more by volume.
Personally, I like that Founders rare beers come in 12oz. You can buy two for the same price of comparable rare bombers, open one and save one for another time. Bombers force you to have a larger volume at one time.
There's a lot of overhead in printing six pack holders. And they are required to purchase in minimum quanities. But focusing on bombers, they'll be able to do away with that overhead and focus on getting beer out to the masses.
ReplyDeleteThe proof will be in the price point.
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