You do n’t always get what you pay up for at a beer shop – sometimes , if you know what you ’re doing , you get more . Especially when it comes to caliber . There are , in fact , world - class beers out there that sell for far less than they ’re deserving . gamey - quality beersfor medium - quality prices are gifts from the beer gods . But you have to bed what to look for .
That ’s why we asked employees from some of our favorite beer store around the commonwealth to order us the best deal from local , regional , and external brewery on the shelves in their stores . From 22 oz bomber to affordable six - battalion , these are the practiced deals on the racks .
Russian River Brewing Co. Pliny the Elder
$ 6.50 / pintDouble IPA , 8%ABVSanta Rosa , CA"One of the top - rated beer in the world is only $ 6.50 for a dry pint . [ Whether we have it in stock is ] hit or lack . We ’ll have it one day … and then it ’ll be gone [ at the end of the daylight ] . " –Josh Van Bruggen , Bottlecraft(San Diego , CA )
Lost Nation Brewing Gose
$ 9.99 / four - gang of 16 oz cansGose , 4.5%ABVMorrisville , VT"Lost Nation Gose is take the Northeast by storm . A year ago it was only distributed in Northern VT , and now it ’s become regionally available in other market . It ’s a novel , tart beer . " –Jason Dennis , Beverage Warehouse(Winooski , VT )
Jack’s Abby House Lager
$ 10.20 / six - ring of 16 oz cansLager , 5.2%ABVFramingham , MA"It ’s a crisp , clear helles - style lager that make out in 16oz - can six - packs at a fairish price . It ’s so easy to wassail and well made . " –Matt Maguire , Social Wines(Boston , MA )
Ballast Point Brewing Co. Grunion
$ 9.99 / six - face pack of 12 oz cansPale ale , 5.5%ABVSan Diego , CA"This is invariably in my fridge . The Sculpin and variants are around $ 15 for a six - multitude , but the Grunion is probably one of my favorites that they brew , and it ’s a 5.5 % wan ale for just $ 9.99 . " –Shaughn McCurdy , Zipps Liquors(Minneapolis , MN )
Wiseacre Brewing Co. Adjective Animal
$ 9.99 / four - pack of 12 oz cansDouble IPA , 8.6%ABVMemphis , TN"It ’s a double IPA with an 8.6 % ABV . There are four of them , and that ’s a mint of beer to take in . And it rings in at $ 9.99 – I see a lot of low - ABV beer with less to offer , being offered in the same formatting for a higher toll .
" I think that ’s one of TN ’s best deals . A hatful of time a four - clique is price unreasonably because if it were in a six - pack , it ’d be such an excessive monetary value , no one would buy it . Four - packs have this air of exclusivity or higher quality about them , and that ’s why brewery package in this format . I care to see when craft breweries take that [ four - pack ] data formatting as an incentive to offer beer at a sensible price versus hear to contrive artificial value onto beer with a higher asking price . " –Hunter Hartman , Craft Brewed(Nashville , TN )
Southern Tier Brewing Co. IPA
$ 8.99 / six - pack of bottlesIPA , 7%ABVLakewood , NY"I like its persona – it ’s a great IPA . It stands up to just about all the other IPAs in its class . " –Matt , State Line Liquors(Elkton , MD )
Breakside Brewery Wanderlust
$ 5/22ozIPA , 6.7%ABVPortland , OR"It ’s $ 5 for 22 oz , but it ’s a really adept beer . It ’s a fresh - hop IPA they do – [ the brewery ] does a few different reading , but it ’s always usable . It ’s a corking value . " –Adam Hobbs,1856(Portland , OR )
Radiant Pig Beer Co. Junior
$ 13 / six - packIPA , 5%ABVNew York , NY"The last two years saw the marketplace inundate with subpar hoppy school term beer that all came across as watery ' diet IPAs . ' Junior is one of the gleaming success fib . It ’s deceivingly drinkable for a hops - forward beer , comes in convenient canned form for easy portability , and is unmistakably low-cost for how yummy it is . I ’m very aroused to see what they start out displace next ! " –Zach Mack , ABC Beer Co.(New York , NY )
Eddyline Brewing River Runners
$ 11.99 / six - pack of 16 oz cansPale ale , 5.75%ABVBuena Vista , CO"A GABF Gold Medal winner ( 2012 ) and World Beer Cup Silver Medal achiever ( 2014 ) in six - pack of 16 oz tall boys for about $ 12 ? What ’s not to love ? " –Joe - Michael Wright , Hugo ’s Colorado Beer and Spirits(Denver , CO )
Lagunitas Brewing Co. Imperial Stout
$ 4.99/22ozImperial stout , 9.9%ABVPetaluma , CA"All [ of Lagunitas ' ] 22 oz bombers are $ 4.99 with the exceptions of one - offs . Any yr - round or seasonal release will be $ 4.99 for at least 22 oz of at least 9 % beer . That ’s a value you ca n’t baffle . That ’s like the craftsmanship beer tantamount of the 40 .
" It ’s not a seasonal : it ’s a year - rhythm beer , and for $ 4.99 clocking in at 9.9 % alcohol , it ’s literally unbeatable . You ca n’t peradventure price beer at less than that terms point without sabotage your cost . They [ must not ] make much money on that nursing bottle , at all . There ’s no direction . " –Hunter Hartman , Craft Brewed(Nashville , TN )
Steel Toe Brewing Size 7
$ 4.99/22ozIPA , 7%ABVSt . Louis Park , MN"Steel Toe Brewing is a brewery in St. Louis Park , a suburbia here . They only make 22 oz bombers , but they ’re passing low-cost – $ 4.99 or less in most places . The IPA is called Size 7 , a play on the whole steel - toe boot - size of it thing . It ’s arguably the best IPA in the Twin Cities market . " –Shaughn McCurdy , Zipps Liquors(Minneapolis , MD )
New Glarus Brewing Co. Spotted Cow
$ 7.99 / six - face pack of 12 oz cansFarmhouse ale , 5.1%ABVNew Glarus , WI"We sell a ton of New Glarus . spotty Cow is [ its top vendor ] . They only make it for Wisconsin , and they ’ll never trade it to other states . A lot of people come here and look for it . " –Karen Greguska , Discount Liquor(Milwaukee , WI )
Browar Witnica Black Boss
$ 3/16.9ozPorter , 9.4%ABVWitnica , Poland"It ’s a Polish Cole Porter that ’s $ 3 for 500ml . It ’s kind of harebrained . Black Boss was commend to me by a cat in a nursing bottle shop in PA who said [ a very consecrate grouping of drinkers who patronized his fund ] liked it because it was mellow ABV and small price . " –Scott Douglas , Bruisin ' Ales(Asheville , NC )
Pipeworks Brewing Co. Lizard King
$ 9.99 / four - pack of 16 oz cansPale ale , 6%ABVChicago , IL"It ’s a fantastic beer that ’s been get rave reviews . masses have been comparing it to [ 3 Floyds ' ] Zombie Dust . And for $ 9.99 , it ’s a great stack . " –Eric Blythe , Bottles & Cans(Chicago , IL )
Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! Péché Mortel
$ 5.49/11.5oz9.5%ABVMontreal , QC"It ’s a coffee stout from Canada that ’s only $ 5.49 a bottleful . It ’s dead outstanding , and it ’s a deal for one of the top - five stouts in the world . " –Kristina Bozic , West LakeviewLiquors(Chicago , IL )
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