tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post1976373497717076915..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Good Ten-Dollar Beer Versus Bad Ten-Dollar BeerJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-54751319845065013632009-11-19T20:32:19.656-08:002009-11-19T20:32:19.656-08:00In many ways, I think the question of whether pric...In many ways, I think the question of whether price and quality can be linked is the wrong question. Average Bill is closest to this problem by saying that my taste and yours are different and influences our sense of quality. In the example of Mirror Pond vs. Henry's, it could be fairly said that both are high quality examples of their particular type. In other words, what do you mean by Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522969360434191018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-44585692763944294372009-11-19T11:16:57.470-08:002009-11-19T11:16:57.470-08:00It is all about equilibrium. So, in general, pric...It is all about equilibrium. So, in general, price and quality are correlated, but for limited edition beers that are out for a short time, don't expect the correlation to be strong. <br /><br />With goods such as these, that you can't know the quality until you actually buy them (unlike, say, clothes that you can touch and try on before you buy), equilibrium price can be a signal. Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-45044930300714217392009-11-19T10:12:01.640-08:002009-11-19T10:12:01.640-08:00I'm not sure why there's an arguement abou...I'm not sure why there's an arguement about whether price is a signal for quality, because there is no doubt that price is used, by both producers and buyers, as a signal of price. Is it a hard rule? No? Do people game the signals? Yes. But exceptions do not negate the rule.<br /><br />If someone sells an obviously higher quality beer at a lower price than lower quality beers the Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-64921646266657129622009-11-19T08:38:24.907-08:002009-11-19T08:38:24.907-08:00My sense has always been that beer pricing (talkin...My sense has always been that beer pricing (talking crafts here) tends to be cost-driven -- that is, brewers tend to charge as little as they can and pull in fairly tight margins because of it. (Distributors and retailers make up a good bulk of the price but I think we can mostly consider that a wash when comparing beers to one another.)<br /><br />This is why I often find myself puzzling over Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062313544846423344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-76226370915817929772009-11-18T16:27:51.094-08:002009-11-18T16:27:51.094-08:00Price isn't a clear indication of quality and ...Price isn't a clear indication of quality and likely never will be. But you also have to consider personal tastes as well. I've had Abyss several times (always courtesy of someone else), and to me it's not worth $12, but not because it isn't good, but because it's just not my thing. But Dissident at $12 is worth it because I love sour beers. In any case, if you fork over $Average Billnoreply@blogger.com