What I’ve instead seen is an odd sort of geeky dick measuring contest. These guys post pictures of huge shipments of out of state beer that costs hundreds of dollars to get shipped. They take a daily roll call and these dudes are drinking 11% stouts at 11am on a Wednesday (because it’s with lunch it’s ok).

This is a whole new lifestyle out there I wasn’t aware of.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677074)

Also, it's a pretty good flick: beautifully shot, great comedic chemistry between the leads and some really touching moments.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677444)

Thing is, there’s 100 other breweries making the same beer and it’s not like Other Half is soooo much better that it makes sense to go theory elaborate trading/expense to get the beer shipped from out of state.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40680323)

I once went as a guest to this private bourbon club, with over a million dollars worth of bourbon bottles in the clubhouse. The guys who were members had to escort us everywhere, but you could literally take any bottle in the place and take a small pour, that was the rule. Tried the best whiskey/bourbon that I've ever had, a bunch were close to $1000 a bottle (but to be fair my favorite was a JL Weller red label I think, less than $100 a bottle but impossible to find)

But listening to these guys talk was exhausting. They literally knew specific barrels of specific years of a bourbon, and talked about various "picks" as if it was common knowledge. They had insane knowledge and scholarship about bourbons. Some of these are clearly better than others, but at the end of the day its all the same shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677167)

sup

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677202)

What's your go-to cheaper bourbon? I currently like Bulleit Rye but I have 0.1% of the knowledge of the stuff as true aficiandos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677212)

bottled in bond whiskeys are great. evan williams bib is amazing for the price. a lot of the "value" bottles have been exposed and are harder to come by, but you can usually find ewbib anywhere. henry mckenna is one of the last absolute steal of a whiskey you can still sometimes find around, but it's starting to get harder to find. eagle rare is in the same boat if you can get it for around $35.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677281)

similarly, weller, especially ordinary "special reserve" weller, was seen as a great bargain wheated whiskey. however, when pappy mania hit word got out that weller was the same whiskey and mashbill as pappy (this is true, select barrels of the weller mashbill are blessed to be aged longer and eventually become pappy). this spurred a huge interest in weller as "poor man's pappy" (specifically, a recipe of 12 year weller mixed with old weller antique). now these bottles also have become unobtainable and trade for many times their retail price. in 2014 you used to be able to find cases of them for sale stacked to the ceiling.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677374)

it's the same as any ultra-luxury good. is a $5,000.00 amp really "worth it" over a relatively high end $500 amp? $10,000.00 speakers versus $1,000.00? $1,000.00 wine versus $100? bentley versus bmw?

in every one of these examples, i think the answer is generally "yes". but temper your expectations. a $1,000.00 bottle of wine isn't going to be 10x better than a $100 bottle, and a $100,000.00 home theater isn't going to sound 10x better than a $10,000.00 one. pappy is great, and it's unique, but it's still just whiskey.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677455)

i think the same thing is true in every enthusiast community. i've heard similar things about cyclists, skiers, etc.

https://www.theonion.com/man-on-internet-almost-falls-into-world-of-diy-mustard-1819571371

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677498)

that's where you're wrong

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677211)

a true bourbon snob? Sure. But most people would have to try really hard to tell much of a difference, and the "better" ones to them would be the least harsh ones

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40677245)

for packaged stuff you still have to visit the brewery, which is like an hour from civilization (by civilization i mean stowe, a town of 4000 people).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40679456)

though i still think tree house is the overall #2 (and probably best when it comes to hoppy stuff), i haven't been there in over a year and that doesn't bother me at all.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40680280)

Good beers in pretty much whatever style you want are easier to find now. There’s always some craft beer bottle store nearby with some beers on tap that you can find whatever you want. Doesn’t make sense to me why these dudes are spending hundreds of dollars to get “whales” shipped to them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40680305)

it was still pretty good but not that much better than other good beer I can get easier / locally

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40680372)

hmmmmmmmmm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40679790)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40680337)

At least half a dozen dudes drinking stouts with 10% ABV. One dude posted a glass of milk and got a bunch of angry emoji responses.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4593795&forum_id=2#40978576)