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Hmm, but at least he can reasonably resist pressure to lower prices... :] [This is not something to be sneezed at... like 75% of the conversation on U.S. beer

Hmm, but at least he can reasonably resist pressure to lower prices... :] [This is not something to be sneezed at... like 75% of the conversation on U.S. beer websites seems to be complaining about beer prices—which seems a bit crazy to me, as from my point of view, U.S. craft beer prices are already extremely low (craft beer prices where I live are probably three times what they typically are in the U.S.)!]

lostlogin 13y ago
Low prices for food, drink, clothes, cars, computers etc was something I observed in my brief time in the US. Its great when you see home grown stuff for sale cheaper than it is at home when you have flown 12 hours to get there.
epaladin 13y ago
Got into craft beer in the US and then lived in Japan for a year. Japan taxes beer based on malt content. There are some really great breweries over there, but $9 pints (at a brewpub even) add up fast. (If you're ever in Tokyo check out Baird Beer, they've got a few taprooms now- the one in Harajuku is amazing for the contrast between the insanity of the street outside and the calm of the pub. Anyway, big fan of their Barleywine.)
- twoodfin 13y ago
  An afternoon at Bakushu Club Popeye sipping Baird and others remains one of the top beer drinking experiences in my life. Japan's beer scene is really exciting, and it's too bad so little of it makes it to the states—what does is often pricey even relative to European imports.
- snogglethorpe 13y ago
  > the one in Harajuku is amazing for the contrast between the insanity of the street outside A slight nitpick: the Baird Harajuku Taproom is near Takashita-dori (presumably the insanity to which you were referring), but its actual location is on a quiet backstreet about 50m away -- and that 50m makes an incredible difference... The ambience on the street outside the taproom is amazingly quiet. [I make the point because I'm always struck by how amazingly quiet the location seems, despite the proximity to T.D. It always feels sort of surreal...]
  - snogglethorpe 13y ago
    Note ― should be "Takeshita-dori"... >< [I guess limited-time editing is better than no editing, but man is it still annoying...]

lostlogin 13y ago

Low prices for food, drink, clothes, cars, computers etc was something I observed in my brief time in the US. Its great when you see home grown stuff for sale cheaper than it is at home when you have flown 12 hours to get there.

epaladin 13y ago

Got into craft beer in the US and then lived in Japan for a year. Japan taxes beer based on malt content. There are some really great breweries over there, but $9 pints (at a brewpub even) add up fast. (If you're ever in Tokyo check out Baird Beer, they've got a few taprooms now- the one in Harajuku is amazing for the contrast between the insanity of the street outside and the calm of the pub. Anyway, big fan of their Barleywine.)

twoodfin 13y ago
An afternoon at Bakushu Club Popeye sipping Baird and others remains one of the top beer drinking experiences in my life. Japan's beer scene is really exciting, and it's too bad so little of it makes it to the states—what does is often pricey even relative to European imports.
snogglethorpe 13y ago
> the one in Harajuku is amazing for the contrast between the insanity of the street outside A slight nitpick: the Baird Harajuku Taproom is near Takashita-dori (presumably the insanity to which you were referring), but its actual location is on a quiet backstreet about 50m away -- and that 50m makes an incredible difference... The ambience on the street outside the taproom is amazingly quiet. [I make the point because I'm always struck by how amazingly quiet the location seems, despite the proximity to T.D. It always feels sort of surreal...]
- snogglethorpe 13y ago
  Note ― should be "Takeshita-dori"... >< [I guess limited-time editing is better than no editing, but man is it still annoying...]