Why Are New England IPAs So Expensive?

This particular combination of hops, malt, and yeast, coupled with their short shelf life, make NEIPAs one of the more expensive beers to produce. How, then, are national breweries like New Belgium able to sell their NEIPAs for merely $11.99, a figure comparable to 6-packs of Corona?

We crunched the numbers with five brewers. The results are pretty, well, crushing.

Via vinepair.com