I was at a bar the other day where someone shared with me the opportunity to purchase Trappist Westvleteren 12. If you’re wondering what that is, it’s a rather elusive Belgian ale that has sat atop of Beer Advocate’s Top Beers on Planet Earth for a few years now. It’s not technically available in the U.S. (See this USA Today article on Westvleteren for background), but this offer made it available for a mere $110 per six pack, or $600 per case (don’t ask me why the pricing doesn’t make sense).

Now, I have a limit on how much I’d be willing to spend on a food and beverage, and this definitely exceeds that limit (and if it didn’t, you better bet it would exceed my wife’s!).

Overall, it got me thinking about just what is the price of happiness, and if I’d truly be happy if I ended up loving the beer and not being able to try (or afford) it again. Regardless, I caught this pretty cool TED video that does a good job of summing the topic up:

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