Drafthouses like the Flying Saucer (southeast US) have over 200 types of beer on tap/in bottles, chilled and ready for enjoyment. I think they offer $40 belgians all the way down to PBR. Surprisingly enough barely anyone buys the cheap shit because there is just no way you can't enjoy having so much power to choose at your fingertips.
At a regular bar I'd expect it, because no bar is going to go out of their way to possibly hurt margins by stocking up on stuff no one wants. If you are a bartender I recommend getting a few six packs of something unique and letting people try them on a special. See if it bites, and have some more in the following weeks not on special and see if people stick with it, then decide if it's worth stocking up on it to bring something unique and flavorful into an otherwise drab and depressing world of piss water. Who knows.. could be a new surprising part of the business!
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