There is a flip side to this, there are the craft beer lovers out there that don't know home brewing exists or have some excuse as to why they won't try it and they will spend all that money on different beers then wear it like a badge of honor, and then tell you how awesome the beer was.
I know those types--beer snobs!
I completely agree that the prices are outrageous but we also know what the prices of ingredients are and what goes into a batch of beer. I can't tell you how many people will tell me that they would rather buy it than make it.
I have a beer aficionado friend, not a beer snob, but he likes trying different beers and recording them on ratebeer. I don't know how many different beers he's tried in his life, but it's probably 10 times what I have tried.
He has no interest whatsoever in brewing his own. He's not a do-it-yourself type, not with brewing, nor with about anything else. He's rather buy it.
My thoughts are the same as what was posted already, due to crazy high prices I only buy craft beer if I'm out for dinner (which isn't that often) otherwise I just drink what I brew.
I haven't paid for a six-pack in over 15 months. I do buy beer at the local watering hole, or when out to dinner, but I haven't bought anything to consume at home. Why should I when I'm brewing beer for well under $1 a pint--and I like my own better!