Beer Infinity Beer, Brewing & Beyond
Bill Night has his latest survey of Portland beer prices out this week, and I want to draw your attention to one of his findings:
Five-fifty eight for 22 ounces of beer? That’s too damn high!* It’s almost exactly twice the cost per ounce as the average six-pack and getting perilously close to the average pint of a pub pour. In fact, it’s the same price as an average happy-hour pint. Due to a weird quirk in his sample, the bomber price actually down from last quarter, too. For the visually-oriented: Pints, of course, carry with them the costs of the structure in which you enjoy them and the paycheck of the barkeep (among others) who’s pouring them. What justifies the exorbitant price of a slightly larger bottle with no six-pack cardboard carrying-case? Not that these are specialty beers made expensively or priced for rarity; nope, they’re standard locally-made beers. There can be only one reason: that people will pay it. Stop it! It’s highway robbery and … |
Source: Beervana
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