How far will the price of beer fall?
Discussion
I remember when a pint was £1, over the past two decades there's been huge inflation, in London a pint is often over £5, and even down in Wales the £3 mark has been breached nearly everywhere.
Given a pint of beer costs about 20p to make surely sooner or later the price of beer will collapse and fall back in line with earnings growth on average since 1750. It's hard to see how current demand for beer is being sustained at these prices.
I for one am looking forward to the impending beer price crash, if a few beer speculators get burned in the process so be it. So Ph'ers my question to you is when the crash comes how low do you think the price of beer will fall?
Given a pint of beer costs about 20p to make surely sooner or later the price of beer will collapse and fall back in line with earnings growth on average since 1750. It's hard to see how current demand for beer is being sustained at these prices.
I for one am looking forward to the impending beer price crash, if a few beer speculators get burned in the process so be it. So Ph'ers my question to you is when the crash comes how low do you think the price of beer will fall?
Personally I don't care. I pay 5-7 a pint depending where I am or what interesting beers the local has on (£7 a pint for some of their strong ones) - I am not going to ge through more than 8 pints or whatever and I'll probably only go out once or twice a week. Saving £15 a week by not going to pubs (if they dropped prices a quid let's say) is not something I would bother with.
hornetrider said:
Beer is going up so quick around here I'm considering stocking up on a few cases. Maybe even build a small portfolio as an alternative pension fund.
Tried that trouble is I keep drinking it.I paid £4.60 for a pint of Carling in the City on Friday. That would buy me nearly half a crate of 440ml cans.
Police in some parts of Yorkshire, Halifax in particular, are asking for beer to go up in price to stop the situation where teenagers get pi55ed on £6 going out money. Can't blame the coppers really, is that they get paid for? clearing up the mess for the sake of cheap beer?
Went down to London on a coach with a load of people from Yorkshire, stayed at a hotel near the airport. Went down to the bar for a beer and a proseco, the first proseco they gave me was completely flat, I gave it back, and it was £7.50. Anyway, they opened a new bottle. I asked how much the pint was, that was £7.50 as well, told 'em to keep it. Every bloke off the coach asked for a pint, and all said the same two words when told the price - 'How Much'.
It were crap beer too, over chilled, over gassed and beer flavoured water.
Went down to London on a coach with a load of people from Yorkshire, stayed at a hotel near the airport. Went down to the bar for a beer and a proseco, the first proseco they gave me was completely flat, I gave it back, and it was £7.50. Anyway, they opened a new bottle. I asked how much the pint was, that was £7.50 as well, told 'em to keep it. Every bloke off the coach asked for a pint, and all said the same two words when told the price - 'How Much'.
It were crap beer too, over chilled, over gassed and beer flavoured water.
okgo said:
Cotty said:
Its a popular lager, so shoot me.
I am amazed you found a pub in town selling it. Along with other dross like Fosters it's all but gone from most decent pubs. Thank god. 
Chebble said:
okgo said:
Cotty said:
Its a popular lager, so shoot me.
I am amazed you found a pub in town selling it. Along with other dross like Fosters it's all but gone from most decent pubs. Thank god. Robbo 27 said:
Police in some parts of Yorkshire, Halifax in particular, are asking for beer to go up in price to stop the situation where teenagers get pi55ed on £6 going out money. Can't blame the coppers really, is that they get paid for? clearing up the mess for the sake of cheap beer?
Went down to London on a coach with a load of people from Yorkshire, stayed at a hotel near the airport. Went down to the bar for a beer and a proseco, the first proseco they gave me was completely flat, I gave it back, and it was £7.50. Anyway, they opened a new bottle. I asked how much the pint was, that was £7.50 as well, told 'em to keep it. Every bloke off the coach asked for a pint, and all said the same two words when told the price - 'How Much'.
It were crap beer too, over chilled, over gassed and beer flavoured water.
The ACCAWent down to London on a coach with a load of people from Yorkshire, stayed at a hotel near the airport. Went down to the bar for a beer and a proseco, the first proseco they gave me was completely flat, I gave it back, and it was £7.50. Anyway, they opened a new bottle. I asked how much the pint was, that was £7.50 as well, told 'em to keep it. Every bloke off the coach asked for a pint, and all said the same two words when told the price - 'How Much'.
It were crap beer too, over chilled, over gassed and beer flavoured water.
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