Can they prosecute him for treason with the penalty of death for such comments in Britain? Because they should.

"I think most pubs undercharge"

Go gargle with razor blades.

Wow- Even with the current XE, thats stupid expensive. I can get Old Speckled Hen here in the US for cheaper than that.

last week the pub chain JD Wetherspoon offered a 99p pint of beer, the lowest price for more than 20 years

What... no story for these guys so they could get their well deserved tag?

Bullocks

$7.50? (give-or-take) Better be same damn good stout.

Hotlinked sailor man has something to say.

Jim Koch should punch this guy in the nads.

John Buck 41: $7.50? (give-or-take) Better be same damn good stout.


I have had only one or two good beers in my entire life that would be worth that much.

Jack up the price...people will want it more. Stupid but true.

Like my buddy that paid $185 for about a pint (or so) of Sam Adams Utopias. I can't stand the stuff but I can thump my chest and declare that I've tasted some of the most expensive beer in the world. FWIW

/Would rather spend $8 on a 750ml Unibroue Terrible.
//Now THAT'S a bargain!

I have noticed, every Fark beer thread is crashed by Belgian beer snobs, who think they know everything---which makes it awful tough on those of us who actually do.

The other day at the supermarket, I noticed a 24-Oz. bottle of Belgian Chimay, with a $12.99 pricetag.

Comments anyone?

\\\ you aren't usually at a loss for words the rest of the time.

Chef should go suck on a banger.

Marco Pierre White is a cocksucking whore. Do I make myself clear?

olddinosaur: I have noticed, every Fark beer thread is crashed by Belgian beer snobs, who think they know everything---which makes it awful tough on those of us who actually do.

The other day at the supermarket, I noticed a 24-Oz. bottle of Belgian Chimay, with a $12.99 pricetag.

Comments anyone?

\\\ you aren't usually at a loss for words the rest of the time.





'This town needs an enema'

Al-qaeda targeted the wrong people on 7/7/05.

Sounds like something a 'celebrity' chef would do. fark em.

olddinosaur: I have noticed, every Fark beer thread is crashed by Belgian beer snobs, who think they know everything---which makes it awful tough on those of us who actually do.

The other day at the supermarket, I noticed a 24-Oz. bottle of Belgian Chimay, with a $12.99 pricetag.

Comments anyone?

Chimay is wayyyy overpriced. Last I heard they were at risk of losing Trappist status. From what I understand it is more or less mass produced and bottled off-site.

For those who would like to try belgian style ales, I would recommend something from Unibroue or Ommegang. Much more reasonably priced and if you decide that isn't your bag you aren't out that much cash.

Drink what makes YOU happy.

\\\ you aren't usually at a loss for words the rest of the time.

rcain:
last week the pub chain JD Wetherspoon offered a 99p pint of beer, the lowest price for more than 20 years

What... no story for these guys so they could get their well deserved img1.fark.net tag?

Bullocks

I miss the Wetherspoons since I moved to the US. I could get good beer at a decent price. This place is barren and empty with a lack of pubs and never recovered properly from prohibition.

It costs about 60 cents per 12 ounce bottle to make beer, and that's not even buying ingredients in bulk. If you were to buy in bulk, something like Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout would cost about 25 cents per pint.

So what? Go to any nightclub in Vegas and you can easily pay £10 per pint.

At that price I would only drink 1 or maybe 2 in an evening.

Just like non drunks do. Or so I have heard.

From what I understand, ale in England that has a higher abv is more expensive as stronger brews are taxed at a higher rate.

True?

Oh, he didn't open a normal-priced pub in Manhattan?

Pffffft, go to a posh bar in NYC and find out what they're charging for a pint of beer.

I was kind of underwhelmed by Samuel Smith. (the old tadcaster ale or something)

Strange Tag? How about dumbass, asinine, or fail?

There's a place in Detroit that has 99 cent pints. You might have to pick the pubes out though, but its still cheap.

To make a higher strength beer, it costs considerably more in raw ingredients such as malt and hops. So why charge the same for a 4.0%abv bitter and a 6.5%abv IPA?

CaptainFletch: To make a higher strength beer, it costs considerably more in raw ingredients such as malt and hops. So why charge the same for a 4.0%abv bitter and a 6.5%abv IPA?

Not really. Adjuncts such as corn and rice can be used to fill the malt bill while yielding a higher abv. Look at some of the cheap yet strong malt liquors.

If you can't afford it, don't buy it

olddinosaur: I have noticed, every Fark beer thread is crashed by Belgian beer snobs.

I'm not a snob about it at all. I'll buy any trappist beer I find on my many trips overseas to Brussels.

I've seen people happily drop down $10 for a mixed drink, so this guy might be right that "the market can bear it."

That being said, unless it gives me a blowjob 5 pounds a pint isn't flying.

I can get a pint of lone star for 2 bucks. Beat that, beer snobs!

I'll drink anything. I've spent a few hundred dollars on one bottle of alcohol (champagne and wine) and I've spent $1 for Budweiser in a 16 ounce cup. I like it all and I'll drink anything you put in front of me, as long as it contains alcohol. Stop being so damn snobby about shiat and just get drunk.

Incidentally, in recent weeks £5/pint has been pretty close in price to what many decent drafts cost in Euros on the continent.

rdub1968: There's a place in Detroit that has 99 cent pints. You might have to pick the pubes out though, but its still cheap.

I remember Harpo's in the 90's. They had 99 cent pitchers and they used to take canadian at par. So we'd by a pitcher with a twenty, get the change in american and repeat. By the end of the night, I would make about ten bucks in exchange.

I live in a small city in Shandong Province , China.
Here I pay 3RMB (30p) for 500ml of Tsingdao beer. It's a steal !
Can anyone find a cheaper 'pint?'
£5 !!?? for a pint?? Hope it's worth it.

thegonz111: rdub1968: There's a place in Detroit that has 99 cent pints. You might have to pick the pubes out though, but its still cheap.

I remember Harpo's in the 90's. They had 99 cent pitchers and they used to take canadian at par. So we'd by a pitcher with a twenty, get the change in american and repeat. By the end of the night, I would make about ten bucks in exchange.

You dirty dog!

Well, I drink in the working industry, or maybe work in the drunken industry and you farkers might think you drink what you are farking about but you sure don't talk what you are drinking about, or the other way around, I forget which. . .

Obligatory?

BTW, best beer in the world is KloisterBrauerei Andechs, direct from the wooden keg, on draught---and only available at the place of origin.

Thread over.

Pliny the Younger (10.5% ABV Triple IPA) was released Monday at the Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa.
Served only in a half-pint glass: $4.50 which would be $9 a pint.
Half-gallon 'growlers' are over $30 to refill, and I saw several people refilling 3 or 4 of them at a time the morning it was released.

He's just taking advantage of the over-hyped phenomena of 'upscale beer'.

I'll keep my buck and change bottle of Lakeport, thanks...

Starbucks is getting into the beer business?

Anthony Bourdain idolizes this guy, and spoke to him at length on one
of his NO RESERVATIONS about England, but he just seemed to be a burned
out, disinterested, pretentious twat.

Nice to see that impression was accurate.

I'll stick with this:

it's the Starbucks of beer!

People don't drink beer because it tastes good, they drink it because it's cheap, gets you drunk, and it's sold in pubs where there's lots of other people to talk to. The beer's a social lubricant. Selling it for 5 pounds isn't going to catch on.

blast you, TheChemist, i took too long to type!!

/great minds, etc.

Head for the mountains...Bush.
I like Bush, and I can afford it !

Go to any bar in the States. A UK pint is 20 oz. Most bars in the states do 12 oz "pints". We are already paying that here.

John Buck 41: $7.50? (give-or-take) Better be same damn good stout.


Arrogant Bastard costs $10 for a pint here.

Most bars want $3-4 for 12 ounces of generi-piss, too.

In short, the sound you can't hear is that of my tiny violin.