Comments on: You knew this: Beer prices going up http://appellationbeer.com/blog/you-knew-this-beer-prices-going-up/ Tue, 22 May 2012 16:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/you-knew-this-beer-prices-going-up/comment-page-1/#comment-53641 Stan Hieronymus Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:48:25 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/you-knew-this-beer-prices-going-up/#comment-53641 Jeff, can we say make sure you understand what you are getting? I was talking with a brewpub owner Thursday who has the good fortune to have his 2008 hops assured under contract (though at a higher price) and is feeling pretty confident about 2009. The malt increase will hit him harder, but even in beers in the 1.060 range and accounting for inflation (and that beer profits help subsidize rising food costs) he figures that 25 cents per pint should cover everything. Of course, that's in-house. No glass. No shipping water (the bulk of beer). I think it's fair for pubs to give consumers a choice - beer costs more, don't want to pay for it then get less for the same amount of money - but they should be honest about serving, 12, 14, 16 ounces. Whatever. So that's a long-winded way of agreeing with you. And adding <a href="http://beervana.blogspot.com/2007/10/on-economics-and-beer.html" rel="nofollow">a link to your latest on the subject</a>. Jeff, can we say make sure you understand what you are getting?

I was talking with a brewpub owner Thursday who has the good fortune to have his 2008 hops assured under contract (though at a higher price) and is feeling pretty confident about 2009.

The malt increase will hit him harder, but even in beers in the 1.060 range and accounting for inflation (and that beer profits help subsidize rising food costs) he figures that 25 cents per pint should cover everything.

Of course, that’s in-house. No glass. No shipping water (the bulk of beer).

I think it’s fair for pubs to give consumers a choice – beer costs more, don’t want to pay for it then get less for the same amount of money – but they should be honest about serving, 12, 14, 16 ounces. Whatever.

So that’s a long-winded way of agreeing with you. And adding a link to your latest on the subject.

]]> By: Jeff Alworth http://appellationbeer.com/blog/you-knew-this-beer-prices-going-up/comment-page-1/#comment-53627 Jeff Alworth Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:28:21 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/you-knew-this-beer-prices-going-up/#comment-53627 And as they go up, retailers will adopt a variety of ways to manage the increase, including shrinking glassware, not prices. Demand an honest pint! (Sorry, it's a hobby horse I just started riding....) And as they go up, retailers will adopt a variety of ways to manage the increase, including shrinking glassware, not prices. Demand an honest pint!

(Sorry, it’s a hobby horse I just started riding….)

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