OT: The price of beer

Drinking at home has gotten expensive as well.  Twelve packs of non-mass produced beer are going for about $24 here in California now in grocery stores/drug stores/convenience stores.  That used to be the price for a case.  Pretty much just buy beer at Costco now where I can get a case for about $28.

I can see around here that the bars are less crowded.  Went out for the second day of the basketball tournament and it wasn't like it was 10-to-15 years ago.  Hard for young people to do drinking out and about at those prices.

Have you bought any IPAs in a store? You can't unless you're rich these days.

I'm actually going back to light beers lately. Much cheaper (and better on your gut).

You should think yourself lucky.

I was out with the missus a few weeks ago waiting for Midi-chlorian Count Jnr's concert to finish. We had a bit of time to kill so popped into this pub - in no way a particularly fancy establishment I may add - for a drink while we were waiting.

The missus wanted a large white wine, which I noticed on their blackboard was £7. Quite pricey in itself but then a 250ml glass and I've seen that before. So I ordered that and a pint of Beavertown for myself. It came to over £14!!

Couldn't believe it. I sat down in disbelief staring at the pint as I told Mrs Midi-chlorian Count that it had cost over £7 for a pint!

Anyway, the happy ending to the tale is that we were so outraged we did something we hadn't done in well over twenty years (no, not THAT!) and Mrs Midi-chlorian Count sneakily placed the pretty snazzy pint glass in her bag as we were leaving and we now have one of these:-

That's pretty much why I haven't bought a beer at bowling for the whole year.

$5.50 for a 341mL bottle.

Whereas, I can have a 473mL can after bowling at home for just about $4.

Joker's Wilde