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Old 17-April-2008, 10:53 AM
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Not that I care. Is it true. I read a little blurb somehwhere....
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Old 17-April-2008, 10:58 AM
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There's a severe hop shortage at the moment.
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Old 17-April-2008, 12:13 PM
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There's a severe hop shortage at the moment.
There's also a large grain problem too.
There's a rice shortage (I don't have details on that, but its been all over the news lately)
And wheat has doubled in the last year. (At least in Kansas)
I'm sure barley's in the same predicament.
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Old 17-April-2008, 12:24 PM
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Beer price rised already last year. But it did not double...
This year the price will rise by 5-10% because the price for electricity rised by 23%, the orice for gas by 30%, the price for malt by 84% and the price for hops by 52% ... At least in Germany
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Old 17-April-2008, 01:07 PM
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Yeah, I don't care either. Anyone who can drink that awful crap and actually enjoy it...
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Old 17-April-2008, 02:03 PM
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Beer ... At least in Germany
Germans have beer? I thought that was a Milwaukee invention.
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Not that I care. Is it true. I read a little blurb somehwhere....
NOT THAT YOU CARE!!!!!
Oh, it is the end of all that is good and holy. I would go cry in my beer, but I can't afford to.

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I quit drinking again 3 months ago....after a long relapse.
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Germans have beer? I thought that was a Milwaukee invention.
If you would like to call the liquid they sell in Milwaukee "Beer"...
Yes, they invented whatever it is that they sell.
But IMHO it has nothing to do with beer...
And don't get me started about that stuff from St. Louis...
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I quit drinking again 3 months ago....after a long relapse.
So; I guess that means you don't have your money tied up in beer keg deposits...
Those have gone up more than double because of the aluminum.
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Yeah, I don't care either. Anyone who can drink that awful crap and actually enjoy it...
I guess you never drank a beer...
Just this somewhat yellow liquid you get in the US...
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Old 17-April-2008, 04:27 PM
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I guess you never drank a beer...
Just this somewhat yellow liquid you get in the US...
You mean Skunk Pee? This Bud's for you...
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In '01, it cost $0.99 for a 24oz beer. Now they cost $1.79.


It used to cost me $2 to have a "Good Night". Now it costs me $4.
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Ral, what in the name of all things good are you drinking?!?
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In '01, it cost $0.99 for a 24oz beer. Now they cost $1.79.
Gee; I paid that for 12 packs in college (early 80s) Of course that was Goebels or Hudepohl, so I'm not sure if that strays away from the discussion of beer.
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There's also a large grain problem too.
There's a rice shortage (I don't have details on that, but its been all over the news lately)
And wheat has doubled in the last year. (At least in Kansas)
I'm sure barley's in the same predicament.
Corn too ... The mexicans are outraged about the cost of the tortilla ...

Actually I saw this thing that either in south asia or africa people were making cakes from butter, flour , water and dirt.
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I guess you never drank a beer...
Just this somewhat yellow liquid you get in the US...
The us has arguably some of the best beer in the world ... grant it budwieser is not really beer ( as it contains rice ) ( michelob on the other hand is indeed a beer although not great ) and i think miller contains corn.

But there are beers like those from omegong, hair of the dog, or dogfish head brewing companies that are quite good ...

The best beer in the world is from of course belgium it is called westmalle ... However it is somewhat rare ... in belgium it is 24 e for a case of 24 in NY I have seen this go for $20 a bottle at an upscale belgian restaurant.

I would find it hard to believe that there is a shortage of hops ... hops grows like weeds ... in fact there are certain very strict laws about what hops can be grown in an area ...
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Corn too ... The mexicans are outraged about the cost of the tortilla ...
The rise in corn is probably even worse than other grains in part due to ethenol demand, but I didn't mention that one because I don't think it's used much in beer.

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Actually I saw this thing that either in south asia or africa people were making cakes from butter, flour , water and dirt.
Yes; but how much is due to grain issues, and how much because they eat dirt anyway? (Geophagy)
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...I would find it hard to believe that there is a shortage of hops ... hops grows like weeds ... in fact there are certain very strict laws about what hops can be grown in an area ...
Believe it... Hops Shortage Likely to Boost Price of Beer
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The rise in corn is probably even worse than other grains in part due to ethenol demand, but I didn't mention that one because I don't think it's used much in beer.
In the US, ethanol is affecting nearly all agricultural products because land previously used for other crops is being converted to corn.
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