Thought for the weekend…I walked into one of my favorite beer stores the other day and I was blown away by the prices. There were lots of craft beer six packs selling for $10 and the price
s on some Belgian imports way over $10 for a single bottle. I spent $50 on beer for an early Christmas tasting for my San Jose Mercury-News coliumn (and nope. I don’t get repaid for the beer I buy by the Merc. That was long ago and far away in the boom years.)
Personally, six pack prices never phase me because I almost never buy sixers and buying beers individually always costs $1.50 - $2 per beer, at least. Still, looking at the prices was uhhh sobering. But the price increases on my favorite big-bottle Belgians hurts a bit. I’ll still buy them, but judiciously and sparingly, I’m afraid.
So – here’s my question: How about you? Are higher prices affecting your beer buying? And how about bargains, discounters, etc. Know a place with good prices? Share it with us. Talk to you Monday. b